Show I FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL BY pr THOMAS C. C SHoTWELL taking ng Now York Oct contained contained con coil duo to lo selling on tho the good news floWs trusts trust's quarterly re report report ro- ro tamed in the steel market ya aU all aUda allday port mado mailo tho the stock da day toda today In the last hour there theto waa wa aj aja thelow the tile flares figures U up from a spurt th that t sent ent low lo- bu bUt bul It died out Just as th the market closed Tho result of ot the days day's operations operations oper oper- attonis was a n slight net nel decline nil all noW new opening saw around The Tho very ven chief chier records In half haJt a a. dozen stocks among amon- which h was Union PacifiC Sales of ot Consolidated Gns Gas attracted much macli attention and anti broke brolo tho the stock three points Tho The InsIders maintained belief in an advance to 00 calm Today Today's s no future distant In n t the ho not far decline was evidently duo to tho dc's Ing Inc out of ot a nervous lon Ions M There are arc dozens of traders trader carrying from tram to 10 shares each who aro oro elec elec- their stocks over oveT afraid ral to hold tion Wall street In general believes will be seen ito ito- th too lower prices mocHa after atter tho election Section but thereal tho the real do not think so Tho in insiders In- In mark elders siders are aru not attempting to t now for tor they thoy arc nrc not prices up Ul JU Just anxious to Increase their The They want the nervous nor people to get out K E. E II 11 Is sal said to have havo promised 11 his friends that thet ho lie will wm put nut cent divi divi- dividend dividend Erie IrIA common on Oil a six per pcr dead ba basis ls In five years Tho ilio St. St Paul directors Insist that tho the dividends fire oro safe ate even with tho the new nOW stock participating as business b along the now lines linos of or the company Is S greater great great- reat- reat er r than had bo been n expected There IB li undoubtedly something or C Importance to be bt made In connection with Union Unton Pacific Special meetings aro are being h held heil lt today by the tho directors All that can be said sale about those these meeting meet meet- lags InK Is that the tho tune is tal taken cn up on some fome new nc security Is- Is tJ sties eJ Iho strength of Tennessee Copper attracted attention once more moro and the street was somewhat puzzled at an official or- or statement from tho the Virginia Chemical company denying that any Imy contract had hall teen been ma made mado o concerning the sulphuric acid made mado by the tile Ton ron company As s a matter of fact It Is understood that a L new company has been formed to take the sulphuric acid and that the VIT Virginia Chemical he company will take nothing but t the stock of ot tio n W nf w company On the tho curb market there was was- more moro activity on O tho the mining list with Ne Nevada o ovada o. o vada Consolidated anti and Cumberland Ely Lly most active early In tho the day The announcement teat tho the had cu cut t another high grade vein Veil started st tre fresh h activity In that Issue as well veU as us In and Cobalt Central Iii lu th the Street Number Kumher of ot shares sold today against a n. year ago par value of ot bonds sold today 53 3 n against a n year yea r ago Selling agencies say soy t they icy will dispose dis ds- pose poso or ot about pounds of o f copper metal this week The price of at tho tile metal advanced one-eighth one cent centon centon centon on the Ule trading today There has b boon been cn active octive Inquiry re recently recently recently re- re for stock tock of the Brunswick company This Is said to bo o Inspired by the fact that tho the new railroad opened Into that port a tL few weeks ago aso expects to havo some consignments of ot steel products for tUl export on tho steel trusts trust's account Range ong of Prices Quotations received over private wire of ot James A. A Pollock Co bankers and arid I brokers 6 G West Second South street I IL H. I L. L I Cia SalCe rn 4 An C. C 10 Am Smelting 94 9 1123 2 Ala Am Locomotive 49 50 1601 Am Sugar eo 1331 1323 1323 70 A Alton J to n 30 t 39 Amal Copper 80 Anaconda Cop 45 IG 46 Atchison 9 92 21 I B. B and O. O 98 98 R. R T. T 50 HI 49 49 1100 I an Pacific 15 17 13 1743 OO Cles and Ohio 43 43 2 00 I ci C. M. M I. I anti St. St P. P 1 14 1411 IS 1414 14 I Cob Ii I. nn anti 1 7 1 C i Con on Gas ma 1408 1406 c oo Eric Erio a Great Grat 13 1321 Illinois Central HO 1 QU and Nash IOn 1093 IOD MissourI Pacific 56 56 51 1003 G 1500 M I. I K and T. T 30 30 30 20 00 N. N Y V. Central lOG 1051 1053 2000 N. N Y O. O and W. W 41 40 40 Nor anti anal West 75 7 i 1100 National Lead 84 3 Northern 1453 1 Jt Penns Pennsylvania II 6 1433 1900 Peoples People's Gas 96 96 OtT 96 GO Reading 1321 1323 3 Hock Island 19 19 20 1 do preferred l G 46 Hi 45 48 Rep I. I and S. S 4 n 24 1000 Southern It fly 22 22 1400 I Southern Pacific 10 1031 1073 1071 2470 UnIon Pacific 17 1723 1701 U. U S. S Steel 47 7 do u. u preferred 1103 I Copper H 43 13 3 OO I Tui Tenn Copper 47 4 16 1 1610 4 H HI 41 11 Total sales Money closed 13 H POI per cent |