Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-21
MARKET CONTINUES
TO Be UNSETTLED
While InternatiOnals Were Strong
10 London They Went Lower
In New York. ~
RAILROAD LIST VERY DULL.
SpeclatIes Attracted Seine Interest
Any Rises OF Morning Cancelled
In Afternoon.

New York March 2.-In spite OF the
strength OF the London market this morn
ing. number OF international stocks
sank fraction, but In the majority OF
cases, prices were higher, Atlantic Coast
Line rose rs, Minneapolis, St Pau
sault Ste Marie preferred point ana
Toledo, ST. Louis a. Western, Locomotive
and Republic Steel preferred, large frac-
lions. The market was active and broad
Not much progress was made In either
direction, as result OF tho hrst hours
business. Moderate selling was arrested
by the rise In Atchlson, to o. pressure
began In other quarters, Canadian IA
ciho and It's controlled stocks, ST. Paul'
and the railway equipment stocks, we're
decidedly firm. Sales or sugar down 10
lilh contributed a more uniformly heaVy
tone at II o'clock, chicago Alton Toll
edo, st. Louis g. Western, Minneapolis,
st, Paul and 3. s, Marie, Peoria and
Oregon. Pullman. Steel Foundries pre-
ferred, Virginia Iron ana Beel SuBaV
gained 1 to IA and khiokerD0cher leg .
Chicago Union Traction lel ].
The decline halted when ontario
Western had lost a point and recovery
ensued Atchison sold az Wa tne pre-
fefred st. Paul, Southern Pacihe and rev
a iSdN G. Ve g. = & 81 LOUIS ). Among The
lndustrials and specaltles, Consolidated
Gas was lifted 2%, Pressed steel Gar pre-
ferred ~ and the common, Iennessee
Coal. Car preferred, Republic steel pre-
ferred, United States Rubber preferred
Disullers Securities, and United Railways
Investment point or more,
In the general list prices were restored
to about last nights level w9een isading
New York Central and Allls'ChalmeTs
preferred 1.
Bonds were steady at noon.
only a languid interest was taken ~
the movement Of the railroad INST, anu
the sudden rise in Chesapeake & ohio TO
60is failed to rouse the usual leaders.
Meanwhile, the speclaltes were attracting
the attention OF the traders, this CLASS or
stocks showing wide and varied display
Of speculative interest In a general way
the railroad equipment and many OF the
stocks having TO do with the IRON ana
steel trade We're the strong features
sioss- Sheffield Steel followed the midday
rise In the southern group and soon ad-
vanced Az A number OF other speclaltes
and a few Of the low priced railroad
stocks improved between ana points.
North American yielded ~ and Chicago
Union Traction preferred 5. The purchas.
ing movement ceased almost as abruptly
as It had begun. and before ! o'clock prac-
tcally all OF It's rise was cancelled,
The prominent coal stocks made further
headway, despite the dropping tendency
OF the railroad list. Amalgamated Copper
and Colorado Fuel were quite active, and
a point better. Sloss-shefhed Steel moved
up to 81.
nlsan nolntment over the scanty demand
prompted selling OF stocks which praetl-
CaAy wiped out the days scattered gains
New York Central, Ontario & Western
and Canadian Pacific lost 2. and Union
Pacific Pennsylvania, Erie, b. & o.,
! Norfolk 3 Western. Illinois Central
states stei preferred, Smelling. Peoples
Gas. General Electric Cotton OIL and
some others lost 1 TO ~. Corn Products
preferred fell ~, the Common 2h and
| Cotton Oil preferred III.