The Washington times., 1916-12-31
WEEKS MARKET OF
NOMINAL INTEREST
-Four Sessions Relatively Dull,
Though Trading Actually
Is Quite Extensive.
ELEMENTS OF UNCERTAINTY
Peace, Mexico, and Railroad
Questions Help Produce
Feeling Of Hesitancy.

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~
A. - A..
closing Yesterday was n, ,,,,,. moro
than nominal interest, so far aa Cd.
erations In the securities market were
concerned. There were only four
sessions OF the stock market and those
were relatively DUH. Although trading
was actually quite extensive, Il seem.
ed very tame compared TO the ex.
panisve sessions 10 which Wall street
has becomo accustomed .inco IN. h,y
Ill ...,.
- so "nos' way s'
ummer' ssnowicned In between one
'nohosy sno preliminary recess 70
.ne opservence OF the New rear, Win
business IN stockr ana ponos isrgeiy
sp.oIessiona character. the week
carried WIN u little sgniicsnce OF
si.ner p.eseht eondi.ions or tnose 10
uev.lop IN the immediate tuture.
aoueu 10 tne ususI nonoay csinhess
anu tne hesiency siways assoclsteo
WIN tne spproach o. = ne" year
mere were .ne uncsI.ainues OF tue
pease ou..ooN, tne osturoing aspeet
w .nis eou.'y sneso's.,ons WIN VI.
EoNeInen, VI oeneIai Sa,Isnha anu
.ne ne'o.nos eon"esusu WIN etnoru
70 eone soe N.no ., an a1Iust
,., . WV" 'es"'u W ra''roau "s'
is''on
SHARP Centrast IL shown.
IT.. lie ,,
'so'o'"s 'op'e " aseuss'o"
was OF course the prospects Tor bring
ing uhe european oeiiiseren,s 70 some
90 n,,,,,n - 90 80 s".,u,,,. ,,a,u
som.,n,n. a.,,nI,. 60, ,..,a ,ron, ,hn
foe ,h., n.e....r,,y ,oy.r. nr.,,,n,.
nary n.yo,I.,,o,. q, AZ o. r..chIng
n nature. Il IL scarcely TO be antIci.
pated that there will be vigorous
Initiative IN. any direction. on Tues.
uy anu "eanssosy .ns srn, W
i,sh, =. .ann.rsa .,,h ~, hsd gnns
~i,n N" . n1 'u. So
vas sons sooa 'u.k
a,S",,n. 800 ~, n,sn,,,,,I
e.. ~. a., -, A.. 49,. ,ho..
..i,s -. -. .''. 80,
.''s,,,u.' -s ~, ,r.,,.aa..
a.. ,o,,,r,. -, ,r.d,n. wss i.,ss, hut
~, 81, ~. ~ .,, 20 ~ ,.,,,,Ian
ra.,L uhsn = eon.,asr.a ,ha,
,hs,a 80 ,.,o'n,,,,ion .har. as..ians
ara on. s.mIiIIon share seasion
An The nreyiou. week the contrast IA
.n... ns.s Th.KaAa0 hFntI4hl ahnut
rnv....i ., ,.nd.,cI.s In nrIe.s.
,,.,.,,. n.,.m.. 4, would .nn.ar'
,,adsr, ana nnhiic alike were 10th
90 ca,rv over bsavy commItmonts
,h,o,gh +. recess on three days. with
nure,nu. urr.r,aIntIes Inherent In
urss.nt Conditions hn nstN 4 over them.
L'ssiss"s" os''e Ses""
The end OF the week liquidation
90. a,J,. IN. ioeienl thing TO look
~. ',.,,,.,., A., s,.rr,.ny..
'"I' i"e u's"ppo'"."s ~
1ailure TO supply the ooserhmoh' NJ
" ellington with a satisfactory re-
s,onse 10 the PresIdent's recent peace
-. a, ar. h.u,.or.n,. of hotb .Ides.
49, ~ -, -.
was interprs,ea A. 800
Nv "ss. ueS Wy go, upI,.nd
that Germany had dispatched q sup
Elementary note In reply 10 THIS oo''
srnmsnt e0n ,, ~ mn ,as,s.,i,,
nn.ns, on n,Ices IN the seeurI.
Ties market, and there proved TO be
too little residence within the market
TO permit adequate response wneh
was a'seoNerea IN, %. ~ nrror
80 -. osr.c,,an
An thai goss 10 show that there Is
I'm , Iases element I'm wall street
~, ,oaLs mon nssc. no, as n wei.
,,,,,ns dsiivsranee from the tragic /
strugeIe I'm Eurone. hut as AN ele.
r,.n, ,.,aJng 10 nnt a nsrIod 10 their
avn seIn.h gains. Neyertheless. the
ssner ana N NAV he aid the more
hnm.ns yi.w, nrcyaIIine IN the heat
cirrIeS A. gaining Ground. ana AZ "a
no, AZ ali certain that eventuaIIy the
nntori,y viii NO, TaiI m see a hull
,rg1nsn, In nsace when A does como.
FERNS of neaee eannot he arranged
Quietly n. a y,,Ie' even when those
,"ho re doing ,he nehtIng are ready
for 4, In ths nresent case we have
,hs snsc,acis az one aide annsrentIv
c,rsr Sor an end 10 The war ana Tho
cIhs "a. snnarentlv determinsd 10
al, A, on,
Opportunity Tor Adjustment
Assumine that nerotIations are
49,. -, .o,,s,,Io. a.. co.,
s'a' ''u ""u'' 'uN' "o"N'' ny
Iefences must eNtend over period u
many months before anything like a 4