Show PENNSYLVANIA ANIA WAS AS THE LEADER Whole New York Stock Market Resolved Around Dividend Dividend Divi Divi- Question WAS MUCH UNCERTAINTY h it II I norm MM I 1 ann Notable fining General I In II ii 1 Prominent SI Shares in res Now New Nt NtY Y York rl Sos Nov o I. I Time Thc l-Thc The whole alock market markel today appeared to lo ro- ro volvo around the neton action of the tho Pennsylvania Penn Ienn sylvania railroad director who met mot about noon to consider tie the dividend question Until official announcement announce announce- ment merit of or the ho declaration of a semiannual semiannual semi semi- annual dividend of or 3 2 1 per cent was made stocks as aR a n rule moved with a I great deal leal of uncertainty and within narrow lines rho The general market Indeed was wat heavy though a marked exception was found in Pennsylvania railroad which from iho nw start showed aggressive strength It I opened at al an advance ance over 01 0 yesterdays yesterday's final prices and rose 2 1 to 14 1 before the de decision ule- ule of or the directors was officially made public After the thC announcement announcement announcement announce announce- announce announce- ment It I rose another point to 15 making a maximum all advance vance of 4 points from Crom Tu Tuesdays Tuesday's closing level The Time Increase In the Pennsylvania dl dividend although confidently expected expect expect- ed and con consequently to a largo large extent dl discounted count d. d had no effect upon the rest of or the market marlet and the entire list entre hardened Activity also Increased and gains of from I 1 to 2 points pints were quite general generl In all al the prominent shares Union for instance rose ros 2 1 1 Grout Great Grot Northern 2 1 1 Northern Pacific 2 7 8 8 Reading 2 1 2 St. St Paul 1 1 2 and Now New York Central Contral Con Cen anti and Southern Pacific 1 1 About the only conspicuously weak feature of or the tho market was Chesapeake Ohio which lost over U 2 per Ier cent on the thc failure fail fail- fal- fal uro ure of o the directors to increase the dividend rate rte About half haIr the tho gain however was recovered Th The market markci closed strong near the best hest prices of or orthe the da day Government bon bonds s were strong railroad and anti other bonds quiet quIet The range of prices was na as follows Open High Low Close Copper li 11 1 11 Am m. C. C anti and ant F. F 43 43 3 43 43 43 n nI f I Preferred rr d. d tOH lOll Am Loco 73 lOll 1 0 i 74 71 74 74 7 Am S. S S and R. R I i 1 1 ln Preferred 17 17 lG 16 4 Am Sug Stig Sig Her A Ann IU Mitt MIn ln Co 2 i Atchison on i 1011 JO JOI JOIn i B. B n 31 and amid O O. lS y 19 18 19 B. B R. R Trans Trun 77 78 77 73 Can Cnn Pacific ln Ii i i I 4 I. I C C. CandO n n 0 O. CC 56 f 55 M 56 C. C Gt Ut 1 West 17 17 4 17 1 mi 5 1714 l' l 1 C. C M. M r anti and St. St 1 In C. C j K P. n and n I I. I I 50 50 52 J i 52 i. i C. C anti and a S s l y 58 a Con Gas I 13 I 1 13 D. D nn and 11 1 IC 21 1 4 IX In fl and R. R G G. G 30 39 39 29 39 43 3 i 3 44 II 13 44 11 Ot nt Nor pfd pfd 31 I 1 I. I nut and aHl N. N 31 H Ht H t Manhattan L. L 4 JU Cent 24 24 Z 2 1 1 I OI li ta Iti 93 MK M. M lC K ant a 31 W 23 l. l I N N. Y V. Cont 12 12 4 0 1211 1 R N. N T P. 12 rw J 21 I lt H HI 1414 H Peoples People's Ca Gas isM 1111 1 ss x OI P. P Steel Car 54 51 5 rrt ri Wife W 54 r. r ln HN Reading 13 ih i 4 1 12 1 H 1424 Rep Ip Stool Steel 33 3 7 i 25 35 rP 35 37 3 i 35 1 t Preferred 97 3 2 m J jl 3 7 i 7 Rock flock I. I Co 27 27 27 1 27 Z o. o Pacific W ie W- W ul 11 tio Wy I l So Ro I Ry Ity 33 tj tH 34 i 33 39 i 4 34 U rf 1 fl P. P Wi 3 36 K 31 U. U Pacific Ti Is j J I n Preferred 92 2 92 Wi 92 t 9 92 92 LT U. S. S Ht Steel StOel el 4 40 i 46 c 47 i Preferred 10 11 j 1 abash S 19 1 4 19 19 19 19 JI Preferred 42 12 2 43 3 43 i 41 31 1314 Total Ral sales OCO shares |