Show L FINANCIAL and 1 COMMERCIAL BY DY THOMAS JAS C. C SHOT SHOTWELL SHOrWELL WELL New York Aug 20 20 DavId David Lamar Jmar eBBe Jesse I I. I Brant Walker alker and Ired Holler Holer these were tho lie names that lint male mado Wall Wail aU street tremble to Its Is foundations for tor or a few tow minutes 8 toda today These mighty plungers plunger almost frightened themselves wit with wih their hole daring darIng daring dar dar- ing exploits They beJ began to feel Just hike Jko Thomas Thom 8 W. W Lawson when New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Central hilt bit hi par pat Smelters went crash crashing Ins to 92 9 Union Pacific broke to Somebody was cruel enough to attack attack attack at at- tack Livermore's cotton coton market Just Justas as 88 stocks Blocks at Ht their worst and October October Oc Oc- tober options went crashing crashing- worst down 67 points point which Is fl equal to a bale bale u August st broke broko 60 points A street ru rumor rumor rumor ru- ru mor said sall Livermore was forced to o cover hi his stocks to protect his cotton coton In which he be Is supposed to have sustained sus sus- lamed a loss of or about for Cor the thecia thed j d day cia y 31 Ills His ls covering operations frightened I Ithe the lie other to toy plungers In limo ht stock market and with Lawson at work over aver tho ho Boston wires a rally was started that list ended In iii a mild mid bear panic Closing figures were wore the host best of o tho the thoda da day with wih the losses made up In nearl nearly all ull stocks an and with wih several leaders leader's showing net gains Southern Pacific GC Up tip Southern Pacific and Now York Central Cen ml trl wore centers of or attraction all aU day Once more Southern Pacific established a new high record when It hit hilt 9 New York Central surprised no ono when It sold Mol ut at par The only wonder wondel was that that that'll it I could remain at nt that hugh high eminence in view low of or Us Its Is financial condition One rl rumor Tor In clr- clr cr- cr was that It I had a floating debt of and would be he compelled com coat polled to palS pass its Is dividend Even th the conservative bankers banken havo tired of or tho the New cw York Central situation and are arc areno no rio longer mincing mincing- words in discussing it I. I In some sortie quarters the advice is given cIven to sell Central and arid bu buy Erie Erfe as tho they are arc expected to cross soon Rock flock fock Island preferred was sold with wih that dead deadly pr precision that Is only seen when the lie stock comes from tho the In Inside In- In side ile side There Ther was a quick recovery recover for tor the tho Rock nock Island bear pool has been unmasked Li nina sic e ed J pct Bigger r Dividend E. E II 11 II Harriman was said to have ha purchased In London a call al oh ott 0 shares of oC Southern Pacific It I Is whIspered whispered whis whIs- cred In iii Harriman circles that Southern South South- ern rn Pacific Is to get get a a. a seven per cent dividend If tho the corn cor crop Is all an that It t now promises to be Respectable people selling New NewYork NewYork York Central today when tho they discovered red ered that the Black Hand gan gang In tho the street was waR at nt work on omu It I. I An official of oC the tho company aid sald toda today tolay that the hue dividend positively would woul not be bo re reduced reduced re- re no matter mater what earnings might be IC reported Steel shares aro are being sold old by hy directors of or the hue tru trust t and by officials of or other steel companies Tho The directors havo have not as RS yet et answered Wall aTall Val street Inquiry as to what they lid did with wih the tho profits profs mado made In buying teel leel common at 22 after ater they had put orders Into the market for tho the trust nt at Lt the samo saro price prie In the tue Str Street lt TIme The number of or shares of or stocks sold toda oday corre corresponding day a a. a year Pear ago ao Par value of or bonds sold today toda corr corresponding ca day a year year ago igo agol The TIe general selling movement mo was toC to tobe tobe red In well Informed quarters bankers and the tho be C due duc to the leading called no-called Union Pacific Harriman and Rockefeller Interests having decided not noc to support the thc market for tor Mr Lawson Lawson Law- Law son Ion to pia play with The break in October cotton coton of 01 nearly 60 GO points brought up tho situation sit sit- again which Is recognized a as one of oC unfavorable factors since Wall van Wallstreet street houses are aro carrying most moat of ot tho tIn cotton for or the Livermore pool T-ho T oC of those pool operations Ii la Is success becoming more moore doubtful Liv Lh d dally c ly was vas credited c with wih selling bales to today of Pollock Special Wire I lL 11 I L r CIsI Salo Am i cui-i C. C I p. p 3 40 0 I 13 l Am 9 U 94 Alit Am I 56 56 I Am mn Sugar 1135 1 13 I 20 mimah Su ar Copper 77 17 7 i 7 1800 l O Anaconda Cop 47 47 I aOtA A Atchison 88 86 n. n und and O. O 92 It T. T 50 H I ac 17 OO Mies and Ohio HI OA T. T M. M r. r nn and St. St P. P 1404 Colo l F. F and I. I 1 33 33 32 33 OO rie 23 3 a 1 Great Ireat Northern Norther 1361 I 1351 1361 1500 1355 GOt Central Lou ou and Nash lOS 1071 1073 1700 Pacific 55 65 55 2800 f. f K and T. T 55 31 I 31 2 2200 1 V Central N. N Y O. O and W W. 42 41 Lead Nor or Pacific 1423 12 Pennsylvania 13 1231 1221 1231 Leople's Gas 95 lZ 1241 tock Island 17 lU 17 lep Y 1 and S. S 22 22 22 i I 1000 feI n fly 19 19 SOO Southern Souther Pac lac 99 Union Pacific 1514 15 I ISH 1573 U j. j S. S Steel Si H 44 1071 1081 10 preferred 1081 Utah Utah Copper 3 4 1000 cnn Tenn Copper 36 1000 61 6 GIl sales Money Ione closed 1 percent cent asked |