| Show I TRMJE AND FINANCE New York Dee 20 I Wall street Increased activity in market I dealings and Distillers and New England I supplied half of the transactions The i heavy pressure to sell Distilling was caused by Carlisles recommendation to increase only 10 the spirits tax I would appear that information of Car I lisles report had gained a limited publicity I public-ity before the newspapers appeared this afternoon Before noon the rush to sell I I broke the price down 41 the net decline of the day being 3 with sales of nearly 92000 shares In the morning Chicago Gas advanced 1 on the election of Hop kins as mayor but later receded 2V I The general market closed weak Oregon I Short Line firsts and Atchison class A declined 1 each St Paul Manitoba I advanced 14 and Northern Pacific consuls con-suls fives 1 Governments steady Petroleum 79 THE THURBER COMPANY New York Dec 20 The committee appointed to bring out a reorganization of the ThurberWhyland company announced its plan today The scheme agreed upon provides that preferred pre-ferred and common stockholders transfer their stock to the Manhattan Trust company com-pany as trustees an assessment of 10 per cent on preferred and 5 per cent on common stock will be called for and deposited with the trust company at once Within thirty days another assessment of 10 per cent and 5 per cent on common stock must be paid negotiable certificates of deposit will be issued by the trust company com-pany to the stockholders The organization organiza-tion will when advisable incorporate a company under the New Jersey laws to be called the Thurber Grocery company with power to issue stock to the amount of 3500000 in shares of 0 each The committee shall have power to dispose of the property and assets of the Thurber Whyland company to the new company and is empowered to treat with the old companys creditors GOLD IN IOWA St Louis Dec 20 A special to the Republic from Burling ton Ia says A rich vein of gold assay ing 94 ounces and 40 per cent copper to the ton has been discovered at Starrs Cave near this city and a company will be incorporated to develop the field Liberal Lib-eral traces of tin and zinc are also found CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET Chicago Dec 20 WHEATFlrm cash 61 May 6 CORN Steady cash 34T May 33 OATS Firm cash 37 May 30 1237 PORKFIrm January 1223 May LARD Firm January 755 May 747A RIBS Firm January 632 May 640 RYE 45 ½ BARLEYNominal FLAX 1 32 I TIMOTHY 2 THE METALS JETALS New York Dec 20 Silver 70 Lead 320 Tin 206 Copper 10 30 GOVERNMENT BONDS New York Dec 20 U S 4s res 1134 Twos reg S5Y U S 4s coup 114 Pacific 6s 06 RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS New York Dec 20 Atchison 17 American Ex 112 Can Pacific 51 Burlington 76 Chicago Gas 64 Cotton Oil 28 Lackawanna 61 D RG pfd 3l4 Distillers 24 Great N pfd 10 Illinois Cen 90 K T pfd 231 Lake Shore 1 2 Lead Trust 23 L N 4SMich Cen 99 Mo Pacific 23 N American 3 Nat Cordage 18 N Pacific 5 Preferred 41 Preferred 20A Nwestern 1 01 N Y Central 110 Preferred 1 35 Imp 13 Nay 26 Short Line 5 Pacific Mail 131 Pullman 167 ½ I Reading 18 Terminal 2 ½ R G W 11 Rock Island 66H I Preferred 42 St Paul 59 Firsts 71St P 0 1361 Sugar 811 Tex Pacific 7 Union Pacific 20 U S Express 52 Fargo Ex 1 2 W U exdtv 8 Electric 36 Linseed 2 MINING STOCKS New York Dec 20 Chollar 35 Crown Point 30 C C Va 250 Deadwood 60 GiC 60 H N 50 Homestake 850 Mexican 6 I Ontario 50 Ophir 120 Plymouth 10 Sierra Nev SO Standard1 50 Union Con 50 Yellow Jacket SO Iron Silevr 10 Quicksilver k 1 50 Bulwer k 10 Preferred 100 BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston Dec 20 Atchison 17 Telephone 19 I Burlington 76 Mexican 5 I San Diego 5 NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New York Dec 20 HOPS Quiet COPPERQuiet lake 1030 asked LEADFirmer domestic 320 TINQuiet straits 2065 asked COFFEE Options opened 5 points lower to 5 points higher ruled exceptionally dull closed inactive 515 points net decline de-cline Sales 4750 bags December 1730 January 16SO1685j March 16101620 June 1535 spot Rio steady No7 181 SUGAR Raw shade easier refined steady NEW YORK MONEY MARKET New York Dec 20 Money on call easy 111 closed I1 prime mercantile paper 351 sterling exchange steady actual business in bankers bank-ers bills 487 < iM87 for demand 481 484 for sixty days CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago Dec 20 WHEAT Quiet steady fluctuations confined to range closing firm higher than yesterday Receipts 134000 bushels shipments 16000 others unchanged CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago Dec 20 CATTLE Receipts 12000 slow unsettled unset-tled top sales 560 useful steers 475510 others 410425 fed Texans 320390 HOGS Receipts 27000 5iil0 lower roungh and common 60470 packers and mixed 480495 prime heavy and butchers weights 500510 prime light 5005 15 SHEEP Receipts 14000 slow and weak common to fair mixed ewes and wethers 2pO350r good wethers 290350 LIVERPOOL QUOTATIONS Liverpool Dec 20 WHEAT Steady No 1 California 5s 6d f5s < 7d No 2 red western spring 5s Odfi 5s 3d No red western winter 5s 3d5s 4d CORN Steady mixed western 4s 3d |
