Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-10
NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS
Opening Quotations on Wall Street Bz-
change Show Mixed Gains and Losses
SOME NEW HIGH RECORDS ARE MADE
General Tone OF the Market is IrreE-
ular and the Closing is Heavy.-
GrRnEerH I'D on Favor
able Crop Reports.

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-Openlng prices on
the stock exchange today showed mixed
gains and losses and prices moved In con
trary directions In different parts OF the list
throughout the day There was scarcely
q time when consistent tone was per-
ceptible. so irregular and mixed was the
movement Here and there in the list new
high records were made and an active de-
mand for one or two Of the standard
market leaders relieved the trading from
It's appearance OF being given over entirely
strength OF these influential stocks was
sales OF realizing prohts at different points.
Some Of the less conspicuous stocks re-
Gently rushed to a great height proved soft
dealings shrRnk to some extent and there
were periods when the dullness was more
acter Of the market was not essentially
changed. Selling Of any Importance was
only In evidence as prices were bid up to
meet the ideas Of holders OF stocks and It
was when bids were withdrawn and quota
tons allowed to sag that the dullness Of
the market became most profound The
news bearing on values was OF the same
general tenor as for some time past and
served TO keep up the spirit OF confidence
In business and Industrial conditions which
form the underlying basis for the firm un-
dertone OF the present market.
The actual opening Of the peace confer
ence at Portsmouth, N. H. dld not change
held IN the financial district which may be
described as one Of confidence, ultimate
u
against possible complications II Is the
general feeling nevertheless that a rupture
Of negotiations and a determination to con-
tinue the war would precipitate hazard
Gus situation In the financial market. So
far as the immediate effect In this market
would be concerned, the withdrawal by the
Japanese Of the large funds on deposit
here to Its credit, would be the prime
factor.
The expectation that the government re-
port on the grain crop to be published to-
morrow will be very favorable was q sus-
talning influence on the granEers today.
st. Paul showed the belated beneht also
after Its good June earnings statement
published yesterday. Amalgamated COP
per was partly aroused from a long dor
mant state after having been entirely un-
responsive yesterday to an additional ad-
vance in the price OF copper announced
then. Smelling resumed its flight to new
high record levels without a definite news
announcement to account for It, The coal
ers showed some effect Of proft taking on
their recent advances. although Delaware
and Hudson sold up to a new high record
Some weakness developed in the iron and
steel stocks when 1t was known that the
Iron Age statistics for July showed an ad-
ditional accumulation OF stocks of pig iron
on hand in spite of further curtailment
Of production as compared with June. The
weekly review Of the trade, however, was
very cheerful. The market closed heavy.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par
value, S2,62O0O0, U. 8. bonds were all un-
changed on call.
The quotations on the New York Stock
exchange ranged as follows:
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