Show L Financial Commercial CommercialS 4 and ad S BF BY THOMAS THOMAR C O. O New York Feb 28 In 28 In spite plc of all al attempts mado by hy shorts to break Union Pacific that stock stood firm throughout out the session o slon to today ny It I was wa helped by the tIme unofficial report that tho the Oregon Railroad and Ind Navigation aton company has declared an extra dividend divi of ot 75 76 per pel cent on its Is of stock practically all al of or it I going to the Oregon Short Line railroad and through that to the Union Pacific Amalgamated anti and Smelters gained most as ns a 1 result resul o of the d days day's opera opera- oper- oper tons The Time reopening of ot Amalgamated mines is being being used as a n bull bul argument It I Is hard to figure out any such thing unless there Is some deal In prospect In regard to smelters there there is I much mitch difference of opinion upon the dividend question queston Three Guggenheim directors tors have made the statement to friends that the dividend will wi be lie cut emit to n mm 0 I 1 per pcr cent basis next Monday but hut Interests Interests Inter Inter- c ests tR Identified with th the new ownership of oC the company Insist that the thc stock will wi be bc established on a 6 per cent basis Most of tho the da days day's R strength was based on political developments It I Is said that the big people of ot Wall Vall Val street have succeeded succeeded An un In harmonizing the he hebig big people In Washington and that nothing nothinG surprisingly bad is any longer the evidence feared Bankers say they sec see I of or returning public interest Inter gt In the stock market et Mining Is attracting attention attention alen- alen atten atten- basis which tion Hon owing to the safe saCo on operations can now be undertaken and anI I Isomo some somo authorities believe beleve that even the steel trade has haa has seen I its worst Tho The strength of the tho stock market Is just now non lar largely ely the realization of ot hope On the time curb cub there was more activity In the mining shar shares s. s copper stocks being the feature Tim Tha Tho trailers traders feel teel that If I such companies a as the tho Amalgamated Amal can afford to operate mines where It I costs 1 12 cents a pound to produce pro pro- duce the metal there must mUll he be a tremendous tremendous tre tre- profit prof In sight I ht for or such companies com corn who can In lay copper down In Ine New e York freight and commission paid aId at 9 cents a n pound The stock of ot several such companies are arc on the curb 1 The favorable re report ort on the Fowler currency bill bi In Washington added one more incident to the freak legislation I with which the countr country Is threatened In the Str Street Ct The total number of or shares of stocks sold Bold upon the time New York stock ex exchange cx- cx change today amounted to against 11 the tte corresponding da day daya a year ear ago The Tho total par value of oC bonds sold to today toUa today to- to Ua day was vas against t the time corresponding day a a year car ago Dividends and Interest to be paid In March by lie Kie H leading railroad In Industrial industrial Indus indus- us- us trial and traction tracton corporations are es estimated eF- eF es- es at The Tho New C York New Haven and Hartford hartford Hart Hart- f ford rd railroad cut In wa wages es from 5 to 10 per pcr cent Is to go Into effect erect March 1 1 The Thc Norfolk and Western will wil make e a n 10 per cent cut cot linn tee e of or Prices Price Prie Pollock Special Wire I H. H Sales I A Car 1 27 1800 Am Smelt I Gl 61 91 GO GOi Am Sugar 13 1114 lt 2800 Amah Cop Si 61 51 Ann Ana Copper 1 33 33 33 Atchison on I 2800 B. B and O. O O. O 79 79 t. t 79 1500 10 l. l 1 tO to Can Pacific H 1 43 1 A 1 og C. C en and Ohio 27 I 27 0 C C. iii and St. St P. P 1 10 1091 1101 C. C 1 F and I. I ErIe r. r J ii 1 iii 1600 1500 Gt Ct Nor td 1 1183 m. m Central I 12 OO I. I IJ and 90 90 90 30 Mex Cent 19 9 IS Mo Pacific Cent ZI 13 30 31 2 10 M. M R. R and T. T 18 18 18 00 1 Preferred 41 6 6 N. N Y Cent 94 H 94 94 1600 N. N Y V O. O and W. W O O N. N and Western 0 Nat Lead Iad IS 15 i n Hi 1000 Nor Pacific 12 1 1212 1 1 1 1700 I Pennsylvania 1 I Peoples People's Gas 86 86 35 GOO Rending 95 Rock Island 1 11 1 So Ro n 10 10 10 So Pacific 69 Union Pac Pac 1143 nt 1131 nn 1131 aGOO U. U S. S Steel 91 ISI S Preferred 9 91 isoo 1800 Utah Copper 1 wi 27 5 27 I 2600 Tenn Tena Copper 81 28 1 2811 1 OO Newhouse ii 73 00 I 7 1 ioney Ione closed IA 1 per cent Total sales i |