The evening world. Newspaper, April 29, 1903, Page 8

TOCKS STRONG AT THE CLOSE - Canacian Pacific, Er Erie, Anacon- . da and People’s Gas Led in the Final Dealings with Prices the Best of the Day. TRACTIONS UP WITH LIS1. ‘Mexicans Again a Feature of- the “Trading and London a Good Buyer Lehigh Figures in the Demand o@md Coppers Claim Attention. ‘Lei by advances of two pointy in » Canadian Pacific, Erie first preferred, Whaoonda Copper and Peopio's 3: Gh over 1 per cent, in St, Paul, Lout & Nashville and Atchison. ‘The k market closed strong to- da Northern Securities advanced 11-4 per ent on the curd on the good earnings 0f the railroads for March announced ° The Mexican National stocks were © ¢he most active among the iseues traded in during the afternoon, The oyere: stock was comparatively , not over 10,000 shares coming gut ina i per cent. advance. There Were over aiozen buying orders for the common stovk at an average vf 1,000 shares each, and the supply remained @bout equal to the demand until the Price’ Feached 2%, a gain of 1-4, Another feature of the late trading ‘Wasa big accumulation of Krie by the Bejan in ‘the stok who bought if ia ofa apa dividend to be clared Tn the fall, h the London houses were jers early in the day, & stron; bas nthe curb al broad resulte orders for over 1 There ‘wes an excellent bor Mtoe Mextckn Naitjona! ly arbitrage houses which are yer a r the stocks to arrive from Lon- othe nip pind bah at the Le degra ‘con’ Ormer during the rest of the congue ‘ahiish Vatiey was taken in fairly large lots by those who belleve that the Stogk will, be Aivanced to a war basis 48 s00n a6 market conditions per- fit, with a view to issuing ow blocks of Erle was Also ought heavily by a tT of epecialiats, ict that & mere liberal dividend” poli retlct that pursued in- ary suture. An advance of t1-8 was re ‘ ‘The support In the tractions was fur- shed b} aderelg who bought to, pra duo flauldation ©) on the tran he strength of ot ee Cab sys Bees n Pacito advanced houses cel a y r Montrea! an and here. Pte reserced in London demand for the stock in the loan crowd also aia atone the gain here. aX, Sle 8 Ou Grow ho an advance f ew 1-4 7 the previ o! over the previoui Es 8 A pfotk of a little lens 6,000 of dong, st eh in Reading was at in of 1-2, and was room ieadeea at that figure. ‘The 1 buyers of ae ake fr Rept Later bho are a Beine wor for the |. Sartell a pool. to Le he stock at eh a Yeah The Closing Quotations. ja bigveat, Jowect and closing prices 334 ct from’ "yestersny'a prteca ee Troms ot ale are as follows: BRITAIN CLOSE WITH SHIP TRUS Englishmen Will Predominate in Morgan’s International Mer- cantile Marine Company, Ac- cording to Deal. TO FLY BRITISH FLAG. Corporation Agrees to Show King’s Colors on All Vessele Bulit in England—Contract Will Be Ter minated by Any Hostile Act. LONDON, April %.—The shipping agreement between the International Mercantile Marine Company and the British Government has deen finally satisfactorily concluded on the lines previously announced, The terms of the agreement, accord- ing to the announcement made by Ger- ald Balfour, the President of the Board of Trade, in a speech at Sheffield, Eng- land, Sept. 90, are as follows: A majority of the directors of the combination are to be of British nation- ality, the vessels purchased in Great Britain are to fly the British flag, their oMficers are to be Britisn, a reasonable proportion of their crews are to be drawn from Great Britain and at least half tho tonnage hereafter to be built for the combination is to be constructed in Brith yards and fly