Show I l JiV E1 WERE WEAK AND LOWER j Tendency of Prices on WaH 1 Street Yesterday NOT A SOLITARY i PROMINENT FEATUEE Sugar Mates a Spurt But Suddenly Falls Back Humors of a Bonrt IKKTIC Cause 11 len belling in S t Paul Boiul niJirlcet Only Moilcralcly Active ttiul Heavier in ronc Than for home Time Past Kansas City Omaha and Chicago Live Stock atilct Other 3IarUet > of the IVorld New York May Todays stock market was inactive and without a prominent feature the dealings being very largely consigned to the room traders Sugar of the industrials and St Paul of the railway lst did more than one the only other stock half the business stcl in which the transactions exceeded 10000 shares being General Electric t Sugar bing wa however an exception and J on good buying rose 1 per cent a compared com-pared with the closing sale of Saturday which induced The advance led to realizations duced a selling movement by the short interest and the pice took a sharp downward I down-ward turn there being no supporting orders or-ders in the market until 105 was touched a decline of 2 per cent from the top figure of the morning Then some covering was done which caused a rally of 1 followed ause t bjf a reaction of life and a linal recovery f of l the dosing prices being the same I as Saturdays closing Sugar preferred advanced J2 on the day vtl Paul was h Vc very steady during thE t morning and early in the afternoon but was sold heavily during the last hour on heaviY te I report which lacked confirmation to the effect that the company contemplated the issue of bonds t the amount of 0000000 i for equipment purposes This led to a decline de-cline in the purpses per cent the last being the lowest price of the day National Lead after an early increase I I of 4 declined IVi and closed at the lowest point touched The general market was irregular ana unsettled during the day the fluctuations i being narrow in the usually active shares i1 r The late dealings were weak in tone and the market closed with about a many stocks showing declines on the day a there were advances The bond market was only moderately active and was heavier in tone than for some time past The demand was materially mater-ially less and prices were irregular The total sales of stocks today were 15S60U shares including American Sugar 52300 Burlington 3600 Chicago Gas 7000 Distilling 3300 General Electric 10300 I National Lead SrOO Reading 5600 t Paul 52100 Western Union 5t > 00 i FOREIGN FINANCES I New York May 7The Evening Posts London cablegram says The monthly r trade returns today again show an improving im-proving tendency The markets however were very dull at the anpronch of the settlement and Whitsuntide Consols and other giltedge stocks were strong on cheap t ironey Americans showed 3 heavy tone and closed at the lowest 1 Silver was 29k and steady 355000 in bar gold and United States coin were bought 22000 in sovereigns came in from I i Australia ext ten days and abc t 1000 is due within the CREDITORS OF INSOLVENT KSI Washington Slay iThe comptroller of I 1 the currency has declared dividends in favor of the creditors of insolvent national i banks a follows Ten per cent to the I First National of Del Norte Colo 2 percent per-cent to the Livingston National bank of Livingston Mont NEW YORK SIDNEY MARKET New York May 7 MONEY On call easy at 1 last loan I 1 prIme mercantile papEr 35 Sterling Ster-ling exchange steady with actual business busi-ness in banKers bills at 48Sl4S9 for demand and at 4S7Vl4S7i for sixty days Posted rates 4SSV21 Commercial bills 4S14S6 Silver certificates 6 5 VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY New York May 7The visible supply of grain on Saturday compiled by the New York produce exchange was as follows fol-lows Wheat 05155000 decrease l42b 0 corn 1031000C decrease 2756000 oats 2659000 increase 161GOO rye 352 0 decrease 52QOO rODS AND OILS New York Jar Government bonds 1 steady state bonds dull Petroleum steady Pennsylvania oil sales none r April option sales none dote So1 Lima oil sales none GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BONDS New York May 7 U K as rll1 U S 5s coup 1177t 17 S 4s regll3 U S 4s coup134 Pacific 6s of ZlOS o Pac lstsl < Ti U H Glstf13 D H G 4s 75 Krie 2nd 7T 1 K T G fi s 45 4 l1 KT U 5s S2 = Ji Mutual Union fisllo KJ 1 ort112 K Pacific l5t110j N Pacific Jmls = S N western Con331 Nwestern D at > 10014 SL ASFG M 93 St Paul Consols USvs SP C llstslJl 4 T P 1 G T fl84 T P K G T R 23t Union P Ists106 West Shore10l l i K G W Ists 4i Atchison 4s 75 Alchiion BULLION IN THE BANK London May 7 Tie amount of bullion pone into the Bank of England on balance bal-ance totiay CtSOOQQ NEW YOUK MINING STOCKS New York May 7 Chollar G Crown Point 85 r A 7 12 Ucnluood 50 Z G C 1 I 10 1 X SS Hom take 12 0 Mexican 2 0 On tan > 700 Opliir 50 Pltaioiith 20 Sierra Xev 1 70 Union Con 1 10 Yellow Jack 1 0 Iron Silver JO uuicksllvcr 2 ft Bulwer 10 Preferred 150 MIXING STOCKS SAN FHAXCISCO San Francisco May iThe official closing clos-ing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows Alta G < Belcher 200 Best Belcher250 Bodic Con 32j Bulwer 24 Chollar S C C A Va762 Crown Point 115 7 Eureka Con 60 Gould CuriylM 31 N 90 Mexican l 25 Nevada Queen 7 Ophir 5371 3ofosi 1SJ Savage 120 5 Sierra Nevada < o Union Con iC 1tah dso lidate8 cmfwypmrr Utah 23 Yellow Jacket 13 NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New York May 7 t HOPS Quiet Pig iron < lull Copper quiet LEADQuiet 320 SILVER 3i TJN Firm strait 1390 bid plates quiet Spelter lower domestic S472 bid Sales on change Saturday late 10 tons l May tin subject to duty clause 2025 10 tons June do 2025 10 tons August do M15 COFFEE Options opened generally Higher ruled quiet but firm on small of rings otherwise futures closed dull I frjfla points net advance Sales 4750 bags including May at 15JM June at T JO July at 15151520 September 1455 H60 16 Spot coffee Rio steady No 7 1R4 Cordova ISiffWfc cal f 5 bags Warehouse deliveries Saturday 5440 bags New York stock today 103156 bags stock in United States 321453 bags afloat 1 for the United Sattes 200000 bags total visible available for the United States 43L453 bas against 299382 bags last year ik Rio market steady quiet quotations nominal exchange 9id Receipts 3000 bags stock 101000 bags Santos quiet quotations nominal Receipts 1000 bags stock 27000 bags Hamburg dull sales stock 14000 bags prices unchanged to pfg lower London quiet prices 3d higher Have dull sales 14000 bags prices Tnchanged to 1 f lower Rio de Janeiro May Weekly report Coffee quiet No 7 exchange standard per 10 kilos no quotation Exchange fli ReceIt during the week 28000 shipments S ship-ments to the United States 13000 stock 101000 ¼ 10 Santos May 7 Weekly report Coffee oulet good average per 10 kilos no quo t4tion Receipts during the week 8500 c shipments to United States 3000 stock 7000 SUGAR Raw steady fair refining 2 716 centufugals 96 test 2TS Sales 1 765 bags centrifugal SS test at breakwater at 2c I 1 f 1000 do to arrive at 28 c I i f 1535 bags molasses S3 test at 316c 1 i Land L-and 25i tons muscovado 8 test at 2 716 exship Refined market qUf but firm RAILROAD AND OTER STOCKS Atchison 12v8 Adams Expressl51 Alton Terre R 31 American Et112 Preferred3 B 0 ToVfc Can Pacu 66U Can Southern 50 Cen Pac 14i Chicago Alton 140 C B Q i8 Chicago Gas 64Vs Con Ga8136 C C 1 10 D T W ISOVi D R G pfd 31U D C F Co 24H East Tenn 44 Erie 15ViGrat Nort pfdl0 Preferred m C E Ills pfd 93 IHnoisCen P3 L E W 16 Lake Shore129 Preferred 27 4 Lead Trust 39 L N 48 4 L N A S 4 Man Con134 lich Cen 97 Miss Pac 30 i Nat Cor 24Vs N J Cenlrall0S 4 Preferred 47 North Amer Co 4 North Pac 41 Northern Pacific rf UPDG 5H C F fc 1 I4 Preferred 17 Northwestern 10S V Y Central 9SV Preferred 142 N Y N E 6H O Western 15 Ore Imp 14 Oregon Kay 20 O S L rN 7 Pacific Mail152 Peoria D E 4 Pittsburg 152 Pullman Palace170 Reading 1656 Richmond Ter St R G W 141 Preferred 15 4 Preferred 42 Rock Island 69t St Paul 61 St Paul 038 > 8 Preferred 110 Preferred114 Southern Pa2 Sugar Refinery1063 Tenn Coal 1 17 Texas Pacific S Union Pacific H le U S Express 5 W St L Pa 7 z Veils Fanro ExitS Preferred v 16 Western Union S4i D R G 10 Gen Elec 574 Natl Linseed 20 Preferred t 67 BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston May 7 Atchison 12 Telephone 180 Burlington 7S34 Mexican 7 San Deg SM OMAHA LIVE STOCK Omaha May 7 CATTLE Receipts 2500 Market active and steady and the demand from all sources was good Cow stuff was scarce and sold freely Stockers and