Show SPECULATION WAS ACTIVE Transactions Mostly on the Bear Side of the Market Mar-ket SUGAR QUITE INDEPENDENT JIQTIDAIroX OF WHEAT IN CHICAGO CHI-CAGO COnNUES Prices Break A11 Record for This Season of the Year May Wheat Having Touched 54 3S Sterling Kxclismgre Strong Western LiveStock Live-Stock 3tarkc Several Stocks Forced llelov Any Previous flee ord This Year I New York Jan 23Th share speculation specu-lation today was more active than for some time past but the transactions were mostly on tihe bear side of the morkot The market pened weak an ¼ < d I lowter and except for feeble rallies j I about 1050 and 1 oclock the swing of prices was downward the beginning of the last half hour LorJSon was a heavy seller in this market and the I torelgn advices reported American securities se-curities abroad heavy in tone A bear selling movement was set in progress and There were large liquidations of I long accounts in the receivership stocks and thers on the list including the coalers About delivery hour prices reached the low point of the day Sugar moved independently of the rest of the market opening unchanged advancing M reacting y Belling upi up-i 1 and finally reacting V leaving again a-gain of on the day Union Pacific is unchanged Reading reached a lower level han ever before SM Northern Pacific also broke the low record dropping to 3 and cordage at 5 and SV2 are also bottom figures Northwest at 91 = 4 Is below the lowest figures of last week and the Southern shares made the low point also Several other stocks were forced below be-low any previous price since the opening open-ing of the year Including Missoupri Pacific Canada Southern Northern Pacific preferred Chesapeake Chesa-peake Ohio and Lead Bonds developed The same characteristics charac-teristics as that which marked the trading on yesterday a slight increase in the volume of business with a steady drop in values The aggregate sales were 1192000 Money > n call easy at 1 per cent last loan 1 v sed 1 per cent Primp mercantile paper 244 Sterling exchange strong with actual business in bankers bills at 489 54894 for demand and at 4SS4SS1A for sixty days Posted rates 54S954SO Commercial bills 4S74SH I The total sales of stocks today were r 1971o shares including American Sugar 24500 Burlington 5300 Ohio Ohi-o GaS 14400 L X 3100 Mis eouri Pacific 7700 New York and New England 3400 Xew Jersey Central 6800 Northwestern 6600 Norcnern Pacific preferred 7400 Reading 27900 I Hock Island 7900 St Paul 22000 J Southern Railroad 6700 ditto preferred pre-ferred 4700 I NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New York Jan 23 HOPS Steady WOOL Quiet PIG IRON Dull I LEADJ021f SILVER 59 COPPERQuiet Brokers price 510 exchange ex-change price 9S5 TIN Dull straits 3360 plates null COFFEEOptions opened rregular at f > 15o lower closed barely steady at 5 I 30 points decline sales of 13030 bags including in-cluding January 1423 March 14l5fl 3420 May 14001405 August 1403 September Sep-tember 140551410 October 1410 December I Decem-ber 14151425 b ii I SUGAR Raw finn centrifugal 96 test 3i sales 4600 bags centrifugal 95 test at 36 refined firm demand better I CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET Chicago Jan 23The liquidation of wheat longs on the board of trade which I commenced a few days ago continued today and prices broke all former records rec-ords for this season of the year May 3iavlnjr touched 5118 The lowest price a year ago today was GH It is estimated that fully 2000000 bushels of long wheat had been thrown I < over during the labt thrce days The sensational decline of the day iwas in May pork which went off 503 a barrel Everything recovered some however before I be-fore the close Lee lead uu futures ranged as follows 1 1 WHEATXo 2 Open IDg I Low i < losing Jar 5H Z2 5118 1 > > 1 Jlay J55i05i 5l g I5lrr IiEd July 