Show STOCKS HELD FIRM FIRMIN IN IN SPITE OF NEWS Th Thre Threatened Strike on Western Road Had Only Slight Effect I GR GREAT A NORTHERN DECISION J Powers vcrs of Interstate Com Com- Commission May MayBe Be Curtailed t Ii Ry Thomas C. C Shotwell New York Voik March Maich 23 ln ln In spite 1 of ot threatened throat threat at I ened strikes on oil railroads o of the West lost I I th tho stock tock market marleN was Wl va firm throughout f the the- da clay to lay ami antl Its closing was I 4 1 In 1 the ti early Curly trading Hading there was a weak spoil p n ns a a. a result of ot the tho allure failure of or a small linuse niI lulL bin when this failure was waR 1 explained IL It ceased il to bo ho si a t factor and there thi-ro was waR a sharp advance throughout thc the list This advance was WAR accentuated b by th the tho n that the court of or f c soth hart had r rendered a decision In fat fa fa- 1 t t vor oI of ot tho the Great Northern permitting It 1 t td to rn hsue l new stocks y profit taking taking- on this t t. t fIle wat some omo 1 grIl r. r tJ l ne news 8 and ort oil the Orent North North- chi had a 1 sharp harp break hrcak Tho The N result of ot rk Ik tho tIu hO however vcr was vcr very ery I r x satisfactory In Lond London rondon n there them was a af 1 l f 5 beler huter feeling n J In III Inc c New I. I York Tork thero there W was Wi i throughout The s supreme cOurt J i decision of or Minnesota I is oT vast ast Import- Import denies the State right light to 0 ty i as U It H t 4 e railroads J hI decision calls Into question the validity of that ac act lCt of or congress 8 which 1 gives th the Interstate Commerce commission commis Ion sion tho ht right to regulate the railroads E The railroad h bIJ passed sed by ly c congress congre nr s has already h been n declared unconstitutional by hy I some of or cst t legal legaT authorities of the I worM world and It would seem seeni that In the light t of or the Minnesota decision the In- In n tf tat Commerce commission Slon may Y be he compelled 10 0 abandon Its labors l I The li will w undoubtedly lb raise the t Those decisions are always i i known on Ih the tho Inside lo a 11 few days In IU ad- ad C and lOd It may be ho that this was the cau causo o of oC the turning of oC the stock I market Word Worl from rom Washington Is 15 to O the LOC diCe that the President and his advisers ar are an preparing i-I i 1 a a. measure nU to h be- be Introduced In Ii con congress re covering covering- the entire tIre railroad a an ami nIl I corporation tion management men I. I Such a nic 0 will Mill be carefully scrutinized and aIlI It Its J every even CI detail i will be he fought over o In pub lic lie In the Street The total number of shares of oC stock V sam today amounted to a against t I. I the tho same day lost last year car Th The total par pal value aille of bonds sold to today to to- di day was against t i a year car carthO ago aro thO Buying l I nJ of or Missouri Pacific recently has been very The attacks have h been made matle on friends of the Morgan crowd It H has been staled that the be best t buln buying I of Denver Den and Rio Itlo Grande Crande in the last year y has b been n b by Morgan an and his friends friend I IL It now appears that Morgan personally Is i ln his friends openly to hu buy Mis Mis- Missouri js l' l Pacific fl Jt Jt t. t Is known that thai James Jame R. R cen has bought min many miny thousands of or sh es of r thit stock In the last two years cars for Morar's Morgan's Morgans Mor Mor- gan's gans ars ar's friends An announcement ot of stupendous stu slUe importance Is Is expected t d In the h nIr future regarding Missouri Pacific Some months in on ago Russell Bussell S Sage RC stated th that thit t Missouri Pacific would go o to 20 or o r Gould has his said that he would not taUe 2 0 for fot jt 11 t. t 1 Measured by liy what hut hat the company owns own dir 1 directly and through other Corporations loni lIs Missouri is ts worth wort ti tia a i f. much a as St. St Paul to sa say the thc lie 1 least t. t I Seattle rEf reports tha thai t Rothschild has nought ht the H allon group ro of copper mines mines' OIt oh La 11 Touch Touche Island for lor jO Standard St Oil stock has hos turned weak th tIm the last f few fe- days on the curl curb hut hilt thc the Insiders say hay it IL means nothing nothing- of or Import ance c i nil or ot Price Th The Tho an range o of prices s lS was l as follows Open High I r. r Ann C. 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N Y OliC Oit W W. r i 37 1 riy Nor fr il 7 1 iI if Nil Null ll 11 1 Lead Lenit Corn Coin Col 11 Zt 1 TM r.- M rl r. r Northern Pac 1 IK 1211 l lZ J Pennsylvania I 1 IS 11 Peoples People's Gas GaH SS tS iS W i SS Sj 1 ni Cum Corn 05 OHi r.- r. 0 i 10 j Rock flock Com Corn 1 ll i 20 1 m 20 Hep Rep L s. s Com A 21 1 23 O 24 t I H ny Ry Corn Com 21 21 11 0 Q i 21 South Pac Com Corn 7 m 79 Vi iM U Union Ulon lon Pac ac Com Corn i 13 11 1 1 1 I S. S Steel Com Corn 31 1 j. 33 a U u 4 rrt f liy 03 W r. i Money cloned New ew York cut Cent nl CX ex 1 1 Jr cent |