Show IS NO MARKED Il IMPROVEMENT J J Trade Situation Characterized by Small Volume and Low Prices HAND TO MOUTH SALES I flELliAfli DECaUASE IS TIlE NUMBER OF FAILURES t LYnll Street Bnslncss Was Very I I t liiglit and the Market Xivrrorrcr Tliaw For Some Time Pns t Majority t Major-ity of the StoclvH Dealt In Show Looses on the Dny Sterling Ex chnutc Strong V Iew York Jaw 25 Bradstr cts Trade Beview says Special advices from 3is butins centers fall to relate any snarfted improvement in the movement of onerchairfiFe and the conclusion ls < forced chat the creat trade situation remains as previously chsratfterlzed by small vol um lVr prices handtx > moirth sales OBH the outlook favoring a very conservative I conserv-ative trade for some rime to Came Gains m demand iiave been notcyrorthy only at eastern mills for mensTvear tab i rc The dealers in staples at Augusta I Hcsmphls and New Orleans and In the west find northwest and at St Louis I Kansas City SL Paul and MinneapoliS report improvement over last season Mills report unexpectedly large orders of j mensTnrear Tvuolene for fall delivery In i epite of foreign competition the clothing trade is improving Advances in quotations quota-tions for petroleum tin and iron ore are de to these product betag practically in the control of dealers or producers or both Smaller receipts ct cattle poultry and potatoeS due to severe weather have prft lP prices Other advances are for nnihea and turpentine Wool leather hides lumber sugar rosin ho5 BCSSP mer pfe and steel billets and railroad iran reported firmly held although the Philadelphia Phil-adelphia iron market shows signs of weakness The falling off in glnshains has recovered but declines remain in quotations lor pork cotton corn and oats Exports of wheat flour included both coasts of the United States the amount to this weeK 5s 2SMOOO bushels Last week the total was 3565000 one year ago I k it was 2915000 bushels two years ogo 2531003 and three years ago 3557WO The dull res stance which prices in the New York speculative market offer to the heavy gold shipments and rapid shrinkage shrink-age in he gold reserve would snd C aite a belief that when matters come to a crisis relief 1 = tavore likely to be obtained There has be 11 some liquidation in the stocks of properties subject to reorganisation on which assessments are anticipated Apart from this however the bears still find great difficulty in dislodging stocks Some selling investment securities is reported re-ported for European accounts AS SEEN BY DUX New York Jan 2lt G Dun Cos weekly review of trade Events have not helped business this week Heavy sales of wool 5557150 pounds against 5GG1350 two years ago are in part the result of growing confidence among manufacturers that they will be eJbie to meet foreign competition awE in part because prices are not thought likely like-ly to go lower so that some have jmr chased beyond their orders for goods ReceIpts of foreign wools are large and holders pushing to sell Openings of ad rlifional lines of manufacturers woolens indicates a general reduction of 5 to 10 per cent on last years but quotations j are unstable C Failure this week have been 363 in th I United States against 430 last year ini I 9 in Canada against 59 last yer BANK CLEARINGS New York Jan 25 The following table compiled by Brad I streets shows the total clearances at the principal cities and the percentage of Increase or decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year I AmmnL Inc rD I New York 4S72t2910 I Chicago 14S7 150 Boston S371S303 42 Philadelphia 1 IH79S674 ILl St Louis 2397186t 1 161 gan FranciCG 9rs2S01 S7 Baltimore i315Ji Ittsbug 