Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-16
Despite Some Of The Ugly Run)Ps
a That Wg?e EfI0at It Shows
Great Resistance.
PROSPECTIVE BUYERS DETERMINED
ieeaa Party Believed to Have Been
Responsible for Some Gloomy Re
ports About Southern Pacific and
coppcr-No Demand for Foreign
stocks-Total Sales

't'y Associated Prcss.)
NEW YORK. oct To- The great
power Of resistance OF the stock mar
kct TO mfavorahlc factors was demon
stratcd by its action today in face
of several incidents. Tlr more con
spicuous was the g.eauy exaggerated
version of the situation in san Fran
cisco which gained currency on tne
Stock Exchange lie story detailed
thorc dealt With supposed general
riot and the death and manning of
largo number Of Japanese subjects
The market sold off on the irscgula.
ton of this runor but ielrmdcd with
vigOr Apon the receipt OF accurate d.
tails Of what had occur ed
The prospective buying was deter
mined ANA effective when prices were
Inclined TO yield but il practically dis
appeared when it had accomplisnc,
It's purpose of arrestiug the declines
a bad effect WAS caused by reports
Of the discovery by a government
agent OF further Relating practices by|
The southern Pacific and by Il fu' thurI
fall in Copper and by persistent re-
ports from London thai some cuba
rassmcnt was imminent in New York
some share OF The responsibility Tor
The ilregulation OF mluundcd rumors|
was laid nj the door If the Ina party.
which sun remains uncovered on the
short side TO large extent. 4 de
Cline OF foreign exchange rates with
The lcssencl selling OF stocks ior for
eign account was regarded with salts
faction
Bonds were weak, sonic of the is
SHE'S showing severe declines Total
sales, par value, S1.SSi.000. United
States As registered declined Ii per
emit on call Total sales OF stocks
today were 6lv 500 shares including
Copper, SO.5G0: Smelling. $4,000: To
bacco 100; A. c. L., zoo: c. n o.
geo: n. K w. 400; Reading. lO7 500,
Southern Railway. 100: Southern Rail
way pfd 100: L. C. l.. 100. l.. p.
127.50O: Steel, G5.9O0: Steel MD. 81,
.a00; V. c. C. 1900; V. G. C.. MD
COO: \. p, 27.7OO: Sloss Sheffield. lOO.
Adams Express " lG0
SAmalgamated Copper 53A
sAmerican Car and Foundry %
'yAmerican Car and Foundry MD Sc
American Cotton Oil ... POI.
lAmerican Cotton Oil pfd . 20
American Express .. 1S2
American Hide and Leather pfd 12l6
American Ice . 3lh
American Linseed Oil ...., ~
American Linsccd Oil pfd -. 17ih
American Locomotive .... 45h
american Locomotive pfd 49,. %
.aAmerlcan Smelling and Refng 76h
American Smelt and Reiing pTd 907s
American Sugar Refining ..... I057S
American Tobacco. pfd.. ccrtf 1880
Anaconda Mining Co. ....... 30la
Atchison .... .. sOA
Atchison pfd ...... 50
Atlantic Coast Line ....... 20
.2Baltimorc and Ohio ........... S6A
Z baltimore and Ohio nfd ..... So
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Transit ...... ~
Canadian Pacific ............. l5SH
. Central of New Jersey ... 100
. Chesapeake ana Ohio ..... 29h
Chicago Great Western ... IA
.iChicago aud Northwestern $50. li0H
y Chicago, Mil, and st. Paul ~. Il5h
!. Chicago Terminal and Transit. AZ
z Chicago Terminal and Trans pfd 10
{. G.. Z. and 81. Louis ........ 80
Il Colorado Fuel and Iirpn ...... l5M
Z Colorado and Southern ....... l9is
Colorado and Southern list pfd u
Colorado and Southern 2nd pfd 81 u
:, Consolidated Gas ............. SIS
Corn Products ...........,... 1875
Corn Products pid .....,,,,,,. -
delaware ana hudson .....,,.. ii94s
Z. Delaware iakawanna and West 40
y ilchvcr and no s,randc -...... l214
, 'l.,.' ana NO nIahoc pa .'' 6l