The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-07
WALL STREET STOCKS
Higher Prices for Securities
Was Feature.
MARKET Is IMPROVED
General Conditions Received
More Consideration.

cefved more consideration today than for
some tine and we're rejected 81 higher
prices for securities. The absence durins
The greater part Of The day e any sen
sational strike news combined with the
support which the United States steel
stocks received Offset their openins weak
ness, also aided the Improvement These
/ conditions underwent a radical change in
the Anal dealings when report was eur
rent that orders Ger a general strike OF
the steel workers would De issued tonight
The professional operators promptly PIT
cut large short lines and brought about
declines OF from i to about points Ia
the most prominent stocss. The uarket
in detail practically showed a pretty
steady Improvement from the outset, The
/ occasional set-b5cks which were Iorced
/ by reIaxltions being quickly overcome
I BY good demand for hCta accounts and
! evidences OF inside SUPPORT
Lon6on's attitude was regarded With
+ some interest. out srbitraCe operations
proved small and were without in1u-
ence. News from the crop regions vas
more encouraging and vas supplemented
BY the weekly government crop report
which indicated improved conditions ~
important points
The outlook for a large crop q spring
and winter wh LAT. in addition 10 some
/ exceDtloaaI railroad earnings. also help
ed 70 sustain prices. or the latter South
err Railway and Missouri Paci1c 81
tens showed increases q Sl-3,s6- and
Z S277.00G. respectively. fcr rhe fourth week
IN Jul-. The Erain for the month OF
July ~ gross earnings bT the Great
Northern OF $f15.1I1 indicated the volume
OF wheat which is now being moved 90
/ the seaboard 10 meet the heavy export
demand ard tho higher price q -he cereal
today prompted Q better demand FOR the
wheat carrying roads. s. Paul led tris
division with a gain at ore tine ~ -a.
touching l5l's- on tho ether nofo- A'cn-
.son spurted up almost as much vte1
F corn displayed continued hraviness. SUP
port Was noticeable for stocks whien Uerc
especially weak yesterday. these lncIud-
ing the eastern trunk lines, soutAN eat-
ems. fractions and Pacitcs. whore i'm
movements had been made of frQrn j o.
- points
sugar felt IN early resumption - yes
tcrdays weakness, clt 1l-cr losing
point sold up four a.. these gains we're
considerably reduced during The iato sell
f ing movement and net gains were limited
20 fractions TradluT in tire steel stocaa
Z was comparatively ileh-- oad fnere N1re
NOT many large Individual blanks, clt SIX
/ thousands shares were dealt 10 ~ the
I EfHOflla- . sam l'Ft a.ttH
stock soon yielded IS below TesteFla5
close. bur later on g1t r above and ended
unchanged FOR the day Pressare Ns
noted against che preferred right fro-n
the start. but after yielding -s. e got
above yesterday anal figures and ended
with loss ~ -
Money rates ruled easy today. and III
. chief feature ~ this department VAS the
debit ~ slG-lg3 by the slb-tress1f5' az
T the clearing house thia morning Or &C.
count IL drafts draw uagainst g1-l De-
resited ar Pacific c1aet pci1ts enrol-e
I from the El0l1iEe fcrelsn eNenelse
rates were drracr today. eenli-L ol.ia
briueiu.~ e. 877s with che lelnan4 ORGY
Moderate There w1G some tails y the
Likelihood OF g1ld exports 20 iIeTlialy
later 81 the week. which ~ made would
he "a special tra.sactlrn and Rave 70
4 bearing on current cndirio-s ne clos
ing ~ che stock market YVES weak. N4-a
business in increased volume
Raur1ad bonds were q1iet to-day, ana
the price movement Was irre gul-r loia-i
sales par value. S,1-- 90. Crtted Srat6a
bonds were all Unchanged on th1 iast call-
Closing prices 90 stocks Ecre 81 follows.
AtchIsou ....... s51. South. - 5000. -
do pft ....---- $50 do 30 1t.tsrr y
Baltic. & ohio. 8 Texas & fac
la rfa -.... 81 Toll - =. g. ". "a
Can plc --.-.-lltia do ptf .-r.----
Can south .-- u- Un'on gao ,-.-s
Clesa- 4 Ohio e. 90 I'D ,--f,-.. 80
CHS q Alton fe wabash ,.s.,sss- 9
chi. I'D q T. wheel & = Z. l-3s
O. pil .---- f0 - pa --..-
1--l- = r 49, WE ferra -.- r
t-l q - Adams rs ..---l
chi g. <orrhw iss -re-. re~r 80
Chi. Term. q q. e An oar Fs-v
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