Show 1 L Financial and I Commercial BY ny TUO THOMAS C. C New New l York rk Jan 29 Rumors 9 Rumors from Washington today toty were WEre so persistent that b by midday the they began to have hac ef effect et- et feet and by the time last hour selling was In full ful swing with wih prices prices' materially lower than those recorded earlier c-arlier In carler time the session In n addition to the time general uneasiness the definite announcement that the thc President would sen send a- a n adras drastic dras dras- tic tc message to congress was wag a source lra of ot acute annoyance The Illinois Central situation was wa an another nother n- n other disturbing fator tor The Time opposing parties partes have so Sl man many press agents that It is Impossible to get nn any real rel news news What hat little news there thore Is 13 1 bad bal no matter mater from which side 2110 it I is consid consid- ered cred The hc railroad expects to issue about aboul in new securities In the tho near future It I Is also rumor rumored that the Baltimore 1 and Ohio will wIn put out some more notes Some authorities say there will wIl bo be lo 15 of these notes and that the they are re for lor or equipment already purchased Failure of or the time Standard arl Oil 01 company compan to secure a reduction of ot Its bond In the rebate cases caCS before Jul Judge c Landis in Chicago was WS ac accepted by Wall al street as au an ominous fact tact It I seemed to in- in that the time United States courts will wi sustain Jud Judge c Landis an and if Jf so it means at nt least in fines to be pattI paid pall b by the Standard Oil 01 before time the legal legat fight lIght Is ended endel Wall nl street has a little list which it is said to have D I re re- re from Washington On it are the thc names of ot Edward II H. Harriman Hem Henry II 11 I. I Rogers Ruger John D. D Archbold Archibold and amid John D. D Rockefeller All 1 of or these men are arc marked by the a administration to re receive receive re- re distinguished attention In the near future I Determination of ot the soft sott coal operators operators oper oper- i to declare open is-ar is ar on railroads that own coal mines has hos unsettled the time situation In iii th the coal roads once more The The promise of amnesty to the har hard coal roads In regard to the tIme rate rte la law has enraged many congressmen and It I may Iny be possible that an executive of office of- of fice does not ha havo vo the thc power to suspend sus sus- pend operation of federal In laws ws at will The local banking situation Is causing caus caus- ing Ing some uneasiness but ut those In iii a position to J know ow all al the time facts say It Is clearing rapidly and amid should bo be en entirely en- en n- n tn ly settled within a few da days s 's Tho The dealing clearing clearing house announced that the time loan certificates outstanding have been een re reduced re- re to No Xo o more will wi bo be Issued and banks that are slow In retiring retiring re re- re- re tiring their share will wi not Hot be pushed On Omi th time the curb market In New ew York there was a general shading shadinG down of ot prices except in a n few specialties Wheat heat wa was of off Ic c a bushel for May op option opton t Cotton Coton was as U UD SOc GOc rOc to 1 a bale In lii II Hit Hit- the Street Th The total number of ot shares of ot stocks s sold toda today amounted to 5 against stoc ago the corresponding day ay a The Time total par value of bonds sol sold was against the thu corresponding corresponding- day a year cr ago ngo Secretary Cortelyou seems to O bo be titled In his stand stanl taken talen against speculative bl bidders for Panama bonds bunds Of or the 2 bids Lils made mae by individuals for tor a a total of ot bonds only were vero actually taken up and amid paid pal by individuals and amid ond yet the time Is Issue mo was more mure than 41 I 1 times subscribed over over The hanks banks of oC Denmark and Sweden reduced d their official discount rates train from 7 to 6 I 61 per cent cont One re report ort In tim the tho street