| Show SUAHSHWIL r J pP This Stocks Erratic Fluctuations Upset the Market + MONEY RATES ADVANCED CALL LONS R AGD 9 PERCENT PER-CENT YESTERDAY i Sug DroppedEighten Points and Its Net LssWa Eght1umor That the New York Central My Absorb the Union PacifcActv it f nd i New York Morch20The market after Ii sensational movement Sugar and the local transportation shares closed weak with mixed net changesnterest centered large In Sugar In which the transactions transac-tions were over19l000 shares with a total of about 9000 shares Sugar opened wIth an advance of about 8 points ran of 31 and then touched 182 with a subseuent plunge of 18 poInts closing with a net loss ci about points The extrornary movement thisstock had a wide intu once in other directions Brooklyn Transit Tran-sit was lifted over 6 points and then lost much of the gain Pronounced strength appeared In the Vanderbits Union Pac lies Northwestern tie coalcrs and Chicago Chi-cago Terminal preferred white some of the internationals made a show of strength In the early dealings In sympathy sympa-thy with the higher rage in London The tobacco stocks were extremely feverish American Tobacco broke 6 ½ rallied 9 and left off with a losS of 214 ContInental Tobacco To-bacco slumped 1 and was off 3 points at the close The Huidaton in these stock was attributable to the reported formation of a new opposition tobacco company Manhattan retained the greater par of a 4polt rise There was a disposition of the lrofes slonal element fo let commIssion house purchasers have stocks and subsequently while Sugar was tumbling ad call money reached 9 per cent prices were freely ofere down Standard stQcls whn easing eas-ing with he market receded In an orderly order-ly manner and the reaction in those securities se-curities from the best did not exceed 2 pointS except In special cases Money on cal foward the close eased with the last loa at 4 and offered at 3 per cent but the market failed to respond to the changed conditions due to the supply of money offered and the reaction was unchecked un-checked to the end The strength in Brooklyn Transit was coincident with the published interview with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit railroad to the effect that an exchange of the majority of Broklyn Transit elevated stocks for Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock had been arranged The advance in Union Pacifies and New York Centrl was timed with the a nouncement of the return of the leading interest in Vanderbilt stocks and gave rise to a renewal of rumor that the Union Pacific might be absorbed by the New York Central The opinion waS expressed beause of the acton of the market that the rise in London which was a purchaser a the opening was manipulated manipu-lated from this side to facilitate the liquidation ket which was evident in the mar ketliond prices today were raised by considerable con-sIderable activity enveloping In St Louis Southwestern Issues Texas Pacific 2ds and Wisconsin Central lets Total sale1 343O United States hs and the new 4s advanced and the old 4s in the bid price 7 Total sales of stocks today were 9880 shares including Atchison preferred 222 Burlington 51975 Central Pacific 310 Manhattan 3320 MetropolItan 9510 Reading 1st preferred 1055 1is sour Pacific 3S94 New Jersey Central 10210 New York Central 2045 Northern Pacific 1400 Northern aiic preferred 329 Rock Island 389 Union Pacific 3708 St Paul 1244 Southern Pacific 485 Texas Pacific 75 Union Pacific preferred 4366j American Steel Wire 260 American Steel Wire pieferrel 3725 American Tobacco 110 Federal Steel 1259 Federal Steel preferred 667 Peoples Gas 20 Consolidated Gas 371 Colorado Fuel Iron 3185 Brook In Transit 3080 Sugar 19161 Sugar preferred 333 Tennessee Coal Iron 29740 BOND QUOTATIONS L S N J C 5s18 U S new 4s regI2 N P ists1164 U S new 4s N P 3s 68 coup 128jN P U S Y C St L U S 4s coup 112lI 4s 107 U S 2ds 99Nor W 6s130 U S 55 reg12 iNwest cons 1433k U S 5s coup1 jNw st debs 5s1 Dist 