the British flag. Forther, in the event of the combina- tion pursuing a policy nostile to the British morcantile marine, the British Government Js empowered to terminate the agreement, which ts for a period of twenty years and panewerie: by, five years’ notice from each party LONDON STOCKS HEAVY. ——— jofly |Americans Were Steady and an Exception in the wher.» meripan railways were steady on the London Exchange to-day, while other issues were generally heavy. Grand ‘Trunks were firmer, due to the com- pany's latest traffic statement, which was satisfactory. Rio Tintos were strong. SHIPPING NEWS. ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY. Gun rises. 6.03)San seta.. 6.53|Moon wets... 9.20 THE TIDES. High Water. : a Yo "the Uahed Grates Ee ‘Peattin hele 1, Svea, Ban . LAvern: Nicolai, Gopenis Citta at Genor OUTGO!): v3. BAI. St. Paul, Sout! M. Acujesive, Charleston, Ryndam, Rotterdam. Sabine, Galveston, Coltte, ‘Liverpeo!: Bl Monte, New Orleans, ety, Prereso, mestown, Nortolk. Cherokee, San Domingo. Silks and Dress Goods. Special for Thurs, & Friday 12,000 yds. Imported and Domestic. Black laffeta Silk, a good reliable quality,on sale rer | High. lo. Close. Cp oe G16 ard BP RH ie we mts io, 13) RM tN ry e +1 Pa a ft as weet? (3 By +% ame tities % ria ad z 4 56 +h By +m 685 +26 bey Pie td iiss th at supgupescsye8 cosasszes ofr Pe sseul==sicerss Pee ave ‘eerees PRESS FE PESS teste et ttt ttt it ttttet ene a 221 SREEEROPE FEE Beeare Pane FF THE CELTIC. Take Paa- Timer, at 58c. yd., unusual value, Also a lot of 36-inch White FapaneseSilk, largely used for summer dresses and undergarments; a decided bargain, at 5oc. yd. Dress Goods. We shall continue to sell during this week the Broken Lots of Dress Goods that we adver- tised at gsc. yd., formerly $1.50 up to $3 a yd. Also 28 pieces Cream and two shades of Navy Blue Imported Voile, to be closed out at STOCK EXCHANGE GOSSIP , AND WALL STREET DOINGS. Gome of the members of the Stock Hxchange are dissatisfied because Charles | 8, Bryan and J. B. Dumont were not renominated as members of the Gov- | As @ result ‘an independent ticket containing the names of these two members, in place They assert that they will make the election a lively one, and expect to win a victory. erming Committee on the regular ticket to be voted for May Ll. of the new nominees, J. B. Harriman and Lawrence Jacobs. George ©. Gordon, an fgent of the London and River Platte Bank, will ship $500,000 in gold to-day to Buenos Ayres. A new and more formal manner of opening the Stock Exchange for day's business was introduced to-day, the former method of simply ringing a gong being considered as Incking in @ignity. At fifteen seconds before 10 o'clock the ohalrman of the exchange, Benjamin G, Talbert, arose from his seat on the roster and remained standing until the hands of the big clock at the south end of the board room pointed to 10, at which instant he ennounced the opening of the exchange by one stroke of the gong, whereupon trading was begun simultaneously all over the floor. Ysbraud B. Haageoma, secretary of the Republic Steel Company, has signed his position and will be succeeded by the former assistant secretary and treasurer, H. L. Round. ‘The directors of the American Radiator Company met to-day and declared a quarterly dividend of 18-4 per cent. on the preferred stock. 