55i6Ri 56 51 55i 4 r CORNi2 I I Open I High i Low I Closing Ta11 434 43 42 4i ¼ 1Iay 4il345 4l s 45 1 July i 51 l4i lh 45 457 OATSKo 2 J Open High Low t Closing ian 27 i2Sli < j2i 25 I May 2I i 1i i295 29329 S I I ESS PORKPER BBL 1 Open j Ultra I Low I Closing 1an 105 > 11O6 > 11055 ioo Hay 1115 11121 1IL70 110 ARDPer 101 Lbs I Open I HIgh I Low Closing I Jn r 650 j 650 643 I 650 rIa i 67T 677 GGO 6671 SHOUT RIBSPer 100 Lbs 1 Open j High I Low I Closing J1 I 5477Z iay 57216 572 j 5574 I 562w t Cash quotations were as follows FLOUR Easier WHEAT Sprlnp No2 u49s < Z56 No3 spring nominal No2 red Clig52J I CORN No Z 45i OATSNO 2 25Zk NO 2 white sogai Ko 3 white 30Ug3l RYE No 2 50 B RLEYNo 2 55 No 5 51 < 55 No4 f tc > minaJ FLAX SEEDNO X111U 1 TIMOTHY Prime Seed 573 < f5SO MESS PORK Per barrel lOGS ICi5 LAUD Per 100 pounds fi50ti632 SHORT RIBS Sfdes loose oSO Boo SHOULDERS salted boxed 475S > 4 G 2 SHORT CLEAR SIDESBox 575C r AWHISHT Distillers finished goods per gallon 122 SUGAR Unchanged = Article I Rec I ShIp Flour bbls 111000 15000 Wheat bush j 53000 3000 Corn bush 174000190000 11740001190010 Oats bush 1355000132COO Rye bush 4000 Barley bush I 45000 26000 On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was steady creameries 12 234 dairies 3120 Eggs steady 131S SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT San Francisco Jan 23Wheat steady May 910 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago Jan 23The cattle market was neither as active nor as strong as there I was reason to expect iWlth barely 31000 Ii i ort r rt head for the day so weak was the demand de-mand that the est sellers could do was to hold the market steady Common to choice steers were sealeable at 3255 25 with extra quoted around 503 There was a fair inquiry for common to choice cows at 200 325 and for stoclvrsand feeders at 225S375 Inferior cows sold arounl L50 and extra heifers and bulls brought as much as SoOS To The bulk of the steers sold between 375500 and 200JOO were popular prices for cows and bulls A fairly steady hog marcct was experienced exper-ienced today The extreme lOP of the market was 452 Only two or three sales however were retorted at over 415 and the bulk was below 440 Light going largely at 3S5ff40i and 420 440 buying most of the heavy and medium weights In sheep trade was uneven but prIces averaged about steady A few sales at 10 cents decline was reported while others were at strong prices The quality of lambs offered was very goOd and there were several trades around 440 Common Com-mon to extra sheep were saleable at 200J3 oS5 and lambs of corresponding quality were qudted at 3001j460 Beceipts Cattle 11000 calves 400 hogs 22000 sheep 10000 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City Jan 23 CATTLEReceipts 5200 shipments lSOO market stronger Colorado steers i50400 Texas steers 275 410 Texas cow 190S260 bee steers 325510 native na-tive cows 160410 stackers and feeders aSofMSO bulls and mixed 210345 SHEEP Receipts 3000 shipment 700 market steady and unchanged OMAHA LIVE STOCK I Omaha Jan 23 CATTLEReceipts 2000 Market active I ac-tive and strong feeders 290S303 bulls at 225S273 calves 3006375 SHEEPReceipts 2000 Rather more liberal than usual but two of ten loads were billed direct to a local packer The market was rather slow with prices nominally unchanged BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston Jan 23 Altchisan 41h Bell Telephone 1SS Burlington 704 Mexican 6y NEW YORK MUlNG STOCKS New York Jan 23 Dulweruu 090nbu I > 5 Chollafnu SOIPiymoutn 15 Crown Point 50 Quicksilver I 50 C C Vs 3 23 I Preferred 14 50 Deadwood 40 Slfrra Nevada 45 GC 30Stsndnrd 225 H N 81 UnioD Con 4J Homestakeu 16 00 Yellow Jacket 45 Mexican 80 Iron Silver OntarIo u S 00 SAN FRANCISCO UNING San Francisco Jan Z3rbe omctal closlnl Quotation for mining stocks today were as