3 6s1IO Nay lstsll Atchison ls1024iO Nay 4s 101 Atchison adj 4s 819O S L Os t r120 g g t g n2 PJ Cltn S 2nds109 0 S L Os t r1U c O 4Ys 923fReading 4 S9 Chi Term 4s 59i4R G W Ists 9 C O Is119 St L L I C H D4s 1043I con 5s 11 D R G lsts103 ½ St L S F D R G 1stS10SljSt Gen Ge 11 East Tenn lsts1C3 St P Con167 Erie Gen 4s 72 ½ St P C P F VT 5 D lsts lIsts 122 t r S 1St P C P 55120 Gen Elec111 So Ry 5s 105 G H S A 6s11 Standard R G H S A T Gs S6 2nds 10 T P L G lsts12 H T C 5s12 T P Rg 2nds 52 H T C con U P 4s H6s l I0 is 110 13 pp4sj G Iowa C 1stsl09 Isis 93 L N U 4s 95 Wab 1st 5s15 Pac con 65120 r Shore 4s13 11 K T 2nds l7 Wis Cent Ists 69 M K T 4s 03 Cole S 4s S7 M Y C Ists li 1 STOCK QUOTATIONS Atchison 2 St L S W 9 Preferred 60 i Preferred 2 BaL Ohio 69 St Paul 1708 Can Pacific 85 Preferred 172 Can Southern 57St P 0 JA Cent Pacific 9hl Preferred 172 Ches Ohio 6YSo PacIfic 35 Chi Alton174 So Railway l24 C B Q10 Preferred 494k Chi E Ills 6STexas Pacific 2 Preferred 120 Union Pacific 46 C G W 15 Preferred 503i Chi md L S U P D G 13 Chi Preferred 45 Wabash 7 C N Preferred 21 Preferred 193 W L E 1 c C C St L53 Preferred 32 Preferred 97 Adams Ex13 Del Hudson 114i American Ex10 De L VIG5 2 United States 54 D R G 2 Wells Faro 125 Preferred 72j niCoCOl 36 Erie new 1 Preferred 2 First pfd 38 Am Spirits 137s Fort Wayne I7S Preferred Gt N pfd 190 Am Tobacco 207 y Hocking Val 9 Preferred 13 Illinois Cent 141 Con Gas 2l5l Lake E W 18 Coin CableCo 93 Preferred G6 Cob F 1 36 Lake Shore 200 Preferred 10 Louis Nash 31 Gen Electric 171 Manhattan L 107 Uaw Corn Co 77 fr l j Met St aiy B It T Co106 11ch Central 113 mt Paper 53y 11 St L 51 Preferred 84 First pfd 99 Laclede Gas 51 Mo Pacific 45 Lead 32 Mobile Ohio 391 Preferred 12Y lr I T 13l Nat Lln Oil 52 Preferred 3 = g Pacific lUaU 4H N J Centrl13 Peoples Gas 18 g N Y Central I35y Pullman Pal 15 N Y C St L 1 SHYer Cert 6 First pfd G Standard R Second pfd 34 I Co 91 Nor West lTVj Sugar 16 No Am Co 9 Preferred lS 10 Pacific 501 T C I 52 Preferred 7Sf U S Leather 6 Ontario v 27j Preferred 71 O R N p00 45 I IU S Rubber 5 O S L 11fl Preferred 16 Pacific Coast 1st Western Union 93 pfd 87 Fed Steel 521 Second pfd 62 Preferred 371 87Y Pittsburg 180 Am S W Co 61 Reading 21 Preferred 102 First pfd 65 Ore Nay pfd 72 H G V 35 Pacific I Coast 44 preferred 77Colo i Southern 714 Rock Island ln I Preferred 5G St L S F 10 i Second Md 24 Preferred 70 Con Tob Co 5 Second pfd 37 Preferred 90 Ov NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Cholar 3 13 Ontario I 50 Crown Point 24Ophil 110 C C Va 2 OPI mouth 10 Deadwood GOQuiclslver 175 Gould Curry 401 Preferred 6 0 Halo Norcross 41 Sierra Neyadal 20 I Homestalce 55 0 Standard 2 60 Iron Silver 50 Union Con 5 Mexican 75 Yelowaclet 21 BOSTON MINING STOCKS AUouez lI Co 9 Osceola 90 Atlantic 3 QuIncy 166 Boston Mont 360 Tamarack 2 Butte Boston SS Wolverine 4 Calumet H735 Earrot 44 Centennial 4411 Humboldt 2 Franklin 4 Yinona 17 Old Dominion 45s Adventure 1 SAN FRANCISCO SOCKS San Francisco March 20The official timrrT dosing quotations for minIng stocks to dar were 3S follows AHa 1 JulIa 3 Alpha Con 9 JustiCe 2 Andes 2 Kent ck Con Ia Belcher 34 Mex an 8 Best Becher 60 Occidental Con 2 Bullion 5 Ophir 12 Caedonia 4 Overman 13 Challenge Can 45 Potosi 92 Cholar Chalenge 40 Savage 32 Confidence 91 154g Belcher 4 Confdence 21 Sierra Nevada 13 Crown Point 26 SlIver Hm 4 Eureka Cow 40 Standard 270 Gould Currie 45 Union Von 6 Hale Noo SJtah Can 4 2 Stocks at London New York March 2The ommeldal Advertisers London financial cablegram The markets her are excessively idle today to-day awaiting the Easter holidays from Friday to Tuesday Americans followed New York slavishly There was slight professional buying early particularly of UnIon Pacific on a revival of the Vande bit consolidation repoxts Nesv York bought then sold and the close was heavy except for Union Pacifp Spanish 4s 57 Tintos 390t40 Anacondas 1 UtaHs 8 Bostons 234 3 ± Oa Exchange and Silver New York March 21Money on call stron at ora9 per cent last loan 4 per centprime mercantile paper 3t4 < percent Sterling exchange steady with actual business In bankers bills at U81 4S1 for demand and 1S3y453 for sixty 1 days pested rtes fS34J3Y and JSf 4ss conmerclal bills 482 4ty cmmerca S2y Silver certificates nominally 66 bar sliver 591C Mexican dollars 47o1C Meta Qu tations New York March 20Swecplng price changes were scored in todays metal market Pig iron wants advanced 5 points copper went off 2 to 75 points tin dropped 12 to 15 points and lead de dined 5 points The improvement in iron I was directly due to a sudden influx of orders and a refusal of Droducer to sell at The other I anything like last prIces I departments turned weak under a torn porar withdrawal of buyers and more urgent offering together wIth disappointing I disap-pointing cables The meta exchange at the close called cos cale Pig Iron warrants firm with 105 bId I and 0 asked Lake copper 1675 bid i and 1725 asked Tin easy with 2362 bId I and 2375 asked asked Lead easier with 40 bid and 445 Spelter fIr with 63 bid and 640 dked ind The brokers price for lead l is 2 and cppper 17W 1 GBAIN AlD PROVISIONS I Wheat Market Under Influence of I Bullish Crop News Chicago March 20There were a number num-ber of strong factors in the wheat market at the commencement and traders started bU3ines5 in a bullish mood Cagle were hIgher and freezing weather was repQrte I in the wheat belt which it was thought might prove damaging to the growing plant Jhe statistics were also regarded as rather favorable to the buying side II Worlds shipments were considerably smaller than expected and the amount on passage showed an Increase for the week of only WO bushels May opened 1 higher at 6761c and a crop damage I claIms became more numerous than ever i the price rose to 6S1468c Apparently reliable reports from both the northwest norwest I and southwest regarding farmers delv cries were to the effect that receIpt were i being heavily reduced and in may cases I were Insufficient for the requirement of I the local millers As the senders of this informatIon backed up theIr claims wIth messages to buy shorts became nervous and covered freely advancing May to 61c The market ruled very firm the zeater pat of the session but near the end th taking of profits by scalpers re suited in a reaction to 6c and the price at the close was 67c buyer Light country acceptances and small receipts strenghened corn A fairly good speculative business was done at some lIttle Improvement in pries A good cash demand and considerable buyIng of JUly by the country helped oats As the session neared the close however seln caused a loss of more than half the advance May bean c up at 2c i rose to 26c then declined to 2525c I and closed at 27ic Provisions opened strong in sympathy I with the buoyancy of the grin market I but later lost the advance on selling out I b y tired long who were evidently awaiting ing firmness on which to market their holdings May pork closed 57c lower lard 25c lower and rIbs unchanged T e leEdIng futures ranged as follows WheatNo 2 I OpenI I HIgH I Low I ClOse May 07516S 1 686 67I 6s July 467 67167Sbl7l i 67 I 67 CornNo2 I = Open I High LowJ IClose May 33m 34 3 JUly 3 l34l 31 3 35 3 Sept 31 3i 353g3 = OatsNo2 I OpenIHigh I I Low J Close May 26 26 2614 25 2 July 24 24 1 221 I Mess PorkPer bbl J Open I High I Low I Close May 902 905 S8 892 July I 920 1 92 I O I 907Y LardPer 10 lbs I Open I High I Low I Close May 532 532 522 52 July 5311 5331 52ll 540 f Sept 557 55y 55 I 5521 Short RibsPer 10 lbs I Open I High I Low I Close May 16 470 r f 46 467 July 471 480 I 475 46 Sept1 12 487 492 I Cash quotations were as follows Four quiet and easy No 2 spring whet 6661c No 3 spring wheat b27c No2 red 670c No 2 corn 33c No 2 oats 27c No 2 whitc 29130c No3 white 2S29c No2 rye 51c re 517c No 2 barley 848c No1 flax see 17 new 2 Prime timothy seed 23 Clover contract grade J65 lIes pork per barrel 575SS0 Lard per 10 pounds SlSttS1714 