Show 1 and anT anTI I Commercial BY TIO THOMAS C. C SHOT SHOTWELL WELL Now Nc York May ay 1 17 Wall Wall street was moro more interested toda today In the ment meat of ot sol gold exports than In the stocks Tho Tue reasons these exports are attracting attract attract- ing lag so 90 much attention Is that money Is lending In New Ness York at nt more than twice what it brings In iii Paris Prices of or commodities arc so 80 high in the United States that the tho world worM can no longer loner buy bur freely here herc but rich Americana Ameri cans cana cant can cnn bu buy to anta ad advantage e abroad so more and more gold old is going Revision of or the currency laws Is more moro desperately desperate desperate- ly needed than tariff reform The stock market seemed to be on ona ona ona a dead center toda today Trailing Trading was within a narrow narow Ian range o of ot prices and business was vor very light All Al tho stocks were vere taken without hesitation within an eighth or a n quarter of ot the market nail and it seemed that an any quantity do- do df- df sired could be purchased from an nn eighth to a quarter above o the thc market The Tho mere mero suggestion that perhaps Important Import Import- ant operators know something which Is causing cusing them to sell sel has turned tho ho whole street bearish but it develops that tho the street has ban nothing to sell sel while the public which has stocks r refuses re refuses fuses to sell In Investigation among the UIA little people peo peo- plo develops de vcr very bearish sentiment Among tho the hi big folks the most supreme confidence exists Tho Tim men who deal dealin enl In from Crom to 1000 shares are very veri n nIn in dou doubt t ns nM to the tho future of the tho nation Men like 5 say they their theY are glad to see tho the market dull dul because it I en enables enables en- en n. n ables them thom to accumulated more stolk stocks at this low level le K 1 II 11 I. I Harriman himself does docs oes not talk so freely as that but that seems to be bo his bin Ceo feeling jud judging judg judg- ing bag from the tho actions of ot persons who are In close touch with wih him him and who tr try to COP copy his bbs deals ns its IS far Car as possible and who have hn e lone done so 60 with wih singular success In the tho past It I would appear from the action acton o othe of ot f the harriman people that Union Pacific Is being depressed In order to accumulate accumulate acm acm- New Now York Central Hundreds Hundred of oC thousands of oC shares of or New York Central stock have ha e been picked up In Inthe Inthe inthe the open market between and 13 It I Is probable that tho the hu hugo huge o bond issue issue- planned b by HarrIman Is for the tho purpose pur pur- pose 1050 pOLO of oC paying for tor this New York Central Central Cen Cen- trl stock A deal eal of ot International importance im Im- hm- hm Is 18 expected about tho the time Harriman goes goe to Europe It I Is fear of or this ll big deal In connection with wih the Harriman companies that restrains the h bearish enthusiasm of some somo sloan Is Early in tho the afternoon prices to harden harlen hut but no sooner had the tho street decided there thero would bo be an advance than free soiling selling was begun and the day closed with wih net losses of or n nearly arly a point In the leaders Steel and Union Pacific were most actively ely act trailed traded In during tho the last hour and both showed losses London was wan Quiet most most of ot the day but closed strong In the American de de- de- de On the lie curb Americans were weaker Copper shares were hea heavy abroad reflecting an Increase In the visible supply of metal metal Wall Wail al street is to have o ha oil 01 stocks added added added add add- ed to the lie speculative list Within a n afew afew few Cew days s 's a New ew York stock exchange house will wil lag bring out a n company that thatIs Is producing in tho the California field eld and If 1 this venture proves successful other California oil 01 stocks will wi be brought to tho New ew York market In Iii the Street Number of ot shares sold toda today against 1125 38 a year car ago ao Par value of ot bonds sold today against a n year car ago Gold Goll amounting to was engaged for Cor export toda today b by the National National Na Na- City bank |