The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-14
ROCK ISLAND BUSY
This Stock Makes an Opening
jump Of / 1-2 H
BUT THEN BECOMES FEVERlsH
strong With some Weak
H.. Spots.

!, New York. July 14.-Rock Island made
an opening jump of IL; Colorado
Fuel rose nearly a point, and
Atchison advanced q on the taking
of several blocks of upwards of 1000 shares.
There was no other feature in the trading
and prices were generally "a fraction higher
ca fairly distributed demand
The market became active and generally
strong, but there were some sharp losses in
special stocks. Missouri Pacific, North
Western, Amalgapoated Copper and Anaconda
sold point or mora below Saturdays close.
ROCK Island was very fevsrish and rallied
and reacted frequently The largest demand
was for St. Paul, which lifted it 13s to 1904.
GalLs also reached 1 to Us, Atchison, New
York Central, St. Paul preferred and Colora-
do Fuel. |vn x-tt ~ i -" y. !
The less active stocks that were bid UP
pointer more included the Denver & Rio
Grande stocks, North American and Pressed
Steel Car preferred. There was a gain Of
IN General Electric and 3 in Pittsburg and
Cleveland, Cincinnati; Chicago & St. Louis.
The level of prices were below the best at
II O'Clock. @t- t.f..s: 9lA g. g, :.,.a> ri !.
The realizing movement depressed New
York Central and Louisville a point, and
other leaders a large fraction before prices
took an upward course again Illinois Cen
tral led the rally with a rise of 15s to 166.
st. Paul, Atchison and Union Pacific rose to
the highest; the frst-named touched 1S1.
Western Uniop, Kansas & Texas preferred,
Great Northern preferred, St. Louis South
western and Peoples Gas also gained a point.
Missouri Pacific recovered to near the best,
but scme Of, the eastern railroads and in
dustrials were heavy, Sugar losing a point.
The whole market became easier. Bonds
were irregular at noon - ~.
i Dealings were light and the movement in
the general list r]anguid. St. Louis South
western extended its gain to 2N, the pre-
ferred ", and Northwestern rose a poiut
over Saturday. Then St. Paul, on a rally,
made it's extreme advanoe-2H, and Union
Pacific w. The influence of these gains else
where was very slight. Great Northern, pre-.
ferred lost its rise and Long Island lost w.
There was a series of heavy buying orders
in different stocks, but the general market
did not improve and in some cases sagged
under cover Of new buying. The Reading
stocks and Brooklyn Transit rose large frac-
tions, Metropolitan Street Railway a point,
and Manhattan III. Anaconda rallied 2
points and North American advanced to 1923,
6 points in all. The market became dull and
irregular at the advance. +
st. Paul took UP the advance again and
extended it to 2B. Atchison, Union Pacific
and the St. Louis Southwestern stocks added
to their gains which, reached 26i in the case
of Atchison Southerns Pacific came into the
movement with a rise of over a point on
enormous dealings. -Analgamated scored a
full recovery and Anaconda rose point over
r.. ..s,$-.... .l., mass OF securities remained
unresponsive.s Pressed Steel Car and Ameri-
can Agricultural Chemicar lost q point each
The closing was somewhat irregular and un-
even. - >. ....-, - ',....
Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson & Co., brokers, Chamber ct Com
merce, Minneapolis, 20. = - " ~. =.
Closing figures are bid. ,.. s.~~.