7 J. M. Barr, vice-president and general manager of the Seaboard Air Line, has closed up all matters pertaining to the company's line into Birmingham and arranged for work to begin immediately. A special committes of the Cotton Exchange, appointed to consider trading It is now proposed to license ware- houses throughout the South to certify grades of cotton. This will greatly in- crease the stock available to satisfy contracts, and manufacturers will ibe able ‘on @ natiohal basis, has completed its plans. to hedge against forward contracts for thelr goods. The Cotton Market. ‘The local cotton market hed a steady opening to-day, with prices 2 to 5 points|the call confidence was gradually tored, = higher. Cables came good and gave the | stored, = bulls @ chance to regain part of yes- one prices higher. Trading In May was) 914, manchester Market Lost. terday's loss, although their advantage | SOW: WEXFORD, Ireland, April 2—The|The little thi are those that was confined chiey to the opening be-| The opening prose bese died arn pen fi regent ee noheaer Marker count; aa bid; May, 10.88 to 10,54; July, 10.08 to 10.04; | S from ; cause of liberal profit taking sales on the y. Capt, Hiking, yrbich ‘selled from Man: Aug 8.97; October, 8.66 to 867; November, to 8.57; December, 8.53 to 8.54. bulge. Later, due to the good rains in the Bouthwest and port receipts only 8,000, principal initial trading was a sale MAIL ORDERS Adams Pr SIXTH AVENUE. 2iST AT 1,% and hemstitched, made with plain tucked sleeves. AT & 50,4.50, 5.98 and 1 3; OF WHITE LINEN i AT 6% and “each styles that cannot be duplicated’ on which they are reduced to the above figures from 8. 10.50. 2, 98 WAISTS IN WHITE LAWN, tucked and; AT hemstitched, and in white mercerized Madras in a variety of pretty styles, both AT 9 8° tons. pearl buttons. “Adoria’” Toilet Specials! Sheet Music Tke “Adoria” brand on an article means that it 1s our own special prepara- tion, Our aim in manufacturing a Chak line of Toilet Preparations under our own name is to insure A STRICTLY PURE QUALITY and to GIVE MORE FOR THE MONEY AND OF A BETTER QUALITY than could be given were we (o sell standard goods at ViouBT WATER restricted prices. SACHET POWDER. as- worted odors, 0%, alae, at. TOILET | Moria Water, $-on, sine, at. 19c| SACHET POWDER. ts sorted odors, on, eine, at. Florentine one, for anohets, 25c¢ to Te povkene, i, EXTRACTS tu amorted 196 ie sim ote Barg ains in Other Toilet Requisites! usa BOAP, HoT p Fated LoL Fo) | . S 69c! RR Baa. a WITCH HALEL| CLOTHES | BRUSHES, Per celluloid backs, at... mr Be leat? otveuy a ‘oti ries To Spring housefurnishers this sale is most op) une, It UR is brimful of bargains. Money saving chances abound in the Basement Salesroom during the progress of thts mercantile movement, The houselurnishers looking for sueh goods (and where is the housefurnisher who is not at this time?) will find hints of great value in the following items: Lamp Department! |eleare™ estttior ‘sa oe 10. WOKEL Fiat. | MALL LAMP. with ot! fount plete ° oe Some ehimney PARLOR LAMPS, | Lion va Dragon, pold decors one, | plete» ORTRD SILK LA ,|aHaDEe aT MW PRIOS, THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY HVENING, APRIL 29, 1003. LL THE LATEST NEWS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD. of 10,000 July by @ local operator, which supplied part of the demand. Following and fresh investment buying t, 9.67 to 9.68; September, 8.95 to PROMPTLY ry( 4 Magnificent aaa Ce eo Se eens o¢ Women’s Waists At Remarkably Attractive Prices. WAISTS OF WHITE LINEN, tucked | AT to 10.00, WAISTS in a choice selection of the newest and handsomest designs, .50 WAISTS OF PEAU DI CYGNE in white, black ai light blue, in a variety account | beautirul effects, but in broken sizes only, on which 50 and|account they are marked down to above prices from