feeders were active and firm Quotations unchanged un-changed HOGS Receipts 2700 Market dull at lower prices Generally averaging 5 cents below Saturday Nearly everything sold at 485 500 Common tuff sold a low as 490 and the close was very weak with a fewboads unsold SHEEP Receipts none KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City May 7 CATTLEReceipts 2900 shipments 3000 steady to firm Texas steers 250 3S5 Texas cows 200325 shipping steers 335440 native cows 200fi360 stockers and feeders 2803S0 bulls 320 SHEEPReceipts 1600 shipments none Weak CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago May 7 CATTLE Receipts 17000 fair demand steady as compared with the close of last week prime t extra native steers 435 465 medium 400S410 others 3853400 HOGS Receipts 25000 fall demand with a down turn of 5 cent rough heavy 4254S0 packer and mIxed 51a20 prime heavy and butcher weight 520b 525 assorted light 51j520 SHEEP AND l LAMBsReceipts 14000 lambs slow 2025 425455 cents lower 425 < g > 455 top CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET Chicago May Dullness was the feature in all the markets today under i all sorts of bearish news including lower cables bearish crop reports and an increase in-crease on passage In wheat the opening trades showed j s cents decline and gradually sold down j j cents more rallied M cent declined J and closed with July Hs lower than on Saturday With i but few excep tions the news was he markets were weak New Y r especially espec-ially having many selling orders in the market July finished but M cent from the bottom figures of the day In corn there was very little anirnatior with the trade practically all lower and fluctuations confined within a Ih cent limit The advertency of wheat and the favorable weather seemed to create a bearish sentiment but the selling was not large The closing prices were near the bottom In oats there was a fair trade and a weaker feeling the offerings being ample for the present requirements of shorts and prier after opening steady receded 1 cent for May and Tune and closed at about the inside figures Provisions were fairly steady but very dull with scarcely any trading the pit being almost deserted I was claimed by some of thp oldest operators to be one of the slowest days on record Compared with Saturday July pork is 21 cents lower July lard unchanged and July ribs 5 cents lower The estimated lee ipt5 for tomorrow are Wheat = carp corn 270 cars oats 2i3 cars hogs loOO head WHEAT NO 2 Open 1 High I Low I Closing May 5Si 5SV4 38V4 1574 July iMife I 59g59 i5S 555S < > j Sept 61 159ej59W58t 5338 CORN NO 2 Open I High I Low I Closing I May 373 t 13H 37 mz < July SSVigSg lSS3 38 i 39 Sept 40 40 40 40 OATS NO 2 I I OpenJ 1 High j Low I Closing May 13t r5 i rt 57i June 3H i 34 33 IJS4 I July i QL iSOi I 30 ISO I r Sept 25I2525s23l25 25 MESS PORK PER BBL l I Open I Higri7TLow J I Closing May 1 1 I I 11240 July 11240 jl247kJ1240 J1245 LARD PER O LBS I Open I High I Low I Closing May 745 7lnO 7745 750 July 712 1715 712 A 73 Sept 712 1715 712 j > < r 7J2ii SKORT IiIBS PER 10 LBS I Open iHjghi I I Low I Closing May i t I I647U July i640 640 637U 637ij SePt163n 1640 i iG35 637 Cash quotations were as follows FLOUR Stpndy unchanged AVHEATSprlnjr No 2 374 Xo 3 spring 53 Xo 2 red D7Vi CORN No 2 374 OATSNo 2 31 Es o2 white 36U < g > 30 No 3 white 35yl035U KYENo 2 46 BARLEY No 2 nominal No C 53C 55 No 4 51tt154 FLAX SEEDNO i 132 TIMOTHY SEED Prime 425 MESS PORK 12451247 LARD 747 > 3S752 > 5 SHORT RIBS SUes loose 652 555 555SHOrLDERS SHOrLDERS Dry salted boxed 655 25 short c1er sides boxed 687W7712V WHISKY Distillers finished goods 115 SUGARS Cut loaf 524 granulated 449 standard A 43fi CORNXo 1 yellow SS Article A I Rec I Ship Flour 1 9000 17000 heat t i0o1179000 Corn 1137000140000 Oats 230000149100 I Rye I 4O 5000 Barley 1 4000 300 On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was easy creamery 11S16 dairy 1011 eggs strictly fresh 9s SAN RANCISCOGENERAL San Francisco May 7Drafts sight 10 telegraphic 12i Silver bars 6o4g633 Mexican dollars 51JJ51H 1U eat weak May 9734 December LIVERPOOL GRAIN Liverpool May 7 WHEAT Dull demand poor holder offer freely red western winter 4s fld t is lid CORN Steady demand poor new mixed 3s 9 > 4d |