Short ribs sides loose 446 Dry salted shoulders boxed 4 4Hsc Short clear sides boxed 4S15 Whisky distillers finished goods per gallon 126 SugasCut loaf 583 granulated 533 Artcles IHec J ShIp Flour bar ls 119011600 Wheat bushels 1 36o0103OO Corn bushels ISI2360 Oats bushes 12fOI23O Rye bushels 1 60JI 300 Barley bushels i 3JOOi 60 Pacific Coast Grain Ittarkets San Francisco March 20Whet stead May 108 December 11 Barley firmer new Sic Cash whet 10506 Portland Ore larch 20Portand exporter ex-porter continue very indifferent about doing much in wheat at the present as the EuroJetm market Is In such shape that it is impossible to meet the ideas of growers even at the lowest freight rte taat has been intimated lltYSIX to 17 cents was quoted for Vana Vala today and valley was nominally 559c bluestem stem GPo Tacoma Wash larch 20Vheat Club 56c bluestem o 5Oc C Chicago Livestock Chicago March 20Good cattle were strong Common and medium were weak to lOc lower Fancy cattle brought 530 60 choice steers SIUi75 medium steers i704S5 bedt steers 390a46 stocker and feeders 3 01475 bulls 26 110 cows and heifers Wt40 western fed steers 42it460 Texas steers 36G 30 48 calves l6 Shippers and packers bought freely of hogs and the market ruled steady at previous pre-vious prices Sales were largely at 375 tS5 common lots 3536 best hogs 38W390 There was an active demand for sheep and the market stood the strain or the big supply offered remarkably well although al-though lambs showed some weakness Poor to prime sheep brought i27Gi4S0 chiefly at 400 with very few trades below be-low 35 yearlings t5d500 and lambs 42556 largely at 50055 ReceiptsCatte 1860 hogS 30 sheep 240 Kansas City Livestock Kansas City Mo March 2Cate Receipts 50 market steady for best others weak Native steers 401N50 Texas steers 3955 Texas cows 300 375 native cows and heifers ZO2 30 stockers and feeders 35520 bulls 2S5 4o HogReceipts 500 mark weak and 5lower Bulk of sales 363iO heavy 3G0372 mIxed 313 0 light 35Q 36 yorkers 353j pIgS 313310 i SheReceipts 2000 market teady Lambs 425qj5157 muttons 2345 teaY a1l iivet k Oziaha Ib Marclt 2ocatwRe ceiDts ISOO Marct lower Native bee steers 4005lO western steers 390 r 4w r 39 Texas steers 350460 and ste cows tJ46 ad I heifers 834023425 canners 50f333 stokers and feeder 8390q49o calves 0167 bulls stags etc 0j9 caves HogsReceipts 1S ISO market a shade 1 lower Heavy 357362 mixed 3SSfij 05 light 3526O pigs 300550 bun of sales 3536 10 5 SheepReceipts 80 market active I and stronger Native muttons atvo I western muttons 3S0460 stock sheep I 30o Iambs 3S4t shee I DenvEr Livestock Denver Colo March Receipts Re-ceipts IC market fir Beef steers 3io stee Sll cows 83237J425 feeders freight paid to river 32475 stocker freight paid to river 049 bulls and stags f 2ver HogsRecepts ZOO market n shade tcfwer Light pace s 5365 mixed I rg36 heavy 535 I SheeQNo reCeipts I London Wool Sales London March 2Te final week of f the present series of the Wool auction sales opened with a large attendance or buyers The offerings numbered 9633 bales and were chiefly of god medium stock and a fair portIon of Inferior There was good competition and better scoured merinos were in great request German and French buyers operated In low cross breds although home buyers secured the hulk Greasy merinos were equally dl vlded Coffee and Sugar New York March 20CoffeeOptIons opened steady at unchanged prIces ruled quiet with narrow changes and only local trading buying checked by smaller ware t lious movement and apathy of spot buyers buy-ers Selling was checked by smaller re celpts at Rio and Saatos Closed steady unchanged to 5 points lower Sales 6000 bags including July 52025 August 538 September 8540 October 550 De comber 565 Spot coffeeRio dull and easy No 7 InvoIce 6c jobbing 6c Mild quiet but about steady Cordova 8814c SugarRaw quiet and barely steady fair refining 3c centrifugal 96 test 4c molasses sugar 3c Reflntd easIer No 12 4 No 13 4 116c No 14 4 146c mould A 5 316c |