WAISTS OF WHITE MERCERIZED DAMASK in a select assortment of ty designs, all of which have new fice lines made with large sleeves, tab stock and pear! but-| shoulders and fronts, Targe sleeves, fancy stock and 25cjMen's Fine Soft Elastic Summer Weight Ribbed war, prusu-}Suits—In lig bristles 25¢ fin all sizes, worth $1.00 per suit ; ‘tte China, } ne Etc. "fee Dinner and Tea ea This price is far below the real value of these =\Thibet Suits, N.S.BRANN, * MANUPACTURING JEWELLER, . Bet, 231Eighth Ave., .nf%s.3'%.,, OPEN EVENINGS, STOCKS DULL ON THE CURB. United States Steel Fives and Man- hattan Lead in the Trading. Outside seourities were duil but a le firmer on the curd to-day. United es Steel fiver sod at & and Man- attan Traneit at 41-2, American Can shares were steady with the preferred siockat @ it, Norti 6 tl stookat 8 wern Securities was ‘The bid ind asked prices of the principal outside securition to-day were: bea Aske Northom Securtu 96 jAmerican Barret 55 i the Greenw Copper Setboard ... Seaboart pret Ur 8. Steel fives The Wheat Market, Cold weather did not Influence the bulls to-day at the opening, as was ex: pected. The early market was no more than steady, and subsequently it weak- ened under sales by the room element, going I-4 to 8-4 below yesterday's tinal figures. The decline was due mainly to heavy rains in Kansas. Corn nad an indifferent opening, lacking activity and Without any im rant change. | Forel BNow ‘k's 10.30 ame eee ‘ew York's A, ir gh gnin rice: io 3:42 Sulye 16 bt re- were: Wheat—May, tember, 74 & 4. 3-4; May, 44 8 to Septamber, Wrsieo Wie near Tekt galtt oid inttial sine S York's pri e aesorimem of solld golé [4-Kt. Hak 80 1-2: 2 ou genuine te 4 4, Cori May, ure Fine, | ffetamond: a par Tt will pay you to come miles out . closing prices were: Whi =M fs B44 to 18 108: July Fer et | fl of your way vs! these great bargains, 717-8; September, 65'5-8. Corn—Ai Orders Promptly Attended pd a May, 441-4)’ July, ur rb; Bepten: Bull is wis io The surest way to show {: Ts to use a little World Want ad.— If you do this you'll Know it, y (joods (Co. STREETS. N. Y. 2 50 WAISTS OF WHITE MERCERIZED @ LINON, showing handsome silk embroid- ered drape design in froht—full sleeves and fancy stock. AT 5 98 waists OF POUISINE|| in white, black an ue, sho many fetchii f effects the ney shirred yok yoke and Saeves ad) Te Dina 10." Whites tac WAISTS, in which stranded on kar, during a fog on In two. Gipay, Rock, off Tus- bed day, 1s’ breaking or regular prices that ranged from 10.00 to 17,50. AT 4, 98 WAISTS OF LOUISINE in blue, white and of handsome ‘style al of’ which made with the new sleeves and fancy stocks. To-morrow 6 or 10 50 Only for Pieces for BY MAIL 2c EXTRA FOR EACH PIECE. The regular prices of these pieces range from 18c. to 35c. per piece. Even we have never sold any of these pieces at special cut price sale for less than 14c, This great offer comprises twenty thousand pieces of popular ‘sheet music by the best composers of the day, slightly shop sited. We will pick out our best pieces and send them mail to any of our customers who cannot call and select them t! ves, we’: Spring Underwear In Comfortable Union Suits! pret- ht blue and unbleached cottons, with long sleeves, special price, per ah = 59: ‘Men's Fine Light Weight Lisle Thread Union Suits—Unbleached, with}! long sleeves, in all sizes, worth $2.25 per suit; special price, $ 1 .00 Pe MUacaracseeser therestecsscicrtccat eee ok ON SALE TO-MORROW—300 Boys’ Double-Breasted wat Lwo=Piece Suits, Oo}IN CHEVIOT AND WOOL CRASH, FOR suits, which should be seen to be thoroughly appreciated, as every detail in their manufacture , has been made a special feature. Sizes 7 to 15 98|Men’s Black 80 SUIT. ACTUAL VALUE... :}This is a phenomenal offering of Men's ) {Black Thibet Business or in sizes up to wig pit is hand- 3 FAR BELOW THEIR TO MOTHERS OF BOYS: Our three stores with their good clothing, furnishings, hats and shoes for boys are in loca- - tions especially convenient for you to include in shopping trips. 