The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-08
| Dull OPENING.
Except for Feverish Movements in
the Grangers.
500 PREFERRED WAS STRONG
Blocks of Chesapeake, & Ohio Alb
sorbed-N., " Air. Brake Lifted =
Over 6 Points. =. +..- -

New York, July S.-A, few Of the grangers
showed wide and, =feverish movements but
the general market was dull and almost in
ert. st. Paul rose at the opening Ia, with a,
fractional " reaction, ,apd Rock Island ana
Northwestern showed opening losses Of 2
points each. Only a few, other stocks varied
more than B from last nights prices. r..
Some large blocks of Chesapeake & Ohio
were, bought lifting It a point. Norfolk &
Western and Colorado Southern common
and second preferred made similar gains
The general railroad list was irregular. Louis
vile and Fuller CONSTRUCTION advanced l, and
500 preferred 2. Sugar and Colorado Fuel
were under PRESSURE, the latter falling l1s:
The advance in st. Paul was renewed, carry
ing it to 1B over last night, but, without
| much effect elsewhere except in Missouri Pas
| cit1c. The general market was sluggish and
| irregular. - tt'Tic - - *-4-.'. >
! Dealings became very active in the grang-
ers and Pacific when Northwestern rallied
! 11a. St. Paul reached 1fS. Rock Island wiped
| out points loss and advanced nearly as
| much in addition. Union Pacific rose over a
| point. Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Atchison, pennsylvania and New York Cen
| trail made good fractional advances. Ice pre-
| ferfed declined l, while New York Air Brake
rose 6A, and Minneapolis & st. Louis pre-
ferred, Railway Steel SPRING, Pacific Mail and
| Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis q point
each. Except in the sstocks mentioned ths
trading was dull and movements insignih
| cant. The buying decreased and prices fell
back a fractiop before midday. Bonds were
| irregular. .''~4 ..;a 80 - ~r!::,
| The reaction carried back New York Air
| Brake SA, Rcck 1sland-1A cand Hooking Val-
| ley and Northwestern q point each. The re-
| action was checked by renewed advance. n
| New York Central and ST. Paul, the former
/ rising an extreme 2 points rand the latter ~.
| There Was also some increase in the demand
| for Southern Railway. New Jersey Central
| rose 22 The market as a whole continued
spottyz and irregular >,a-~,.. - .;. ~.t.>:
! The market. showed. considerable activity in
spots but the list generally was. sluggish and
did not benefit much by the heavy demand
1 for Chesapeake & Ohio and St. Paul. These
stocks extended their gains to Us and !
points respectively. while many other prom
inent stocks ruled below the best. Missouri
Pacific, Union Pacific preferred, Colorado
Southern first preferred and New York Dock
advanced point while Chicago Union Trac-
ton lost IN. =, @
New York Central rallied to rs oyer las,
night: st. = Louis & San Francisco rose IL
/ and Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville. pre-
| ferred, point. :>Ft ~'". :.-.s'
But disposition to realize was manifest
and was aggravated BY the weakness Of the
metal industrials. Colorado Fuel dropped AZ
| below yesterday, Pressed Steel Car t1as and
y. s. Steel nearly point: Smelling, Pums
and Bicycle preferred7 lost=1 to rs, and Chi
cago Union Traction M Missouri Pacific
reacted 134 to nearly al point below last night
The reaction reached lA5in Rock Island. TX
in New York Central. ~ in St.. Paul, and a
point, in Louisville and Manhattan. Cover
| ing by room shorts steadied the market, but
| recoveries were -inconsiderable and the, clos
ing was dull and easy.n*35'.' .r5.'-:@.
Stock quotations reported for The Journa
by Watson & Co. Changer of Commerce
Minnealolis.i- > = . FttI- - ->i.
Closing; figures are bid: '~:' ~.,.a:>- r: