Show MINING STOCKS I WERE ERRATIC 4 The Week Closed Cl sed s d Yesterday With Unsatisfactory Conditions b t TOTAL TOTAL SALES OF 4 J GOLD COPPER ER AND A LEAD LEA STOCKS ALL AL SUFFER SUITER SUR t The fourth week in hi the most moat erratic month of the year closed on the min rain mining mining raining ing exchange yesterday During the week shares of stock sold for tor yesterdays proportion of the ie business done amounting to shares and Mondays business augured well for fora a better beter market and not a a few tew of the operators expressed the belief bele that steadier prices would prevail By fly Wed Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday however a weakening was no noticeable and the next day a great slide down the toboggan was recorded geat A slight reaction occurred Friday and yesterday another tumble occurred Yesterdays weakness we kness is attributed in ina Ina ina a measure to the announcement by the American Smelting company that lead producers rather than those who have contract contracts would be required to settle sette on a instead of at a 30 basis The Te order affects very few fea shippers and fewer stocks in reality but the mar ket has been so 50 sensitive of or late that it did not require much to affect at aff ct t it Ajax sold down to as cents cent as against about 1 on Monday notwithstanding standing standing the tact fact that it ships more copper than lead ore are while Carisa which is a straight proposition proposition closed nearly 10 cents cent under Mondays selling prices As s an art evidence that the future out look for lead is only partially responsible responsible responsible sible for present conditions Consoli Consolidated Consol Consolidated dated Mercur may be used as an illus illustration lus Illustration On Monday 2 and were the ie prices bid for It Yesterday the best offer ofer was and that prop property property property erty as Is generally known produces prad ces gold alone that sold Monday for has been steadily declining un until Until til 1 yesterday It I closed at 26 bid asked aked During the day after ufer call cal It 1 was to be had at 31 with 30 bid May r Day opened the week around while yesterday it was hammered back b ck from LOi to 1 closing at 1035 bid Tesora with wih Its it chief values alues in cop copper copper copper per has registered a loss of ot about 16 cents a share since Monday being an offering ot yesterday at 54 cents with 4 cents less Jess bid Boss Tweed soared to 61 on Mon Men Monday Monday day and closed the week at 60 cents cen s bid Ben Butler Buter was unloaded at a rapid rate yesterday closing cosing about 2 cents under Mondays figures at 16 cents after ater selling seUng at 16 cents was held steady st ady around 35 cents all aU week after taking taking a a flight on Mon Men Monday day up to 46 cents due to a report that ore had been struck stuck In the I from tram the tunnel level while Victor fell fel back b 2 or 3 cents e to t 58 53 cents n I Ion cie Uncle oS Sam was s selling e I around on Monday but since then it has grad gradually declined until yesterday it went as low as 01 I Little Litle Chief on the th strength of at un unverified UnverIfied Unverified verified reports that a strike had oc occurred occurred occurred on the level leel shot up about 10 cents cent a share though It f fell reU back a cent or two yesterday yest Mammoth has been knocked from to and imd the balance of or orthe the list has been bandied b about much muchas as the talent has seen see handle it f Altogether the week has ha been any anything anything anything thing but satisfactory and but little hope is held out for Improvement this week Closing quotations and sales yester yesterday yesterday ester esterday day were as follows I BId Bd tAked Ajax Albion i 52 Alice 35 Black Jack Tack 15 Ben Butler 16 16 16 Boss Buter Tweed r 60 6 70 W Mercur 1 Consolidated r Carisa r 1 ii Congor g r 20 1 Century 30 I Dalton Lark I ID 01 Daly D Dalon ly O I 2 a 2600 3 Dexter Consolidated 37 3 J 52 5 Dalton I 04 Dalon Diamond Consolidated t 20 Emerald 1 30 3 Eagle Eagie B B 98 10 Golden Eagle 02 I 03 0 Galena h i 20 23 29 Grand Central 05 i Horn Silver Siver 18 Ingot 01 1 02 O Oil Y Joe Toe Bowers 06 07 01 Lower Mammoth 01 Little Chief 27 2 28 La Reine 25 I 31 L Mammoth v 10 J I IG Manhattan 01 Ol 01 0 Martha Washington W 03 0 May Day Da 10 Northern Light j 03 0 01 Ot Ontario 1000 1100 Petro 07 01 10 Richmond Anaconda 03 O I 35 3 3 Sacramento 17 li I lit IU 9 Silver Shield 01 08 V Silver King 1 80 Star Str Consolidated 28 2 I 32 3 Swansea 18 I South Swansea t 40 Showers Consolidated 10 15 l Sunshine OS i 11 OJ Iy Iya 33 34 Tesora a I I United Sunbeam 3 I 3 Utah 40 I iO 70 Uncle Incle Sam I lOS 10 West est Morning Glory 0 05 Al 05 0 Victor r I 57 J Valeo i 30 50 White Rock 1 I 26 6 Yankee Consolidated I 30 I |