Show I Financial and Commercial I I BY fly THOMAS c C c. SHOTWELL New e York Tork May Maj G.- G. V j J 3 from frolD Wa that a n. compromise fur fur- currency cur I money rency bill would probably be passed caused a break brenk In iii lh the tho stock market late today Another depressing influence WIlS was revival re of more suits against the the- Southern Pacific an and Union Union- Tactile The Time land suit a against the Southern Pa Pacific la cIne chic would woul deprive tiu the road of or about Ia I of ot assets now non claimed Thin matter has been dJ l so frequently frequent frequent- ly that It seems remarkable to today a that It should suddenly assume the Ow Importance importance Import import- ance of oC a u market Influence Efforts of the Burlington In getting Its bond bon Issue before the public were depressing an as It seemed to lII In indicate that llan would within u lL few days dap make Inake formal announcement of or Union Pacific bond on Issue an and that th the Southern South South- ern eru f rn Pacific announcement would woul be e erna rna made e at tho time II canto time re 1 tIe the preferred stock Violent advances in wheat wheal nn and core cra frightened man many Corn rose mose five ilvo cents cent n It bushel an and wheat 3 for tor ti toe May 11 option Much of C this Is due to it manipulation on account of or a corner that flint exists In iii Chicago but It IL I Is alto nUo true that reports from froll the time u agricultural districts me c not as cheerful a mis they might be be- Political considerations t lOlls arc also dig dl 1 tul ln the tIme tra traders ers and amid there then Is IH a l well irOned defined desire to get et out of stocks blocks before before be- be be be- fore Corp the national conventions From I all nIl part pam of or time tho country come conme reports of or Improving n business but hut the time campaign of olt optimism m line has circulated so 80 mau many false of ot time the business condition that It is Impossible to tell whether time the truth Is being told Herein lies HeN the thc fatal defect of the th manufactured lured turc optimism m that has been hamUd out everywhere The universal knowledge knowl l' l edge ge that there has been een deception is reacting re-ac re ti mg III In the time hIred um Number er of or shares of ot tocks stocks sold soM today to today to to- toay day ay G a year ago ego Par value o of bonds sold today OCO sani day a a. y year m ago Trading ln in the ne new ton fours fauns upon the time curb was very active They Then opened enc at 99 98 declined to Gi and closed at It 97 Almost worth chau changed ed hands The rime subscription price prIce- was 95 Statisticians estimate that the June dividend I h-I and Interest disbursements will trill exceed Dividends s de declared do- do e- e lared up to date ate l aggregate te rJ as is compared with 3 S f for r the some samo period nod last year Int Interest lest pa pay pay- amounts to 1 U DIG as s com compared pare pared ared with 3 0 9 a year ago 0 Rumor had hall It to today ay that the tie Union Pacific hn had completed t arrangements to sell meli ell It Its hon bonds s in London anti and that lint announcement an an- would be he m made c probably tomorrow Directors of the company m met L LIon Monday Mon Ion Iona lay day a t. t hut but so 30 fa fay far as could coul be l learned only onh routine business t was wa transacted nJ n tiC t r Prices Special Tire Wim-c. I 1 Ill Ill- II I f L. L I Cl CIs 1 I Sales r Aint-r maer O C l dv I 5 1100 1160 Amer Smelting I 1 3 I 72 1 Arne Amer Locomotive e 1 I 1911 isil irl IR 4 49 I American Sugar O Cop COI 1 1 Anaconda C Cup i lp nl illi 40 I 40 I 1 iou 2100 Atchison M i 1 Sill SIM SOS Of Salt Bait anti and OIl Ohio J 1 l 1 87 sea SOO lU T Canadian Pac 6 V. V OO Chosu Thesa ani anti ami Ohio j 4 I Ul Ii 1311 13 1 C M I ami ammil St Paul Pl j 8 on Cola Colo olo and amid I 1 1 l 28 8 1 27 7 I 27 i I Erie I 2211 21 H alt Great North Pfd IIII Ot Illinois Cent OO Louis and Nash Nasim tiCS 1105 Io I 2000 Mo fo o Pacific i 1 57 ji I Mo tie K X and an Tex lux 1 l 23 I 20 I l J 10 Do I GIll Gill X i 4 rr SOC SOCK Z Zor R K r- r rr V r Out r vl AV-vl lC pg S ssi tl 70 or a il Vc West t 1 I 70 o 1 t t 70 iQ I. I atI Lead i I. amt 2730 IiO Northern rn l P lac ac JOn JI ji H island f I 1711 1731 1191 Con GO top Hep I and an anS S 1 I S. IS- ISI 8 t I 1747 17 20 I Southern H. H Hy Ity 1 1 I lt iOU Ital l OO l' l IC I 1 SO 3 i 8 11 14 son Union JCl l 1 l U 7 S Steel 1 I 3 1 Do preferred 2400 Utah Copper I I- I 1312 31 Cl 31 f 31 n I 00 Tennessee Cop lil 3 31 1 Sg 1 I ill 7 I 1 1 I sales Money Mommy clos closed 11 l Ii 12 per ier cent |