Show I I I Financial and Commercial I BY D- THOMAS C. C SHOTWELL I IC New C York Feb 1 It It be begins to look 1001 lookas lookas as though there was as some method metho In inthe Inthe the tho terror with wih which Wall 1 street has been Inspired In lh the last fe few days as Tho Ti-mo city will 1 Issue of ot bonds bonds next we week k and If I the thc geu general ral Investment market can bo Lo frightened out of existence existence exist exist- ence once for for a few days das the bankers can get those tholo bonds cheaper than If I everybody every every- er e bOd body were e trying to lo buy them There has been pressure on city elly bonds londs for I several days das and tod today y the fours of ot 1057 1957 fell tel from I C to 1051 Should the time Aldrich bill bi become a law owners of or times these bonds could get 90 per cent of oC their face value In emergency emer gene gency curl cue currency If I this ti-mis theory of ot tho time market provo prove correct thero there should hould be he bea hea a sharp harp 11 rally following tolo the marketing of ot these bonds There her is real really 1 nothing the matter mater With lh the stock stuck market except h hysteria terla investment U estment demand IK lie quiet lUiet ulet but per per- per per- In lii London toda today New e York Ok opera operators tor purchased calls cals on shares of ot steel good until the th middle of or December The Time Penn Pennsylvania hanla has hs placed an nn order for or tons t ns of ot rails rais and the time SC St Sr Paul Is expected to announce announce an an- an order in iii a few tew days daS A few ew bad lall spots sots exist in tho time local situation One Ono prominent house that mortgaged everything e it I owned In the time days of tho time panic Is hi not in position to meet Its Is obligations and will HI undoubtedly un un- un- un have hac to Iq liquidate This will wi help the situation Dividends Dividend for ful l I Imong Among mong Investors there Is good buying of the time local gas stock stocks Everybody knows 8 that n a 0 public plea of poverty po Is being being made for purposes of or liquidation atlon by the time Consolidated Gas Ga company But lut Brooklyn Union Gas company Is earnIng earning earn earn- ing lag so much that It cannot conceal the time ca cash h. h It I Is able to pay 10 per cent centI dividends on 80 80 gas and there will wi be a melon moJon cut some day a for for the stockholders 18 who vho are faithful There heN art arim vague rumors also of ot strong good for tor those who are arc faithful to lo Inter Inter- borough The Time disappearance of Charles W. W Morse forso caused a break In iii American Ice stock S The London market el was without feature e. Wheat In Chicago was higher anti and coton cotton In New ev York was slightly hl higher hel Mining stocks on ott curb cuth were Irregular lar ar with wIh tIme the exception of ot Trump Tramp Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- an and Gre Great t B Bend nd both of oC which advanced d sharply on now new strikes Theme are rumors of or John W. W Po Gates and Lel Leslie M M. Shaw going Into a combination com corn to take control of several large properties In tho the West cst In 11 mm th limo I Number umber of or shares of ot stock sold to today to- to day daS a against the tho corresponding corresponding corre corre- tiny day ay lat last year Par Pal value of bonds bon s sold soM today 1916 against tho the corresponding correspond correspond- ing da day last year car The rhe Colorado and Southern railroad r reports port Increase in gross earnings of ot 17 per cent and nd a gain ain In iii net revenues of ot 25 5 pet per pel cent for tho time fiscal year ended Jun June June- 30 HI 1907 i. i In accordance with the time rule now I Central reports for December a a decrease In gross of 9 per percent percent pel cent a loss In net of 0 25 23 per cent cent Sixty five railroads report for or December De De- De- De o f cember a decrease in gross earnings g of 0 2 80 per cent an Increase In expenses 1 of or per cent a decrease In not of or per ller cent Exports of copper r during the time week weekending ending February C G amounted to 39 3 tons and ond since February 1 1 tonsA tons A dispatch from Denver sye eB th the American Smelting company has ha posted postel post post- cd ed n notices announcing that reduction el In wa Wages OA of or from 10 to 20 per rent cent rent will wll go 10 Into ito effect on orm February Jt r II 31 It J 1 Is I I also alto repotted reported tHat ono ommo of 01 the fV company's s smelters nt at t Pu Pueblo llo will wil bo be closed lown down The reduction In wages waged Trill wIl ill affect about t 7 TOO 00 O J mon j v I Q of f O Pollock Special Wire fro I iH H. H Salos C. C Sa Am Aimi All G Z C-Z CH U 6 IOU 12 Am 35 34 O Ani Am Sugar 1121 12 12 Am Wool 19 19 19 Amal Copper 4 49 Anaconda Copper 32 32 32 4 Atchison 7 70 n. n and O. O sa SOl Brooklyn It T. T 1 Hi 2 ill B Canadian Cana lan I. I 1491 1491 19 1491 Cites Ches and Ohio 28 8 28 8 1800 C. C 31 and St. St 1 1118 1101 tOO Cob Colo F. F and I. I IS IS GOO Eric 1 1 I 1 U ii IZ 6 Great Northern orther 1191 1181 2000 OOt Lou and Nash ash i 95 95 Mexican Central 18 16 Ii 3 Missouri Pacific 4 42 11 o U 2500 M. M N. N and T. T 2 22 1 1300 N. N 1 Central 96 9 95 96 9 1910 l. l N. N Y O. O and W. W 31 Zu 31 and West 65 1 i GI 1800 Nor Kor 5 n Vest 1 t I i 1 11 OttO mm i u un 1121 11 1112 Il Peoples People's Gas 8 85 Rca Reading ln IOU 99 99 Hock flock Island 1 U 1 i 1 U 1200 Sou llan 10 10 lO 10 GOO Southern her Pacific I 70 71 Souther Union 71 1171 17 lS 1151 U. U S. S Steel 28 2 2 1800 ti i 91 G O do o. o l t 91 Utah Copper 2 23 2 25 1800 Tenn Copper SO 0 91 GOO Ne 81 S 81 81 8 6 2 n 21 National Lead Lea 21 38 Total sales Utah Copper ex Sh ts |