140O9l9I Cincinnati 129283001175 Kansas City 91 2S3HI 1 New Orlea115 11SS22S Buffalo 118228011 34S Milwaukee 4617179 45 Detroit 58l1589 116 Louisville 6800015 157 i Mlnneapolis 115Co5 155 Omaha 41526O 6 Praldence 5719800 51 Cleveland 5915080 301 Houston 7Q14319 2S9 Paul 3493140j 109 Dtnver 2iO22ii 222 IndianapoUS 4003768 183 Columbus 0 2870900 11 I Hartford 1833125 51 T1chmond 24205521 191 Wahingtcn 1E5244 261 Dallas 2SSI765 28 ft Joseph 17551759 32 Peoria 1768781 207 I Iemphis 1 17 74 71 Iortland Or 1112155 3441 TLochrster 1419GGt New Have1 1447925 L9 SaY l1nah 2562145 179 Springfield Mass 13238 277 Worcester 12S6440 257 > ort1nnd Me 118t9Q7 17 Atlanta 1JG9CS 25 Fort Worth 2583035 35 Vaco 22I93i9 521 l tyracuze 1037373 43 e5 Moines 1005St2 2281 Grand Itapids SSSSO 134 Seattle 5749 213 1owell 742245 lVlmlngton Del 6513 b9 Norfolk 3lil 35 Sioux City J361i5 503 Los Angeles lOJti6 31 ot racoma 535921 fttginaw lIlch 5SHI spokane s-pokane u 1H 1 JacreollVille 4bs 0111 I Lrroln 52534715 g I New BcdfOTtI 2Sl0ll200 ichlta 501997 12 Birmingham iH9003 229 Topeka 5Z965 319 Lexlngtofl Ky 34725 17 Wnghampton S19000 15 BaY Chy Mich 247th34157 all River 736704 22 A1ion 0 218245 191 cRprl11gficld 0 1905i0 9SI anton 0 11il750 iDS S oux Falls 55250 621 Fremont Neb I j725 1 210 qasthgs Neb 1 63815 211 hattanoogi1o l 1 205555 j 4Targo 129163 23 NahUe 11220uI21i Galveston 637S05 25S ALT LAKE 1 0100 2861 Hcckford 23432G 3921 = Helena 783303 1 anton 7iB191 KaJama2oo 2tOz4 Little Rock 13911 I TaWs L S2170038i7 i03 Exclusive of X Y 42976547 10t11 DOMINION OF CAADA I Amount1 Inc IDee tontrcal S 10i6l4ii31 l 9j I Toronto 1 58552 72 ILlllfax 9G8225 181 Bamliton i 550761 102 Vlnn1PCb I 752007 60 Totals 1 18S9256j3GC Not Included in total Not Included in toW because contaIn ngother items thMl cIearlnSS ON WALL STREET New York Jan 25The volume of business bus-iness en the stock exchange today WA seven s-even lighter than on yesterday and the enaxlzet was narrower than for seine Ume pact The Sieavy engagements of bOld i i k r c for shipment tomorrow had a oppressing effect on the speculation and re3i i = ted transactions which aggregates JtLS than S5000 shares Compared with the closing of yester alwiq Jon or a vOiTl clay the ilnal quotations todty are irregular irreg-ular but a majority at tao stocks t2It in how 1osses on the day inding Sugar prefeied DIstilling Northern Pacific Pa-cific preferred ilisouri Pacific and Lake Snore 2 cent each Colorado COM 1 Consolidated Gas Lead prefcrre 4i IM In the advances are Sugar common Northwest preferred and St Paul preferred pre-ferred > Chicigo Gas In the bnnd market prices were generally gen-erally well maintained The total transactions trans-actions for the Jay i ware 122Qa I Government bonds steady State bonds inactive P Railroad bonds weak Money on call easy at lk per cent last loan 1 closed I1 Prime mercantile paper 2 54 < aH Sterling exchange strong with actual business in bankers bills at 48D14483 for demand and at 48SV44SSV for sixty day bills Posted rates S9490 Commercial bills 487 t Silver certificates 60 bid The total sales of stock today were 94922 shares including American Sugar 10100 Burlington 4100 I Chicago Gas 7103 Distilling 7100 General Gen-eral Electric 3200 New Jersey Centril 3200 Northwestern 4000 Reading 3700 Rock Island 4700 St Paul 4900 Southern South-ern Railway 3200 NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New Tork Jan 25 HOPSSteady WOOL Steady PIG IRON Dull LEAD Firm brokers price 3021h es change price 310312 ½ COPPER Steady brokers price 1000 exchange price SS5 COFFEE Options closed dull at 510 points net advance sales 12000 bass including in-cluding