Show i THE WHEAT CROP HA FIIERED EVERELY t ii W Much Such Testimony and a i Firm Market Prevails r t GRANGERS BECORD AN IMPJROVE3IENT r r London Again in the 3larket as a V Buyer iftnr Strong in the Afternoon DeiiHiiKK Closing at ait Advance if Reports That Wicnt Is Not Bmlly r Injured in IinultnH Although it IN Admittctt Tlml it Is Too Early I to Base Predictions Live Stock Produce Sliniiivr and Other iherA 1t Stocks That Delight the Bulls and I Bears F t New York March 30 During1 the 1 first hour of the market the tone was very quiet Before noon it was developed that London was again in the market as a buyer and that offerings of stock were readily accepted By degrees the pressure 1 pres-sure to sell was relieved and in the afternoon the early sellers became r buyers resulting in an advance which < continued to the close the final sales being made at prices 1 to 14 highersi than yesterday Reports were also current that the i attorneygeneral of Illinois had reached a conclusion against the Chicago r Chi-cago Gas instituting quo warranto L proceedings L Cotton Oil common and preferred r rose 1 to 2 per cent respectively on favorable trade prospects Lead gained 1M per cent Sugar which receded in the early dealings became stronger in the afternoon after-noon on covering of short sales made yesterday and advanced 2 closing within of the highest point touched The grangers recorded an improvement improve-ment of to 1 per cent he latter in St Paul in which foreign buying was heaviest Burlington opened higher and then on Boston selling broke J rally ing during the afternoon on stronger buying advanced y from the morning price which was lost at the close Omaha St Paul advanced 14 cent on purchases based on reports to the effect that the net earnings for the current year up to date show gains on the same period last year t Atchison opned 14 hIgher and then declined on Boston selling London bought moderately of the snares and room traders followed suit i causing a recovery of 94 2 AS SEEN BY BRADSTREET f Storms and Cold Weather Have Had Bad Effects t New York March 301n its review of the state of trade Bradstreets will tomorrow to-morrow say The features of the business week include in-clude evidences of increasing volumes of trade at eastern cities which are offset by checks to the movement of staple merchandise at other centers owing ow-ing to storms and cold weather and by damage to crops caused by the unusually unusu-ally low temperature northwest and south All western cities report the unfavorable unfav-orable influence of the recent cold weather except in drugs There is a I smaller volume of trade in most lines in Chicago the exception being among dealers in pig iron in which Hie demand I de-mand exceeds the expectations A sim ilar report is made by St Louis dealers I in crude iron and both jobbers in dry E goods millinery hats hardware and 1 shoes Kansas City fruit and produce l are said to be discouraged at reports r of killing frosts r At Omaha business is less active than a week ago although buyers in r many Instances are disposed to make laiger purchases At St Paul Minneapolis Minne-apolis Milwaukee and Dulutfr the fea ture in trade circles has been the temporary t tem-porary check due to unseasonable cold e weather f Portland Oregon repdrts business as W improving very slowly while at San I Francisco the movement of staples is I sluggish Wheat less active AS VIEWED BY DUX Slonly lint Yet Perceptibly the f Force at WorJc liierciHCK New York March 3OR G Dun It Gos weekly review of trade says f The more active tone in business this week is in part due to the belief that f c no disturbance to the currency will be I r permitted but other causes helped forward for-ward the improvement Slowly but yet i quite perceptibly the force at work increases I in-creases The approach of spring compels com-pels the dealers to replenish stocks and i the aggregate of orders if smaller than usual at this season is distinctly larger than in January or February Except r i1 speculative markets prices do not < recover and in some instances have t bone lower but the absence of sensational sensa-tional records inspires hopes that the bottom may have been reached t Business though dull is exceptionally cautious and safe and its slow gain is i mme encouraging than a heavy expansion k expan-sion Wheat rose briskly with reports due every year jjbout April 1 that great r i injury has been en sustained Later accounts ac-counts were better and prices fell L closing 2 cents higher for the week Western receipts for four weeks have been only GS290G3 bushels against 11 G32745 last year and exports ere very small < Corn receipts for four weeks have f been 12773748 bushels against 1993115 f last year so that the tonnage of the I two grains together is as large as a year ago Pork products have sharply advanced I E advanc-ed though corn but little f Cotton has advanced an eighth the t weekly movement being more favor ble to holders though 200000 bales have already come into sight ii excess of the entire crop according to some so called investigations Failures ror the week number 230 in the United States against 166 last year and thirty In Canada against twentyeight last year The liabilities for three weeks of t March thus far reported have been 4 10631891 of which 4C9811S were of i manufacturing and 4225082 of trading concerns The returns so far indicate a smaller v small-er aggregate for March than for Feb rjary IT licntn Slight AdvanceS Advance-S Chicago March SO Wheat advanced I 1 cent per bushel today on a very I moderate amount of buying It closed with a net gain of t to There is now no doubt of considerable Injury having been done to wheat in many i sections There was much testimony to that effect and the result was a 1irm market Corn and oats were fairly ilrm but very dull Provisions were strong and culte active ac-tive In spots with higher prices in the endS end-S They Do Sot Like Silver New York March 30 The Evening i Posts special cable says London r 5 quiet Americans was easy in selling i tY f1 li 4 l 11 Ji fllljif I 1 j t or on your side The presidents message mes-sage is regarded here seriously and altogether pessimistically but a tel gram at midday stating that another coinage bill would be introduced had a bad effect But for this there ma distinct tendency to buy Amsterdam bought Central Pacific largely Other markets were quiet but firm Silver was 27d on scarcity of supplies sup-plies Twentyfour thousand pounds in bar gold was bought 32000 pounds came from Australia and 12000 pounds from Lisbon N Live Stock in Omaha Omaha Neb March 30 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 3400 There was no very great change in the market On account of the liberal offerings the market for beef cattle was not overly heavy and prices ruled steady to easier Butchers and canners stock was in active demand and the strongest feeder trade was about the same as yesterday HogsReceipts 7500 The market was 510c higher without any good reason beyond