The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
STOCK MARKET TOPICS

The Stock Exchange will close Good Fri
:, The Atchison will spend $40, 900, 900 on extern
Japanese bonds in London slightly depressed
on rex expected e, ed, big sea tlght;
show an average gross increase Of Gus. per
cent. 80. :: -. :; Il - -
Reports from all principal cities indicate that
1905 will break all records for general business ness
operations. - :
The strength in Northern Securities is largely
responsible for the rise in Union Tactic. en-
corraging the bull traders and soaring the bears
Of land pttfs dr @ ,n has bought 600
United States. Steel Corporation : - ''l'
finances Of the United States Steel aorn mt one
says 1t is the policy Of the company not to nay
dv laon on the common stock until surplus
Whalion- Case from New YORK: A vi The market
las not only shown uin,istakahle evidence of
@ enott stecfs a hss
been by large interests who IRE bullisl: and pre-.
@ P sssS 0F as et, copp js
Northern Securities and the steeis The G rank
to 'ha the sf bs to the
charles B. n aMis Of i'm office wired
bear party Of the
Ing g, but wind The government crop report in
this ,ccming wear than last year. This Is: betS
ter than generally expected. The English budget
10 .tASo Iat Houe Favorable aInan generally,
money In London. We see no reason to change
our opinion, but are more strongly now. than
ever tFat stocks are "a purchase on every de.
New York wired Piper: 1.-THE reorganization
plans of the Standard Rope s. Irvine company
have been practically completed, and it is ex.
pected formal announcement will be made within
a short time. It IS understood that the reorgan.
@ization will provide about 81, 900, 900 new cash
This amount has been underwritten.ns sSor8a
The United States Investor says: The gross
earnings for thirty roads for the fourth week
of March We're $10.29S.S41 against So O2O 267
for the fourth week of March 19O4 an increase
of $1,19S, 574. Is Twenty-siX roads show increases
ferred to above earned ss7e sol o4 an iaereast
of $14 2S9.9 $40 over the $685. OFT 0S5 reported fol
the corresponding period Of last year. For til.
longer PERIOD twenty-six roads show increase!
and four decreases. For the month of Marcel
of 50, 309:4s1 over the s27.675,4 99 reported TO
i the month"; Of March, 1904 - Is Z
Edwards Wood say The International Har
4 vester company is now completing its secOnt
| year of operations, and In Issuing the call 70
the annual meeting to be held in Hoboken. N. J..
April 20, is adhering to the novel departure o
last year lin offering to- stockholders the RICH
! to examine all records of operation. ofathe com
/ pany during the past year. .
i Watson's New York Office says: .The Unite
! States Steel corporation is So flooded With OF
4 ders that its mills are unable to deliver a
4 promptly as urgent specifications require. T
4 check the congestion as much as possible TIL
corpora ton SIS trying to buy 600 tons OF stee
4 plate in the open market 1t has not vet close
the deal, for independents are as hard presse
& for quick deliveries compare lively as the sStee
3 corporation The booked tonnage Of the prir
cipal independent companies. like that Of tn
Steel corpora ton s is now the largest in thei
history. 80