Show COMMERCIAL a L f d1 I 4 f ri Money Market NEW YOBK March 3 Money 34 s LATKE Money on call easy 33 to 4 A closing clos-ing at 3 Prime mercantile paper 57 Sterling exchange unchanged fair and quiet New York Gonoral Marketi NEW YORK March 3Hops quiet unchanged i Coffee spot fair dull options stronger moderately active Sales 39000 bags March 12fO April iMay and June 1250 1255 July 1255 August 1255 1260 September October and December 12 GO Sugar steady March 31516 Aracayn31 3 16 Martinique 41 132 off A 5 5 16 Bullion N1w YOBK March 3Bar silver lOOX Horning Railroad Storks NEW YORK March 3 Governments Oregon Navg 2 3s bid100 Transcontl 32 4s 128H Pacific Mail 55 4tfs 109 Rock Island 125 Pac6sl26 Frisco Lines 32 Oen Pacific 362 St PaulO 49 Ya Burlington 37 Preferred 8 DR G 25J4 Tex Pacific 28 Northern Pac 33 Union Pacific 58 Preferred 59 Wells Fargo 28 Northwestern J 2 W U 75 N Y Central 113X Afternoon StockiMarkot GovernmentS North Pac 28 33 100 Preferred 59X 4s coupon 2SJ I Northwestern 4Kscoupexin 9 N YC 13 Pac 6s 26i ON 13X Am Express109 Transcontl 322 Can P 603 Oreg 1m Co 33 Can Southern 58 Pacific Mail 555 Central Pac 36 Kan Pac 5534 DKG 25 US Express 622 Erie 344 Fargo fix128 Kansas ifc Tex 31 W D 15X Chicago Produce Markets CHICAGO March 31 pm Wheat Kirm cash 7376 May 79 June 80 CornSteady cash 31 36M May 39 OatsSteady cash 237 May 28M Whisky 118 PorkFirm cash 1880 May 1900 Lard Strong cash 717J4 May 30 I AFTEBNOON WheatLower cash 73 716 May 81 516 June 80 aCorn a-Corn Easy cash 39 May 39 116 June 41Ya Oats Steady cash 237 May 18 June 28 RyeDull 54 BarleyEasy 48 50 Whisky 118 Pork Firm 1880 Lard Steady cash 720 Short ribs 785 shoulders 600 625 short clear 800 805 New York Stock Exchange NEW YOBK March 3The stock market was moderately active to day and with the exception of a period of weakness in the afternoon was firm to strong throughout The Union Pacific showed unusual strength which was attributed to buying by a Washington party to cover shorts The opening was somewhat irregular but the majority were slight fractions above last evenings final quotations There was more animation to the early dealings deal-ings than has been usual for the past week and the tone was decidedly strong Western Union l nion Pacific and Green Bay buying has been usual for the past week and the tone was decidedly strong Western Union Union Pacific and Green Bay being the most prominent in the rise Towards the end of the first hour there was a marked decrease in the amount of business done and there was a slight yielding of values in the general list while Richmond and West Point was decidedly weak The market quickly rallied however but the afternoons firm tone emirely disappeared and the market became dull and heavy in the last hour strength again returnedNew England becoming prominent and theclose was active and strong at or near the best prices of the I day Government bonds were dull and steady Petroleum NEW YORE March 2 Petroleum opened steady at 62J touched 62Ye advanced ad-vanced to 63 and closed at 62J Sales 1892000 barrels New York Mining Market NEW YORK March 2Mining shares were Jess active but strong with the following prices bid Alice 140 Amador 150 Best and Belcher 1050 Bodie 290 Caledonia BldCk Hills 130 Consolidated California and Virginia 1675 El Cristo 455 Eureka Consolidated 550 Home stake 1300 Horn Silver 110 Middle Bar 86 Mexican 575 Mono 240 North Belle Isle 440 Plymouth 1650 Silver King 775 Security 612 Stanislaus 320 Chicago Live Stock CHICAGO March L Cattle Receipts 8000 stronger fancy 500 525 shipping steers 950 to 1500 pounds 340 500 stockers and feeders 250 a < 3 SO HogsReceipts 16010 strong shipping pin 5500 590 light 480 540 Sheep Receipt 7000 steady natives S 50 490 western 350475 Texans 250 425 Lambs 400 575 |