Show STOCKSINE1REERIIKTIC fc1 Honors About Even Between h the Bulls and Bears A MILLION SHARE DAY + t1 KUMOES OF A NEW GOVERNMENT GOVERN-MENT ON ISSUE I t Tobacco Mae Sensational Fluctuations Fluctua-tions On Reports of a Combination of Trusts Sugar and the Granger r Group Suffered Heavy Lse Good Foreign Demand For Stocks I t New York Feb 23Todays stock market mar-ket on dealings in excess of a million shares was extremely erratic and the net results showed honors about even between be-tween the bulls and bears The most significant sig-nificant losses were made In Sugar and the granger grour Burlington figuring for 3b The leaders In the other column were Tobacco the Minneapolis St Louis shares ana Third avenue The market was strong witn a consideraoie demand for foreign account London taking sully WUOo snares over halt of wnlch were tnt Atchisons Plenty of selling orders appeared ap-peared and prices receded tram the opening open-ing figures m some cases sharply A rally ral-ly ensued with Tobacco the oaers and tne grangers louuccos strength was accompanied by the announcement that u settlement witn the opposition concerns was imminent whicn involved I consolidation or interests inter-ests The acton of the Burlington directors di-rectors on the refunding scheme not fulfilling ful-filling expectations entertained In some quarters resulted in a sharp break In tnat property which was accompanied by a simultaneous break in Sugar A report was circulated widely that a large Issue of new government bands asa Impending and this attended I shirp raid The Information was said to have been received in a private dispatch but no confirmation was obtainable Tobacco fluctuations on the various reports re-ports were very sensational I opened up 7 points at 178 and slid off to IU rallied to 179 and closed at lN > t On Interpretation Interpreta-tion of the deal reported was that tho rival company Union Tobacco was to be transferred to the continental company which Is owned by the American Tobacco company Metropolitan after dropping 4 points from the opening rallied 5t and closed a point off while Third avenue lost about half of an eightpoint rise Consolidated Gas worked up J4 and then suffered I decided break Minneapolis St Louis shot up about 7 points and the second preferred pre-ferred G points on rumors that the directors di-rectors might retire the companys first preferred Special strength was shown by American Steel gaining 3 points when the general list was crumbling This was due to glowing reports of the company business which emanated from parties connected with the property Sugar was suported in the early dealings but with a 3point loss The coalers averaged 5 points up with Jersey Central exceptionally exception-ally jumping 31z on reports of progress toward regulating the coal trade The market closed Irregular with a weak undertone un-dertone The bond market displayed u marked degree of strength which was not influenced in-fluenced bj the break in stock prices until the close when some issues yielded ins in-s co8c Total sales T3350VOO C Sis S-is declined 1A in the bid price The total sales of stocks today wore 1 1011400 shares Including 35200 Atchlsbn 97620 Atchison preferred 10110 Central Pacific 50 820 Burlington 4 000 D R G Pacifc 44130 Ere preferred 18 320 Manhattan 443 Metropolitan S001S Reading preferred preferr-ed 7 00 Missouri Pacific 13700 gr1tr T preferred 10520 Rock Island 19820 Union Pacific 12330 Union Pacific preferred pre-ferred 2S 030 SI Paul 13 S20 Southern Pacific Pa-cific 3400 Southern preferred ISOOOfi Tobacco cifc bacco 22S30 Federal Steel S76j > Federal Sleel preferred 8720 Peoples Gas 1207 onsolidmtted Gas 3309 Genlrnl Electic 110 Conoldated Co 5C Pacific Mail 450 Sugar 9523 