follows I Alta 36Justico 23 Alpba Con U 09 Lady Wash Con 04 Andes 18 Kentuck Con 05 Belcher is Mexican 93 DeUrD Ilile un Mono h ID D h 13n 94 Mount Diablo 10 Dodle Con 86 Ophir 1 EO Bulllon 12lOerman n4o 17 Bulwer Con e l01Potosi hn 50 Caledonla Savage 46 Challeuge Conu 33 ScorpIon 04 ChoUnr 40 Sierra Nevada 47 Conndence 70 SIlver Bill V5 C C Va 3 I 60 Uniotl Can 57 Con Imperial 01 Yellow Jaoket 55 Con New York 02 Crown Point 7 Silver bars SDSDI Exchequer Mexican 00151l5l UouJd Curry 36 Drafts sight 17H II N Dratts telegraph 20 GOYERoI1IIENT AND OTHER BONDS New York Jan 23 tT S 5sreg11514 D R G 7s bm1l5 U S 8 coup 1G D 8cR G 41 S2 U 84sreg 1l3 ErioSeconds b63 US43coup nI13 GH HA6s 00 99 a2sreg gj OHSA7sl00 Paultlc sol 951CO H T Cent liJlU3t Ala class A n102 H 1 T Cent 6a Ala olass M K T Flrst48 814 Ala class 0 11 M K T Second Is tiS Ala Currency 9t Mutual Union6s 1i04 LB New Cons 48 ZYJ N J Cent GenJbs l125 Missouri 6s 100 Nor Pee istsI t4t N Carolina 6s12 ror Pac 2ds u 89 N CnroJlna4s 99 NW ConsolaH3 S C NonFund I NW S F dab 5s109 Tenn New Set 6s 844 R G W lstOJhu 673 I I Tern New Sotlil5ICO St P CODsolB 7s12i Tenn01ds 60 Do C h P W5s1I0 Centuries SLI Igen5s iSH Prerrred 10 HtLSFgentis104 Atcbison 65 Tex Pac lats 8i DlttoSecond A 18 Tex Pac 2nds 3 CnnadaSo2n05105 UP lstsot 96104 C Pan Is1soi 95100Y West Shore 4sulJ4Pf4 RAILROAD A D OTHER STOCKS Now York Jan 23 Atchison 43z U P D 3 Gn 114 Adams prcss141 Northwestern gHi Alton T 3 3i Preferreil143 Preterred IDS N Y CentraL 99 Am EXpreJ8JtO NYN E 3t B 000 j2 O 16 Canad Pac l54 Ore Imp ii CanadaSnu hU 49 OreNnv 19 Central Pao 13 Ore 5 L U N 4 Chea t 0 eO 17 Pacific Stall 224 Chicago Alton 1 83 P D E 3 C Bt Q 00 04 PItta burg 156 Chicago Gas 1X PUllman Palace 155 Con GaB 128 Beading 8 C CCStL 371L Richmond Ter 15 Cob C 1 05 Preferred 20 Cotton Oil Cert 23 R G W 16 I Del Hudsonuul Preferred U 43 D L W l601L Rock Island 025k DRG prer 3i St Paul 5il I DCFCO 1035 Peferred East Tonn un St p 0 33 Erie 91H Preferred111 Pleferred 21 SoutLern Pac 17 I Fort Wayne 157 Sugar Refinery e P01 Great Nor prcCn1W T C 1 I5i CEL prer 9t TexllsPac 8 Hoek1D Val Yo IOu r 0 Cen Prei 70 llUnots Central 87h Union Paon 9 St P D 20 U G f Eapress 42Y KTpref uu 21 w SL P 611 L E W lt14 Preferred 19 Preferred 7114 We11s Fargo Ex105 Lake Shore13Sl i WesternUnlon 8724 Lead Trust 3614 WL E 91i L N oo 5374 Preferred 39 ½ L 8N A 7 M cS S L 27V Man Con 1071 DRG 1014 bL 0 39 GenElec 33 8 Mich Con 9 NatlLinseednn 18 Missouri Pac 21Ji CoIFueii 2 Mobile Oblo 15 Prererred 70 Nashville Chatt 65 1 Cent 2 U S Cordage OMi 1II A A N lV OPreCerredo 0L i TSLtIr C 1 N I Central 85 Preferred GIN G-IN W pref 1654 So railroad 9 ½ NorthAm Co 3 Preferred h 3214 Northern Pacou 3 Am Tobacco 08y Preferred l54 Preferred 118111 FOREIGN FINANCES I New York Jan 23The Evening Posts London cablegram today says The rise of consols to 105 516 was the feature of the markets today The French are buying them largely and this as not altogether a favorable sign but it is salt to indicate the distrust of Influential Influen-tial men in France as to the outlook there Other markets were good with a marked improvement In Argentine securities secu-rities Americans were exceptionally flat especially the receivership stocks on assessment rumors There was a panicky pan-icky feeling after hours on Selling in New York Northern Pacific sold l under the house price It is feared that heavy gold shipments from America are Impending The selling sell-ing of sold and currency bonds from fairy fair-y goOd quarters continues and attracts attention The allotment of India council coun-cil drafts today though weak was better bet-ter than anticipated LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool Jan 23 WHEAT Spot dull demand poor No 2 red winter 4s 6V No2 red spring 4s 3d No1 hard Manitoba 5s 2Yd J No 1 California = |