Show I 1 J I I r Financial and andI I 1 Commercial BY DY nY THO THOMAS S L C C. SHOTWELL SHOTWELL X Now New York Tork Arill 8 Edward Edar Edward H. H r ll riman stepped In and enabled to tho Ere Ero directors director to n abandon anon their sandbag financial plan cf of retiring the 5 of or notes and Instead pay cash 1 like honc honest t p PIOt Note holders er 1 ic- ic qUest qUest- Quel i 1 o vj 1 f n oge e tho UtO old oM n 1 for Cor or now ones however er and were offered a bonus of ot 1 0 per r cr cent cash In time the tho c event of or doing Thus ThUR enl e doing so m mends ends ends once more well eli wel and 11 Erl Eric its l s I be been n saved The Time only onh had result resul of or what hat was 1 attempted at- at at attempted t. t tempted in lit Eric Irle Is that no railroad inthe in tho the United States will wi bo ho able bo to sell cl a short term note o again aln in this gen gen- en- en oration In the thu future It I must be abond a abond bond or a receivership The Thc situation In the tho stock steele market marketIs Is so bad anyhow ju C now that It I really reany Is IR not Important what happens happen Ito to nn any particular security are who believe heleve that If J. 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P Mar Mor trail gnu lund hall been hero here In nerson tH the Erie matter would have havo o ha been d In lit a different wn way a Official details aro arc hard to get et Just jut now but rumor said that a n petition petton fra for fr fora a receiver er with n a steel company compan A t n complainant was In tn the time pocket of or aMorgan a aMorgan Morgan an lawyer lawor who spent his Imis tin time to today to to- tn Jay day in Sn tho the United States court with wih instructions to file fo the thc document should holl anyone alono attempt to begin proceedings Notes Noe sold at nt 90 this timis morning but butIn ran In up to 97 9 in tho last minute of ti tr trading ailing Inn believe time the of or Mummy Many persons c belc saving A Erie rrie I Is in a lear bear nr argument but so man many plungers sold short in expectation ofa of ofa a 0 receiver that the tho market will wi havo have to be bo advanced a few points first a aan aan as asan an object le lesson son The Thc crop report had imad a er very favorable fa Influence The Thc crop outlook is 19 the best lest in the time history of oC the tho country countr this of or the time While Europe Eu Eu- at period year ar rope also has imas a a gol outlook Asia and Australia are arc nC under the time average so o that that good r prices be bp exp cled cven with wih a Li big cro crop ero I SL St Sf ln Paul tl was ns purchased treel freely upon the time lenort report hat work on Its is extensor or I It t to the time wn was plo progressing nA moro more rapidly than expected expected The talk of o merging the thc SL SU Paul and ErIe Erlo Is b. also mso In Iii spite spile of or the fact that prices of or steel ha hL hao o e been cut and that j prices have been d demoralized shares of or I lime Ilp ne rust Crust weir wait el firm today The stocks yore vero co all nI steady and Amalgamated Amalga mated advanced In of a 1 lt induction In time tho price prie of oC copper m m. f 1 On the curb market Erie Eric not nots s wo-c wo time thc moH moo exciting t feature but hut YuKon Gold Cold sold sole down to n n. new low record of oC 1 H. H In Ill tit th Street t. t The Tho The total number of or shares of stock sold soh today amounted to tim against a jrr S the thc corresponding day D a a year ear igo ugo Time Thc total par value alu of o bonds sold to today today today to- to day was against 1712 1000 1 time the corresponding day duy a n year ear ago a o Ono of or the largest nt oC winter wheat heat in the thc country's history hl tory was Indicated today when when- wh n tho the department ut agriculture torny u n fl Washington u its report time the condition of oC win is r i 1 rho Thc hu im ii J. J tot wheat on All I la l e rn n Vh tI 1 3 J. J LV ILL I 7 c. c compared with tn 1 yield or of orthe the time last five Ih tear c i I K which tint the I I acreage was more or 01 1 less 89 constant t tte tH o Plowing crop is us C 20 I per pee c cent cont nt larger Cue Che g iel 1 oC if winter r wheat is ira 1 acre acro 11 per t. t the 10 by y O. O S j 1 1 I t tu J to April Apri 1 orP jP Is 3 Governors Go of or th tho th Nc New smock smelt ox- ox ox change today voted vote t to close coNe on an Good I Fm unit and the time au 1 t of tho the National Hallways S Stock of a ocl curb today Mexico was quoted on the and S or er erthe at nt 10 for time the l Cr the thc second Xe W York Vork Stock Il Iid t. t I Special Wire t I 11 1 Sales Am C. C idy 3 Am Smelt 68 Am Loco 69 Am Sugar Cop Anaconda Cop 38 HI 38 1700 Atchison 1 76 Bait nn and O. O 85 St 81 I Brooklyn Dal R. R T. T 1 IG t 51 IG I Canadian 1157 I Cites Ches amid amI Ohio 31 C. C ii and St St. Paul 1181 17 1171 18 t I 1 1500 OO Cole Colo 1 Fuel and I. I li 2 H 2 23 2100 Erie Erie 1 III I 1611 I Great Groat Nor or Pd lH 1 1233 lH 13 I and Nash 98 98 1 LOl I 19 18 I 18 MIssouri Pacific H 1171 1 l ii OO 1 Io I i. i an and f 21 1411 21 I 2 H 1000 do Pfd 68 G 55 58 8 N N. Y i co Central n 8 1600 X N. Y On t. t and W. W 33 33 3 I 33 National Lead 1100 Nor atonal or Pacific 1271 1 1261 6 I 1271 H 1000 Pennsylvania 1161 1 1 OO nen Reading la 1031 1051 Island 11 2900 00 hop Hep I. I and S. S IS Southern n. n Ity IG 15 1 11 I 15 1600 Pacific ill 7 73 71 Union Cuther Pacific 1271 71 u. u S. S Steel 31 1 a 3 U tin do S Pf S OSA 1 1700 Utah Copper 30 30 20 I Tenn Cop J 12 2 2 11 l l 12 I G 61 G 61 JI GOO Total sales gales Mon Money closed at 1 H per cent cent |