Show I TENDENCY HAS fci BEEN DOWNWARD I Week Anything But Buoyant I on the Stock Exchange I r Ex-change 4 SUGAR TAKES A TUMBLE t to TERLLG ElCIIJLG REPORTED FIRM YESTERDAY it Lead and Silver Steady Bat Low Western Live Stoclc Quotation Bond Market Active Wool Firm t Imports and Exports for the IVeeU Sucar Loses 38A Glimpse at the DInrlsetH or the World t r New York Feb ftThere was a re tction from the severe depression of I yesterday on the stock exchange today r jAt the opening prices were general1y I a fraction higher but the improvement improve-ment was not of long duration and before tile end of the first fifteen minutes I min-utes the market had become dull and lost all its tone Sugar lost In the week the stock market has been dull the sales aggregating only 717800 shares The tendency in the main was downward prices beginning to sag the very first day of the week the depression being largely due to the t delay in announcing the government pond issue The bond market was quiet today the sales aggregating only 340000 Some of the usually inactive bonds ruled lower The market during the week was only made barely active the transactions footing up 4149500 Generally the tendency of prices was downward Money on call 12 per cent last loan 17 closed 1M Prime mercantile paper 3 5 percent per-cent Sterling exchange firm with actual I business in bankers bills at 4SS < l 4SSlh for demand and at 4S7V J I 4871h for sixty days Posted rates 4S7ii48i and 4S9S4891h Commercial bills 487 Silver certificates 59 bid No Bales Bar silver 59th Mexican dollars 4SW Government bonds steady State bonds inactive Railroad bonds quiet but firm The total sales of stocks today were 64286 shores including American sugar 11900 Burlington 3600 Chicago Gas 3100 General Electric 1800 I Louisville Nashville 3200 North western 13000 Rock Island 4000 St I t i Paul 7900 Western Union 3900 i The imports for the week were Gold l 523225 silver 18128 dry goods 3 E13233 general merchandise 6184962 The exports of specie for the week amounted to 580321 in gold and 5598 f SOO in silver I NEW YORK GENERAL New York Feb 9 f HOPSQuiet t WOOL Fum FIG IRON Dull Scotch 1000S2000 American 950250 COPPERQuiet brokers price 9i X13AD Quiet brokers price 302M SIIAER59 TIN Dull plates quiet I COFFEE Options opened irregular December De-cember advance 15 points others points t i higher to 5 i points lower ruled generally firm closing steady at 1015 points advance I I ad-vance but quiet Sales COOO bags including in-cluding March at 3455 September 1430 t lZil455 Otober 1430li35 December 14SO1475 t SUGAR Raw quiet to steady Relmed i stead l I CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET I Chicago Feb 9W1leat started firm trader the Influence oi encouraging cablegrams cable-grams but weakened on the small export ex-port clearances aid the apparently slow rate in the decreased heavy stocks Insight in-sight Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat 10 cars corn 30 cars oats 50 cars hogs 44000 head r c The leading futures ranged as follows t WHEATNo 2 c I Open 1HlghILow i I I Closing Feb 50 5r 130XA r < May 55t 53 531h 53 4 I l July 514 5Hi5H454 8 54lil54 I t CORN = E2 r I Open I High I Low I Closing Feb 42 4g 42 42 t May 45 45J s 44fH 44 H July H1i45 45 44l44M144 r OATS = No 2 L 1 