Tennessee Coal Iron 3950 Leather 4 420 Leather preferred 55J5 Rubber 3720 Western Union BOND QUOTATIONS TT S 3s 106VN Y C Ists 117 U S new 4s reg127N J C 5s115 U S new 4scou12SyKor Pac lets 115 U S 4s regllZNor Pac 3s G L S 4s coull2t 4 sor Pac hi101 i U S 2s 10 N YCSS L 4s101 U S 5s regIll Nor Vi 613 U S 5s cou11th N W consols143 District 3 C5s 118 N W deb 5s12 Gs Atchison 4s 102 Ore Nay Ists10 Atchison adj 4s 84 Ore Nay sI02H Canada So 2dsllOO S L Cs t rl2 C O 4s5GiiO S L 5s t rlll IMik Sdl C O Ia1lSt Reading 4s 8S Chic Ter 4s 56 U G W Ists 94 i C H D 44s10iStPCP Ists 121 lf ctEsm D R g ists 1OSSStSLIM r 5s 111 D I G 4s1 ISLSF g Gs123mi East Ten 1sts1Ol 4 St Paul ConlW Erie Gen 4s 74 SUP C tP OS121H I F W r Ists S4V4so Rj 5a lUaHi Gen Elec 5s 1l3 Stan R T 6s SIi I I G H S A Ss1O9 T P L G Ists 114 i G H S A 2ds 110 T P Rg 2ds r > 2V H T C5s1Ifl U P 4s 101 1 I H T C en Cs 110 1TPDG Ists S la Cent Ists 103 Wabash 1st Is11555 L N Un is 35 Wabash 2ds Wh I PIle Con GlHl West Shore 4s 112U M K A T 2ds CSWis Cent lets G7S4 1 I K K T 4s 33 Colo So 4s Si i NEW YORK CLOSING STOCKS Atchison 23n G W 39 Preferred tiatt Preferred 76 B O M St L 3 W 9s Canada Pacific 00s Preferred 29Vi Canada S 5 St Paul 1s Central Pacific Whl Preferred ItTJ Ches i Ohio iJi St P O lrJ dlg Chic AltOnlI IS I Preferred 170 C B Q So Pacific 3914 h I C E 1 So Railway 13 Preferred HSVs Preferred 506 Chic G W IChTexas Pacific g C fe L914Union Pacific 45 Preferred 43Vs Preferred S0 C A N AV H1I P D i G 1 preferred 19zWahash 514 C C C 0 St L Btt Preferred 2 k Preferred 95 J W L E 11 Del ludson13I Preferred 1H el L Vl0 Mains ExpressU5 Del H G 22feAm Express 140 I Preferred 74illT S Express 55 Erie < new H WellsFargo 15 I 1st preferred 51k Am Cotton Oil 3CU Ft Wayne 150 Preferred ifife Gt Nor reflb Am Spirits 2k Hocking ral G Preferred 3 Illinois Central 117 Am Tobacco lio L E W azz Preferred 11 I Preferred 6 Cons Gas 2I Lake Shore 25i0t Com Cable CoISO L Slore 03s Colo F I 3 Manhattan L 11iVS Preferred 94 7lahllan 244 Gen Electric 11114 Mich Central US Haw Coml Co 70 Minn St L 33 B KT Co 93 7 1st preferred 9314 intn Paper CO Mo Pacific 4i I Preferred 8 Mobile Ohio 33Laclede Gas 54it 1l10 K T 14iLead 3Cd Preferred 401 Preferred 11 I N J Central lou s Fed Steel i N Y Centrall31 Preferred SSH N Y C St L 14 iNat Lin Oil G1 1st preferred 63 Pacific Mall His > d preferred 33 People Gas 114U Nor West 19 Pullman Pal 1CU No et Co 5 Sliver Cert 59 5T No Pacific 3l Stui R 1 1 I Preferred 79Sugar 11l Ontario W 228 Preferred 114 O lit N 41 Tcnn C f L 44 Ore Short Line 4 > U S Leather 7 P C 1st prof Sl Preferred 72 2d preferred C3 U S Rubber 53i Pittsburg ISO Preferred 117i Reading I 221Western Union W 1st preferred 64140 R N pref 72 Rock Island 1A Pacific I Coast 4T St ctI S F 12 Cole Southern S Preferred 12 Itt preferred K I 2d el preferred 4S j at preferred 22 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Chollur WOntiirIo 5 73 Crown Point STOpTilr 125 Con Cal Va Plymouth 10 Deadwood Quicksilver 5 Gould Curry 48 Preferred 3 0 Halo Nor 35 Sierra Nevada 125 Ilomestake i 0 Standard 2 6 Iron Silver r Union Con 0 Slver K Yellow Jacket 4 SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS San Francisco Feb 23The official closing Quotations for mining stocks today to-day were as follows Alta lOHaleNor 40 Alpha Con SJuatlco 20 Andes MKentuck Con 1 Andel Belcher Mexican 6 Benton Con Occidental Con 30 Best Belcher DfTOphir 105 Bullion f Overman 11 4g g Caledonia 40Potosi 29 Challenge Con 2oSavage 31 I I Chollar SSSeg Belcher 5 Confidence 73 Sierra Nevada 1 20 Confdence Va 1 Standard 3 53 I Con 1 p rla 1Unlon 1 I Con 54 Crown Point 2oUtah Con 2 Gould Curry 40Yellon Jacket 31 0 L i BOSTON MINING STOCKS Adventure 17Old Dominion 4 WInona 20 tOsceola 