January 1445 March 145a May 1423ST1430 lunt 1450 Sep telTJb err 14401445 October 14CO CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET Chicago Jan 25At the opening wheat sbld from to c decline as compared wIth tIhe closing prices of the day before May was offered at from 53i to 50 and a large quantity changed hands at these prices As en the preceding days or the week the aelltog had nothing to do with any change the general situation People Peo-ple were selling out their rrtieat simply fr > m lack of ability to hold it The demand for caSh corn was good at f I from 4 to c advance upon yesterdays prices priOats were fairly active throughout the session altihough trading was scattered and principally fin small lots Ifle leuuinj lulurea roincO as follows THEAT No 2 I Opelll I High IJow I 1 Closing Jan 5050 ½ 51 150 5000 ½ I I May alhii53 15I 3 Wcb 7i I July 54l4h54 55Ik 54 154 CORN No 2 L I Open I High I Low I Closing Jan 43 43 42ai 45 I I May 45 < 5454 4574fj131U5 1j I51l J L 44Ji 45l4ll4Th 45l45 OATSNO 2 I Open I High I Low i Closing Jan 12S1 J2M4 12815 128 fay 29 292529 291k2 s MESS PORK PER BBL I Open I High I Low I Closing Jan 10401000 11020 JI087 z May 1062 11075 llDrO H06 V LARt > Per 100 Lbs I Open1 I High ILowl 1 I Closing Jan 1 G451652 I S45 650 May 662A 670 650 G6i SHORT RIBSPer 100 Lbs 1 Open I High I Low I Closing Jan I 15S May I 5a I 1 560 I 550 555 Cash quotations were as follows FLOUR Easy WHEAT No 2 spring 53Qf55 No 3 spring nominal No2 red 507517 CORN No 2 43 OA1S No 2 2S3 4 No 2 white 32 10 3 white SllWTSlvi RENo 2 5C BARLEY No 2 55 No o oSSa No 4 SA FLAX SLEDNO 142 TIMOTHY SEEDPrime 5 SO MESS PORKPer bbl lQ3V1050 LARDPer 100 Ibs GSOliG ½ SHOUT RIBS Sides loosed 5WT545 SHOULDERSDry salted boxed 45 k 3 44 SHORT CLEARSides boxed scs 570 WHISKY Distillers finished goods per gallon 122 SUGARS Unchanged ArtIcle TRec I I ShlpT Four barrels 0000 3000 I Wheat bushels 31000 10000 i Corn bushels iajooo 6000 oars bushels 85000 139000 i Eve bushels 4JOO 2000 Barley bushels 240uO 11000 On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was steady creamery 12ii2 II dairies 10S20 eggs steady 131S > 6 I NEW YORK MINING STOCKS I New York Jan 25 Bulwor CSOphlr I 40 I i Chollar S0 lymoutn 25 CroirnPolnt 40Quicfc8iVver 1 CO I cc Va 340 Preferred 12 12 Deadwood 40 Sierra Nevada 45 II GC 30 SOStandnrd 240 H N S J Union Con 40 Homestake 16 no Yellow Jacket 40 Mexlomuu 70 iron Bilrer Ontario 800 SAN FRANCISCOMINING San Francisco Jan 25The official closlne quotations for mininB stocks today were as follows Alta Justice 15 Alpha Con Kentuck Con 04 Andesunn Mexican 8S I Belcher Mono 20 I3eJIeIsle u Mount Dlnblo 10 I B8013 rr B3 Ophir 155 i bOb Con 55 Overman 15 Bullion 11 Potosi 44 ButTcr Con 10 nvago 44 Caledonia h 06 Scorpion 04 ChalleUFC Con 32 Sierra Nevada 44 Chollar 35 Silver Pill 05 Connc1enc8h 70 Union Con 53 C C l V3 325 Utah Con 0 < Con Imperial 01 Yellow Jacket 40 Con New York 02 Crpsn PaInt Silver bars SO Ctro Exchequer 03 Mexican dol49459 Gould Curry 33 Drafts bight liB li-B N 2 Dratts telegraph 20 RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS Now YorIt Jan 25 Atchison n 44 U P D G 3 Adams EprcssUO NorthTe tern 9 Alton T I 37 Prelerr JoI4 Preferred 193 N Y Central 997 ExpreJs1tO N Y N E 31 B 41 0 Go1 0 W Hii Canada Pnc 56SJreImp 11 CanatlaSOU 49Ys Ore NnvOo 18 Central Pac 13tOttJ S L Si U N 4t Ches a 16 Paciflo Mol1u 22Yj Chicago Alton 147 P D E 314 C B Q tl Ptttaburg156 Oblcn o Gas 70 Pullman Palnc 105 Con OII 12ii Reading C OC StL Sni RiohmondTcr 15h Cob C 1 Percre 20 Cotton on Cert 23 R G W IG Del HudsonnI2 Preferred 43 D L W 1502 Rock Island 62 DRGpref 3cLStPaul 551t DcFCo 