Show THE EAfflKTS OF TRADE Goverrn lent Bonds are Dull and Steady ONTARIO STILL HELD AT 25 Uusiness Faltares Standai < l Dollars Ihe Supply of Grain Tlie Stock Alarket General Ne + eu Money Market NEW YOKE October 18 Money56 LATER MoneyOn call active ranging from 510 closing 8 to 9 Prime paper 4 5 Sterling exchange Dull steady to fii n actual business 481481 for sixty days bills 484484K for demand Bullion Raw Yoga October lBBar sliver 973697 New York Stook Market NEW YORK October 18Government bonds dull and steady to firm The new week opened with an excited and irregular irreg-ular market in whidh the principal fea tnres were conspicuous in Manhattan and Jersey Central The opening was irregular but generally lower the differences dif-ferences being for mall fractions in a l LUZSjUrlL1 01 cases VTUUB Jersey venuaL was off per cent The market was irregular ir-regular but generally weak for the first half hour and many stocks reached their lowest point in the first fifteen minutes Prices then allied after which they were alternately weak and strong until the last hour when rumors to the effect that an influential operator was in trouble againcaused a free selling sell-ing and the market closed weak in many cases at the lowest of the day New York Mining Market NEW YoESOctobor 18 Mining shares were quiet Virginia at 285 Bodie at 290 Mono at 290Caledonia Black Hills at 130 Homesteake at 18 Ontario at 25 Petroleum NEW YORK October 18 Petroleum > Firm United Petroleum opened strong and excited at 66 sold down to 65M advanced to 67 reacted to 66 at which it closed weaker Sales 312900 barrels Business Failures BOSTON October 17The South Boston Bos-ton Iron Works a wellknown gun factory fac-tory last night suspended operations on account or an inability to pay the workmen It shut down in May last two weeks Nearly 20 expert ironworkers iron-workers are thrown out of employment employ-ment For the past six weeks the men have received no pay and the suspension suspen-sion is explained by the fact that government gov-ernment owed the works 250000 for rifled cannon carriages and other work performed of late and the appropria ion not being forthcoming the re soures of the company became almost exhausted Standard Dollars WASHINGTON October 18 The issue of standard silver dollars from the mints during the week ended October 16 was SSGLQOi same week last year 1029750 The shipments of fractional silver dollars dol-lars since October 1st amount to 503139 The Supply of Grain NEW YORK October 18 Following is the official statement of the visible supply sup-ply of grain in store and afloat on October Oc-tober 16 as issued by the produce exchange ex-change Wheat 53R28 539 bushels increase in-crease 1041101 bushels corn 13755674 bushels increase 176032 bushels oats 5135 01 bushels increase 140455 bushels rye 514215 bushelsdecrease 25433 bushels barley 2075730 increase Ii in-crease 26009 Morning Railroad Stocks NEW YOR October 18 Governments Oregon Navg 5 3s bid100 Transcontl 33y 4s 128 Pacific Mail 534 436a Ul Panama 98 Pac 6i 126 Rock Islatid125 Can Pacific 48 StL BF 35M Burlington 139 St Paul 0 50 D d R G 313 Tex Pacific 22 Northern Pac 25i Union Pacific 616 Northwestern 17 Wells Fargo 25 N Y Central 13 W U 76 Afternoon Stock Market NEW You I October IS Governments North Pac 28M Sa 1004 Preferred 63 4s coupon128 Northwestern 17M 4 scotipon1U N Y Central 13 Pac 6s 126 O do N 105 Am Express106 Tranncontl S3 CRnP 62sC OreQ Tm f 1n a Can Southern 623 Pacific < > Mail 523 Central Pac 47Jg Panama 98 I Burlington 139 Rock Island 121 Lackawanna 403 St Paul 9434 D R G 32 Texas Pacific 21 Brie 35 Union Pacific 60 Kansas Tex 35 US Express 60 L N 53y Wells Fargo 125 Lake Shore 92 W U 76 Mich Central 94 CTUcasro Markets CHICAGO October 81 WheatStronger cash 71 1316 November No-vember 73 116 December 74 1516 May 81 CornSteady cash 34 November 35 December 36 May 40 Oats Stronger cash 243 November 25K December 26x May 30 PorkWeak lower cash 8 75 December De-cember 8824 January 975 LardStronger cash 565 December 577 > i January 582M AFTERNOON WheatFirm cash 711516 Novem ber 77 516 May 81 Corn Easier cash 34X November 35 May 40 1316 OatsIrregular cAsh 21 December 267iMay30 RyeQuiet 4848K Barley Firm 53 Shoulders 540 545 short clear 665 670 short ribs 680 PorkFirm cash 817M Lard Cash 565 Whisky 118 Chicago Live Stock J CHICAGO October 18 CattleReceipts 9000 good steady common lower shipping steers 950 to 1380 pounds 350520 feeders 2 00 3OT through Texas cattle shade lower 40340 western rangers blow natives and half breeds 300345 Wy oming 110 1310 poands 340420 Texans Tex-ans lOlo pounds 320 Ho Receipts 13000 strong 6 higher rough and mixed 3654 36 6t packing and shipping i00460 lightweight weight 365 465 skips 230 34J SheepReceipts 4000 steady nat ives 200 400 western 340 365 Texans 230 325 Lambs 375 475 The Liverpool Grain Trade LIVERPOOL Octob er 18 Wheat In fair demand new 2 win ter 6s 6Kd steady j 2 spring 6s SKd steady CornPoor demand spotOctober 4s 3d steady NovemberDecember 4s 3d steady British Grain Trade LONDON October lBThe Mark Lane Express in its review of the British markets says The values of wheat have hardened slightly for good samples sam-ples native average has fallen 4s above the lowest point of last year Sales of English wheat during the year were 58348 quarters at 29a 8d against 76 092 quarters afc 34s lid during the corre sponding period last year The barley trade is in its full season finest picked Is getting dealer but the rest is cheaper Business in foreign wheats is low Values 13 steady Flour maintains its pricesexcepting some American brands which are lower on account of inferior quality Out of three cargoes Which arrived six cargoes were soldthree were withdrawn and two remain At todays market values wheat was very firm for all kinds Buying waS limited Fine malting barleys were 2d higner |