The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-18
GOSSIP or WALL STREET.

body comes along and sticks q knife into II
again. II has taken on some hope: for one
thing has had q bit OF faith cure. and the belief
that II will get we'll some time is a great help In
tts convalescence. There will be other slnks
Ing spells, perhaps. but II isn't expected that
administered Thursday. It may gasp. but
the consensus among the doctors 10 that IL
won't croak and won't need near az much
nursing.
AS the sickness has been Of long duratisn
and very distressing, the period OF GONZALES
cence 10 likely to be long. The illness has
been wearing and the patient has been very
weak. Those who expect n to arise. get out
Of its bed and walk are apt TO be disappointed.
At times It may rally rather brlskly. but then
In all probability 1t will overdo. become
quickly exhausted and sink back into letharg y
and torpor. As nothing but q blow from the
dark will kill IL, so nothing short oGa miracle
Will restore II Immediately to complete health. d"
. Yesterday the market required very little
attention. IL was able to support itself with
out medicine. A bit feverish and causing
some concern to those who were %sorrowfully
watching by IL II nevertheless had strength
enough TO get along without additional doc
toring. There we're some who thought that
a little vim was administered h~ypodermicany
and on the quiet. but no one sa W IL done. On
Thursday. II was recalled. the electric bat
teries were turned on 30 openly that 1t seemed
Almost Indecent.
Some people who are bears because that's
their disposition and are as coldbl CODED as
any one else In the world say II would be
cruel to raid the market now. 4 powerful
bear attack, they insist. would be the signal
for calls to the undertaken. The lawyers
who act as undertakers in the financial dis
trict. they continue cheerfully. are busy
enough now. and much as the bears like de-
clines they refuse to work for failures. The
quality OF mercy. people who do not grant the
sincerity OF SUCH uttcrances say. doesn't
exist in the inbred bears OF this class. They
refrain from exertion oil further sharp selling
pressure because OF Tears OF unpleasant hap
penings to themselves rather than TO others.
They are afraid OF oyfrextending themselves
to such an extent that they might be pulled
apart. IL Ia fear OF q scarcity OF stocks rather
than fear OF ruinous liquidation as result OF
bear operations hat inspires the cautious
course OF action
"
iiQuioatlon c~ontihued on n moderate
scale yesterday, Lonnon SOLO a ot on nai-
ahce' Inc inarket aosoroeu the nuuiuation
without any inoiea'ions OF distress' support
WAS practicahy unnecessarily anu pSacticahy
none was ACCORDED. investment ouying
ana shoSt covering sumceu TO maintain an
In some shares she quotations at times adj
vanced sharply between ssies. giving the
impression that the market was sold out
and that no remarkably large amount of
money would be needed to make covering
very expensive. STOCKS were scarce IN tE
loan crowd.
~Liquluatoh py one large hoider may neu-
traine ,hs dement, Oh puynns oy u nunur''i
or so oou lou investors: mere may oe large
noiuers VINO are not througn cutting oo"h
.ner hhes Oh SECURITIES. NO one Knows.
"hat every one uoes know ls that the sinai
iot investment ouyihg 10 continuing IN a very
Wnoiesome anu sups'an.iai measure "
.akes a mui.ituoe OF sucn small orders. OF
o"uIse' W na.e an impiess'o" on.he sssIe-
gave suppiy " s,ochs. out io' All 'hat 'he
oarss,h nuhting tehoency ~ Wy encourage
"s oeNefopn'en'' hpai' irom us rnet'
"" INC tecnn'oai pos''o" VI 'ne nna'kct "
~ "e'0on,eu o''"s,"s a~ou' a N'uei
uist,'ouIion Oh STOCKS. me more men OF
mouets'e means ar m'eres'eu III SECURITIES
ene more hnen $, nnnuencs 10 'srse anu sman
comnluI'.les VIII oe Iouhu 70 asee'. tne rfahts
" p'Vpei'S' nei ae sonc proheIs 30
sa"su'ne on ms account as 10 preu'ct that
ssain " may o ssiu 'haC 'he country ns
vouu"'. :" p'opeI's oN"eis a"u 'na' sens'pi'
BUSINESS 'eue.s mss asan ~ e"ora'eu IN
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sr.nyisd rnrsnit Of cani,a, haaoni
.nd n,ora in,ons. a.. ,hn mon,ko 80" ~.
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alt ,shor.d in a hu.ua.. ss.. ."em.
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