Show FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL BY THOMAS C. C SHOTWELL SHOTWELL New Now York Feb 11 Wall Wal Wall street had hada had hadn a n brand new mystery lo today a In Louisville Louis Louls- yule ville Nashville stock Numerous ru rumors rumors rumors ru- ru mors wore were started but not one was wan sat sat- tat tat- Tho price advanced three points for Cor the day It I has has be been beon on creepIng creeping creep- creep Ing up for two ta days dos do's In company with wih the Atlantic Coast Line Lino Imaginary deals with wih Chesapeake Ohio have been beon made mado b by the traders but lut not even en e circumstantial evidence can be bl produced of their correctness Stocks closed near the highest prices today tOllay after aCer an advance which was not considered con con- ver very Important In view of the tine dullness ulness of oC the tho markot market The short Interest covered freely but man many professionals stayed short over the holidays London will wIl do to business tomorrow and Saturday and several se Wall Vall street houses will wil take care of their customers during tho the holidays should anything Important de de- de- de elop Speculative e houses look for Cor a decline next week but the most substantial sub sub- banking Interests are aro ad advising advis adIs- IsIng Is- Is ing clients to look hook for Cor a 1 sentimental rise In inn honor of tho the Inauguration Chesapeake Ohio Colorado Southern and Wisconsin Central di directors directors dl- dl rectors rectors met and ant took official action covering tho the deals In those companies that have been announce announced In th the last lat few tew weeks Burlington men replaced Hawley directors In Colorado Colora o South South- ern urn The he Wisconsin Central Is 15 practically closed now and amI the preferred stock tock Is I Isas isas as good good as a 0 four our per pel cent bond of the tine Soo company compan Chesapeake Ohio stock Is still sti sought after by members of or the Hawley syndicate Denver Den er Rio Grande Grando has has been cleared of ot all al mystery Tho Tine stock Is rising rising on Its tH merits During years of or depression the tine com company pan has paid f four ur per cent edit on Its preferred stork stock Ever er since Gould began besan building Ins the Western West West- em ern Pacific Denver Rio Grande has been making makins Its is living out of local business bustness for the through business was withdrawn from It I b by tho the people With lh the tIne opening of Western Pacific It will wl get set enough th through rou fh busIness business bus bus- iness mess to pay a 0 live five o f per cent dividend on the tile common stock within two years ears FI Figures ures put out b by the Copper Producers Producers' Producers Producers' Pro Pro- association on Wednesday are aro being being attacked by persons persona who claim that tha t the they do not represent t the true situation Owing to the hl high h standing stand stand- log ing Ing of the persons handling the tho compilation com corn of these figures the they have ha e been accepted as correct correct- Should It I develop that tho producers are aro making a systematic attempt to deceive trade I would be bo demoralized at once upon I that line lne Pittsburg people claim that the tho steel companies are arc deceiving j the tho public In regard to the amount mount of business done actually being one London continued strong throughout gains the tile day ay All Al American stocks showed In tine the Str Street t. t Number of oC shares sol sold today 57 against a year a ago o. o Par value of bon bonds s sold today against a year er era o. o a ago The lie Now New ew York stock market will wil not be bc open until Monday morning The Tile banks will do business on oni 01 Saturday and annd ond the tine re regular ular bank statement will willbe willbe wil be Issued tomorrow Tho The Texas Pacific l IB is being traded In privately private by Wall 11 street at about 30 a share The rine stock now In the tho hands of at tra traders was Issued aa as a bonus with the tine bonds The road earnings for it tIne the lust last three months of ur 1908 are at the tho rate of 1304 1301 per cent on Southern Pa- Pa chic and 2144 per cent on oh Union Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- stock per annum elc Accor According to a compilation published to today a In the tine street Southern Pacific's surplus for the tine live five months Is given as and Union Pacific as of Quotations received over private wire of or James ames A. A Pollock Co bankers tankers and br brokers kers 6 West est Second South street I H. H I L. L I Sales Ant Am Am C. C F. F 50 1500 Am Smelting Smelling SSi SH Am Locomotive 56 i 1200 Am Sugar 1 1323 1323 Amal Copper 77 77 71 1000 Anaconda Cop 06 5 46 2100 Atchison 1008 1001 99 1325 99 2900 B. B and O O. 1082 1081 1081 1058 GOO Brooklyn tn R It T. T 71 7 71 7 I Ches and n Ohio 68 68 ff C. C M. M 1 and St. St St P. P 16 1461 1451 1458 u 1461 t. t I Colo Cob F. F and I I. I 1 Oa 40 40 2500 2600 Con Coin Gas 1 1201 1208 2000 D. D and R. R G GErie G. G i 46 Erie 31 31 Great Northern Norther 1 1421 1411 1418 1423 1421 Illinois Central 13 12 1421 1421 1121 Lou and Nash 1271 1243 1248 Missouri Pacific 73 7 72 l 72 I M. M K C. and T T. T 43 43 43 3 N. N 1 Y Central 12 1 1263 1 1263 1000 N. N Y 1 O. O and ami W ni 11 Nor and West Yest 9 l 91 National Lead SOl SOa SO Northern Pacific 1381 1381 Norther pennsylvania 1321 Peoples People's Gas Gas 1118 1082 1103 ll Rending 1321 neo Rock nock Island Islan 2200 do o. o preferred GH U GH GIU Rep nep I. I and S S. S 2 24 21 GOO Southern 1 ny 26 26 Souther Pacific 1198 1188 Union Southern Souther Pacific 1791 1788 U. U S. S Steel 1 52 do S 1133 1131 1138 1795 1600 1500 Utah Copper U H HU 1 U 1600 Tenn Copper 43 ii Hi 5 Newhouse 6 5 H 41 Total sales Mone closed per percent cent |