Show I STATE BONDS ARE DULL i Government Bonds Strong and Railroads Firm I I WALL STREET IS STRONGER f SUGAR AMONG TH MOST t ACTIVE AC-TIVE STOCKS tJ J i Statement of the Associated Banks Chicago Slay Wheat 14 i3S i Higher Pork Unchanged Cattle Quiet Hogs Show a Advance At South Omaha Hogs Are Stronger Cattle Steady and Sheep Fir eW York Feb 27Ioney 1t1 per cent Prime mercantile paper 3 per cent Sterling exchange steady with actual ac-tual business In bankers bills at 4S5 45314 for 60 days and 4874S7tt for demand Posted rates 4S64SS Commercial bills 4S4484S Mexican dollars 507 Bonds Government strong state dull railroad firm The tone of the stock market wa strong today and the dealings fairly active Lake Shore was again a feature fea-ture and rose to 161 closing at 16214 and 165 asked In the industrial group Sugar was noticably strong moving up to 177 Omaha Common Chicago Gas St Paul Rock Island and Northwest North-west all sold at the best figures of the week and were in demand at the advance ad-vance The bank statement showed a contraction of 1137900 in loans a gain of 2129700 in cash and an Increase of 1095700 in deposits Surplus reserve increased 1555025 and the banks now hold 57447975 against 24422150 In 1896 and 28054500 in 1895 Speculation closed strong with prices anywhere from 14 to 1 per cent above Fridays closing Total sales were 85594 shares The bond market was firm today Sales aggregated 764000 Forth Worth Rio Grande firsts rose 1 Kings County Elevated firsts 1 Louisville New Albany Chicago general fives Y Jersey Central general fives Y Oregon Short Line con fives 31 Rome Watertown Ogdensburg cons it and Wisconsin Central firsts In government bonds coupon fives sold at 113 = i < g > 113 and coupon fours of 1925 at 123 BON QUOTATIONS A CIa A 45104 N C con 4s102 A CIa B 5104v5N C con 6s122 A CIa C 4 98 N P lets115 Atchison 4s S2HN P 2nds 55 Adjustments X475i N P 3rds SS Can S indsl07 Nwest consb40 C 45 of 1397100 Nwest eebs 5slll C 4s of 1593100 Ore Imp ists 85 C 4s of 1399100 lore Imp 5s IS C H Es110 Ore Nat lstsU3 Chi Nor Pac O S L 117 trust rects 5s 42O S L con 5s 76 D of C 36 5S10DU P R 4s S1 > A D R G lets 111 P R 1st nfd D R G 4s SSK Incomes 4i3 Erie G L ISa C3 R G W lets 73 Ft W D C St L S FIsts F-Ists 5S i gen fi < 3 lliu G H S A St Paul con 1 let 6s 100 St P C P G H S A lets 117 2nd 7s 9G S Car 45s105 Gen E debs 5s 96 S Ry 5s 90H H T C 5sIOStdS P of C lsts107 H T C con Tenn new set 3s 78 6s 104 Tex Pac lets SS > Iowa Cent Ists 9454 Tex Pac 2nds 21 K P Cons TaftlU P Ists of 9S1045 K P let Den U S 4s reg of ver dlv I 1925 122 Louis con 4s 96 U S 4s coup of M K T Cnds 60 1925 122 SI K T 4s 84 U S nea 4s reg Mobile O 4s S of 1907 Mutual U 6s110 JU S new 4s N J Cent gen coup of 1907113 s ° 11654 U S 23 3554 N Y C St U S 5s reg115 L 4s 10554 U S coup113 N W gen 6S120 STOCK QUOTATIONS Am T C S5 Nat Linseed Oil 12 AtchIson 14 N j Central 96 Adams Express14S Nor W 11 A T H 56 Preferred 16 Am Express110 Nor American Am Tobacco 75U Nor Pacific 11 Preferred 104 I Preferred 3SU Bay State Gas lUiNorthwestern 105i Bal Ohio 15 L Preferred 154 Brunswick L N Y Central 93 B R Pitts 16i N Y C S L 11 Can Pacific First pfd 70 Can Southern 45 Second pfd 23 Canton L 50 N Y N IL 172 cent Pacific i0N Y N En 17 unes Ohio I75ix Y s w S Chicago A165 Preferred 24 Preferred 112 Ontario Mining 10M C B Q 75 Ontario W 14 Chi 6 E Ills 42 Ore Nay 14 Preferred 95 O S L u N 155i Chicago Gas 76PacIfIc Mail 23V C Pitts165 P D E 2 Con Coal 33 Pitts W pfd 1 T Con Gas153Pullman Pal15554 C C C S L 27QulcksIlver 1 Preferred 75 Preferred 12 Cob F I 211 Reading 256 Preferred 90 Rio Grande W 12 Cotton Oil Cert 12i Preierred 3515 Com Cable160 Rock Island 67 Del Hudsonl0754R W OgdU7 4 D L W153 St L South 3 D R G 10 > A Preferred 15 Preferred 41 St Paul TS Gen Electric 35 Preferred 133 Erie 14 St Paul D IS Preferred 34 4 Preferred S3 Fort Wayne163 St Paul O 51 Great N pfd120 Preferred 136 Harlem 293 St P M M116 Hocking Coal 4 Silver Cert 64 Hocking Valley 4 South Pac 14 Homestako S3 Soutnern Ry 9 Illinois Cent 93 Preferred 2SS Iowa Cent e Sugar 1171 Preferred 25 Preferred 103 Kan Tex 13 Tenn C I 25 Preferred 30 Preferred SO Kings Fern 3 Texas Pacific 9 Lake Erie W b6Tol O C 15 Preferred 66 Preferred 50 Lake Shore 162TSLKC 5 Nat Lead33 Preferred 18 Preferred 90 Union Pacific 7 Long Island 46 U P D G 1 Louis Nash 51 U S Express 25 Louis N A 4 U S Leather 7 Preferred 1 Preferred 89 Manhattan Con 89 U S Rubber 20 Mem Chas 15 Preferred 72 Mexican Cent S 1Utica B R l5O Michigan Cent 92 JW S L P 6 lii S L corn iS Preferred 1514 First pfd 77 Wells Fargo Ex 99 Second pfd 45 Western Union 83 Missouri Pacific 21 Wisconsin Cent 1 Mobile Ohio 21 W L E 1 Nash Chatt 67 Preferred 5 SAN FRANCISCO STOCK MARKET San Francisco Feb 17The official closing quotations for mining stqcks today to-day were as follows Belcher S 23MexIcan 34 Best and B TTIOphlr 77 Standard 1 65PotosI 40 Chollar Savage 37 C C Va 1 SSSIerra Nevada 34 Crown Point 20 Union Con 3fi Gould and C 35 Utah 5 Hale and N 1 05Yellow Jacket 27 |