Opcnl 1HighIL I 1 Closing Feb J2i8 29i 127 12P4 May 29 Vs 29 4 2S 1291 4 June 29 29 12g14 2Ss MESS PdRK = Per BblT iI i I j I Open 1 High j Low 1 Closing Feb 1 I May l007l ji667irlioo6 ioo2ii LARDPer 100 Lbs I OiJ 1JHIgltLoW1 I I I Closing M Yl 6C5 I 6C5 1 C6212 1 665 SHORT RIBSPer 100 Lbs I Open I High I Low I Closing May 1 520 I 525 I 520 I S22 J Cash quotations were as follows FLOUR Winter patents 2502GO winter win-ter straits 225250 spring patents SOOfTB > 350 spring straits 210275 bakers 173S 220 WHEAT No 2 spring 53t5G = 4 No 3 spring wheat nominal No 2 red 50i li liCORNNO 2 42 OATSXo 2 2SViNo 2 White 32U No 3 white SUi RYENo2 51053 BARLEYNo 2 56 No 3 55056 No a 54 FLAXSEED NO 1 142 TIMOTHY SEEDPrime 575 MESS PORKPer bbl 9SO990 LARDPer 100 Ibs 655 SHORT RIBS Sides loose 500505 SHOULDERSDry salted boxed 454 4 SHORT SIDES Clear boxed 535545 WHISKY DIstilers finished goods per gallon 122 SUGARS Unchanged = Article I Rec I Ship Flour bbls 7000 Yheat bu 10000 12000 Corn bu 42000 85000 OatS bu 51000 102000 Bye bu 2000 4000 Varley bu 21000 6000 On the produce exchange today the butter market firm creameries 1223 dairies 9S20 Eggs Steady at 2030 SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT San Francisco Feb 9 WHEAT Firm Slay 32 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago Feb 9The total receipts cf tattle for this week were slightly in excess ex-cess of 41000 as against 37473 last week and 49752 a year ago The demand was light and values without noteworthy changes Dressed beef and shipping steers were quoted from 340 to 560 and cows and bulls from 145 to 385 Yesterdays advance in hogs was all wiped out very soon after the opening of c trade this morning and Inter In the forenoon fore-noon It was difficult to find buyers wno Tvere willing to pay within 1520 of that l Iol J1 I days prices Tho close was very bad and a good many hogs were left in sellers hands At the close 445 was regarded as about the top of the market Sales were slow and the bulk of them below 440 The sudden reaction in the market was due to the prospect of largely increased arrivals for next week the recent adVance Ad-vance being depended upon to stimulate buying among country shippers SHEEPReceIpts were large for the last day of the week There was an active ac-tive and firm market at Fridays advance or at 2 i5440 for common to extra sheep and at 350525 for lambs ReceiptsCattle 2000 calves 1000 hogs 21000 sheep 6000 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City Mo Feb 9 CATTLE Receipts 4000 shipments 1 Soc Market slow and weak Texas steer 200393 Texas cows liiQ275 Colorado steers 3900400 beef steers 275503 > native na-tive cows 115S65 stockers and feeders 200J360 bulls 1403S5 SHEEPReceipts 3500 chipmentsnone Market steady OMAHA LIVE STOCK Omaha Neb Feb o CATTLE Receipts 3000 Trade ruled I dull and fat cattle sold slowly at 1015c decline Cow stuff was in fair demand and about steady Calves ruled weak and rough stock lower In stockers and feeders the trade was slack and prices shadedo off on all but the good heavy grades SHEEPReceipts 1000 Good demand at strong prices NEW TORK MINING STOCKS New York Feb 9 Bl1lwcr 0Ophl 12 > Vlzoilar 3t PIymoutb 20 CrornPoint Qutclzstlver t 10 C C Vn 2 81 Preferred 1300 Deadwood 41 SIerra Nevada 411 G C 27 Stmdmd 2 