| Show SMELTING SHARES SUARES AD V ANCE SHARPLY Easily Lead in Point of of- Strength in the I Industrial S S Quarter I MARKET GENERALLY DULL Ic I J i mum Railroad IM HI cs Tuo T on ill Al h of if Ii I S Good Oi S New ew York Oct Oct 9 Today's Tollay's stock stoc market market market mar mar- ket was waa on the whole a n dull dul l and affair Tile The volume of or trail trad- log Ing fell el considerably under unter yesterdays yesterday's total and price e movements movement were narrow narrow narrow nar nar- row anti and generally toward a a sl slightly lower er 10 level le el Commission house business busi iusi- ness was at a a standstill which occasioned occasioned occa occa- some pome little disappointment to the tilt brokerage element after It had lint re received ri- ri rf- rf ell cl some sonic encouragement by outside orders yesterday rte Tl market seemed to to be bf loft left much In th the hands of tit professionals and th the up un und and down downswings downswings swings In prices had ItU little significance Among the thc particularly stron strong features features fea fea- fo- fo tures was stis Pen Pennsylvania railroad which on absorption of or an un character rose two points and maintained main mum- tamed Its Us gain until tile the close Tho buying of this stock wn accompanied by very confident predictions that tho 1110 dividend rate would woul be increased to 7 per cent at nt the directors directors' meeting next not month Chesapeake an and Ohio after an early carl spurt lost 10 t a point on the tile postponement postponement post post- of or action acton on Oil th the the- dividend un until un- un Ill til II next week The Tue trading f element did lUl not rIot seem seenI to construe on strut very favorably the annual report of the Erie Railroad company made public today which re revealed reo re- about two per nt cc-nt earned on the tile common stock After the hue the Frie figures fig fig- Cg- Cg ores ures were made public t the I. I stock tock bo- bo 10 conic came heavy St. St t Paul wn was reactionary losing narl nearly a n point net let 1011 In iia II Strength In Iii I the lie Industrial quarter qUater American Smelting and Refining took the tho lead In point joint of or strength rising nearl nearly three per lIeI cent Accompanying J tile tHe all advance a n report was current t of or a n prospective Issue of or new nw stock lolk with wih rights to shareholders shareholder which however found no con confirmation f I I ion Out Outside Hide of the publication of or annual reports and tile the other routine matters maters there was ins little actual news to Influence Once ence allt values The rule mon money market how how- ever or worked toward tHriller further her ease ene and additional gold to the thc extent nt of or V was engaged to for or 1 Import The Tho market closed steady stealy Government bonds unchanged td railroad railroad rail rail- rai- rai road and anti other bonds firm Irm and active ac tic- tv live tive- S Tile The The range of or prices was n na as follows s olo Open High Low Iw Close Copper 1 11 15 Am 0 e. amat I F. F 45 41 4 45 J JA A Am 1 Loco 7 76 i 77 iC 76 it Am S. S and Ha I lr Am Al Hug Slig Ref 1 12 lt 2 1365 Ana ARIa Mimi Mill In Co 3 2311 I AtchIson H l Ji d 1034 JI B. B l. l anti and anc Ohio J 1223 13 1 I II H R Trans Th 78 iS Can Pacific 19 i HO 5 C. C Gt West ls IS H J i 15 4 is S IS C. C and N. N W W. 7 7 C C. M. M I. I and St. St lC t JiH Ij C. C C I R F. 11 I I. I 7 53 Si SiC SOS r c C C. C and S S. S 40 O 40 10 ic 40 ie Con COIl Gas GaR 13 l I 15 13 D. D and anti R. R G 0 G. G 42 4 1 Erie h 47 i. 4 I r G. G 13 m 4 ll III Il Central Ely IiA 1 lir a Int lot Paper 17 1 U ia II 17 1 18 18 18 L L. 1 anti and N N. UH HP Hi 14 Gl GI Gl ant Nor pfd IM 3 3 5 Cent 1 22 21 21 Missouri Pac Par S 'S 03 Y i 51 l. l K and T 1 36 31 3 30 36 3 i 36 4 26 Sit t Lp Load Lead 79 f 79 79 i N N. Y T. Cent 1393 10 1104 H fc t Mail Mal n 37 37 37 1 5 l Pennsylvania mla un ln Peoples People's Gas Gag SS t 5 1 39 S P p. p Steel Stoel tel Ca Car r 51 54 5 55 tX 61 f 51 G Reading Beading I l 15 I p. Steel lel I h U i i J 3 i S Shock Rock hock I. I Co J Mi's Mis 30 0 29 i 2 2 Preferred G iSi 34 I cS G 63 f So o. o Pacific 95 9 W 15 91 Wi 91 So n. n Ry Ib j G 61 JC 4 y 4 3 j T. T and P. P aS 34 4 is 3 i 1 U. U J. J Pacific Umi I I li 18 5 IT 7 i. i s. s S Rubber 6 GO fO 50 Y 50 60 r m 50 W U. U S. S Steel S S 4 i 45 lS S Preferred 1074 IO lOit long 2 I 50 O 19 20 i 4 Nor Pacific J tf 1 r i 2 i 76 6 75 Sloss Steel 75 5 71 75 lo |