Show FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL I WALL STREET I BY fly THOMAS C. C SHOTWELL New York Jul July G Ali 5 G.-Al G. All day ani long today Thomas rhomas horaJ W. W Lawson L. waged battle single handed with the hosts or of pessimism Tho The lambs stood on the tho hl hillside refusing to Join the iho fray The battle waxed waed hot At times Lawsons Lawson's w ons on's quotations ruled tho the tape tap and at at other tunes the bears seemed lobe to lo tobe tobe Things In Inthis Inthis inthis be getting the tho mastery were this critical state when late In the afternoon after after- ater- ater noon th the good ship Baltic Balc appeared on tho the horizon Swiftly tho the giant liner rushed up the bay H. H II H. no Rogers stood on th the quarter li-ck li ck sniffing The tho market There Thero Ther was no chance of oC reaching Wall Vail al street streel physically before 3 o'clock so Mr Ir no Ropers Rogers er sent an interview that by hy quick handling was put limit on the tH tickers just ten minutes minute before fut the time clock struck there Ills His han hand clasped pc Lawsons Lawson's In a a. loving embrace over tho ho ticker ticker- and anil tho the tIny day dayas was as won The Tho ove last lal prices were wore about ll ti best of the day cay Wall al street t was wa given Riven to ln under understand ert er- er stand t that stocks must be le advanced It I 11 was W a sad Sd commentary on American innocence today to hear henr he be numerous numerO stories toriN afloat re regarding po possible bl ble bie backing Every combination possible was su suggested About the only things Wall ni street failed ailed to discuss was tho pO possibility pos pea of Lawson Teal really being In earnest earnst and n rN I really ally Intending to let Jet the thc American Ican people cople get some cheap stock Combination Itol Sn c l. l He was accused of ot having made madE his peace face with E. E H. H Harriman Harrman and being being tn In league to help work oft on the dl dictionary bonds He lie was accused of or having ln made ml l t treaty with lh II IL I. I II I. I Rogers with wih John D. D Rockefeller with wih William Wilam Rockefeller and and J. J P P. Morgan However much tho the romancers of th the i street ma may desire a combination it i Is not necessary to put pUl Lawson In nn any crooked scheme in iii order to account t for all 1 that was v VS done cone today toda After ACor what Lawson has ha done lone In the past It Is only fair fall to give him credit credi for honest Intentions Conditions Conditions Conditions Condi Condi- are arc such that Rogers Harriman Rockefeller and Morgan would all ol quickly quick quick- I Iv ly line up with anyone whom they thought might be Le able to advance th time the market and enable them to unload some stocks If I Lawson can persuade the American public that stocks are arc safe to purchase the tho people will wi have no trouble in finding linding stocks to buy It I Is truo true there or are only six weeks In which to make a a bull bul campaign campaIGn More I wH go to Europe Europe Eu- Eu El- El rope rape soon and the crops will 1 have to be bl moved There are arc plenty of ot people will- will wi- wi ng l-ng 11 them to sell sel their stocks If the public wants In time the Street tlC The number of or shares of or stock sold today today to to- day cay was GU against the same last day a year e The Tho tO total 11 par value or of bonds sold sola today was against tho the same sam day last year rear referred Preferred stockholders of the American Amen Ameri Amel can Stock Founders company compan are planning a movement to force rore the di directors directors dl- dl rectors to resume the payment of or divi I d ends 01 One of or the yarns about Lawson was that he had hd entered Into an Il agreement with William 1131 Rockefeller to market wih Rockefellers Rockefeller's St St. St Paul stock the consideration con calm being control of a O smelter meIer company to be bo or organized an soon 01 Th Tho Tue reason for tor wanting to sell St. St Paul PaulW W was S alleged el to bo 10 a discovery c that the c extension to tho the Pacific will wil cost more moro than was orl originally planned The rhe 15 coffee corea loan has hos Just been hern authorized In Brazil n of A i l n n pf- pf rO rollow l l al W Wj 1 j e. e Am Car Cam 43 44 t 4 4 3 i 44 H Am Smelt SmelL i 19 1 10 m Am Loco CO r 9 50 53 W 10 C 9 J All AMI Am Sugar 12 im 1244 Am Wool 27 Z i 27 21 27 7 27 I Copper SS' SS 6 59 S W 59 WAna 9 Ann Ana Copper f 59 5 M rIS CaPIN on 02 92 92 2 92 2 B. B anti and anI 0 O. 97 j f- f 9 li 07 07 n 7 l. l B. B R. R Tr Trans tS 5 i CO Ct I Can Pac II l' l I C. C and amid Ohio Oho 36 G K 2 J 35 3 36 3 I C. C M. M 1 and ancl St St. Pl 1 l 3 32 Erie Eric 21 2 25 2514 24 2 2 lii Cent 13 13 I. I I J II and anti N 1 lC 1164 4 1157 1 lilt lift Mo Mn Io Pacific 77 77 7 77 7 77 M r K I. and T T. 3 34 34 34 i Preferred 63 65 CS 66 I I KH COl- N N. Y V. Cent 13 12 1 1 N. N and W. W 7 7 75 75 75 i 73 1 Nat Nat Load LOati GJ 62 C 02 62 r Nor Pacific Un 1113 13 i Penn Pennsylvania 12 12 1241 heading lOi 10 1 HJ 1074 I Rock nock Island 23 22 22 22 2 22 I Rep helm I. I T and aimI alli S. S S. S 2 i 3 30 3 29 2 Z So n Ry Y So Pacific 2 b 81 S1 S S St S Ir M I l lr r T. C. C and amid I. I 1 H HZ 1 Union Un Ion Pac Hf HOT 1 n llY 1 U U. 1 S R Steel 3 3 f 37 m 3 i- i Preferred n lo 10 4 Utah h Copper 27 Z 2 27 2 23 28 2 n. n Cop Copper cr as' as t nS sa 39 3 28 3 30 IS IS 8 15 17 lH 1 S lO IO i 11 1 10 10 Money closed 3 I M per pcr c cent nt oncy cl 31 Anaconda Copper ex ox dividend dl 1 l tier per cent cn t. t Total otal sales |