Show I FINANCIAL ant I. I WALL STREET BY DY THOMAS C. C SHOTWELL New Ne' York Aug Aus David i 1 David Lamar led leda I a sj spectacular and smashing ral raid on the stock market this afternoon lIe He put the prices of Union Pacific Southern Pacific and ancI other leaders down several points and for tho the time seemed to be stronger than Edward Edard II Harriman A of or Mr Ir Lamar who has had a aarle varied arle experience experience ex ex- Iu ill Wall street has been nut pul In clu charge rg-o rg of the bear benr campaign b by Daniel G. G Reid Edwin Ellwin Hawley and other other oth oth- er prominent prom ne lt interests who have decided decided de de- to fight harriman to a finish Their Theil employment of Lamar first became became be be- came known at the time the litigation atlon against t Union Pacific was recently ru ru- ru mored Absolute connection of this interest in in- in interest interest terest was proved pro by 11 the developments develop lle and there Is no m meats ments in that matter pretense about who Is baclIng backIng backIng back back- longer er any fillY Ing Lamar I. lIe He is already well vell known In the stock market world and the Rock Hock Island crowd predict for him a 1 that which career full fully as al Important as Jam James Jarne R. R Keene made us ns agent of J J.P. J.P. J. J P. P Morgan lorgan and Co Co in floating the steel trust Wall all street will smile at will this but the Rock Hock crowd not 1101 Some SOllie Don't Dont Like Him There Ther are many persons In Iii Wallstreet Wall Wallstreet such street however howo who object to I leadership hp They dislike e the methods the but unfortunately just joist now used hull bull party Is too bus busy protecting Its itself lr to hove hu time Iliac for ethical discussions Mr 11 12 E. II Harriman and Mr tr Lamar face to face In n. n furious force Inthe in inthe inthe arc aro H. H the marl market ct The Tho Illness of Henry and antl th the tho hurried Il return from R abroad Rogers ers of Henry Cla Clay are aio w weak wI I The Tue campaign points in the tue harriman aside watchIng watch watch- Is standing Morgan borgan lor an party Ing lag the fun un ready to take sides with They rhey believe will th the stronger er fall fail t Id it-f cheek check tho advance ad Just now for tor Lawson stands roady to 10 Thomas Thoma W. W cr cross ss swords with Lamar at nt a favorable favorable favor or able moment The Tho situation Is gro gro- the The technical position of tho mor- mor the facts regarding business and kot ket an the harriman atH anti and J. J Law Law- of o Pr- Pr n in tn or 11 I I son parties but the popular Je reeling lInb to be In Wall Vall Street SN scorns ms just JURt now with Lamar und Daniel G. G honey tou unit Crops Croll The money situation pleasing metal business In copper is no ito Ther at all nil und the crops will be bo 00 lays days their movement TItle This will om- om m. m late Jato in barrass 1 use iho h foreign nn o market marketto York Declaration tho the injury of or Now Nc i to South Southern rn cent dividend on of C Ii per a 0 ru rumor rumor vu- vu followed by lIy a was as today tOlla Pacific in Ina ina Pacific directors Union mor that th the next week would declare u n a meeting dividend on the tue stock stock- The 1 11 12 per cent has th the money mone ansI and the situa I company almost to Justi justi- Justify tion i is so desperate UH as f fy this movement mo Looks miln l hit taking a broad unprejudiced unprejudiced I Any person stock market just l view ie of tho til that would be hi compelled to say 30 ay now nov reat de Ile- ile- ile great it is on the verge ige ne of a ver very shaking loose has boon been a cline chine There that In the tho last few ew days things of or a n decidedly uncertain situation gives Ives the But nul In the tho face facu of ot this there tone Lain tain to advance the nar is a determination the tite part of or the tho men inert mI who ho in iii ket on to defy fate nto sc seemed emell lIa have havo the past nt apparent apparently n can cart These m men It and defeat J feat It If It and ly h make malte water run run U up hill I wont ont run freeze th the tho wa water 1 and pull It up tsp That is what the they are arc Joing Joing Joing Jo- Jo ing to the tho stock market just now Ju lU 11 the Street The total number of ot shares share of or stock sold today amounted to jIG IS against the same day last year ear The he total par value of bonds sold cohl to toda today today to- to da day amounted to against J. J the same day lal a a. year eal ago That S. S P. P Dividend Southern Pacific P got ot Its Us 6 per cent dividend divi and Wall nil street wa was as so pleased that it immediately immediate tried to sell all the South the tho rapidly fall tail tailIng falling em n Pacific It had load but ing lug price discouraged ed the selling move move- ment Most l of the selling was b by the Reid Lamar people Amalgamated Copper has broken ten toil points since the dividend was declared The market Is learning to discount great news very rapidly The remarkable bulletins bul bul- betins regarding Henry II If Ro Rogers CiS are beginning to convince Wall rail street that he heIs heIs heis I is really really- ver very ill The Tue Lamar Leadership Professional Wall Walt street is amazed am at nt atthe atthe the action of ot the Rock J Island grot group In Inputting Inputting putting forward David Lamar as their stock market loader leader It is well known 1 Lamar Lmar Lamar La- La that at elt different times In his hits career mar ha has l acte to for I nu Russell ell Sage John D. D Rockefeller James Jame R. R Keene Keeno nail and others of prominence and there is reason from froma a U stock toelt market t point of or view why he I Island IsI- IsI lamI l- l should not be able uble to help tho Rock Roele anti and people break brenk the thc market again the Re Regular ular dividends were declared on ou St. St Paul stocks Miss u s Giles Gile Report Miss liss late Kate M. M Giles Issued a report on the cotton crop making the a ara average ra c condition con con- dillon of if r tho the plant compared with i on Jill July II 11 and a 11 year ago She says SUS great t deterioration is taking place of or Prices h. h Am C. C T. T 42 42 j 12 Wt tOIl Am Smelting I K FG M Am Locomotive GG 66 f Am Su Sugar ar lt l 1104 Amul Arnal Copper SHi Anaconda topper Copper K 55 i 63 53 3 9 OO Atchison 92 2 t k Olli B. B and 0 O. 97 97 97 97 1000 Brooklyn R. R T T. 56 W CoG fi GIN Canadian l lH dies Ches and Ohio 35 33 35 JO 1000 1 C C C. M. M and St St. Paull l g 1 laiTi 1 13 1320 00 Cob Colo 1 P. P and I. I 30 ur t J 29 o 2 I Brie 23 Iou anti Nash 50 OO Mexican Central ZO 20 20 O OH Missouri H 7 11 73 m. m 1204 1001 I t. t K and T. T is' is Sil r. r Central 11 2600 New N. N Y V. O. O und and W. W 26 35 00 Nor and West 71 jH jj 71 National Lead r. r WI i. i 1700 Northern 10 1890 1 89 I j Peoples People's Gas fO 90 89 S 1600 Reading lOP i 92 I Roc Rock 21 11 t 21 21 Southern Railway 19 11 IS I 19 1701 Southern 91 90 S' S Si ro I Union lu Hl 8 U. U S. S St Steel 1 35 U 31 1100 do preferred 1001 1004 2604 f Copper COPIer 36 i. i 26 tji SOk Newhouse 11 i Hi 15 4 I Total sales Money closed GB per cent cont |