tola today was sas that the steel tru trust t net net J for tur ir January w were vero ro This ligure Dla may have have been arrived at on the l w or lor for tor October J P for tor November Oon un rh t J 51 i r 5 or lr Vic vv stocKS l lb ant an notes have havo been issued isuel In last JIt January Jan uary tho the Issue amounted to There are arc of ot railroad notes liotos to be bo retired in itt the first frt quarter te ten ter of f l 1908 O OS ir Jr r F F. formerly with the tile American I. I Smelting ind nt Refining Henning company cor- cor com coin pan pany but now director an und amid manager oCth of oC the th Union Copper Mines company has In Sn Inthe begun to Install a a. new concentrator the tho mines near Salisbury X N. C. C I The new ownership of oC the time American Smelting company m makes it I probable that these Southern mines mimics will wil bo be in included In- In eluded In a a deal lal In tho the near future It ItIs Itis I Is reported that tho dividend of or smelter smelt smelt- er Is to be cut to 6 G per pel cent In the next meeting ms Standard I. I II r Oil 01 dunce advanced 7 H a share to 10 short shortly after the tc decision against t tIt It was given ghun In Chicago Time The Th hank batik statement will wil not be published pub pub- In iii the tho future until atc after the close of or the tho market Range xe of ot Prices Pollock Special Wire Ire I II H. I. I lL Sales Amer C Fly 30 I 30 oo Amer e Smelt 6 C i 17 00 Amer mer mcl Loco 2 17 I 3 37 3 i 1200 Amer Sugar buga u a Artier Arner mer Wool 19 1911 I W I mer Copper Gig HI 51 AI OO Anaconda Copper I 33 3 I 33 33 j I 2300 1 Atchison I 2 9 I Bait and Ohio i 90 Brook Brook- Rap flap T 1 1 2 Canadian Pac PC 1150 IfO ii 1191 19 1 8 an and Ohio 30 I 2911 29 C M and St Paul laul 11 Cole COlo olo Fuel and I 1 1931 1911 1100 1101 1101 Erie Brie 15 1511 Hill 1100 Great North pfd pM 1 Illinois Cent 1132 1121 1132 I. I i Mexican Central 20 2011 IS 1 19 I Missouri Pacific I ill 11 1 43 4 1 1700 0 Mo Io K and Texas 2311 23 2311 2311 I Do Du preferred 31 56 rG I I 55 5 1 00 01 I New cw York C Cent nt 98 I i 97 I 1 N Y Out Ont an and W WN N 33 32 1 32 1 l 1900 gg Nor 1 and anil West National nul Lead I 40 to o i 39 39 I OO Northern Norther Pac 1272 1252 l o I OO Pennsylvania 1141 lH g Peoples People's Peoples Gas 1 I 9 95 1 9 30 I Reading 1051 Rock flock Island 1 1351 1 1 1 1300 Rep I and Steel 1 17 I 17 1 I 17 1 I South Southern fel rn Ry fly I loll 1031 1011 lOll Southern Iy Pac lac ac 05 1 II I 1 Union m Pacific gg U S St Steel l I 29 I 28 1 5 Do preferred 93 9 I 92 I 91 I Utah Copper r 11 4 g T Tennessee Cop 1 lOll 2931 2911 lec 9 I I 9 I 1 1300 21 w 23 1800 Total sales shares York url Sates Nw New Torl York Jan Jami 2 29 Following are arc the tho sales salos of or bonds expressed in and the range of oC prices ISial Price rice Japan Is 11 I 7 J Do 4 s I H 90 Do IJ Ils second second series I 5 51 SG C S 87 Rep of or Cuba Ss I Vie B BB B Cs 5 0 26 C Atchison gen en si sl siC fl r C H II and Q joint Is I 1391 OG Do III Ill thy Is 0 1002 1001 C R n I II and P gen Ii Do rr yr anc Is IsDo Is Jen 88 62 8 li 63 Do rf rt Is 1021 0 81 C C C and amid St L gen 4 1 90 97 Hi 9 t 98 OS Col Sou 90 90 I. I S and M I S 1911 10 01 9 L L. anti and N United Is s. 12 I 99 S Mex ex Cent first in inDo In 1681 19 1953 20 Do second income 2371 15 fit Gb l M r K and amid T r H ii 7 77 S 77 I I North and 1 W V Von Vun Is I n 84 S1 h i Do gen en 48 13 71 Do prior s Is t il IOU 1011 Oregon S L I. I. I s. s 45 lii 91 Penn cv 1 recta 41 t Is 73 3 St t L and g F r Southern Ry fly 5 mm 48 gl 87 Union Pacific Con Is 1 1511 Sn U R S Steel tell sf st Os us s. s s. I f s 89 89 PIt Is 4 40 W Vest st and M mt cv Is s. I r 72 7 C ti f 73 73 Wisconsin Cent s. I 11 SI sh 3 85 86 Total otal sales v md tied Do Cof Coffee c. c K Now New w York Jan 29 Sugar Sugar raw st steady a r Fair refining 33 centrifugal 96 test 3 80 sugar E sUlar nen Refined Steal St Steady ad Crushed f. f 60 pom pow pov m 5 d 00 granulated d 9 Coffee Coree 1 Steady No 0 7 Rio 1 0 6 CJ No O. O U 1 4 Sin SantoS t os 8 SI 8 |