Show I r Financial and Commercial Dec So So many cannY favorable York New Y many cw So 2 V-ame V caine ame crowding Into Wall VaIl al street In Limo today oday that after stocks a n k sharp harp reacted advance ad at the close tle C. C trading to co early time the the leaders under t of or leader leaving some somo of the day before The T C closing figures the in inthe reduction statement showed a bank than 1 and time the deficit o of more proved tw the banks to be carrying about 23 Money promised to per pr cent of or reserve had than bankers become en easier lr sooner dared to hope hop it would be be behic official can cnn be had on While nothing the tile subject there Is very vel hl high h lc unofficial authority for Cor saying that the tile Northern company compan will make a n Pacific Railway wi I distribution to stockholders on Thurs Thurs- day lay Something equivalent to ten tel per percent percent percent cent Is looked for Cor or and tilts this will 1 be lIe th the retirement o orthe or of toward looking first step th the frt Burlington joint Is i These bonds can eln b be retired after January Januar C. C More Mure Cheerful N X News Another piece of or cheerful Information from Hill sources i 5 Is that the steel t trust trustIn In developing Hi the tile ore lands discovered a cm boI body of or grade high iron ore far exceeding cx- cx In richness the time famous famus mIne It I I is all nI the more mor important because because beenu be be- enu cause found in the th extreme southwestern portion of or the property where good ore orens was ns not expected The trustees trustee probably will ill pay a 0 dividend of o 1 per cent this wc 1 wool cl k on omm tho the certificates making 2 per percent percent percent for the cent paid year The American Smelting and Refining company Is planning a return return to first principles and will wi leave the tile business of ot speculating In mines to others other In II the future The rho have b been n n a deadening factor in the tho mining market and It will wil ill be bc glad l tidings s to the mining world when tiey they mako time the official announcement an an- of their retirement from rota that field Buck In 0 o Normal The Bank anIe o of England wilt will wi get about on Monday Monda and so far from wanting to take this timia gold Now New York bankers hanker have cancelled some orders the had bad already placed The premium on currency Is hi disappearing and the savings banks are already telling out millions million that they wore were holding against possible runs uns In the lie Street Th The total number of shares of or stock stoel solo today amounted to against 4 S1 shares share the same samo day cay last year The total par value alu of o bonds sold soll today was again against t tho the saml day last year ear The Canadian Pacific Is not trying to purchase road the Chicago Gl Great t Vestern Western rail rail- 11 The Time Pacific Coast company earned I HF its dividend for Cor six months in the time first ilist frt two declared months of tho the year half par hat for toe nr which it is I A little 0 over half haH a million milon dollars dolar Ir gold arrived today from Europe Reports come from from- Berlin that som bankers there are arc forecasting a rc letor of 1 per cent on the tho official discount rat rati of tho the Gank of Germany because of or the th Improving financial lal conditions Closing Prices Closing prices received over wire of oC James A. A and company bankers and anc brokers I II IL Sales Sales AnI C. C J. J 31 1 0 2500 Am Smelting 7 72 I imn Am Locomotive 1 36 J 34 3 3 3 AlT Am Su Sugar nr 9 99 C aoe Arnal Copper 1811 S Anaconda Copper 30 S S 2 2300 OO AtchIson A 70 70 n. n and O. O q I S Sli SI S1 30 Brooklyn R. R R T. T r Canadian 10 Chos und and Ohio OR 0 a 00 C. C Oj g l P ln lt l J r ace Erie Eric i 1 IC lC mo 10 Groat Northern 1 to Lou Lu nn a 1100 Mexican CentraL Central Hi 1 IH 1100 Missouri Pacific S IS C 1 1400 00 r K i-c. nn and P I 26 2511 5 6 26 S. S J Y Central 91 I N. N Y O. O and W. W 1 3 00 Not Nor and West West 1 33 Silt 64 I C Gill I I 20 National Lead 1 3 39 30 Northern Pacific Pennsylvania 1 Peoples People's Gas 79 TOl Reading I 5 9 Hock Island 16 15 Hi Or Rep nep I. I and S. S iGli 16 IG iGli Southern Pacific I Union Pacific 17 17 U. U S. S Steel 62 6 do preferred 87 2800 Utah Copper IS 18 iS Tenn Copper 24 26 61 61 61 i 1 21 iI Total 1 fles les New York Vork Bond Sales rew a New cw York Dec Dee 28 S. Following are arc the sales of or bonds ox expressed pressed In la 1000 and the tho range ranso of or prices Salos Price Price Japanese o us Hs 30 American Tobacco 48 77 7 59 60 Atchison con coil Is 11 SC m 1 do Ss 68 25 2594 94 Q q do germ gen 30 95 q 95 C. C B. B and Q joint 4 25 5 93 93 do is debentures s 35 5 n 97 1 9 nock flock Island gen 2 95 do 48 io 10 6 62 6 6 62 J do co ref Is 48 5 83 do 10 collateral 59 10 74 74 Cob Colo Indus Incus 1st st Ss 29 74 46 Cob Colo Southern Souther 48 23 Sl Si qi SI 81 G l Mex ex Ceo Cen 1st incomes 20 1 15 do d incomes 35 11 t Northern Pacific 21 1100 1 1001 13 Southern Pacific 3 81 Union Pacific s 81 do Is full rul paid paid 89 86 86 Steel sink fund Ss SH 85 Inn New ew Y York rk Dec The Tho Tho statement of ot clearing house hOlse banks for 01 or the time Iv fi dOs days this week shows that tho banks hanks f hold less than time the requirements require require- ments o of the 25 per pel cent rule This Is an increase of ot In the time proportionate pro pro- cash reserve as compared with last w Wool Tho Timo statement it follows Leans Lans 1400 Decrease D Deposits Decrease aso Circulation Increase r Legal e al tenders Increase Specie Increase Increase Wr Rc Reserve erve o. o 2 Increase j Reserve required v J Decrease Deficit 14 Decrease U. Ix-U. X-U. X S. S deposits Decrease 1 |