Show FINANCIAL and and anT COMMERCIAL COMMER BY THOMAS IOlAS C. C SHOTWELL New York Feb 15 Poor Poor old Erie Eric York drag dragged od from its Is grave once moro more and ant clothed In a a. brand new now shroud led let tho the procession of ot advancing advancing- stocks in itt Wall Wallstreet Wallstreet Val street today Many any speculators im imagined tm- tm It a n bull bul market marlet getting under underway underway underway way but It Is not It I Is the Taft TaCt Inaugural ural parade I or organized by Wall Val street If I tho time spook at the tho head of ot tho procession does not frighten everybody out of or tho tim m market tho parade should keep on until about tho the middle of ot March Thoro There aro are many bond Issues t to DO be floated and as s tho the public publio sees stocks stock a ant now they thoy havo o ha conceived tho the idea of or masking marking prices up to such a n level as al to tomake tomake tomake make bonds to bo be Issued look attract attract- ive Lye Congress is also helping the stock market by exploiting absurdities In tho the wa way of or thrift tariff sIK suggestions Learning wisdom from the steel trust which has hns repealed tho the law of ot supply and demand demand de de- de- de mand and made mado steel rails rais a standard of or money at tho tim ratio rato of ot 28 8 to 1 1 Senator Burrows' Burrows committee has conceived the Idea of ot making malting Merry Widow bats hats nn and l lingerie a standard of ot value at various ratios rAtos It I Is to bo be accompli h cl b hy by making tho the selling prices of ot goods m in I America tho the basis of ot levying ad valorem duties instead of ot the purchase price abroad Atlantic Coast Line enjoyed a phenomenal phenomenal phe phe- rise rife that requires but little explanation This company owns control con con- of- of Louisville Nash le Nashville The Tho dividend on Louisville Nashville was reduced last year from tram n n. six per cent to a five per pel cent basis bals Business thus far this year has been exceptionally exception ally aly good following following- a a. a panicky years In Cho Street Number of ot shares sold today against 3 a year yen I ago Par value of bonds sold today 6 G- G a a year ago age A decrease In the number of ot Idle freight cars of ot 94 Is 18 reported by tho the committee on car cr efficiency of or tho the American Railway association In fn Its Is statement under dato of ot February 3 This brings tim the total down to of ot Prices Quotations received over private wire wiro or ot James A. A A Pollock Co bankers and brokers 6 G Vest West Second South street iiii I U. U I. I I L. L I Cl 1 Sales 1 es Am m C. C 1 F. F 51 GH GOt GOl O OfU Gli T fU G O IO-O Am Smelting 87 87 Am m Locomotive Gig n 06 GG 57 Am Sura 1228 1321 1323 1322 1000 Anial Arnal Copper 81 Anaconda Cop 46 15 2200 Atchison tOO 1001 lOll B. B and O O. 1093 10 1051 1093 1600 Brooklyn R. R T T. T 7 71 Canadian Pacific 1741 1734 1731 IH 1741 2400 OO Chos and Ohio 14 Ga 68 1800 C C. M. M and St. St P. P 17 1473 1 1461 1473 Colo Cob F. F and I. I I. I 10 40 1100 1500 Con Gas 12 1223 1211 12 1223 D. D and R. R G G. H Erie Erlo ant 48 30 OO Great Northern 1 1422 1423 14 Illinois Central IH 1431 1431 1100 Lou Lu and Nash 1291 1271 IH 1 1291 9 2000 Missouri Pacific 73 8 M. M K Ie and T T. T 42 43 43 do preferred N. N Y Central 1271 1 8 2500 N. N Y O. O and W. W IH 47 4 2200 Nor and West 9 91 2600 National Lead Lad SO SO 2500 2600 Northern Pacific 1402 1403 1391 HOi Pennsylvania 1321 1321 1328 1321 Peoples People's Gas Ii 13 1 1131 Reading 1343 14 67 OO Rock Island 2 25 5 25 6 2000 do preferred 65 64 61 i Rep Rop I. I and S S. S 2 24 2 24 Southern Ry ny 26 26 6 Southern Souther 10 1191 1191 1193 Union Pacific 1819 ISO 1801 isia U. U S. S S Steel 5 do preferred 1141 lH 1138 1 Utah Uth Copper IG Hi 45 5 44 Tenn 1141 Copper Copperill Hi ill II 41 41 1 Newhouse 5 S H 41 5 f 1900 Total sales Money closed 22 par por cent |