Show STOCKS OPEN STRONG I i The Closing Prices Show Irregular Ir-regular Changes ONTARIO REMAINS AT 25 London Wool Sales Railroad Stocks Bar Silver 97 Liverpool Grain TradePotroleum New York Stook Market NEW YORK October 2Government bonds quiet and steady stocks opened with a much stronger tone and the impression im-pression that the trunk line matters would be amicably arranged at the presidents meeting next week gained ground The opening was firm to strong first prices generally showing an increas of from 7 to above last evening s final figures Western Union however was up to and Jersey Central Cen-tral dow There was some hesitation in the general lists in the early trading but the extraordinary strength in New England and Western Union held the market and the upward movement was not checked until the afternoon when the advances were generally lost There was some little improvement in the last hour but the market closed barely steady The closing prices show irregular irreg-ular changes but the advances are more numerous and important New England Eng-land is up 5X New York Central 1J Michigan Central 11 and others fractional frac-tional amounts New York Mining Market NEW Yon October 2Mining shares sold as follows Eureka Con at 3 75 Iron Silver at 2 Savage at 175 Home stake at 19 and Ontario at 25 Chicago Markets CHICAGO October 2 Wheat Weak cash 723 November i47 May 83ya Corn Weak lower cash 353x November Nov-ember Biya May42 Oats Weak lower cash 24J November Nov-ember 5131G May 30 51G Whisky 118 PorkWeak lower cash and November Nov-ember 885 May 977x LardLower cash 575 November 575 > 4 January 90 ASTERN OOlf RyeLower 48 l8M BarleyEasier 0054 Whisky 18 Shoulders 590 600 shorn clear 705 710 short ribs 670 Chicago Live Stock CHICAGO Octobei 2 CattleReceipts 2000 steady shipping ship-ping steers 950 to 1500 pounds 340 500 stockers and feeders 2 00 36u cows bulls and mixed 125 315 bulk 240 265 through Texas cattle stronger COW 225 265 steers 270 330 western rangers unchanged Montana Texans 1037 pounds 305 Colorado Texans 974 pounds 285 HogsReceipts 10000 stronger 5 to 10 higher rough and mixed 360405 packing and shipping 405 410 lightweights light-weights 350 450 skips 2 30 350 Sheep Receipts 2000 strong natives na-tives 200 4 00 western 340 < g 360 Texans 240 315 Lambs 350 450 London Wool noNOctober 2The series of wool sales closed firm except for inferior and faulty stocks There was keen competition com-petition for cross breds which were daily more difficult to buy and which closes animated and at 2o 30 percent per-cent higher Falkland wools were Is ll > d dearer than in June Of the 277000 bales catalogued only 5050 remain re-main unsold The home trade has been the largest buyers taking about 60 percent per-cent of the quantity sold The purchases pur-chases for America have been meagre Closing quotations of Australian merinos mer-inos were 12 15 fleece washed 10 15 greasy 12 15 lambs 10 and Cape of Good Hope and Natal of all kinds 15 20 per cent higher as compared with I the prices of June The sales today aggregated 5100 bales as follows VictoriaSales 1200 bales scoured 93d Is iMd scoured locks and pieces 9d Is 6d greasy Gad Is 113d greasy locksjand pieces 7d 8d New South Wales Sales 1000 bales scoured lid Is 8d scoured locks and pieces lOa Is 6 > d greasy 6 > d Is greasy locks and pieces 3d 7d QueenslandSales 500 bales scoured Is Is 8 > id scoured locks and pieces llMd Is iMd greasy 63d IMd greasy locks and pieces 54d 9id New ZealandSales2000 bales scoured Sd Is 7d scoured locks and pieces 10Md ls 8Md greasy 6Md Is IMd greasy locks and pieces 4d 9 > 4d Cape of Good Hope and Natal Sales 400 bales fcoured llMd Is 8d greasy 5d 9J d The next sales will be on November 23 when about 90000 bales will be available avail-able Morning Railroad Stocks Nsw YORK Oetober 2 Governments Oregon Navgl05 8s bid 99 Transcontl 333 4s 128 Pacific Mail 573 4 8 112X Panama 98 Pac 68 126M Rock Island 127 lien racmc 43 3 tltL tIJf 31 1L Burlington 136 St Pat O 51 D ck B G 33 Tex Pacific 177 Northern Pac 284 Union Pacific 613 4 Northwestern 175 Wells Fargo 2S N Y Central r2 w U 74 I Afternoon Stock Market Governments North Pac 28 3a 100 Preferred61 4s couponi28r3 Solthwestem 16 4 8coupon1l2 N Y Central Pac Os1227 0N 101 Am Expreas105 Transcontl 33 CanP G7 Oreg 1m Co 294 Can Southern 573i Pacific Mall 563 Central Pac 48X Panama 98 Burlington 13714 Rock Island l26y Lackawanna 3634 St Paul 9t D R G 381 Texas Pacific li Erie 343 Union Pacific 813 Kansas Tex 3534 US Express 53 L N 50y Wells Fargo 25 LIke Shoreo 913I w 74 Mich Central 91 Bullion 11W YOEZ October 2Bar silver 97 Money Market NEW YORK noon October 2 MoneyActive at 7 per cent 1 LAlRR IToaey On call quiet 2 7 per cent Prime paper 4 5 I Sterling exchange unchanged In Excess of Legal Rule NEW YORK October 2The bank statements show a reserve decrease of 3116000 The banks now hold 5 9M00 in excess of lagal rule Petroleum NEW YORK October Petroleum Firm united 62 Petroleum opened dull at 62 its lowest point highest 62 closing 62K Sales 793000 barrels The Liverpool Cir ln Trade LIVERPOOL October 2 Wheat Supply good new and winter 6s 6Md dull new and spring 6s 8d dull CornHolders offer sparingly spot and October 4s 4d dull November and December 4s 3d steady |