10 Preferred l i East TennOou St P 3h Eric 0 9T Preferred111 Ere lelered 2 5out1erPao 171 Fort Wayne 157 Sugar ctnery 3 GroatNor pretl02 T C I Hi C EL pro 90 rexaPao 8 Hocking al Yh 1614 T 0 O Can Pref 7014 Illinois Centrl 8 UnIon Pac Pri 9 B S P D U S Express 4214 K T pref 2 W L h P KT LEy 16 Preferred t3 Preferred 7L Wells Fargo ExlO Late Shorel3Si Western Union S74 Lesd Truil 5114 W L J P L N 1 Preferred S9 L4 Ajg 50ISL 2 Mao COI10h D t n Gh 1H M C n ig GenBlec S Mich Con g NMlL1nlecd 1614 Missouri Pac u 2134 LOI Fuel h J 2 MObie t Ohio It rererrcd 75 Nashville Cba 54 R T Cent 2 U B Cordage 0154 I A N II Preene u 081 T 6L K C 1 N J Central SS Preferred 1 N W pref 1714 Sa railroad I NorthAm Co 3 Preferred 754 Northern Pna 21 Am Tobacco 93 Preferred 16 Preferred IQS i I r t J k GOVERNMENT AN OTHER BONDS New York Jan 23 f S 55 reg 15 D R G 7s bl U S 59 coup o tin D k 30 G 4a 81 U S 45 reg 0 13 ErIe Seconds b63 US4scoup 13 Gl1 4A6s u 99 USOsreg 07 GH SA 7s100 PscUlc sat9510 a T Cent ll3 Ala class A 104 H 3 T Cent 6s 1l Ala class M K Frt 4g IIH Ala class Cun 94 M K T Second 48 48S Ala Currency 94 utuBl Union 6a 13 La New Cons 48 0123j N J Cent GenIbs 11 MIssouri Os00 Nor Paclsts 19 N Carolina 65n12 Nur Plc Zds 89 N Carolina 45 10J N V Consols143 S C NonFuDdu 154 NW S F deb 5s10 Tenn New St 68 8 R G W Ist3 6714 Tern Now Set5sI0 St P ConBo1s 78126 Teen Ulds II Uo C P W1s10 Va Centures 5914 StLI MgcnJs 70 PrefArrcdu 93 itLS F feats13 Atchison 6 h Tex Pc IsiS 85 DlttoSeccnd A 18 Tex Pao Onus 239k CanadaSo2n0s1061 U P lstsof 9G103 C Pac lstsotOSiOO West Sboret14J BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston Ta 25 Atchison 4 4 Bell Telephone Tel-ephone 1911h Burlington 7 Mexican I I CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago1 Jan 25 ChIcg 2 HOGSReceIpts 17000 shipments 10700 market fairly active prices steady to a shade higher light 370475 mixed 390 5435 heavy 3SOJB4 rough 300405 CATTLE Receipts 5500 shipments ro market dull and weak I SHEEP Estimated receipts today 6000 shipments 3203 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City Ja 25 CATTLE Receipts 5200 shipments 1500 market 5 to lOc lower Texas steers 270iCO Texas cows 203275 Colorado ter 2504 10 beef steers 235510 native na-tive cows 1653 stackers and feeders 235 < 4G5 bulls 2153 25 SHEEP Receipts 900 Shipments 4200 Market steady OMAHA LIVE STOCK Omaha Jan 25 CATTLE Receipts 2000 trade was cf the same dull and unsatisfactory character charac-ter as on the three or four days preceding preced-ing and while prices were not a great deal different the tendency was lower Veal calves ruled firm and rough stack about 300 steady Corns 260S350 uls 2 50 SHEEP Receipts 1000 supply W small and the market quotably unchanged un-changed Native lambs 390 SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT San Francisco Jan 25 WHEAT Quiet May 9s GOLD AT BUENOS AYES London Jan 251d Is quoted at Buenos Bu-enos Ayres today at 255 FOREIGN FINANCES I New York Jan 5Te Evening Posts London cablegram says There was a general reaction in stocks I today due to the unsettled affairs in France and the approach of the settlement settle-ment here followed by the usual Paris monthly statement which will be heavy I Consols were V2 lower partly on realizations I realiza-tions and partly on rumors of a new Indian In-dian loan These rumors are probably untrue un-true Americans were dull to flat on the reported export Qf 5700000 in sold tomorrow LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool Jan 23 WHEAT Spot dull demand poor No 2 red wInter 4s 5a No 2 red spring 55 re 5Y re sng 2d No1 hard Manitoba 5s 2d No1 California ifornia 6s 2d |