Show BOTH ACTIVE AND STRONG r Good Opening For the Week on the Stock Exchange Ex-change SUGAR WAS THE LEADER CIQU I FULL COIVTUOIi OF TH SITUATION General aiarlcot While Sometrliat Iziegilar Was in tIle Main StranK hroughont tIe Day and Prices Show an Appreciation in Values i Compared Wltli Saturday II II I I I I New York March 1L The week opened on the New York stock exchange change strong in tone and active An improved market for American securities securi-ties In London was a factor in the strength of the speculation here and both at home and abroad the cause therefor being 0 heavy covering movement move-ment The leader of the market was sugar a heavy buying movement therein having set in at the opening The clique of insiders which organized organ-ized the recent pool in the stock wan wa-n full control of the situation and Just as soon a there was an attempt to cover pool brokers bid the price upon up-on them and the squeeze was con t 5nue in operation to the close The fluctuations in the shares were an advance ad-vance of ly in the early dealings to i0L a reaction to S93i L rise to 1021 a recession to 100 a rally to 102 roitii the final sale at 102 which i 2 of Saturday per cent above the closing price urday Sugar preferred gained 1 percent per-cent New Jersey Central after an early reaction of ½ per cent bold upi up-i vier cent to 87 with a further reaction of PA per cent making the appreciation apprecia-tion toxiay Ph per cent New York Central old off from Saturday broke lit to DIJ closing at 9478 B 8c O sold up 1 to 54fe but lost the entire en-tire improvement Louisville closed t higher on the day Missouri Pacific Pa-cific advanced to 20 closing at 19 a flit loss of The general market while somewhat Irregular was in the main strong and large majority throughout the day an a lae jority of the stock traded in show an appreciation in values as compared with Saturday The bond market was quiet and steady Total sales 5D2SSOO Tota Money on call active at 23 per cent last loan 2 closed 2 per centime cent-ime mercantile paper Siilj per tt it < dterMng exchange steady with actual husi < iss In bankers bills at 4 S94 S9U for demand and at S7i4SS for sixty days Posted rates JSSflMBO Commercial bills 4tG Silver certificates 60 R Government bonds frm State bonds inactive Stte Railroad bonds steady Petroleum easier Pennsylvania I oil Bales none April option sales none closed 10734 bid ICEW YORK GENERA MARKET New York March 1 WOOLQuiet COPPER Weak brokers price 840 exchange price 930340 LEAD Quiet brokers price 30Q exchange change price 310 SILVER 60 SUGAR Raw nrm fair refining 21116 centrifugal 96test 3 Refined sugar firm unchanged CHICAGO GE RA MARKET TIe leading futures ranged as follows TiVHEAT Mo 2 I Open 1 High I Low I Closing Mar 52 5 24 52 lilay 15m 531 511ii51 5i 11i Gi t55 8 ruly 15 G 5 5 CORNNo 2 I Opjn I High t Low I Closing Mar 144 i44 44 44a1iW44 May 45344G j 45 4G4Gt July 45 146 45 457CH51i OATS No 2 I oiJiigh I I Low I Closing May 29V8S2929 l2 r2l2f f1a 2 i29lS29l29 291 June 2i 121 22IA 121 JulY zm 2 JZ 127 MESS PORK Per BbL I Open 1 HIgh I Low I Closing May ii10J 11150 11110 I1474 LARD Per 100 Lbs 1 Open I High I Low j Closing May t 665 SSO I CC I e77 July i I GS7 ½ I 692 I 685 I DSO SHORT RIBS Per 10 Lbs I Open i i High J Low I Closing May 1565 l 580 I i 565 577 July 1561 1 592f I 5SO 590 Cash uuotatlons were a follows PLOUP Firm unchanged WHEAT No 2 spring 64So5 No3 Spring nominal No 2 red 62gS tprIng Mn 2 44W OATSXo 2 28 o2 white 3233 > o3 white 3U432 BYENo 2 611 RYEXo Ivo 2 5455 No3 525l BALETKo 52Yij Jo 4 50O5L 01L FLAX SEED No 1 141 TFirOTHT SEED Primo S MESS PORKPor bbl 1L201L40 LARD Per 100 lbs 663667 SHORT RIBS Sides loose 565570 SHOULDERS Balled boxed 4 SHORT CLEAR Sides boxed 595 VTHISKT Distillers finished goods per gallon L2S STGAIiS Unchanged Artlcle8 I iTs I i 1our barrels 1o0 50 WheaL bushels 10 140 orT1 bushels 150 40000 or Oats bushels 23100 tRyc bushels 5000 100 3arle bushel I 501 90 On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market a stead creamery iOfiB Jar ijIC eggs 1 ½ 12 SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT San Francisco March 1 TFHEAT Strong December S3 MayS May-S 2 Cleared GSS16 centals wheat THE COUNTRYS OSH Washington March 11 Todays statement state-ment of the condition of the treasury shows available cash balance 154181111 gold reserve S900S3G5S WOOL I LONDON 11At the wool London March auction auc-tion sales today 111G5 bales were offered