Show f COMMERCIAL ii I EASTERN MARKETS iii JJ 1 Money Stocks Grain and Cattl Reports W I I 1I 1 I 1 Bullion 1 NEWYOBK February 28 Barsilver i i ttv < r i t n I Petroleum lit t NKW YORK February 28Petroleum 1 l t 1 rj steody 81 tij New York Money Market 1 NEW YORK February28 MoneyEasy 1 2 closing 1 Prime paper 4 5 Exchange billsDull 483M i Sterling exchange demand 48GK New York Mlninc Market NEW YORK February 28The sales of mining stocks during the forenoonwere 3300 shares of which 1000 were Arnie F at04 1000 Sutro Tunnel at 12 100 I Standard at 90 GOO Navaio at 100 100 th Maryland Coal at 1000 100 Horn Silver 1 > at 170 100 Consolidated Pacific at 91 and 100 Consolidated California and Virginia I Vir-ginia at 50 In the afternoon shares i of Plymouth were sold 1C 16kg and t i jj 100 Consolidael tEm I asd > irginia of at 55 j New York Stock Market r1 NEW YORK Februarv28 Wall street f Stocks more active during past hour i Prices drooping noon prices of most 1ft active stocks very close closing quota 1 tions yesterday 11i f Stocks less active prices steady until il m last hour when there was a moderate decline line and slight reaction just at close r Market closed firm I Stocks opened a shanelower than yesterdays yes-terdays closing figures and at rallied ito i-to a fraction higher than last night N closing business dull r1 NEW YORK February 23 Governments II Govern-ments strong Ji higher for 3s Stocks less active than at any time since last t Saturday and the extreme fluctuations f are generally within the range of a little over 1 per cent The day passed without with-out the development of any important i rumors tending to influence valuesJThe 6I market closed farm at prices which inmost in-most cases show gains for the day of t I only small fractions L Chicago Grain Trade r3 CHICAGO February 28 Wheat Showed more strength and advanced 1 ad-vanced 1f over latest figures yesterday closing practically at top fignres 74 J cash FebruaryMarch 75K April 70 f 80 May CornHigher 37 cash February 37K March 38 April 41 May OatsStronger 264 cash February It March 27 April 30M May AFTERNOON Wheat Lower 72J FebruaryMarch 7SK May CornEasier 3GJ FebruaryMarch 4ih4May I OatsEasier 20 FebruaryMarch SOKMny Rye Quiet 63 Baricy Quiet 63 < Pork Ruled stronger closed higher i 1245 1247 > 4 FebruaryMarch Lard Fair demand ruled higher closed steady G85 OS7J4 February March 1 Bulk MeatsFair demand shoulders I 490 500 short ribs 010 615 short Ii clear 660 065 Chicago Cattle Market CHICAGO February 28 CattleReceipts 1700 steady fairly active 1050 to 1250 pounds 400 525 1300 to 1500 pounds 5255CO stockers 350 400 feeders 420 5CO Texans 385 4CO Hogs Receipts 8000 weak rough packing 410 445 i packing and shipping ship-ping 450 495 light 400 455 I Sheep Receipts 500 slow inferior to medium 200 300 good to extra 325 425 Liverpool Grain LIVERPOOL February 28 Weather Dull WheatFlat t Corn Weak New western mixed 4s i 5fd I New York Wool il NEW YORK February 28 Wool f i Quiet but firm for choice grades f Hank Statement 11 NEW YORK February 28The weekly iii bank statement shows a reserve decrease I de-crease of 592000 Banks now hold jtt 40120000 in excess of the legal requirements 1 require-ments Hornlnsr Itallrond Stocks Il 1t NEW YORK February 28 ftt o Governinents iN I YC 9334 i 8 3s PON 6 mj Ii 4s J4 12J Oregon Trans 13X 4sPacific 22 Pacific Mail 55 T Pacific 25 Panama 08 t Central Pac 34J4 StLSF 20 j r C B Q 22 Texas Pacific 12 North Pac 17 Union Pacific 47 N Pac pfd 42 W Fargo Ex 8 Northwestern 9434 W U 58 I 1I 1 I Afternoon Stock aiarkot NEW YORK February 28 close > Governments Mich Central 62f I 3s lNorPacjfic 18 l 4is ex lot 124 Nor Pac pfd 42U 4s 22 Northwestern 94f f Pac 95s 25 New York C S3H C j t Am Express 91 Oregon Navig G6 t Can Pacific 39J < Transcontl 134 01 1 I Can Southern 31J4 Oreg Im Co 2934 If Cen Pacific 34J Pacific Mail 5574 ki C B Q 21 Panama 98 It f Lackawanna 2Rock Island 12 11 D RG 8 StPaul i2 Jtl Erie z MjdTexas Pacific 13 j I HSRJoe 33 Union Pacific 47J < A Kansas 1 Tex li United States 50 Lake Shore 651 W Fargo ex 8 j LIIN 32MbV Union ex 59X II i I Western Stocks I SAN FRAHCISCO February 23 iI j > Alta 2Q Navajo 1J I c > BB IX Mexican 40 I Bodie Con 23Ophir 30 Chollar 2 > Potosi 1 Con Cal Va 55 Savage 13f Con Pacific 95 Sierra Nevada 30 G < tC 1 Union Con 35 RN 5 Utah 1 |