Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20
TheIr Ammunition Was Rumor
There Was 10 be Favorable Re.
port on The HIII Gr0upe.
GREAT NORTHERN STOCK Co.'s UP
sub-Treasury Operations Alone Have
Furnished a Supply Of s4,so9,ooo of
Cash to the Banks-InterIor Banks
The eaIners-Tota Sales and Clos.
Ing Quotations.

tons for rise in prices of stockt
which have been PERSISTED In at In
tervals during the week, in spite OF
occasional interruptions, were con
tinued today. The movement mount
cred less active resistance than for
several days in the form of positive
weakness In any prominent stocks
There were apparent difficulties in
overcoming the inertia of the general
list and this drag on the advance of
fered passive resistance which had
dlscouraging effect on the efforts
OF the bulls ut times. The principal
ammunition of the bulls consisted OF
vague intimations of some forthcom
Ing favorable development regarding
tho Hill stocks. An increase in the
rate OF distributions OF profits was
the substance of these rumors. Great
Northern preferred took the proceed
ence In the movement from Northern
Pacific. which was the favorltc In
yesterdays dealings. The rise in tho
Harrimans was more material, nj.
though Union Pacific touched the
highest price on the present move.
ment. Publication of the imposing
rises of the years operations of the
Union Pacific and the Southern Pa
ellie had favorable effect on holders
or the stocks, the surplus after divi-
dends of the two systems amounting
to total OF upwards of $4,000 900.
The continued case of call loans
and the prospects for favorable
bank statement tomorrow were Gle.
ments In the strength of the market
Tho subtredsury operations alone
have furnished supply of si.S09,-
ooo OF cash to the hanks 1t was
noted with Interest, however, that
the currency movement had been in
favor of the interior on balance,
marking reversal of the recent ten
denoy. The loss TO the interior seems
to have been les sihan n half mil;
lion dollars. The activity of the
market fell to small proportions in
the latter half of the day and adj
vanccs were only partly retained A
break In the local traction stocks. due
20 the proposed investigation by the
Public Utilities Commission disturb
ed them at the latter market
bonds were dull, total sales par
value $4,000. U. S. two's registered
advanced 4 per cent on call. Total
sales today 5i1.500 shares. including:
Copper 52,700; Tobacco 400; A. c. l..
700 G. e O. LOO; H. G. n. 400; n.
& w. 900; Reading 1880; Southern
Pacific 31,d00; Southern Railway 200 /:
Union Pacific 1l1 800; u s. Steel 90
500; Va. Var Chemical 700: North
ern Pacific 1890; Sloss 300; Great
Northern pfd 23,600.
Adams Express $50
Amalgamated Copper ........ 91%
American Car e Foundry ...... 1855
American Car &. Foundry pfd 100 !
American Cotton Oil ........ 321s
American Cotton Oil pfd ... sc
American Express .21O
American Hide & Leather pfd. 10
American Ice 61X
American Linsecd Oil 10
American Linsced Oil pfd ...... 231s
American Locomotive IS
American Locomotive pfd. $50. 10i
American Smelling 4 Refg lis
American Smelling & Refg pfd 105 "
American Sugar Refining ....122M
American Tobacco pfd ccrtif :. So
Anaconda Mining 20. 5SX
Atchison Gamma. y25s
Atchison pfd 93X
Atlantic Coast Line ..... 97Ih,
Baltimore & Ohio ....... 9S
Baltimore & Ohio pfd ...... So
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. .... SO
Canadian Pacific .177IS
Central of New Jersey IT'S
Chesapeake & Ohio .... 347s
Chicago Great Western . 11M
Chicago IL Northwestern Isl *
Chicago, Mil. & st. Paul .1343s
Chicago Terminal e Trans go.
Chicago Terminal & rams pfd 10
Q. c., c. & ST Louis ..... GSM
Colorado Fuel & Iron ...... 31%
Colorado e Southern .... 24%
Colorado Il Southern pfd .. d5h
Consolidated Gas. | ...117
Corn Products .........1 7A
Corn Products pfd ........ "
Delaware & HUDSON .......... .171%
Delaware. Lackawanna & West 400
Denver & Rio Grande ....... 2Sis
Denver G. Rio Grande pfd 49,. Al
Dlstillers' Securities .... &c
Erie ........... maintenance. 1854
Erie LIST pfd 500
Erie End pfd AK
General Electric 1877
Illinois Central 49,. IA
International Paper ........ 14K
International Paper pfd .... II
international Pump .......) 1914
international Pump pfd ........ 40
iowa Central .......... ....... 17E
Iowa Central pfd .......... 3SH
Kansas City Southern .... 27a,
Kansas City Southern pfd ... 57H
Louisville & Nash. willie ....1l7
Mexican Central ... Pig
Minneapolis & st. Louis Al
Min. st. r. e Sault Ste. NJ. .107
Min, ST. p. & Sault Ste NJ pld 1876