32d Street and Broadway—in the heart of the new retail centre, the hotel and theatre district. 13th St, and Broadway—on the way from the old dry-goods centre to the lower end of the retail district. Warren ‘Street and Brostwiyetnar the ferries and just across City Hall Park from the Brooklyn Bridge. Gives 3 to 13 Fanoy cottons and linens, $1.25.to $5.00 RUSSIAN BLOUSE SUITS ines 2 to 7 ‘Fancy cottene and linens Cheviot Miztures.and Blue Serges ‘BLT 0:95.00 by 83.50 to $10.00 | Cheviots, Worsteds, Gerges, a NORFOLK JACKET 6UITS 94:80 t0:$10.00 . Gizes 3 to 16 DOUBLE-BREASTED JACKET Fancy Cheviot Mixtures $3.60 to £12.00 aes tpi yn! 208 7 : settenanid Cheviot mixtures $8.60 to 412.00 oe ‘Tong stockings, bleck and tan, cotton | prac goods $7.60 to $10.50 and Isle, +25 t0 $1.00 | xeGLIGED SHIRTS ‘3 Half bose, Wack and fancy, 25 to .50 | Cheviot and madras 100 to $9.95 ; Rocers, Peet & Company. 368 Broad pposive City Hall, aid thy ian ae fll orders ‘by mail, me ons abiped Free to St points co Long Island and Free Deliveries to Far Rockaway, Bayswater, ere, Wave Crest, Arverne, mas, lands, Seaside, Rockaway Park, nburst, Sa ae, Seaford, Wantagh, Bellmore, Merrick, moe Baldwins and Thursday’s Great Suit Sale ‘We have gathered together a lot of about ‘100 Women’s Suits from our recent wonder- ful suit sales, and have subjected them to most remarkable price cuts; suits among them worth $15, none worth less than $8; Venetians, cheviots and broadcloths, in sizes from 32 to 42; blouse style, made in the latest fashion; the hundred ought to go mighty fast; it’s advisable, therefore, tc come early in the day; as 6. 75 The Pall-Mall Sailor, 1.75. Have you heard about the Pall-Mall? It’s a natty sailor style hat that comes with a bell crown of mohair and brim of split straw. To see it means to be immediately taken up with it, It is trimmed with velvet ribbon in all colors, For Thursday.... 1, 75 20 dozen Shirred’and Foppies, “in white, pink and te worth, 69c., each a8S on; TU PERM FE me erg ows tr in Ciehts Wha Rose ‘Wreaths, in na- burnt, black, own ant tural, white, blue and beaisp rag in Si Aan "49 Clrcrth $36, Gch vt ne) ee PERE O Gig hide ganado BERRSLENG ESTER Lowest Summer Underwear fo %e ea Sea aT nn eee EE nSSURANEIR CC Men's fine White Cotton Shirts, Men’s high-grade French Ball French neck Se tidy buttons, drawers/Shirts, short or long sleeves, Fite) 46 it icely finished, to match; 34 t ches 252," teh, 75¢ Shirts) Wi ibbe& cotton the ifort 35c a ravers, x closed, exira It rsa oe 250 wa AD (Complete assortment of Women's and Men’s extra good gua Merino Shirt and Drawers, in white end natural color, Children’s spring and summer weight Cotton, Merino and Wool Under- ones my to © Hotel ical 5 $18 Ful Size Couches, $12, ‘This excellently well made couch, 6&8 6m, 6 in. Tong. @ € 6 ia. wide eon eee in either golden oak or mahogany finish, made with deep patent batons guaranteed not to pull out, covered choice velour of your own chooning, plain, iar 12.00 patterns to se lect from, Real value, $18. Spec THUMSUAY ps deeves, etch to Toe4l wear in all styles and quali- - ties, at lowest pm Broadway, Grabam and Flushing Pegg eee,