The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-26

$500 Up 4 POINTS
Firmness Is Thereby Transmitted
to Other Stocks. =.
COPPER HAS A BUoYANT OPENING
Prices Improve Somewhat in the
~ Final Hour, but the Close lis
Dull and Easy. 2z, r..

New York. March 26.-Prices of the ma
jority Of stocks yielded at the opening, Chi
cago Indianapolis & Louisville and Evans
Vile q Terre Haute losing point, but there
were strong spots in the specialties. Anal
gamated Copper and Colorado Fuel had &
Duoyant rise. Amalgamated advanced 11k and
COLORADO Fuel on sales OF 5000 shares was
quoted at 1861 to 1071a compared with 1861
last night. Both stocks reacted point
afterwards. 500 preferred rose point and
the New York public utilities were firm.
buying orders checked the decline In Anal
gamated and Colorado Fuel and the rally
strengthened other prominent stocks. Colo
rado Fuel rose IN in all to 10S& and tho
preferred jumped points with reaction OF
g. Tennessee Coal rose in sympathy point,
but other. steel stocks were neglected. Chi
cago, indianapolis & Louisville fell 2 points
and recovered but the preferred remained a
point off. The, market generally showed a
steadier tone, a rise of 4 in 500 and 21s in
the preferred causing some frmness to other
minor stocks. The American Ice stocks,
North American, General Electric and St.
Louis e Southwestern preferred suffered
losses Of 1 to points. -. 81
Profits were taken in the strong stocks
and their declines pulled the entire market
down The transcontinental stocks became
quite heavy and declined below yesterday
close. Business decreased as prices shaded.
Colorado Fuel and 500 reacted 1914 and
net losses Of l to points were made by
Northwestern. Kansas City Southern pre-
ferred, st. Paul preferred, St. Louis
San Francisco, Iowa Central pre-
ferred. International Paper preferred,
National Biscuit Westinghouse Electric and
Agricultural Chemical preferred. Evansville
& Terre Haute declined 9 in all to 80 and
fluctuated violently. Chicago, Indianapolis Il
Louisville fell 21a under last night. Amalga-
mated forged up to the highest again in con-
trast with the other leaders. American To-
bacco preferred gained 1.
Some of the leading railroad stocks fell a
| little lower, but the selling was in the main
Abandoned in the active list and irregular
| recoveries followed. Evansville & Terre
Haute rallied A and Chicago, Indianapolis
& Louisville /. Colorado Fuel preferred lost
all Of its early advance of 6 and st. Louis
Southwestern, Keokuk & Des Moines, Ma
tional Paper. and Rutland preferred lost a
point each. Buffalo,, Rochester & Pittsburg
preferred gained much
There was an advance of 3 in American
Telephone and Sugar and Colorado Fuel
moved upward, the latter to the top prices
with reaction. North American rallied 81
and Northwest recovered to above last night.
Lake Erie & Western lost point. The gen
eral market was semi -stagnant:
l. Prices were generally better, but the move
ment was very narrow outside the special
lies. Iowa Central preferred rallied to a
point over last night, Colorado Fuel preferred
to 9 above last night and Evansville &
Terre Haute preferred 31s' from the lowest.
North American rose q over last night and
then reacted, sharply. Iowa Central, Illinois
Central ana New York Central gained a
point Lackawanna4 lost AZ and Pacific
Coast common and second preferred. Biscuit
preferred andE Union Bag preferred 1 to IN.
Colorado SIuel decreased its gain to less than
point ant prices receded elsewhere. The
closing dull and easy. ~
The bond market was dull and easier, but
Green ,s: & Western incomes were in de-
mand and rose over point. .@..,7:.:
| Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson 4 Co., brokers', Chamber. OF Com
Smerce, Minneapolis: .,.. -.'. ..
Closing figures are bid, =. "a. ....... .