Show COMMERCIAL Bullion Nnr You May 17Bar enTer 95 Money Market NEW YORK May 17 Money45 LATER Money on call eas 434 to 5 closed offered 5 Prime mercantile paper5 G Sterling exchangeDull steady unchanged Unchangedhorning Horning Railroad Stocks NEW YORK May 17 Governments Northwestern 26ys 3s 100 Oregon Navg 104 is coup 29 Transcontl 31 41l4s 10 Pacific Mail 56 PacGs 6S R LI 393 Central Pac 40 5t LS F 39 Burlington 56 St Paul d 0 51 DR G 3114 Tex Pacific 31 NYC 13 Union Pacific 62 Northern Pac 31 4 WellsFargo 30 Preferred 62 W U 774 Afternoon Stock Market Governments K tC T 32 3s lOO3s NYC 13X 4s coupon 29 North Pac 31 43s lOX Preferred 62 y Pac 6s 26 Northwestern 2GK Am Express 18 Oreg Im Co 39M Can P p 63 ON 101 f Can Southern 63 Transcontl 31 I Central Pac 40 Pacific Mail 554 O B cG Q 55 R 1 39 D L W 38 8 St Paul 94 D St R G 32 Tex 1ac 3J39 Erie 35K Union Pac 6214 Lake Shore 9739 US Express G7J lh N 68 Fargo Ex f 28 jl C 9i W U 77H New York Stock Exchange Nw YORK May 17The stock mar ket closed steady at fractional advances ad-vances over opening figures The stock market opened rather heavy with slight fractions under the close The stock market was strong and higher with slight concessions at times throughout the greater part of the day The market was rather heavy at the opening but became strong immediately immedi-ately under the lead of Grangers Business was moderately active bat after the ad vance of the first hour while the tone of the market still remained firm the changes in quotations were for insignificant fractioiib only until the afternoon when Jersey Central developed devel-oped a decided weakness and the general gen-eral market showed a dropping tendency ten-dency accompanied by an increase in business There was no further change in the temper of the market but the close was steady Government bonds were dull but steady to firm New York General Markets NEW YORK May nCoffee spot fair Rio quiet 1834 options higher fairly active Sales 117500 bags May 10GO 1700 June 1080 1730 August Au-gust 1700 < g 1745 September 1715 1750 October 1725 1700 Sugar dull nominal refined quiet steady Wool quiet domestic fleece 30 37 pulled 144 34 Texas 9 2t Copper dull Lead steady common 434 4 Tin dull Others unchanged Boston Wool BOSTON May nWool quiet but stead Ohio and Pennsylvania extra fleeces 32 do XX 33 do XX and above 34 Michigan extra wools 30 Other grades unchanged Petrolvue NEW YORK May 17Petroleum active and weak opening at 63 highest G4Js lowest GO closing at 62M bales 22CU000 barrels New York Mining Market NEW YORK May 1G Mining stocks active and strong with the following closing prices bid Alice 125 Amador 185 Brunswick 3 30 Caledonia Black Hills 100 Deadwood 180 Home stake1500 Middle Bar 90c Moulton 250 Navajo 125 Santiago 145 Standard 105 Stanulaas 1285 Security Se-curity 200 Sutro Tunnel 28c Chicago Produce Hsrbati CHICAGO May 17 Wheat Started in with a rush at 89 and sold to 89 for June but after the first rush June declined to 8S > The early buying done for outside orders the clique taking no part the market prices fluctuated between 88M 89 cents cash 87 1316 June 88 1316 July 8V Corn Steady cash cash 38 June 39 July 41 716 OatsSteady cash 26Vf June 27116 July2SK LardEasy Bash 667KJ June 6104 675 Jnly 68234 Pork Easy cash and June 2050 Short ribs June 717M Chicago live Stock = CHICAGO May 17 Cattle Receipts 6000 stronger shipping steers 950 to 1500 pounds 485 stockers and feeders 280 425 Texas cattle 300 425 Hogs Receipts 11000 strong five to ten higher rough and mixed 460 465 packing and shipping 490 495 light 440 495 SheepReceipts 5000 active stroll shorn natives 300425 Western 350 410 Texans 250405 Lambs 2004 00 The Drovers Journal special cablfg gram from London says The supplies of cattle are much lighter Values are stronger Best American steers 12 per pound dressed AFTERNOON Wheat Irregular cash 87 June 8 July 51516 Cornfirm cash 38 June 9 July 41 June 39 Oats Steady cash 26 June 734 July 814 RyeQuiet 5GK Barley Nominal 57 Whiskey 110 Pork and lard unchanged Shoulders 57 70 short clear 755 60 short ribs 715 Liverpool Grain Trade LIVERPOOL May 17 Wheat Fair demand new No 2 winter 7s 5d nEW No2 spring 7s i 8sFlour FlourFair demand firm 9s lOd CornPoor demand spot May June and July 451ddull LATER WheatFirm demand fair holders offer moderately CornQuiet demand poor new mixed western 4s ld per cental |