Show Financial Finci 1 and Commercial Now New York Dec SO TakIng 51 Taking tage of a professional short Interest i ithe in inthe the stock market bankers so ho ay as to keep It stron strong throughout tho thu day and elate close It wit wIth n it gains running in Itt many cases cacs a high as two points Union Pacific wn wes the leader In the tho early trading bu but toward the close Rending Reading forged ahead Even the copper stocks advanced al although at- at though rumor said that Anaconda and Amalgamated dividends would bo ba re reduced i-e- i l sharply The Tha price of copper metal advanced jc c and a much better toni prevailed in that direction Even on the tho curb there was wa marked im improvement Im- Im provement Influence of by Thomas W. W Lawson the dead sea of Bay State Gas became as lively and sweet as the tho Niagara rapids Coldfield Goldfield Gold Cold field shares were vere firm because Governor Coy Gov Sparks Sparks call a special session sea ses nina sion of tho legislature to deal with iho tho strike situation Smelter shares firm because of the tho now new policy which the tho company in intends intends in- in tends to adopt toward ownership of t mining companies Cue oT oL Much of the tho strength of the market wai hosed based upon the good gooi hank bank statement state state- ment of Saturday and upon tho ho statement state state- meat ment that the Bank of England so- so cored of gold In the lie open Money MoneT ruled around 18 per cont hiring during the tho day but Just at the close cios broke to two per cent This was cheerful news for the tho New York Central Cen Cen- and the Pennsylvania for they are arc figuring nj on some scheme of getting gettin get get- tin ting hold of about them Banks are rapidly wiping out the tho deficit and many financial authorities ties tie believe that the tho corporations will willbo h bo able to get money by the middle of January In the Street The number of shares of stock sold upon the Iho New York stock exchange today amounted to against the tho same day a year ago The tout total par value valise of bonds bond sold was against the tho same day a year ago Tobacco s. s As a result of the Burley Hurley tobacco and Its tight fight with the American Tobacco company Cincinnati ware warehouses warn warn- houses uses report the falling failing off In business for 1907 1007 about 12 42 per cent as compared with the previous year The Burley society branch of the tho American of equity Is still holding hack back about hogsheads of iho 1900 1100 crop The United States geological surveys has issued a showing that In 1006 time tho United States produced 94 91 of gold and In iii sliver silver the silver being valued at 67 cents an ounce Cloning Price Closing prices received over private wIre wiro of James iames A. A and company and brokers TR Saies Am Car 31 in TOl 72 tn Sugar 1001 99 1001 1300 Am Wool In Ic 15 Aim Copper Q 2500 and S1 82 It 39 39 Pacific 1541 2500 C and St St. P. P Erie iG 1800 Noi 1171 Ill 1 and N. N 93 93 f tte 1 4 15 1800 Mo Pacific 10 2000 M K and P 2 25 25 51 54 54 lImo 4 r. r t 0 V 1 z I z z oo N. N 4 Iii 1 04 Nat Leal Nn Pacific 19 Ii i Gas 79 79 lImO Reading Rock Island Rep I. I and S. S 10 16 15 so Pacific 74 7 1191 r S. S Steel 27 89 Utah Copper 20 18 2 26 25 Copper 0 7 1 1000 7 2 Money 2 per cent sales Neu York List Lint Closing quotations and sales on the New York curb furnished by private wire lJ by Badger Bros brokers loO South Main street I 13 Cent 1 62 Ii BESs Ii Coal C. C Ely Con 1500 Thom I West Bronx 0 Can B. B Nee Con 1000 clOd U. U 1825 2050 1 S. S 5 j I.- I. Con l w York Sale New York Dec 30 Following an ar tb trie sales of bonds expressed in Ia and tho ho range of prices ISales Japan S SO 10 Us 32 Japan iLs sc series 7 GC 07 American Cot Oil lAs fl Amner Tobacco Is C. C 19 1 41 cv Os I 51 03 At hlson is 42 83 1 anil 0 Is 17 Can So 1st 35 is 21 91 1 and Q joint Chicago and Erie iski 35 ifS if'S flock Island I 52 ref Is 21 83 Cole 1st 03 25 iO i Erie rr lien Si 11 C Southern 00 Mex Cent 28 11 12 M K anal T l 7 5 No lac gen OS Oregon Short 1 lenn cv 1915 reeLs 10 St I S F con is ii Cl s T L' L M an t M us 10 South ref t C. C 0 St I. I and S SV V 25 Union Pacific U lae Cv 4 full pd SC SI SIU U S Steel S F Os SO hr S Steel S P Iz 85 e. e Western Union li 32 58 Total sales |