the peristent bearishness of buyers Buyers were also indifferent and bearishat the opening and started in bidding 5 to 10 lower than yesterday As receipts were rather liberal and the supply this week has been nearly 15000 heavier than last week the sellers were weak and most of the trading was on that basis the popular figure for fair to good hogs being 455 Common stuff early sold down to 445 and good butchers butch-ers weights toward the close reached 4G5 The final wind up was stronger SheepReceipts 2000 The demand continues good and trade was fairly brisk at the recent advance IVew York money Market New York March 30 Money on call easy at 1 per cent last loan 1 closed 1 per cent Prime mercantile paper 3 to 5 percent per-cent sterling exchange dull but firmer with actual business in bankers bills at 488488i for demand and 486 487 for sixty days posted rates 487V5 489 commercial bills 4S5y485s silver certificates 60h bid The total sales of stocks were 218 260 shares including Atchison 10000 American Cotton Oil 3400 American Sugar 7400 Burlington 16300 Chicago Gas 29300 Distilling 3300 General Electric 3400 National Lead 5700 Rock Island 3900 St Paul 35700 Un ion Pacific 4000 Western Union 7900 They Fear the Worst Atchison Kas March 30The superintendent su-perintendent of the Missouri Pacific here has received reports concerning the wheat crops from all heir stations in eastern Kansas and Nebraska They indicate wheat is not being injured in Kansas although it is too early to tell definitely In Nebraska the replies in dicate slight damage t San Francisco General San Francisco March 30 Drafts sight 15 telegraphic 20 silver bars r i 960 Mexican dollars 4SY49YJ Wheat inactive May IIOV Decem ber 111 Bonds and Oils New York March Governments 5 quiet state bonds steady petroleum i easier Pennsylvania oil sales none April option sales 1000 closed 8174 I Lima oil sales none I Bullion in the hank I London March SOThe amount of bullion gone into the bank of England I on balances today was 68000 I I WHERE WE ARE Ar Comprehensive Glnuuc at the Banks of the Country New York March 29 The following table compiled by Brad s street shows the total clearances at the principal cities and the percentage of in crease or decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year i Cities I Amount IncDe New York 77 35 348 Chicago 68031071 227 Boston 73278414 130 Philadelphia 45121047 251 St Louis 18b20i97 180 I Son Francisco 11823746 20S Baltimore 102o9S99 200 Pittsburg 1075020 I 170 i 1 Cincinnati 103G7700 176 Kansas City 8443672 181 Kew Orleans 69j99G5 310 Ruffolo 4128W9 406 Milwaukee 334S502 602 I I Detroit 4379267 288 Louisville 556G Ml 170 < Minneapolis 408J > 30S 29 9 Omaha 4057837 310 PrGvldence 3850300 191 I Cleveland 1 3760212 SS S Houston 302112 446 St Paul 22Sle23 140 Denver 2250466 500 Indianapolis 30305 l 15 Columbus 0 3041100 111 i Hartford 1559193 300 Richmond 1351t18 95 Washington 1170729 1 460 I J Duluth 1499611 250 Dallas 2132476 I St Jotcph 1200203 333 Peoria 131s noo 190 1 Memphis 1072555 524 Portland Qre SI 2621 460 Rochester 1225250 50 i New Haven 1224210 50 I Savannah 1551t501100 Springfield Mass 1221S3 1 6S Worcester 1030792 7 7 I Portland Me D31R03 566 Atlanta 31566 j 216 Fort Worth915295 205 j Waco 1187003 43 Syracuse C1S1CG 25S i Des Moines 919922 377 Grand Rapids 610US23S I Seattle 4173141 559 l Lowell 51311 t 90 < Wilmington Del 651S73I 244 Norforlk 711JiS 130 Sioux City531753 IS g Los Angeles 39000 36 Tacoma UJG7 377i I Saginaw Mich 22lf4o 400 I Spokane 