Show Financial and I r Commercial j Br THOMAS THOAS C C New cw York March 11 Tho 11 Tho stock market was wildly excited today no and l It I looked like time the the good sool old oJe times had ha come com back again when all 1 the time tn types made goo good and all aU tIme the brokers made male monc money But nut although n nearly a million milon mil mail mi- mi lion lon shares were vero traded In iii of time the business was wal In II three stocks stocks- Pacific fleas Reading ng and ant Steel Summit SOUK- marvelous rumors were afloat to ac account e QC- QC count for tor this activity but th tiu r real al reason was the time fact that nearly every crossroads poli 1101 politician con congressman and legislator In tho the country countr has been n caught short hort of those thoc stocks The In- In Ilder riders are punishing tho the shorts and that is all 1 there Is to the time pr present rise In the time market Continuation of ot time the the ad advance depends entirely anUre upon how much more mane money the lie shorts have that can call n b be taken awn away from tom them them Familiar stories of uC tho the Union Pacific holding company were brought ht out and finally It 1 was ivas declared that President had agreed lgee to lo let JCl the railroads rail rall- rai- rai roads oads n advance freight rates live l c per cut cent There Is I sonic some foundation for this ils last report but it I has liar been pIet pretty well wel oil discounted One thing is certain the time whole hole street treet in Jg getting wildly bullish and anc W nearly early oYer everybody boly Is now sure Hure that stocks locks ar are art going up from 10 Ii I to 20 0 points point It I Is 11 a f good time timime for COl sane saime peole people peo- peo pie le to tl keep their thel heads hoad and their thc ca h. h Justness Business is ib improving and stocks arc alC cheap I In n stock mar mal have hae to rest once In a while and amid he the political ac advance is n about out out of or breath reath I Announcement nt Roosevelt Roose noose velt elt had directed 1 the thc bureau of corporations corpo- corpo rations to In Investigate the time stock e cx- cx tX- tX chan change hanse was received ved vedIth with Ith rejoicing ng b by byall aU all 1 legitimate brokers It I Is known that liat the time Pr President Is a after atter r the time bucket shops hops and ant 10 does 8 not hot Intend nd to Interfere fere wIth wih legitimate trading The resu result should hould bo be a stock market which will wil Ifer Ver fall fal below bulow one million shares n- n n day dar ay A favorable Influence was the time sale of f state highway rent mont bonds at ut around The Time excellent report of tho the America Tobacco CO company was wnM another sou good C feature Payment J of lf time the Union dividend In stock hind had hal no effect as it I was W expected foreign markets were without feature but bul some borne heu on Is felt Cel because of tho time announcement announce tent n-tent ment that i t tl time the l Egyptian go has las been compelled to write off of one one- half of 01 its Is surplus for tor th time the year ear 1907 halt th time the b because cause CUse government orcal officials lost money noney speculating for th the account o othe or of orthE time the thE government in British consos Even Eve Jacob acob wise who who has been In hi r Egypt pt several weeks weeks- s liar has been unable to save sav so o soothe the tIme situation It I looks 11 like e about tl time for 01 Europe to null llull throwing bricks brick at high finance in m America and amid ald make preparations t to tn m t the time heavy losses mee occasioned b by op operations oC of high ciers and high politicians US at home Curb stocks were strong again under the tho leadership of or the tho mining compa COlpa- COlpa that produce copper cupper at nt a u low 3 nie can n u O. O 1 lu the Ie lr rt t. t The rise number cl of or shares of stock sold today was vas compared COI alet with tho the same samo day a a year cal ago ugO Par Pur value aluc of tt Jol mold nold today v a a Pal t as na compared with th a ag gj 8 ar af a- a 3 Os' Os Snow Snowing ou f n TZ M hi 6 t ing lug for or or th time the l. l f Its It surplus earned 27 i The he company n net t for time the year An mm 1 advance ud 0 of one ony point In GreuS Northern ore certificates wits nc om- om US partied by br a rumor of ot a discovery r- r rot of ot un aim una a additional body of or ore oro of ur tons toms Taft toda today designated esh tie the S Secretary Tar natel tH banking house of Speyer and company for fOI Philippine funds In Inthe Inthe inthe as a depository the United Stat States s. s e nt ut Prices Pollock Special Yr Wire I ii lL Sai ale I Iti C. C Idy I 2911 2600 rn m G 63 G I Ammi Am Loco I. I 1 i 36 36 GA 2 Am Sugar 37 1 Amm Am Wool 17 16 OO 52 1 Cop 63 11 tOI Anaconda GO Cop 33 33 2200 oo Atchison n 1 1061 i 72 I 30 Halt nd Ohio I I Sil 82 1 1900 1900 Brook Bai j 1 I 4 4 1 Canadian 1462 14 1 15 1 Ches lal j 29 29 21 I cI C. M. M ant and St. St Paul Paul Cob Colo iI Fuel amid I. I 1811 1 1 2001 0 fl I. I Erie all 1 1311 1311 1341 1 1 Great Nom or PCt Illinois 18 t I 1500 Lou and Nash uh 1 t 6 1 9 OO 00 Central 1 IS 18 I 17 1731 l IS 18 I OU Pac laC 1 3 1 32 1 n l Mo Io K and ana 1 2131 UI 2521 2011 I Pfd d. d 1 3 1 2 2000 New York Central Central 9 1 S I 93 lew N. N Y V. Ont Oni and wr 32 3 ou 00 Lead Leaa I 1 OAI 49 I 19 I Northern Pac 1 Pl aula AA j i Peoples People's Gas Gas' I. I STIl SiAl H 1 COO Heading 2 GOO HP Rock Island 13 I 13 I lU 05 Rep 1101 Hoc J. J and S. S 1 17 1 1731 1 IZEI Southern ner ltv 11 1 I 10 1031 1 1951 19 lOOi South Souther Ry I 71 7 i Union Pacific 1 1231 JOO 1 S. S Steel I O t. t Pf Pd I JC GS 9 il 96 Utah Copper 25 f I 2581 al Tennessee Copper 28 23 28 I S I 1 lu- lu juo u I 8 S I S a I lot uy Ul I Total sales 1 ou Money closed 13 U per cent cont |