COB CO-B N 72 UnIon Con 40 HomcBtnke Ii 00Yellowjachet 40 Mexican 72 Iron SHyer Ontario u 200 SAN FRANCISCO ILTING San Francis Fob 9Tho orneial closing Quotation lor mining Btocks today were as follows ills SJUBtlCeu 1 Alpha Can S Kenluck Can 05 Andezs Mexican it Beloher i7 Mono u W HelleD Isle nu Mount Diablo 14 1 D u 7 Opbir 1 50 Bodle Con h SO Oermall n 15 I Hullionhuu to Potosi un 46 Buhver Con h 13 nynlZe u Caledonia Oi Scorpion hu 01 ChaUeue Con 51 Sone Nevada 41 Cuollaru 3 SHyer HHlh G4 Contidence 70 Union Can 45 C C vau 300 Utah Con 04 Con ImperJnl 01 Yellow Jaoket 4i Con New York Crown Point 42 Silver barB59 60J Exchequer I Mexican dol 4iW H9 Gould Curry 211 Drafts shhtu 12 H N iSDraISs telegraph 15 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BONDS New York Feb 9 I Cr S 5s P R G Is b114 I U S 55 coup 1 Ui D EG 45 80 U S 48 reg 110 Erie Seconds b62 U Ss coup ll0GH gA6sIoo U > GE Sli 78u101 Pncitic6sot9il00 H1 T Cent nq1044 Ala class A 1M H L T Cent 65101 I Ala 01a55 > > 10 M Ii T Flrst4 10 I Ala clasH C P4 M If T Second 48 tH AlaCucrency9i Mutual Union 68 lll9 La New ConB 45 924 NJCentGcnlbs llH Missouri 61 NorPaalstsll2 N Carolina 68125 Nor Pac 2ds h 65 N Carolina 45 100 NW Consols142 S C NonFund 1 NV S F deb 5ilOS Tenn New Sat Is 83 R G W lets os Tern New 5ot31OO St P Consols 75125 Tenn Old 6 10 Do C I P W58110v Centuries 51 StLI Mgen55 7i PrefArredu 7 StLSFgenOslO35 Atchison 48u 64it Tex Pac lets 85 Ditto6econd A 18 Tex Pac 2nds 3 CanadaSo 2nds105i U P IsIs or 96100 C PeG 1stofQiOO West Shore 4s1Ji BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston Mass Feb Atchison Topeka To-peka Santa Fe 4 Bell Telephone 183 Burlington 70Mexican Central 6 LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool Feb 0 WHEATSpot firm at unchanged prices pric-es Futures closed firm unchanged from yesterdays prices RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS f Now York Feb 9 Atchison 4i4 IU P D G 3IA Adams press142 Northwestern 97 Alton T i 36 Preferred 425 Preferred 08 N Y CentraLl00 Am ExpreJsJ N Y N E 30 B Ou 63 O V h l6l I CanadaPac 521 Ore Imp osi CanadsSou hm 48J Ore Navh 18 Central PaD 13 Ore S L t U N 4yt Ches 0 17 Pacific Moll 22 Chicago Allen 147 P D wE 214 C B1 Q 72l PlttsburgHi6 I Chicago GaS 7511 Pullman Pulace15t Con Gas 127 Heading 10 C oCStL 3d RlchmondLor 15i Cob C 1 un 5 lraCerred 20 Cotton Oil Cart 20 R G W 1tl t lludon12944 Preferred gVI J D L Sc v 16014 Rock Island D H G prot 3i 6t PauL DtiJ DCFCo US Peforred 18 East Tena 9Sr P QLr6 i t Erie u 1D5 PreferndllOf I PleCerred121 SoutLernPac 1714 Fort Wayne 1117 Sugar Hrlinerr 0314 II GrentNor pref III T C 1 n Ii CEL preL GO Texas Pee 0 I I Hocking Val 1 195 P O Ceo Pre OV IllInois Central 88 UnIon Pac f8 St P D 211 U G Express 42 KT pre 2275 W 5 Lw P WI L E W n 15J Preferred l P eferred O Well Fargo Exl05 I Lake Shore 13j Vntern UnioD 83 Lead Trust 31 W L S 0 I L N u 53i Proferred St L N A 7 M 5 Lu 5714 MnD ConlIm D 1 < G lH I M C 10 GenEicc lOtS Micb Cen 111 NatlLlnsecd 1715 Missouri Pee u 2214 Col Fuel J 2t Mobile Ohio 16 Preterredi5 Nashville Chad 61 H j Cent 2 U S Cordage 15 I 1 A A 8 N P4 Preferred 09 TSLK C 1 N J Central 53 Preferred 7 N W pre 1H So railroad 1 North Am Co 38 Preferred Ill Northern Pac 3 Am Tnbncco 95 Q I Preferredn 16 PreCerricll |