100 Allouez 11 Quincy 194 Atlantic 41 Tamarack 260 Boston M366 Wolverine 4914 Butte B S31 Parrott Sa s Cal Hecla 843 Humboldt 24 Centennial s Union Land Franklin 2S I Stocks at London New York Feb 24The Commercial I gialC Advertisers London financial cablegram pays The markets here were active and strong on the peaceful proceedings in Paris Americans were excellent that market finishing near the best There was a good continental demand for Atchison Atchi-son isues the preferred reaching a record 63A on the expectation of a remarkable January statement in earnings Important Import-ant Berlin interests bought St Paul heavily There were dealings in new Central Pacific 3s at 9 In the 4s at 106 In Southern Pacific 4s at S and Southern Pacific shares at 33u Coppers were firm Tlntos were 40 716 Anacondas 9I Utahs 91 and Bostons 2 151C The bank bought 43000 In bars and i American coin The market demand is i slack as a large Indian bazar order has been filled Money is hard Loans Exchange and Silver New York Feb 23 Money on call 2 fiS per cent Last loan 2V per cent Prime mercantile paper 2 < > i3 > 4 per cent Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at 4 S6HQ4 > 6 for demand and 4 SS4 Sl i for W days Posted rates 4 S4fef4 85 and 4S6JOMS7 Commercial bills 4 f > 4 4 Silver certificates nominal 5W I Bar silver 59V Mexican dollars 47 l Metal Markets New York Feb 22The general market mar-ket for metals about held Its own being a Httlo slow to recover from the holiday of yesterday Prices changed in only a few instances according to the quota tions of the New York metal exchange Tin being strong and scarce furnished one exception and was quoted at 24 against 24V4 Tuesday while on the other hand spelter was fn at 650 this being 10 points below the quotation of Tuesday Otherwise there was no change in the tofflcial quotation list Pig Iron warrants closed strong at 923 which was however a nominal figure Lake CopperQuiet and unchanged at 1775fllS00 LeadQuiet 4 4W 42 The brokers price for lead was 4 20 and for copper IS 00 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Wheat Declined Under More Favorable Favor-able Crop Reports Chicago Feb 23 Owing to a little flurry flur-ry In Ito March delIvery and an advance of 3sd at Liverpool trading in wheat started linn May opened Vi hither and touched 731 before a reaction set in The crop situation was decidedly more favorable as u rul Much of the damage previous repotted was contracted und the Price Current stated that the conditions con-ditions were if anj thing better than usual at this season of tno year This encouraged en-couraged considerable selling for the short account and May sank slowly I to 7JH Atlantic port clearances of wheat and four equalled TIC COO bushels and this started the crowd buying again There was an undertone of aprehensiun concerning another cold wave May rose to 73 and ruled strong until the close 7rs May closed 7JV4 sellers a gain of 1s over yesterday I A reduction in the quantity being offered of-fered from the country strengthened corn Commission houses and elevator concerns bought The close Is 1 4e advance for Stay Oats followed corn May gaining Vic A good short demand and a light run of hogs strengthened provisions Long were disposed to take profits at the improvement im-provement but with the exception of an early dip the market ruled strong and curl near the high point for the day Pork and lard improved 10 cents each and ribs 5fa7 cents The leading futures ranged as follows WheatNo 2 I Open I High I Low I Close May l73Wfi73s73K 73J 73k JuljL71kQ < WTl7i I71I4711471S8 1 Corn = No 2 I Open I High Low I Close May 135tjIG I 1398856I35881575136 I July j3lJp3636j 50 I14 t Sept 367gg37 IS1 l l XII 37j OatsNo 2 fOxjjTHighTfLov