The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-01
CHANGERS HELD
CENTER OF STAGE
OPENING MARKET SAW THEM
LEADING THE ADVANCE.
North Western Rose 4l1a, and st. Paul
Over a Point-United States Steel
Made an Early Gain Of Large Frac-
tion, and Later Went Still Higher

Y New York, Dec. THE grangers we're promi-
nent in the opening advance, which was general
lNofth-Western rose X, Illinois Central rs ana
ST. Paul and Missouri Pacific point The
United States Steel stocks, Baltimore Onlo
and Texas Il Pacific made good fractional ad-
,vances, and there was heavy absorption OF
Southern Railway at gain of a small traction.
ST. Paul. Illinois Central and Missouri Pac1hc
advanced beyond their 1-pont level ana tne t MAJ
ket was reinforced by other large gains In stocks
Of similar caliber The industrial speclaltles
rose in sympathy with the trend of the general
market, but later heaviness in the United states
advances were: North Western ~, LackaWan-
ma 4, Chicago Eastern Illinois preferred certin,
Gates g. Westinghouse Electric first preferred
IN, and St. Paul preferred. Louisville r Mash
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago st. Louis,
Atchison, Texas & Pacific, the Kansas CITY
Southern stocks. New Haven, New York, chi
cago & st. Louis, Michigan Central Sugar. VIZ
American District Telegraph Westinghouse Eiec'
trio, the Hide & Leather stocks, Steel Foundry
preferred, Federal Mining and United States Rub
Der preferred, 1 to IN Prices were below the
| best at II o'clock.
A comprehensive advance was made Dy the
| junior Vanderbilts. Atchison and St.. Paul
proft-taking affected the Pacifcs Rock Island
and the low.priced coalers. New York Chicago
& st. Louis rose a; Cleveland, Cincinnati, CHI
cago & st. Louis S1a: Lake Erie & Western ..
| Peoria q EabtefH A12, Cn1caXO q DdoIClA AtAA-
nois certificates g. the preferred certificates 3A,
American District Telegraph 3%, Associated Mer.
chants first preferred, Steel Foundry preferred
and Hide & Leather. preferred rs to IN, and
Delaware & Hudson, New York, Chicago st
Louis second preferred, Consolidated Gas, Pull
man, the Rubber Goods stocks and Brooklyn
Transit point or more. Chicago Terminal pre-
ferred and Pump lost 1. Amalgamated Copper
rose point at noon and stiffened the market
| Bonds were irregular. =
The afternoon market lacked the stimulus at
forded by the bidding up Of various Individual
| tsocks and prices accordingly eased on OF
small offerings. A number of leading stock
reacted to fraction under yesterdays closing
but the general movement was unimpor tant
Wide fluctuations continued to prevail In SOM
known stocks Michigan Central jumped
10 points Rome WATERFOWL & Ogdensburg 3
Federal Mining 21a and the preferred g. Mean
while. Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic pre-
ferred, Wooden preferred Pipe preferred, Mort
, American and International Paper fell to N
and Northwestern preferred 2.
Industrial stocks came into favor again. Target
, in sympathy with the 2-point rise in Amalga
ma ted. Sugar crossed ISL, and there were poin
:" gains In Steel Foundres Smelling, United Raj
way Investment and New Tobacco preferred
; anda4A in Steel Foundries preferred. Kansa
g. Texas preferred also sold up IN, and S
Louis Southwestern preferred 1H, while Pul
c man jumped to 24O.
Realizing in North Western forced it back ~
and Rock Island preferred and Chicago Alto
; sold ~ respectively under last night 81
. Stock quotations reported for The Journal ]
Watson & Co., brokers. Chamber of Commerce
/ Minneapolis. Closing figures bid. e