The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-14
New york Stocks

Wall St., New York, Dec. 14.-STOCKS-
The stock market had very irregular
opening on extremely active dealings.
Amongst the gains National Lead rose
1A points, Atlantic Coast Line, National
Railroad of Mexico and Neutrality-suspicious.
Chemical a point, and St. Paul, Baltimore
and Ohio, New York Central, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit and Consolidated Gas large
fractions. Anaconda sold at a decline OF
There were running sales OF 800 shaEes
of Amalgamated Copper at 10O12 ana 1OJ'
compared with 9915 last night. The price
Immediately receded to below par.
The burden of sustaining the market
against the very active realizing OF the
first hour fell principally to Pennsyiya-
MIA and Baltimore and Ohio, the former
rising 115 points and the latter IA 81
Paul later was moved up "a points. Le3u
extended its rise to 216 points ana there
was gains of point IN 1lllnolS CehtI43l'
Cleveland, c., c. and St Louis, Brook-
Iyn Rapid Transit, International Paper,
Manhattan and United States Realty
Pressure elsewhere cost most of the OPEN
ing gains, including that of Analganated
Copper, and there were some sharp losses.
The Rock Island stocks were poorly sup
ported, the common declining 19s polntS'
the preferred ia, St. Louis and San Fran
cisco second preferred points, and the
first preferred IL points MlnneapoIls ana
St Louis dropped 8 points, Lake Erie
and Western 2sz, Tennessee 312, F1rLSDuf2s
Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis 1ls,
Consolidated Gas 19s and Canadian South
ern, Smelling, Sloss-Shenie1d Steel, sugar
and General Electric about a point. The
rise IN 81. Ee1ui carried up Will II <AtlelAA-
tic Coast Line "a points, Canadian "a
cific 11b. Wisconsin Central preferred 19s,
Louisville and Nashville a point and
Knickerboclzer Ice IA points. The gen
eraI market became steadier.
Great activity developed in Union IA
cific, which carried It up TO l45z1, exceed
ing Yesterdays record price. The imno-
biiitv of the general list during this mo-
menf under the influence of profit taking
was impressive. Only stocks OF minor
Importance moved except Ior gam OF
a Doint in Missouri Pacific Westinghouse
Electric sold at an advance of ~ points,
Tennessee Coal II, Kansas city SouIh-
ern 1sk. the preferred 1as, Smelling and
Hide and Leather preferred 1 to II points.
Anaconda sold at a decline OF 3 points.
Bonds were irregular at noon.
Some very obscure stocks maze SenSa-
tionaI movements and picked STOCKS OF
standard grade were successfully bIougnt
forward The average level OF prices
however, was not much changed. Union
Pacific was carried to 1864 and Southern
Pacific responded with a rise of Us
points. Amalgamated Copper started up
again after midday and went TO 1Oz IN
i6n Pacific and st. Paul meantime yield
ed q point from the best. Hide and
Piftsburg Coal preferred ., the common .
Central Leather 13s points. Anaconda
"a Ified z points from the lowest. Eederal
Mining declined 2sz points
individuals continued to attract most
~ the srecu1ative operations, the general
list moving in only a perfunctory manner
After Sugar had been marked up poinI
and Smelling 2 the list began to yield
and there were a number of reactions,
reaching a point or more IN strong rear
lres Of the day, including AfnalgssInaLe'
CouDer KnickerbOcker Ice moved up =
and Twin City Rapid 21z, while Metropoll-
tan Securities and Northwestern Tel IL
points and Northern Pacific IA points