l I I Closer May 27ji27a42S ITIIT July 25i 25T 02G I29882525 1 Mess Pork Per bb1 I Open I High I Low I Close May I 962 I 9671495714 I I 6 I July J 9 S2Vi I 9 bJVs I I 9 475 j I 9 S II I Lard Per O lbs I Open j HlgluJ I Low I Close May i 543 1 5i 5374 I 545 Septl I 565 I 3 IV 502i I 570 Short RibsPer 100 Ibs I Open t High Low I Close May I 4SI I 455 I 450 I 4 S3 July 4 97fe I 49714 I 49i 491 Septi I 503 I 507 1 50 j IOn Cash quotations were as follows Flour Moderate demand and steady Wheat Spring No 2 7I No3 spring Sofin No J red 72141171 Corn No 2 34ft2 5I Oats No 2 27i4 No 2 hlte30 iCOA No 3 white awi30 Rje No 2 uGs BarleyNo i 4J to 1 Flax SeedNo1 116 northwest 1194 Timothj Prime seed 27I Mess Pork Per barrel 9 45g9 50 LardPer 309 pounds I2734b5J0 Short RlbsSides loose 4 55Q4 75 Shoulders Do salted boxed 425i 437V Short Clear SidesBoxed 4E3ff493 Whlskv Distillers finished goods per gallon 126 Clov er Contract glade 6 35 Articles I Rec Ship Flour barrels 19000 8000 Wheat bushels 41000 27000 Corn bushels 1200W 43000 Oats bushels 11S7COI60000 Rje bushels 1OC3000I367000 Barlej bushels 1 COOOOj lb000 Pacific Coast Grain Markets San Francisco Feb 23 Wheat stead May 116 December 1 IS6 Bare weak new 100 Cash wheat 13115 Portland Ore Feb J3 Wheat Walla Wails 6c 59c valley 0061c bluestem 6188 Tacoma Wash Feb 23 Wheat Club ISo bluestem til8863c Chicago Livestock Chicago Feb 23 Trade in cattle today was slow on a basis of J3SOtif450 for the commoner droves up to 50x8GSi5 for pretty good to prime grades Sales were largely at 4 65 f 53 the average quality of offerings being poor Western fed steers 4WXj550 Texas steers 350 < 475 calves I 35le725 caves 35J Hogs were active and steady Fair to choice 37tYdJIlt packing lots 5 36754 mixed 15osf3V butchers 355ip g H i 3fli4 light J3SJjiJ70 pigs i 330l3I5 Slice were steady and lambs rather slow and weak at the recent decline Poor to prime sheep 827288460 largely at HtwS44 ewes o5405 yearlings 425 44 65 with good sales for export at 4 oOfi I nt r 4 33 pool og prime lambs i t8 chiefly chief-ly 1 at 5GOrSJ > 0 Receipts Cattle 9000 hogs 22000 sheep 1000 Kansas City Livestock Kansas City Feb 23 Cattle Receipts iOOO market steady to strong Native steers 3 505 45 Texas steers 275 4 75 rexas cows J350iii3G3 native cows and heifers 173S4 75 stockers and feeders iOOfi323 bulls 27y < 42a Hogs Receipts 11000 market steady Pulk o sales 3434m260 heavies 47Wi 370 packers 3431 63 mixed 3403u lights 3253I5 yorkers J340QJ45 pigs 3005150 Sheep Receipts 3000 market strong Lambs 3253105 muttons 300 423 Denver Livestock Denver Feb 23 Cattle Receipts 300 market steady Beef steers 7S500 cons 325fc46o feeders freight paid to river J J51i4 30 stockers freight paid to river 375Q475 bulls and fisp 2 CO W 500 Hogs and Sheep No receipts Omaha Livestock Omaha Feb 23 Cattle Receipts 1400 market active and stronger Native beef steer 4 OOQS o western steers 3SO t 475 Texas steers 3603460 cows and heifers 22513440 canners 225 3 25 stockers and feeders 3SOQ4S5 calves 30S575 bulls and stags r75475 Hogs Receipts 7600 market Se higher Heavy 3 57ui3 63 mixed Drb 5533 60 light 52iAft360 pigs 5300 340 bulk of sales G 3550360 3 3r Receipts C900 market Steady Native muttons 375 < j445 western mut tons J370435 tock sheep 2750300 lambs JiOO4SO O5 t Coffee and Sugar New York Feb 23Coffee Options closed stead at unchanged to 10 points lower as compared with Tuesdajs close Sales 3S500 bags including March 5335j 5 33 May J350ft5 55 June Jo GOfio C3 August Aug-ust 57o September JoiofloSO October Jo SO November JoSSSoK December S50 5 Spot coffeeRio dull No7 Invoice In-voice SPt No7 jobbing 7c Mild quiet Cordova VQUc Sugar Raw strong fair refining 3 sc centrifugal 96 test 4 ic molasses sugar 311lGc Refined firm |