220036 490 Jacksonville 423433 70 Lincoln 3OT010 13G I i New Bedford326712 31 Wichita 495118 oO Birmingham 33J077 S22t Topeka 122553 77 1 I Lexington Ky 27i701 32 4 Binghanipton 27S700 229 I Kmporla Kan i2r00 Bay City Mich 22GS50 280 Fall Rlvcl 14JP72 I Akron i5Gar2 275 Springfield O 130C61 240 Canton O 10S500 I Sioux Falls 117103 264 Fremont Neb G776 I astings Neb 101121 Ohattanoogo 103673 I Fargo o i 721SS Nashville 013735 36S Jalveston 3253770 184 Salt Lake 1235310 99 Scranton 722103 Helena 322 > 42 I JL6 Total for United StatesIS74M017if6 1292 Exclusive of New York347G4S207 210 Not Included intotol I DOMINION OF CANADA Cities I Amount ii Di Montreal S 9149163 1011 I Toronto 3S29536 274 j j Halifax S82Kii 240 Hamilton 472044 209 Winnipeg 807555 Totals 1 14G34lSf IH6 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BONDS New York March 29 U S 5s reg ll79t U S 5s coup 117 i U S 4s reg 113 U S 4s coup lWhi U S 4 s3 reg 9 Pacific 6s of R 10Ei bid Louisiana stamped 4s 91 ½ Missouri 6s 10 bid lenn new sot 6s 103 Tenn new set 5s 101 Tenn new set 3s 6i Canada Southern 2nds 1033i i Central Pacific Ists 103 bid Denver Rio Grande isis 114 I bid Denver Rio Grande Is 7S Erie I Ends S4 M K T Gen 6s 4ti M K T Gen 5s 82 Mutual Union 6s no bids N bid-s C lnt Cert 113 Northern Tocinc Ists 14 bid Northern Pacific 2nds S9Vil Northwestern NortJr 139 Northwestern Debentures Ls llOJ i St L Iron 1 Gen Is j St L San Fran Gen M 93V I St Paul Consols 129 bid SL Paul Chicago Pacific hits now Texas Pacific L G Tr Rcts 81 Te > as Pacific n G Tr Rots 24fe Union Pacific Ists KWV bid West Shore lOW Rio GrailQe Western lit 68 ½ Atchison 4s 77 Atchison 24s A 13 G H Sn Gs 9 G H S 7s offered 95 H Texas Central 5 1063g o H Texas Central 65 10 NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New York Mach 2 HOPS Weak PIG mpXrDull American 12001350 i COPPERQuiet lake 950 LEAD Easier domestic 330 I I SILVER59 1 h 4 L i r 1 TIN Firmer straits 1930 plates dull PELTEREasier domestic 8 asked COFFEEOjrtions opened dull with bids o points lower First actual dul Hale showed i pOints net advance over last night closed arm unchanged to 20 points net advance Sales 5000 bags including May at 1605g1610 July 1565 September 1500 November 14 CO and December 3445 spot < Idee Rio steady I No 7 1Ti mid quiet Cor ova 1Dch19l Sales 20 bags llio No 7 tat < 19 at 1n 70 bal at 18 fore th for-e United States 200 Central American Centrl p t Warehouse deliveries yesterday 7440 bass New o gl stock today 30 l H9a bags United Stars stock 227948 bags Afloat for the United States 2930CO bags r Total visible available for the United i Its 1489U bags against last year 540858 bags j London Mirket quiet prices unchanged > to 3d higher Hamburg Market stead sales 4000 bass prices Mc15 pfff higher IUi Rio Market firm No7 Rio 1GCO16FO receipts GOOO stock 153000 cleared yesterday yester-day 39000 bantos Market quiet good average Santos quiet steady no quotations re I ctipts 2000 stock 48000 Havre Market steady sales 19000 bags I prices 4f lower j SUGAR Raw dull refined quiet j RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS i Nw York March 2 Atchison 153 Adams Exl5 American Ex 1141k Can Pacific 69A Can Southern E25 Chicago Alton 110 Chicago Gas 64V > Con Gas13Ii Colo F 1 10 Cotton Oil 32 D R G pfd 32 4 Dis C F Co127 i Erie iit Great N pfd103 Preferred 371 C E I pfd 96 i I Cen 94 K r pfd 25V4 I Lake E W 16 Lake Shore130 Preferred 6S 6 Lead Trust 3P I Manhattan Con124 Mich Cen 99A Mo Pacific28 Nat Cordage 20 i N Pacific 