Show mi WET ET BLANKET THROWN fl OVER ML WALL STREET Dull Session and Few Sales Show No Definite I Trend Trend I I B Uy Thomas S. S Shot well New York April 18 w all Wall street saw 83 aw one ono of or the tho dullest lUie fH sessions of or the year I today Most Moist of or I the timo the stock ticker N vos 08 absolutely quiet actions What few Cew transactions trans trans- wore were ma made showed definite no 1 tren trend The market seems ems determined to await tho the answer of or J- J K E. JI It Harriman which must IK he given soon BOon b before Core the Interstate In In- Commerce corn commission Several Se or of or the tho Me big plungers who have hn made on the thA short side Ride have clo closed cloned out their thell lines line and arc are awaiting further Information tion before making commitment The feature of or the d day was tho the reported sal Rale ah of or 1000 pounds of or electrolytic copper cop cop- per by lIy a 0 broker of or the tho New York Metal exchange for Cor or 21 cents a pound lb Ho of or- bred unlimited quantities for tor the May Iny und and June Jane cr delivery U hut ut nobol nobody credited the offer The trust price Is la about 25 4 cents There has been n a lot of 01 pounds peddled around Wall Vall street for tor the last two weeks hut but It Is In warrants on OIL London Lonon a rL consumers refused to 11 buy on the ground that the metal can not be delivered deJl Southern Pacific c I ery day lJay brings its own wet blanket to Wall street now and the wet blanket i of or toda today W was S a a. report that tho the Southern Pacific would woul be In the market for Cor YI A a as soon a as DS the mone money conditions would stand Buying of or Southern Pacific Is Ft very ery Im Impressive esl e Money loney 1 la Is not ful tul III throughout the country although It Is It a drug In Wall ahl street This Southern South South- era ern rumor hurt the tho market markel because he- he cause If Ir true trueS It ft Is ts one more proof that tho the Insiders ha have been deceiving the pub pIth lie lic In IiI regard to 10 their condi conlU If H there th wan on one railroad in the countr country which seemed to be In good con con- It was the Southern Pacific The Idol Mo hl has now fallen and nobody now trusts anybody else ILe The feeling of or distrust dis trust that Is It being stirred up If an and the themer mere mer attitude altitude of or waiting to see whether business will vIlI go to pieces is tending to tomake tomake make business go 0 to pieces The Tho people will vill not bu buy stocks an and It I Is not Important important Import import- ant whether thc they arc are cheap or OC dear J In lii II tho St Street rcpt The number of or shares of or stocks sold today was was corresponding day a a yenta year ago ao Tho The par value va of or bonds sold tolla today was ag corresponding day a a n year ar ago alo t f Tho The directors of or tho the Amalgamated Amalgamate Coppe Copper Copper Cop Cop- pe per company declared lJ the regular dividend dividend divi divi- delL of or 1 l' l 14 2 per cent for the tho qu quarter w and 4 per cent extra The rhe regular dividend dl was declared decar InI in I Boston antI and Montana the rate rato being 2 a share wIth 10 extra Secretary of or the Treasury Cortelyou nays he lie is anxious to the United States treasury as ns useful as possible to tho the business interests This statement hn ha has saved cd him a a. lot Jot of or talking to for I it itcan can call only mean iwan Lilu C he lie will let the cus eus- turns toms deposits lie Me and remain in circe- circe lation Wheat broke about a n cent due 1110 poSsibly possibly pos pos- sibly to the discovery ery that liars had fb b I at c. large in the wh wheat t fi hl O 1 h i u. v tl buyL buy buy- L 0 big lug UK of or steel stock In the panic the ther r- r number num of stockholders of or the trust trusi lias haR been I Increased a about bou t 11 X Baltimore and Ol OHIo lo explained its t small earnings h by referring to the When hen the reports for tor tho second week weel of or April on the Northern North North- r J ern rn Pacific Great Northern and CanaI Canadian Cana Cana- I i than dian Pacific are arc received there will be bea a n. shock shoel The Tho blizzard has crippled tho o roads roas to an alarming extent I The Tho strike of miners at Gol I I Iro promises s to go o on OR indefinitely so ot or 1 Prices Price I The range of or prices was waR as follows follo lo Cose Am An C. C P. P 35 35 2 SC Am Smell Smelters rs l 19 ty 1318 j I Am AIn Locomotive 03 Am Sugar Vi 12 ih 1 II 1314 2 Amal Copper 03 J Th sn 3 92 03 J Ana Copper Cl 61 Cp CO COh Gl 61 4 AtchIson W 9 93 Ol r Bait Halt anti and Ohio OS 35 S OS tSY IS' IS 9 07 DT 93 Canadian Pacific 1154 KG UG 4 Ches and ami Ohio 11 11 iI 41 n nn 11 n 8 Brooklyn II n. T T. CD W G I SI 6 i 9 C C. M. M and St. St P. P P. 13 s Colo Cole F. F an and i J. J 31 u 31 i 31 SIVi 31 II irie Ii 21 2 2 21 1 lou Ion and Nash Missouri Pacific 73 il 73 7 11 M. M K cm and T T. 35 16 3 7 5 2 6 P. P do o preferred GOft j 66 vi GG 66 2 1 Y 1 Central no National Cl 61 1 61 60 COH 61 Northern Pacific 19 12 13 Pennsylvania 11 m 1234 Rca Reading Beading 10 i lOtfi Bock Island 21 n 21 t 1 l 21 1 Vi 21 1 itch Hell 1 I. ond S S. S n 9 S' S 23 1 Southern Hallway 2014 2 ti li 20 20 0 Southern Pacific SI S1 2 l Sl SI 82 s- s 2 Union Pacific 1 13 v. v 1 h f U XI S. S Steel 37 37 16 4 37 do tb preferred 1 J Nl Newhouse e 19 19 20 Tt 20 O- O 19 10 6 20 I L Total sales I I Money 1 one closed 2 per PI cen cent t asked |