Show Financial and Commercial BY THOMAS C C. SHOTWELL New cw York Jan 14 While Important nt interests identified with wih the coal trust wore were re consulting today and agreeing amon among themselves to light fight of or the Lii rate law that timal provides for the time thealo alo niale by hy tho LImo railroads of or all ni their coal the tue properties stock market markt t ta a was ng ing Jf new high f figures s uns un's In a all departments depart depart- ments Attorneys for the coal roads take tho tw stand that as congress once gave bonuses of oC coal and anti timber lands to o railroads to assist In their construction tion lont congress must have hae meant that than railroads should deal In coal and other commodities otherwise the gift gif o of thousands thou sands would have o ha been a fare farce With Ith these gifts as aH a n guide railroads hi have hae been developed de In such a n wa way that to force them to sell el their ther prop properties now would amount to confiscatIon so th the th Wall al street authorities sa say There are numerous ways In w which men menthe the time law might be evaded such for Cor instance Instance In- In stance Ys as a establishing a selling agency In each state and as common carriers shipping the tho conJ coal as property or of others oth- oth ers ers Dut Bitt the tho disposition now Is to tomake tomake make no evasIons t allons but to have hn c a square light Reading as the tho coal road will h Ie time thu center of the tho battle batte ant us Ut wil have been time time- tl port r d rr r.r. J tt r I I pre being tn engineered deliberately to insiders to take the tue profits before time thi comes h tween th the Jo aimi fUll time the coal roads Timo Tho facts In him tile the case car seem to cato ate that lint this I is If not true truo for Cor the the- Movement has bus ever every app appearance of be be- Ing a mere mero rECO cI recovery of time the list from 1 that went too far tar heth- heth er CI the tho nt can be hol hold 11 depends entirely upon the 11 of oe time tl next few fe months anti and ther there is 11 mich Money is the most Plentiful thing InTall InVal In Val Tall street just nn and no trouble In all al the stocks stock th they tnt to buy huy with wih four per cent a ai Sown funds c Is own to six six and six Ix and a half hair per cent ernt with withA wih A distinct w weakening tendency One Ol Ollar lar large l loan was wal reported ll at si sier six iSor er Cent cont tOlla today One Ono evidence c c of or tase in time t ase In money wis seen In iii the time speedy speed sale ale ile of the time New ew York Central notes offered by llor Morgan ln and amI company The me entre entire Issue it I is under understood loot has been el posed of Steel teel has mn made e a now new high record Officers of or the time company deny Ien that m men n ire ire being returned to work anti and tho they take a most gloomy view vies of time the e future fu- fu 1 hire ture hut but operating who arcin are arc In active act c with wiLl business say the 40 cent of C its company compan Is running per Is capacity and that this timis jO 40 per cent Is being worked to its Is limit were caught caugh t In J tn In advance IJ cent a pound In the tue metal causing considerable n agitation stocks In iii copper COPIer stocks One unpleasant feature of oC the time day wa was the sullenness of f the tue trust comM com com- panics M They do noU seem eem ph pleased ased atthe ut at the permission to enter the clearing clearinghouse house hous with a 25 per cent cash casim reserve London was cheerful because It expects ex- ex peeLs time the bank rate to be reduced on Thursday T The Chinese loan Joan gov go government t bonds Wheat hat and cotton coton were wert not male male- The bill bi Is Interfering with wih trading In options as asman man many people fear far congress congre s wi ili pass it I. I Of OC cour course If It Is passed against the cotton market It will wi have to be put coton In a the grain market market In Tn theory It Is but hUl In practice tice It would be n a calamity Some of oC oCth th the big traders are favoring the tho bill bi because or of timo tho splendid opportunity It ers woul g give l them for rol robbing the farm tarm- iso of Prices Irle Range flange of prices i received ell over o er private wire of James A. A A Pollock antI and bankers and brokers I H. H Sales Am Cur 1 3 3 82 1 32 I Am Smelt iS 76 Am I oco U 10 O 40 Am 13 11 lA Am Sool 19 I 19 19 OO Copper 62 52 53 3 Anaconda Copper 33 32 Atchison 74 72 71 I 19 00 n and O. O O 89 01 U. U It 3 13 00 Can I. I Pacific 1521 2100 C. C aimi Ohio 32 3 32 C. C aul M. M i. i and St St. t. t I P. P 32 I 1600 C. C F. F anti I. I 21 21 Erie l ISI 2500 OO Gt Nor pd 1231 e I G. G Ill Central 13 1291 1000 J. J I Ia and N. N 10 n 2100 Central 16 58 16 2 2200 00 Mo Pacific 46 6 iS 16 IC G GOO M K and r pfd 59 9 59 59 M Common Common K 27 1 25 o wl 27 00 N. N Y Cent Cent 99 N. N Y O. O and W W. 36 35 35 2100 X N. and Western Wester 2100 llO Nat Lead Leall A 0 42 28 Nor 1248 24 1 1221 1211 1 01 Pennsylvania 16 1161 lG 1161 Peoples People's Gas Gns 59 SS SSi SS GOO Reading lost 1081 island lra 16 15 l i 1700 1100 Rep 1 and S. S S 8 18 8 IS So R 1 10 1 2300 SO 76 76 Union 1262 1241 U. U S. S Steel 1 2 11 Preferred 95 IH 95 Utah Copper 2 I 1 2 22 24 Tennessee Copper 30 0 34 30 30 30 9 a 1 1 91 1100 1 Money lone closed i 3 per Total sales |