Show I I FINANCIAL and I COMMERCIAL 1 j THOMAS jTHOMAS AS L i. l. l TIL Sew New ew York Jan 12 Erlo wu Wits win tl th tho only thing of Importance In Wall Wail 01 street j I today today- Gold Goll exports export attracted cn casual I attention did also settlement of the as ns dIl alo I had boon been een i Balkan nut Cut both question hat I expected and neither had IU any whatever on price movements All li 1 al alt street was vas lS worried over tho the plans of If j I jMorgan Morgan and harriman to prevent re- re or cel hID ant of the tho Erie railroad It I Is 18 generally u admitted that tho the public Irv- Irv I under Ice Ico commission will ill wi be bo unable tho the law to authorize all al of ot the of bonds bond applied for About half bait hal of this thin sum coat ma may be bo authorized but that would exhaust the ability ot of Eric Uric to lo put up security i Although h the Insiders profess conn- conn i I deuce dence that that tho they will win got prot ot permission to I Issue bont bonds the they nr are preparing to call callI tn n tho event e u CL I meeting m of stockholders of ot permission being dented denied Tl It 1 can cnn bo he saul saId with wih practical certainty that thal there I will wil be no mie receiver Professionals aro bus busy tolling toiling t tl MM- MM I I public that HarrIman and hi his friend j have abandoned the market and wa wan vant vanta nT a 0 lower ran of prices The fart fact I tM 11 that Standard Oil on Interests with harriman works In harmony barn ar are arc will will- to tot lot time the stock market express their al ai of certain thil I 11 be bo done ln at Washington ton Th They hare haTe i. i 11 not t abandoned their purpose of ot making malting the tl Southern Pacific and amid ald Union Pad lie leaders In a market For 1101 the the benefit benei of those sarcastic un unbelievers un- un believers who aro are wondering whet whether hr HarrIman has imas sold his Southern Pacific stock It lt la may be stated that ho haw has not nut Neither thor tho thu king of ot England nor an any of or the tho financial kincs of ot America merlc went li Into Southern Pacific with wih th the tho Intention tion ton of or 8 selling out until after It Il ha had boon been put on oil a seven per cent basis bash Tt T Is 13 possible that t within a fo few fow days das something ma may ii bo brought out concerning concern concern- trig ing the concealed assets of or the Southern Southern South South- em ern Pacific company It ma may nitty bo be worth worthwhile worthwhile while to Inquire as aa to tho value of the thc oil 01 lands owned b by the Southern Pa Pa- la cHIc In Irm a good market for oil on they ought ht to be jOO worth about und not n mt dollar of ot this Is Included ed In tn Inthe inthe the company's financial statements James J. J Jil 1 Is not riot th lh the only squirrel In too Wail Vall street can hl hide bide e things In ill I. I the thc Jh number of or sh shares rea sold today toda a year ear ago Par value of ot bonds sold told today a year ago Chicago Alton Alon directors met toda today and declared a semi annual dividend of ot two per cent upon the common stock payable February 15 lG to stock of record J 6 G. This nuts the stuck on n a four tour per par cent annial annual dividend basis Gold for tor export rt to the amount mount of 5 was engaged today Owing to tho exhaustion of or the tho supply of or gold bars S b used for tor or exporting purpose the tho shipment will wll consist of ot gold coin Frank K was as today elected elected elected elect elect- ed l president rc Ilent of oc tho the National CI City bank hanl to succeed James an and Francis L. L kline was ma made c pr president of ot the the First t National bank hank to lo succeed cd George Geor r F. F 1 l Baker an and Baker nalter havo have fo fO mutiny many years ears been reco recognized as the the leading leading- bankers of ot America represent represent- lug ng Stan Standard respectively ard Oil on and other othor In Interests ts aol nal of l Irl IrIce Hc I James A. A Pollock Co bankers banker and brokers G 6 West Vest Second South street furnish the following Ing received over their private wire I I H. H J I L. L L I Sales ale m. Am V. V I 48 48 48 1600 Am n. Smelt 86 SH S SI U 2600 Am Loco 55 55 55 1000 m Sugar Hugar 1 8 18 Ama Am Wool 28 23 g 28 Cop S 81 31 S1 Anaconda Cop S 4 47 Sl n 00 I AtchIson 98 93 Bait and amid 0 0 99 1093 I Brooklyn Ti n T. T 71 7 67 00 Canadian Pac lG 1755 17 1751 1800 1300 Ches and Ohio I ICo Chos 57 56 C. C Co M and amid St St. t P. P 19 1491 7 H 1178 G 1484 Cob Colo Fuel and I. I I 40 Ou I Gas Gag 1291 1261 1289 Erie Erlo 2 2 1 29 29 Great Nor Ph US Ha 1424 1 1125 t 1 ti 1 f asoo l h. h lia 1 i I GO lU j ss IS Il I K- K Kand and r Pr o. o t OI a 43 3 r 1730 do 73 3 73 N. N Y T. Central 1 6 4 12 00 OO N. N Y Ont Ont and V. V Y Gb G 45 G l I Nor or and Western 86 S SG 00 National Lead 77 76 lS' lS 77 DOu Northern Pac 1381 18 Pennsylvania Jt I I Peoples People Gas 1054 oo 1368 37 lo oo Hodi Island H H 4 o 0 odo do 9 i 3 Si Rep I. I and S. S 25 24 25 5 I Soo Southern Hy G 25 26 Son oo Southern Pac l' l 1621 25 union P Pac Pac- c 1 2 I U U. S. S Stool Steel 2 14 1 4 00 do P 52 1 1121 1 hiS 50 OI Utah lah Copper H H OO Tennessee Copper 45 1400 I i l I Total sales j Money closed at 1 2 per cent |