of which 500 were withdrawn An excellent excel-lent assortment containing a lot oC warm Trashed wool was offered which I whe with poor demand The K ieral run of Merinos and crossbreed I sold with much spirit France and Yorkshire I York-shire were the chief buyer CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago March 11 CATTLE Receipts were light and values Ie higher fancy 610615 choIce beeves 5SO fed western range steers hIS sales of natives mostly at 0 HOGS Active and 1O higher than sat urdpyu closing light 405 433 mixed 403i45 heavy rough 410i20 SHEEPStMd poor to choice sheep 250 450 lambs 325 3 6 Receipts Cattle 11000 hogs 3JOOO ebeep 12000 KANSAS CITY LtVE STOCK Kansas City March 1 CATTLE Receipts 3000 shipments 8 K50 < market steady to strong Texas steers 273470 Texas cows 250S310 beef steers 4902540 native 2501l0 1 5 stocker and feeders 2DO75 bulls SHEEP Receipts 1200 shipments lone market strong range of sales 225 t11430 OMAHA LIVE STOCK OIIA Omaha arch 11 CATTLE Receipts 1300 market Me higher steers 380525 bulk 425S > t65 cows and heifer 1236 bulk 225300 stockers 2s and feeders 225375 hulk 2SO SHDEB Receipts 1200 market strong fall to choice native 300425 fair t good westerns 275400 common stock sheep 200SOO lambs 300475 NEW YORK MINING STOCK Now York March 1 Btilwer mopatr I D Cholltr 45 Plymouth t CrownP > 40 QuicksIlver 2 D O O Vs 2 S Preferred 14 0 Deadwood 40 Sierra Nevada 70 G C lb Standard 3 so H NL 1 15 Union Conn 50 Homeatke IT 0 Yellotr JacVet G Me canu 92 Iron Silver Ontario 0 SAN FRANCISCOMININ San Francisco March 1 1The official closing quotations follows lor mining stocks today wore 13 talows Alta 31 Justice 07 Alpba Con 8 Kentuck Cnn 01 Andes Mexican ° J Deleter 42 Mono 16 Hello Isle Mount biB ill bi-B B 96 Opbir 2 10 Bodlo Con I IB Overman g Bulltou 23 PotosL 5 Buler COD 16 Savage 49 I Caledonia h I Scorpion h 01 Challenge Con 41 Sierra Nevada I Cbollar 50 Silver Bill O Confidence l fO Union Con g g g C GVO 2 95 Utah Con 03 Con Imperial OJ Yellow Jaoltct t 4 Con New York 02 Croun Polutu I Silver barB60 < B60J Bxcnrqucr Oi Mexican dol4Sl040 Would < Curryii Drafts sight 10 HN 12 OmIts telegraph h I2 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BONDS New York March It I S 53reg 13bDBG7sbl14 0 RCSCOUD its D 111 G 4s hOi U S 4s cot HO Erie Seconds b > S4 U S 4s coup 112 O H H A 63 83 S2grSff OS GHSA1sl00 lni cGsof 0510 I T Cent 5s05V4 Ala class A 101 I T Cent Os lt2 Aa class lLI0 M K T First 4s EOk Ala class C 95 M K T Second 4a 4h Ala Currency 85 Mutual Union 6s 112 La New Cons 4s l2i4 JCentGen153 111K Missouri fs 100 KorPaolsts 113 N Carolina OB120 Nor Pae ids h 81M K CarolinaS 4s 1 N W Cancels 12914 Carolina-S C NonFund Ii NW S y dab 5sllO Teen KenSat Os 81 K G115t 6tt Tern Now Set5s 100 St P Consols 731CG14 Tean Old Gs G Do C P W 53110 Centuries 58 i SiLI Mgenas 70 Preferred u 66 StLS F ponts13 Alcbisonis 62i Tex PaD lain Sf I DittoSecond A 1CM Tex Pac 2nds 23 I Canada So 2Ids13 U P lets of On102V I C Poe lsVsoi1S511X WestSbpro4alij I RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS Now York March 11 Atchison 3 nJ P D G 1 3J4 i I Afluma ETpres5H3 jNortlnrestanz 831 Alton T H 3 1 Preferred130 A icl lg Preferred jN Y Central 05 on Bzpreis333 NY N E 29S B J O S2H O W 1014 CivntdBPac jOreImp OS Canada Son 48l OroNar 13 Central Pao 14 ½ Ore S L I U N 4 Ches O 16 Pacific Mall t ChIcago Alton HOC P D A1S 8 HO-C B Sc Q 03J Ptttsburg115 Chicago Gas 3h4Pu11rnan Palace 13H Con Gas 132 leading 814 C c stil S5K Richmond Ter Colo C I 4 Preferred Cotton Oil Cert 23i H G W 1B Dcl Hudson125 Preferred 43 DL W 157VJ Hock Island 03 I D R pre an St PauL 55 DaF Co 12 < Preferred117 East Tenn n St l t 0 29 I Erie Sh Preferred308 Pl erred 18s SoutLern PDa 1SVJ Fort Wayne lid Sugar Ro err r I Great Nor prel101 T C 1L u I4U i C Sc ELpref CO Texas Pc 8i HocldlgVD y IS TQCeapreL 73V1 Illinois Central 8Hi Union Pm r 84 St P D 2 U G Express 40 KT prel n 214 vr s L P s f L JE TT IM Preferred I3ii Preferred 01 WolJs F rso Ex1C3 LDle Shore136 Western Union 87H Lead Trust 23 > 4 W L 1 1114 L N 4014 PreJerreii 31Vi L t N A 1 M8L 25 Man Conl0 Dt1LG 1014 M C 10 OenEleo 26 5 Mlon Cen 9 > NatILlnseedh 19s Missouri Pac u l9t Cot Fuel 1 0214 Mobile h Ohio 11 Prel erred 50 V NashTllle ChaIr 01 T Cent 211 I S Cordage 05t i I A A i N 1T 4 Preferred C3Vi T 5LK C 1 N J Central 87U Preferred 7 Nl W pret IOL So railroad 10 North Am Co 3 Preferred 31 Nortbern PIOo 21 Am Tobacco OW Hy Preferred 141 PreferredtO4 |