| Show I I FINANCIAL and I L COMMERCIAL BY Br THOMAS C f. f SHOTWELL Fl l. l New York Oct Oct 7 i. shares and andErie andErie Erie the features of oC the lie stock slack market today loday both advancing all us 5 the tho result of ot active trading Doth Both of these stocks Blocks have become beom very tory popular re recently 10 ro- ro cont and the tho outlook for fOI them hem Is 18 cr very bright from Crom a speculative point of- of I view w. w Directors of or the steel trust do not hesitate to lo say that lint Ite steel 1 Is the tIme best beet Investment In c In Wall Wal street at atthe atthe atthe the present prices priceR an and It I Is known that the they are backing up their worl words with actual purchases on each weak spot Whether the they prove to be correct de- de e- e ponds upon how many of oC the time orders the tho trust Is now nov receiving for Cor political reasons leason are actually tol followed owed by specifications The flue alter after aCer tho the election forthcoming quarterly report of oC the steel trust will wil show not fet earnings earning around Tho The situation of Eric 1 Is In the tho th hand hands of or E. E H. H 1 nn and his personal Is making making- the market The activity vly of or stocks Is IH In InI I s contrast with the shares of oC the tho thoI I I c cr crybaby bab railroads New Net York Central a and nd Atchison which are leaders haters of or tho I crybaby c movement for tor hl higher h r freight r rn rates ates were vel very dull toda today ri Hock Hoe Island shares were wen disappoint disappoint- i ing ng There Is ut r lack of or confidence In InK Inid K I. I t id I leadership as traders can not nol forget forget for for- get how tho public was wan slaughtered at ata a time n whon the Insl Insiders ers were unloadIng unloading unload unload- I ing ng a lets few years l n ago o. o It I can cn be said c el conservatively that the tho ho present hol holdings hold hold- i In ings ng 8 of tho the Hock Island Insiders In do donot donot donot not represent a a single dollar dolar of or co cost l TIle Tho original Inv Investment w was more than hart p paid aid lt hack back through profits made upon t the he short side The Tho S Sro So o pleased Wall Wail street with witha a report for September showing showing an In Increase Increase In- In c crease rease of or bou about t In gross over l last ast year yer Central of or Georgia also rp reported re- re r- r p ported n a f Aro gross 1 gain Alton Aiton reported a n sl slight ht one and ancl the lie stock stoCk a advanced s sharply as a n result The railroads talk of oC a big movement In Alton Alon Illinois Centrals Central's yearly report was considered rell ver very satisfactory Wheat t was strong showing a n net advance of or a n cent a bushel In the December De Do- cember option opton The Tho government es estimate es- es of wheat Is of or spring the total yield of or both bolh crops being compared with wih 63 bushels a year ago In the Ilie the Street Number of oC shares sold sol to today ay i same day a year ago Par value of or bonds sold fold today 51 a. a same day ny a year ear ago U 1731 71 Bear Benr leHr traders trades trade's started a rumor to today av that tho the king of oC had been ben as assassinated assassinated LUIs LUI- LUI as- as s and when tho the market dl did not respond tIO they Luick I got ot busy blY with wih toe the no story that EX B. E H H. harriman was ill HI DeLhi Both loth stories were ivore Idle kIlo go gos gos- sip Cotton Coton was waR strong trong tron all al day because of oC tho the belief beler that the English strike would quickly be bo selle settled There Thoro Is If talk that there is a n million share sharo pool In steel common I t Sew York Curl James A. A A Pollock Co hankers bankers and brokers G 6 Vest est Second South street street furnish the following received over their private wire vire t I Lw I Close ISales C Ely 5 76 5 5 30 Ey Ely II Con 1500 1800 1 01 D. D Cop n 93 G. G G. G S 1 N. N Utah Utah s. s 1600 N Smelt SH Mitchell 1 7 12 Giroux 1400 King B. B 75 75 75 TIntic 1 St L 6 1 6 g I F. F N. N N. N Cop los C. C Nc C. C 1600 1600 1601 Yukon G G. 25 12 4 6 1600 Mt It Shoo 75 SH MiamI 1060 1050 Co 00 Boston DOlton Copper Stocks StOlk James A. A Pollock Co bankers and brokers broker S 6 Vf South street l f U In h I t I rollow J n g oe 0 Vor their private wire i r I I Low Lw Sales Ring C. C S Dos HnS c. c 1387 13 n. n Coal 2450 L O B. B anti I. I C. C and A. A 1700 1600 50 C C. C Mer 43 U 40 43 C. C CR Range 74 00 72 C. C EI Ely I 1 West 50 10 D Daly 1950 E B. Butte Giroux Giroux Bute Granby G. G Can 1050 1025 1025 21 N. N Cons Comis 1600 1600 1600 20 0 N. N Utah 2932 L 3 S. S 80 50 N. N Butte Duto 50 1905 TrinIty 1800 1650 1675 1565 U. U Cop 2 U. U S. S S. S 16 11 s c 60 U. U Con Can 2260 Shannon 1 1475 is V r H. H Clark s secretary or of the Neada Xe- Xe vada ada hills His company compan has reI returned re- re I turned from Nevada ovada E. E S. S Chafe Chafey owner of the te famous Black Dlack Hole mine In the mining camp which bears his name was In Salt Lake Lak yesterday upon business bUshle M connected connected con con- connected with wIh the Shipping of ot his oro ore to this market Directors of ot the May Ia Da Day and Uncle Uncle Un Un- cle ole Sam Sani mining companies will wi hold their reul regular r month monthly meetings to to- to lay day It I Is presumed that Uncle Sam will wi post its Is regular dividend of or live Jive cents a share and that Slay May Da Day will wl tills this month pay jay oy one cent a share Lower Lowel Low Low- er el Mammoth directors will wi meet Sat Sat- urda Thomas Thoma Weir cl went to yesterday yesterday yes yes- es to look after developments at atthe atthe atthe the property of or the Ute Copper compan com corn pan pans pany The Tho Uto Ute has hns been running for or orsome some sma time Ume In a good body of ot low- low grade rade ore oro but Manager er does not regard tho the showing as yet ret warranting the starting of or milling operations Tho flue com company pan Is In position to continue development de de- de until production may be Inaugurated upon a scale sCle that will wl assure as- as sure iura profitable handling of or the ore I as-I |