6 Preferred 39 1 N western10Sl N Y Central141 Preferred141 N Y N E 10 1 Ontario r W 11A Ore Imp 16 I Ore Nav 2 O S L U N 10k I Pacific Mail 16 P D E 54 PIttsbmg151 Pullman 170 IReadimr I 2H Rich Ter 6 J R G W 14 ½ Preferred 16Vi I i Preferred W6 Rock Island 704 i i St Paul 64 4StP 0 39 Preferred20 Preferred 11541 I S Pacific 24 Sugar 5 903g Texas Pacific 9 Union Pacific 21 > i i U S Express 5 Fargo Ec122 I W Union S4V8D R GlJ Gen Electric 42Co F J 24 Nat Linseed 20 Preferred 247 BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston March 2 Atchison 15 Telephone 1S9V 2 Burlington S t MINING STOCKS NEW YO K lIN STOCKSNEW New York March 2 Chollar 25 Crown Point 3 CC Va 240 Deadwood 5 G C 50HN 40 Homestake 11 0 Mexican 1 00 Ontario 700 Ophir 210 lymouth 20 Sierra Nev S3 Standard 123 Union Con 53 Yellow JacKet 46 Iron Silver 10 Quicksilver 2 00 Bulwer 5 Preferred 160 MINING STOCKSSAN FRANSISCO San Francisco March 2 The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were a follows mining Alta 10 Best Belch 120 Bulwer 3 Chaliar 24 C C Va 215 Crown Point 41 I Eureka Con 15 G C 54 I H N 42 Martin White 125 Ophir 2 25 Potosi C7 OS 2 Savage 28 Sierra Nov 91 Union Con GO Utah 3 Yellow Jacket GS Ulh CHICAGO GENERAL MARKETS Chicago March 29 The Evening Journal reports CATTLE Recipts 700Q steady to a trifle firmer prime to extra steers 425 140 1 good to choice 390410 others 325 HOGS Receipts 20000 steady at xest rda r-da s close packers and mixed 463eMSO prime heavy and butchers weights 4S0Y i 4 5744 assorted light 480483 SHEEP Dl LAMBS Receipts 7009 active a trifle firmer top sheen 4255x443 top lambs and yearlings 425490 I The leading futures ranged a follows WHEAT NO 2 I Open HighestLowest Close March 15814 I59M 15S 159W 9 t May GOVsCO4Gl 159 11516Y8J6 I July IGt 16n4 61 ½ 621 CORN NO 2 I Open HighestLowest Close Mar li 3v5 36r 16 36 May l 37ii 375 378T3 137 July 38 3Sl 38 3SV4 I OrSI32 t I I I Open IHighcstLoweht Close May J31 fe 31 1311 3ls June p 30 30 301 uly 27 f8 28 Vi 2I3 2S4 MESS PORK PER BBL I I Open HlghestILo west I Close My IU42M jll97 ½ 11142 ½ 11182 ny j1111 July i11145 I 11190 iLlS 1L7744 I LAD PER 10 LBS J IOpen lHiglidsyLowe UL Close 2 March 723 27 720 May 921 1 710 690 70 July CSO 687 ½ 6il 68214 SHORT ItlBS PER 100 LBS Open HighestLowest Close May 58211 f605 I 5SO I GOO July nSQ I 600 i 5SO 590 Cash quotations were as follows FLOUR Unchanged WHEATSpring No 2 5Sy < 369 ½ No 3 spring 5JN6 2 rl G9Vs59 CORNNo OATSNo 2 2 31 3G No 2 white 3333 No 3 white 32533 RldNo 2 4J BARLISY No 2 nominal No 3 52159 1 No 1 4lIf4 FLAX SllrflNo 1135 T1MOTH1Prlni seed 425 IFSS PORKPer barrel 11 11821 LARD Per 10 pounds 732W 735 SHORT RinSSldes loose W8M I SKOtjLUERSDry salted u7h60 ifglV < i7G12y > short clear sides boxed oi4 2 1 yvliisKY Disstlllers finished poqdsper gallon 115 5 Article RecSUip noon 29000 Flour bbls Wheat bush j 18000 13000 128000 103001 Corn bush ULAJJI 120110300J Oats bush 109000 loGOOu 3tJ I 8000 AOOO Rye bush j ifjifjM uO Karley bush i 24UOU J3UOU Harey On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was quiet unchanged eggs quiet unchanged LIVERPOOL QUOTATIONS Liverpool March 2 WHEAT Quiet demand moderate hiders hid-ers oflcr moderately No 1 California 5s r KISs < Id red western winter 4s Sa4s lid I 5 CORN Firm moderate new mixed 4s 1hd i Good dressers appreciate good laundry laun-dry work we produce it TROY STEAM LAUNDRY I 142 Main Street I To Plctnrcsiine Subscribers Successive parts to Picturesque America Amer-ica received weekly |