Show Financial and Commercial BY ny THOMAS C. C SHOTWELL Nt Nsw New York Jan 7 President i.-President President A. A B B. Stickney of the time Chicago o Great Western railway 1 Is In Europe attempting to get getan getan getan an extension of time line tre on 01 notes noles of tile the road now du due that amount to A br break 3 k of or 9 points ts In the preferred A Astock A Astock stock today showed that somebody be believed bp- bp he would not succeed etl If H he be does doe not succeed Wall nl street must be he st m prepared for fat th the worst Wont but the worst hind had almost discounted In the tie price of or the thc stock This Is the tho Influence that will wi be bo a against the market for or the next week Perhaps of oC even t cn greater Importance thou though h. h Is b the annual meetIng mettIng meet meet- mett- mett Ing lag of oC the time Sugar trust tomorrow In which Mr Ir will viiI wil demand a statement of conditions In demant the trust He lie le says SaH that the trusts trust's investments in American B Beet ft sugar stock are arc un un- un unprofitable profitable arid and that the thc dividends are arc being paid palt out of or surplus The Tue sensational feature of oC the day tn was an advance anco In the tho hard led b by This stock rose 1 points making an advance ance of or rost 7 i points In two days tas These advances al caused the entire list to rise to such an nn extent t that at the reaction which came caine In the tie last hour on 01 taking profit prof care left lCt most niost stocks net higher for Cor tho the Ila day Announcement that tint several diamond companies would woul go o Into liquidation led to 0 o hen heavy leavy selling of or the diamond shares In n the hf foreign markets Tho The Cobalt stocks were strong trong upon the New York curls curb The entire mining list ls was ac c- c tRio tive t but there were no material ada ad ad- a vances I cs Conviction Is growing In Wall street that hat the Uie present advance ad of the stock market Is being en engineered to lo attract buying upon the tho part pert of oC some persons who ha have 6 Just received In interest and dividend mone money The shorts are being run In in The heavy buying of or one ont house that has haH attracted much attention represents represents rep rep- resents resents- resents the thc cashing In of losses that ar are cruel cruel In la b tIme ilio Street trec The total number of shares of or stocks sold upon th the tho New York stock ex exchange ex- ex change loda today amounted to against 9 th the corresponding slay day a year Ear ago ca The total par value of or bonds sold to to- to today du day was against Hi he Ii corresponding day lay a year N Nago ago Nearl Nearly nil all al the tic railroads reporting for fOI or the he the fourth week of December showed heavy decreases compared with this the same ame week in time the p previous lous evious years ears Great Grent lH Northern r reported for or the entire entre month bowing howing an Increase of but In ho thu previous pre lous year ear business s wa was practically suspended during December so that hat the comparison Is not fair Missouri Pacific was the greatest suf- suf reporting a i l decrease In gross of or for one wee week Ie Following tho the reduction of or miners miners' wn s fa in the tic Nc ada and anti CalIfornia Power lower company which supPlies sup Imp plies JIBe power to It the thic camp has announced a a reduction Iii r. r n Wa wages Ne There Then Is morn strike talk lalk The fhe Steel trust announces that tb-it em em- plo mn may purchase o stock er the the sharing profit plan at Tho The plan plait n OH as originally announced was to con COn- I tire live years but this Is the thc sixth time the thc stock tock has be been n offered to em The he plan has been peculiar e successful in preventing labor troubles who go o out on strike lose all an benefits under unter the tIme pla plan fhe Tho meeting o of directors of or th tin the Northern scheduled for fOI today has lias been postponed for a lack lock o of u a quorum a antI and 1 the tho question q eston of or an extra 10 or cent dividend which been hen so persistently rumored I 1 is stilt still In abeyance prices r received over private wire Ire of or lames A. 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S 17 00 I Southern Railway 12 1 Pacific 1 1211 1 1197 19 2400 u. u 8 g Steel 26 1 00 1 90 90 89 t Utah Copper 2 23 I 23 1 1200 00 Tennessee Copper I 2711 Newhouse f I 8 81 77 SI CO 1 26 2 1 2 7 2 1150 sales sale shares shares fole closed at G per pr c cent nt |