New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-07
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

1-0prTf.I rRADINC4-Foreigu houses dealt N
Ok 900 shares in the local market, evenly wv
In London copper stocks were strong anu
mining department improved. Russian IS nlau7
further rally of rs per cent to SIS, ana aEs LD
nearly five points above the lowest tohsos Va
strong and the general market was 'Is14
There was a disposition everywhere 10 MAKE -
best of the Russian outlook. particularly WIN ~
gard 20 the French Premier's assurance o. ~
years interest on the loans in hand II shoul1 -
remembered that NJ. Rouvier is banker hllS7-'
with large Russian interests.
MARKET GOSSIP.-I4aEe Erie and Western wa
the star feature among the Vauderoilts, advs-lrNS
on much the same kind of buying as that o0seN1
BILE in Big Four and Nickel Plate IN the rs's--
past The whole movement looks speculatNe
il is quite possible that there may he some'nNs
the rumors that the long expected holding coNp~
for the Vanderbilt roads is at last IN Slsnl. -
Gates following has been active IN these $50
Wolf Brothers and other active houses oil Use So
class were the principal buyers Of Union Paoli- -
the early trading. G. r. Mcdonald proved aH
expected seller and rather checked the ao'@'-
The rumor that the Woodward interest mas ~. ~.
ed a high price for its holdings Of Tennessee .-
and Iron comes from better quarters than H.
This element was always able TO exact rs ~
terms and if il has sold out has realized 81 -
figure s n, Pell. who executed some i1pO-.i
buying orders on Tuesday. was again active -
the room, bidding up FOR Republic Steel S'e' -
mon Copper Atchison. Union Pacific and dna'
DistiIlers and has picked no the H'eeSsaF! "
of stock TO leave the way open fos manp-is
toward securing higher prices Van EinouIs' .J
Atterbury were substantial early buyers o. W
Plate Traders considered this good buyins
orators on the floor think there is enough sH''
terest in Brooklyn Papid Transit 10 make
sumption of the recent bun movement posSl0l "a
is suspected that politicians have been SNORT - ~
stock il is also said that this was one -.
stocks sold by the Boston operators who were tt-7
aTcr1 nod
was curious rum0r current tho door tla.
National City Bank had threatened 10 e-ll .r-
large number of loans The stories were sul'''-s
explicit TO be worth attention. They are 'ns-sr
curious the banks brokers offered tue .isr
rate down 10 5 per cent on Tuesday Wh7"t
would have had TO difficulty In getting Il PEI 8 n
Some movement in the Gould stocks IS az s,ssn
with Denver common and Missouri PACING t,r
as the active market leaders. London hao lN .-s
point on the former and was fair buyer 20 -
OF reports Of a bulIish sentiment uptown tls :,
man House following appears more uispps m
secure profits than TO take on new comul'ii'T -ssy
the long side az the present range OF prices. ~
think there is stil money in following Specs
dustrial movements. but otherwise are ny no -
so bullish they were two DAYS ago n
THE COST OF LIVING-Duns Index Nuni0s- me-
commodity prices proportional 70 cousuinpOoN =.
S05S12 on December !. against sos soS a mons y
vious. and SlO0.554 on December l, 1914 1lo 800
about IN per cent during the month OF 49, -.
was somewhat uneFenly distributed 49, .-.sa
or less increase was shown in six out OK -. - ,sr
classes into which the articles are grouped ~
decrease occurred IN breadstuns while there -,
much larger advance in the miscellaneous -,
alone chiefly because Of higher prices fof l..s.s
and other building materials. This IS SOM -
unusual event for the season and emPhasl4 i
exceptional activity OF structural work w.
being carried on later than is customary 49,
pared with the corresponding date LAST yss..,t
general IcveI Of prices has risen almost pe ,s.r
and this IS also we'll distributed. although -.
crops have mads a slightly lower iaFsl ~ 49,