The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25
STOCKS TAKE A DIP
This the Case with the More I'm
portant Ones.
COPPER TAKES BOTH DIRECTIONS
$500" Rises in the Final Hour-,r u
Closing Is Active and
Il Easy. r.

& New York, March 25.-Opening prices We're
irregular, but the more important stocks were
lower. Evansville Terre Haute broke 4ss
on sale OF $50 shares but 1mediately rallied
points. There was heavy liquidation in the
Readings, the common losing a large fract
tion Anaconda fell nearly q point. but Anal
gamated Copper was inclined to advance after
fluctuations. Sugar lost LIS. 1t was takensby
the shorts on the decline and recovered TO
above 1872. but did not hold. Gains Of about
a point We're made in Pacific Coast first pre-:
ferred, Corn Products and Rutland preferred,
while Evansville & Terre Haute rallied 8 from
the lowest and New Jersey Central rose 2.
Amalgamated Copper Colorado Fuel and Ten
nessee Coal lost point, as did also Read
Ing common and second preferred, Chicago,
Indianapolis B Louisville, General Electric
and Wheeling & Lake Erie. Some: large in
divtduals blocks of, the United States Steel
and Reading stocks were sold. Railroad
stocks became heavy but did not suffer much
aside from st. Paul, whichffell off y. Near
IL o'clock prices hardened with Manhattan
rising a point General Electric rallied 1la.1
Brooklyn Transit followed Manhattagl's
rise with a gain Of point. but the tenn
porafy Improvement In other leaders was
checked by renewed selling of Reading, Colo
specialties. Prices quite generally ruled ssIat
the loRest&of the morning and there were free
offerings OF the tfanscontinental stocks. De-
clines reached between l and points sSin
Chicago Terminal f Transfer, Colorado y
Southern common and second preferred, the
Chicago & Northwestern stocks. St. Paul,
Hooking Coal, Great Northern preferred, New
York. Chicago & St. Louiss& Pittsburg, c., &c.
& St. Louis preferred, We'll Fargo, Con-
solidated Gas, Delaware & Hudson. American
Ice preferred and Evansville q Terre Haute
preferred. North American made gain of
~ and United States Express and American
Bicycle preferred showed, strength. s5js:
There were declines Oft to ~ in Colorado
& Southern first preferred; Efieesecond pre-
terred. Omaha preferred, Continental Tobac7
CO preferred and American Telegraph before
the selling movement was 4eh ecked:s Colorado
Fuel was advanced SHARPLY, recovering its
dividend and TX Id addition. Tennessee Coal
rallied a point in sympathy. North American
rose AZ and Sugar recovered "a point. The
general market responded but slightly to the
rally. Virginia Carolina Chemical preferred
declined a point. sS
Business was Intensely dull and but few
| stocks covered range Of more than slight
fraction. Colorado Fuel fell off IN from the
best New York. Chicago & st. Louis rallied
~ from the lowest, and Pacific Coast second
preferred made a net gain Of l, Pressed Steel
Car preferred 111s, and Pullman 3. The gen
eral undertone was heavy, and any improve
ments in the coalsstocks brought out fresh
selling orders United States Rubber pre-
ferred and Illinois Central declined point
and Rubber Goods preferred w. Fl r ~ =
Evansville & Terre Haute slumped 7M. to
SIX; and Atchison, Missouri Pacific. New
York Central and Erie got a point under last
night. Rock Island ;spurted to 1917, but sold
back to below last night: 4 Colorado Fuel pre-
ferred sold at an, advance of points, and the
common rose again to the best. Kansas City
Southern preferred became prominent with
gain Of 21s The common gained point,
and the 500 stocks gained a point or more.
Evansville & Terre Haute rallied 21s: The
general list Responded very feebly. The cles-
ing was active and easy. -.,, .r. a. Rs {
Bonds We're irregular. Wabash debenture
BIS were forced down. 1h on large sales. i.
Stock quotations reported for The Journal
by Watson & Co.., brokers'. Chamber Of Cora
merce. Minneapolis.
Closing figures are bid. If