Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
VERY LITTLE TRADING. Yesterdays Record in Wall Street the
 Lowest of the Year.


 New York, March 10.-Stocks held close to the prevailing level of the last few days throughout today's session Although a few issues made partjcu- larly good headway, changes 1n most cases wero almost negligible. It was another dull day. with little news ex- cept the monthly report of the United mage.
 The amount of trading yesterday was the smallest of the year Up-to that day, but the total of sales today eS- tablis1hed another low record. The ex- treme dullness which prevailed is il- lustrated by the fact that in some moderately active stocks, such as Bal timore and Ohio, Denver and Rio Grande common, Louisville and Nash vile and Western Union, there was not . sale during the session.
 There was again a noticeable ab- sence of largo selling orders, a. condi- ton which has been so general of late as to indicate that there is almost no pressure to liquidate. Operators on both sides were equally cautious, and evon the purely speculative element was not inclined to enter into exten- Give commitments.
 The Canadian stocks and Missouri Pacific were the strongest on the list. Canadian was strong all day, rising to . new high record, although its ad- vance was less than those of allied stocks. Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie, Wisconsin Central and Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic, all of which rose two points or more during the day. Holders of Missouri Pacific were disposed to exact better prices on account of indications that control of the property may not have been settled so definitely as was be- lfeved, and the stock was advanced nh a large part of it's gain. Better under standing of the Mexican situation re- suited in some improvement in Mexi- can railway shares.
 The United States Steel corpora tons report of thrilled orders at the end of February, amounting to 3.400,- 600 cons, a gain of nearly 290,000 tons, was accepted favorably as showing a continuation of the steady increase in the steel trade which has been in prog ress of late, although the increase was not up to the most sansuine expecta- tions. Traders bought Steel shares freely during the morning, expecting shown, and Steel common sold off on publications of tho figures. The drop i'm Steel arrested the slow improvement which was in progress through the rest of the Mst.
 Known money movements of the W0CA AA0kCGI0 d kOSS HI CdSIH IOE pklo banks, the first in several months. The loss to interior and to the sub- treasury is estimated at more than $4,00e, 900. The change in the direction Of cash movements is 2 seaSonaIble one, being due doubtless in large part to crop re- quirements.
 F'irt returns from the comptroller's s call for a statement of conditions of the national banks were received to- day from Chicago, whose banks report ed the largest deposits on record and the largest increase between calls ever made. The loan account shows an ir,- crease of more than S30,0O0, ,OO0, indi- eating that the banks had frightened the burden of idle money. Bank ex- changes still show 8 marked loss from a year ago, the weeks increase rum ming slightly over 10 per cent.
 Dealings in Southern Railway gen. oral mortgage fours and Wabash ex- tension fours were the only noteworthy features of the bond division, the trad ing in those two issues constituting more than 9 per cent. of the days op- eratfons. Total sales, par value. $2,- 112,00o.
 United States bonds unchanged on call.