Show BUYING AND SELLING I Quotations at the Eastern Trade Centres l ir STOCKS DULL AND FEVERISH Break In Richmond C West Point c Standard Hollar Issue Mon days Market ls ices aioney Market NEW YORK January 17 Ioney23 LATER Money on call easy 4 0 G closing clos-ing 5 Prime mercantile paper bcarce and wanted at 6 0 7 Sterling exchange Active tirm 482 for sixty days demand 4 W Bullion b NEW YOBE January nBar silver 102 Votroleuxa Nrrw Yom January 17 Petroleum opened utah at 71 advanced steadily till the tai 1 hour when it reached 72J6 reacten 1uu closed steady at 71P4 tittles 3371 b trtls > aw York General Market SKW YOKK January liHops quiet Coflee fair Rio nominal 15 options active lower Sales 92250 bags January 1300 February 1285 01290 March April May and June 1280 G 1290July 12850129 Sugar dull and nominal refined dull istand ard a 510 Cd 534 powdered 6 0 6 granulated 5 13 1G Copper quiet Lead steady Star Bard Dollars VSUl1WTON January 17The issue of standard bilver dollars from the mints during the week ending January 15 amounted to 264000 corresponding week IbSG 195000 A Big Drop NIT YORK January Excitement was causes on the stock exchange today to-day by a sudden break in llichmoud West Point terminal stock which has been one of the most prominent blocks on Wall Street for heyeral mouths Under the manipulation of the bully party the stock last week advanced from 40 to 50 and today sold at 5J At this pont it seemed to be very strong but suddenly it began to decline and in short time was selling at 46 a fall of 7 per cent There were many rumor afloat to account for the drop but the one which was generally believed was that an injunction had been procured to prevent the proposed issue of 1000 COO of fine stock New York Mining Market NEW YORK January 17 Mining shares were dull with the following closing bids Alice at 152 Bulwer at 155 Best < fe Belcher at 950 Booie at 275 Edieka Consolidated at 4 50 Hale Nor ross at 750 Mexican at 000 Moulton at IG5 Mono at 285 Sierra Nevada at 600 Savage at 800 Silver King at 050 Sow York stocK Market NEW YORK January 17 Government Govern-ment bond were dull and btcady The stock market l while ouly moderately moder-ately active except for two stocks showed unusual irregularity and feverishness fever-ishness The market opened firm to strong on advances of Saturdays > closing clos-ing the figures ranging up to percent per-cent The early trading was done at declining figures but the weakness disappeared dis-appeared alter the first half hour There was another short period of firmness in the afternoon when the decline de-cline was renewed and the best prices oft the of-t day were touched generally about 2 p m There was some impiovement in the last hour and the market with the exception of Richmond West Point closed about steady There area are-a few advances this evening but none for more than fractious li ie West Point is down 534 prefeireu 6 ± Hast Tennessee second preferred 3 The first preferred 2 Nickel Plate 2 and Western Union 1 per cent Horning Railroad Stock NEW YOKE January Go tnments Oregon Navg1011 Sa bid100 Transcon 3234 45 127M Pacific Mail 57 434s 119 Rock Island 125 Pac6s125 StLSF33 Oen Pacific 45 St Paul 0 lOX Burlington 130 rex Pacific 25 D R G 23 Union Pacific 5934 Northern Pac 273 Wells Fargo 27 Northwestcrn113 W U 73 N Y Central 113 Afternoon Stock Market Governments Preferred 5934 3IJ 100 I Northwestern 13 Is coupon127 N yC 13 434s couponllO O N 10134 Io Pac ITranscontl 323 Am ExpreisIU7 i IOreg 1m Co 43 Pacific OanP 6i Mini 51 Can Southern 603 Tens Pac 2U Cenral Pac 41X Union Pacific 5934 D R G 2S US Express ti2M Eric 33 Fargo Ex 127 Kansa Tex 3l W U 3M North Pac 273 ChlcsEO Produce Markets CHICAGO January 171 pm Wheat Firm cash 7a9lG March 179 916 May s5 9 Hi Corn Weak cash 3oK March GX May nJ OatsK1sj cah2 K May 303 Whisky 115 Pork Easier cab 11 95 Mv 12 I 2 > LardSteady cash 045 Max OG5 C 5 G7H JUTER5OON 2 TO close Wheat Unchanged Corn nnchaugert Oats Unchanged liveQuiet 5334 Barley Dull 52f Whisky 11S Pork Lower cash HSiK Lard Steady cash 645 Chicago Live stock CHICAGO Janua 17 CatUeEcceipts 10000 weak 5 to 10 shipping steers 950 to 1500 lower pounds 3 50 510 stockers and feeders 11 feed-ers 240 Z80 Texas 220 325 J Hogs Receipts lOot strong heary higher rough and mixed 410 0 450 packing and shipping 400 0 500 light 385 0 400 Sheep Receipts 4000 slpw and steady natives 350 0 485 western 300 0 450 Texans 350 0 375 Lambs 400 0 525 The Drovers Journal special London cablegram quotes American cattle Steady i steers dressed 12c per pound Eiitlkb Grain Trade LOSDON January liThe Mark Lane Express in its review ot the British gram trade during the past week says The demand for English wheat has slackened Deliveries in London have been small Values are supported Sellers are holding firm to their prices The weather deteriorates the condition of the deliveries in provincial markets and causes a decline of Gd 0 Is Sales of English wheat during the week were 45832 quarters at 35s 3d against 57 695 quarters at 29j 1 < 1 during the corresponding corre-sponding period last year Flour is steady It is expected that there will be an immediate and material increase in the demand for flour owing to the bad state of the potato crop in store and the immense destruction of vegetables vege-tables by frosts Oats are in steady demand de-mand Values are lower Barley Is firm Trade in foreign wheat is slow Values are in favor of buyers American Ameri-can brands of flour are selling 6d lower in libndon and 8d lower Liverpool |