The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-24
Neyy York Stocks.

Wall St, New York Feb. 24.-STOCKS-
and excited again in the opening dealings
today. Sloss-SheffieId Steel jumped
points to 116 and 5000 shares of Tennessee
Coal were sold at 9215 and SO, compared
with 80 last night. The Republic Steel
stocks were rather quiet and were slightly
depressed. The dealings in the general
list were not notable outside of few
stocks, but gains, predominated oyer
losses. Six THOUSAND shares Of Union Pa
cific sold at 1902 and Isl, compared with
1909 last night Minneapolis, St Paul and
Sault Ste Marie rose IL points and On
tario and Western and Colorado Fuel
about a point.
gested in a few quarters as yesterday, the
early demand embracing a large number
of stocks. The Southern Iron group moved
in a more orderly manner and was con-
up AZ points and Sloss- Sheffield Steel 615
points New York Central, Missouri Pa
ciic, Union Pacific and Ontario and West
ern all benefited materially from an en-
larged demand.
New York Central was bid up to 15oA-
Stocks in which selling orders were eftec-
tive at the start received support and at
times the market in general was strong.
Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault SIe Ma
2K points and Ontario and Western and
Smelling ia points and Union Pacific, Ca
madam Tacifc Missouri Pacific Brooklyn
Rapid Transit and Rubber to IA points:
ST. Paul advanced a point international
5 points and Pacific Coast, Federal Min
ing and Lead / to IL points. Some of the
features
low the lowest prices at II o'clock.
The reaction was moderate but checked
the activity of the market AmalgaTnated
Conner coupled a rally with a gain of
pOint and prices recovered to the top 1or
some stocks Wabash preferred, Kansas
City Southern preferred, Metroponlan
street Railway and Locomotive rose 1 TO
~ points and Virginia Iron ~ points
Electric Storage Battery rose points
T,ackaWanna fell IA points, Federal MIN
ing 4 points Great Northern preferred
23 points and Pittsburg, c., G. and 81
Louis and st. Louis Southwestern point
Bonds were steady at noon
TJpon a renewal Of demand for stocks OF
FIRST Importance. particularly New YORK
Central, Union Pacific and Illinois central
prices again rose with some Vlgor- "A
number of Obscure specialties We're
brought into prominence and made ad-
vances of I to 2 points. New YORK cen
trails rise Indicated a gain over night OF
az points and was made on unusually
heavy purchases Union Pacihc brought
I33 and Illinois Central and Northwestern
gsined over point. Biscuit was then
taken very freely and touched Sy12
Railroad stocks absorbed the Dulk OF
the late afternoon dealings and there was
4 further considerable expansion OF the
days gains. Low priced stocks We're NeIg
active especially Erie, Rock Island and
Southern railroad. The southern group
were conspicuously firm, southern Ftail-
wav rising z point. LOUISVILLE ana NaSn-
vile a DOi1t and Illinois Central ia points,
MINNEAPOLIS St Paul and Sault Ste Ma
7uct11ations and at o'clock ruled 6Sz
and Ssz points respectively over yester-
DAVIS closing Other gains were a point
in Erie Pennsylvania, Mexican Central
and Rock Island and 2 points in Kansas
CITY Southern preferred.