Show Fj Financial ancial and ComIer Commercial ial BY Dr THOMAS C. C SHOTWELL New York April 9 Competitive tl from Albany and anc Washington Washing ton denial by former Judge I n. n If IL I. I Oar Gary that steel prices are arc to ho bo cut cut escape jf JC f the Erie railroad from lom receivership ant and n case ease In Iii mone money stirred tho the stoc stock market to to renewed activity to today ay and caused tho shorts horts to cover extensively rhe The session brou brought ht out tho the fact tact that the time short Interest is very ery r extensive and tho market ma- ma It Is 19 possible m may go hl higher hr at the time expense of oC that interest YI Vigorous orous manipulation Is also under way In in tractions and in sono somo The he m mysterious part of the tho Erie Eric business busi busl- ness ISS Is 11 that the tH- tH tHorgan Morgan organ poop people e se seem m delighted with the outcome of or tho the matter matter matter mat mat- ter and seem to think they the have won WOl another victory over o cr harriman an willing willing will will- mans man's friends say C he I Is perfectly wl- wl ing to assume r responsibility for Cor Erie Brio In n behalf hohal of tie the tho Union Pacific Union P Pacific stockholders are arc trying to rn find out cut whether It I was Harriman personally person person- ally all aly allor or Harriman as president ent of the Union Pacific that saved sa ed Erie Irle Some gamblers got ot hurt hurl In Erie Brie notes notes The They sold scald them short In of n a receiver and paid as high as fo Cor cover er One rumor high IS born horn of oC the tho Erie Crib financing was waR that Union Ulion Pacific would soil sell S1 Its Us l and Ohio stock stoel and put the mont money mone In Into Into Into In- In to Erie Brie In the due street Total number of oC sharps shares s of or stock sold upon the ew York stock exchange toda to- to da tiny amounted to lo against 3 the corresponding corresponding lay day ai a ear ago ago- The total par value of or bonds sold spin was was was' s the corresponding day a c year clr ago I V. V r c. c H. H I. I rilford treasurer of or the time I Standard OH Oil today denied the 01 I statement sent out from Saim an Francisco I that that tho tIme Standard Oil Interests had Imad 01 made a deal securing the control 01 of or ortho cil I Iho tho ho electric J light h t and power business of oC northern and central California The annual annual- report of or th tin the Hubber u bj c for Cor tho the Goods Manufacturing company compau year car ended March larch 31 1 made malle a poorer pooler slewing showing than that of at the preceding year car The Thc Missouri I Kansas and Texas de declared tie tie- dared cared a n regular dividend ou on 01 tho the preferred pre pre- erred stoc stock r Stock Lint Pollock Special Wire Iro I I 11 I SaleS SaleSA Stes A Am m. m Ca Car r 1 Fd 1 i i h I 33 Am m. Smelt t 70 O 70 11 1 Am Ala I Loco oco I 5 H 1 5 1100 Am Su Sugar al 1261 IC 1 1500 Am Wool l 19 2011 1 1600 1000 Amal Copper 59 lS Ana Copper 1 2300 00 Atchison J I 7 76 It B. 1 and ald O O. I sn 81 83 Si SJ 1100 Ii 5 R. R Trans 6 40 4 1260 Can B Pacific HiG 1553 1552 7 00 cn C. C n and O. O 2 3 32 3 C. C M. M ni and St. St P. P 1181 1 C. C F. F I and I. I 2 2 31 2101 JI Erie 17 16 HI tG UI 1 fa it Nor or pfd 15 1251 1200 00 LI and N. N DS OSS Alex Mex L ex Central IS 18 In 1 Mo Pacific It Hi 5 45 1800 M. M K 1 anti and T. T 51 2 25 2500 00 Preferred Pi 69 50 9 CS 59 90 N. N Y Central 99 t 98 1000 N. N Y O O. and AV W. p. 32 3 n 3 3 10 S. S and W. W 61 6 G Ci I I H 1200 Nail NatI Lead 61 55 1 s 1700 Nor al or Pacific l S 1 1 1271 8 1290 Pennsylvania us lS 1173 1 1800 Peoples People's Gas Gns 20 I Reading Heading lO 1042 1011 Rock nock Island 15 1 15 Hi 15 10 Rep Hop I. I and S. S IStl 1311 11 13 IS' IS 1100 So o. o n Ry S ir l ia 1411 1 14 H 2200 So Pacific I 7 U 11 Union Pac Pat U. U S. S Steel U I Preferred td fiSh 8 1 SUI Utah Copper 31 I O iCO 00 T r nn Copper I il in JUI-J l G. G CO li G 61 t l CO OO I Ione closed t 14 U U per ver cent cent- cent Total sales 6 I j I i i 1 I A t |