The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
PRICES / open UP
500 Preferred and Other Special
Stocks Show Gains-B. &
0. Is Also Strong.
The Gould's Show Special Strength
and Are Conspicuous in the
Moving Advance.

New York, April 2l,-Opening prices were
about "A higher on an average and the trading
was active and widely distributed. Exceptional
gains were shown by Minneapolis, st. Paul q
Sault Ste. Marie preferred of 1a, Manhattan OF
l and Wabash preferred of y
Special strength was shown by a few stocks
" hich have been accumulated recently, notably
Baltimore & Ohio, and some Of the Gould stocks
Trading was broad oIid rather active. but the
demand was freely fed and the price movement
was narrow. Many obscure stocks were dealt
7 III at advances Of to points, Sugar moved
up a point on the advance in refined sugars and
Baltimore s. Ohio, st. Louis Southwestern pre-
ferred and Wabash preferred gained as much.
General Electric rose 2 points, while, Cast Iron
| Pipe preferred lost 2h. Eses.~,s- zlasss
!. The market was practically motionless for, a
| tine and then renewed the adv ance. The Gould
| bash preferred rose 2 Net gains of a point
| were made by Wabash, Missouri Pacific, Texas
& Pacific, Union Pacific, Atchison, Canadian
! Pacific and Norfolk & Western. Detroit Union
| Railway advanced ~. and number of minor
tndustrials. gained between 1 and 2. The heavi
ness of Amalgamated was, attributed to the
illness of the president of the. company. d,
/ Bonds were steady at noon. : o.. .,-.,
I The representative railroad stocks figured more
/ prominently in the dealings and were bid up
strongly 1';eir strength accelerated the rise
elsewhere and stocks were purchased with con-
/; siderable confidence. Minor stocks showed in.
creasing prominence and the decision of the leg
| than 100 shares was followed by wide variety
! OF purchases The principal midday gains We're
lOi point OF over IN C. Paul, southern. Pac1nC
! and Louisville. and :: to 8 on the Colorado
Southern first and second preferred, st. Louis
! Southwestern preferred. Detroit Southern pre-
! ferred. Rubber Goods preferred. Steel Foundry
| and Sloss- Sheffield Steel Colorado Fuel was
| pressed for while steadily and lost 1as. Gras;
! Twine decline + points, s. - w. -
| Increasing activity and strength developed
during the course of the afternoon. New stocks
| were brought forward into the advance. South
! cru Pacific, Chicago g. Alton and Canada South
ern We're numbered in two two point gains. Rock
Il Island, Pennsylvania and Reading advanced
| point over last night SlOss: Sheffield Steel AZ
i Westinghouse Electric and the first preferreG
| 8. The buying movement extended to Amalga
. mated which had been heavy during the fore
1 noon, and 1t rallied to.s51s above yesterdays
I close Proft-taking in Manhattan. Missouri Pa
! cover Of the general strength - T =. =
i Professional proft-takfmg affected prices al
thru the list but Manhattan led; the reaction t,
the extent of q. Missouri Pacific fell back
point and General Electric ! ~. Gains Of 2 t,
4 21a points were scored by st, Louis and Sal
Francisco Denver & Rio Grande Kansas & Texa
i preferred, New York. Chicago & St. Louis sec
ond preferred, Pittsburg. Cincinnati & st. Louis
North American and Railway Investment pre-
ferred. Erie first preferred advanced 1M. Brok
ers turned their attention to exercise incident t.
the last day Of business in their temporary quar-
tiers the floor of the Produce Exchange ant
trading became dull The closing was dull an'
Il easy s i..:i IL =: "s-: ~.
7 Stock quotations reported for The, Journal b
il Watson e. Co., Chamber of Commerce, Mime
: apolis. 80 .S''".' s.><'r3' -, i:
! Closing figures are bid:~ ~'t-2: = * 49,