| Show SPECULATION I FIRM IN TONE Majority of the Stock Traded in Higher Than the Day Previous BONDS CLOSELY WATCH tJPOS THEIR SUCCESS 1IUXG VAST COMMERCIAL EXTEHPIUSES j Ztusl to Take Them Both at Home untl Abroad Bring Then ixt Once Cnio Favor Uailway and 3Hscel Iitiiecms IJondH Arc Also in JTrisIc Deumivti Western Live StoclC Qnotatiou < Silxor and Lend General Gen-eral BasinosG Glimpses 0 New York Feb 2UThis was not an active day on the stock exchange but the speculation in the main was firm intone 0 in-tone and a majority of the issues dealt in closed higher than on yesterday The attraction was the opening of the subscription sub-scription lists for the new 4 per cent government loan at the office of Belmont I te Co and Morgan Co 0 Other than subscribers were anxious about the result for upon the success of the loan hung vast commercial an well as great financial Interests the credit of 0 the United State being on trial The I first news touching the subscription in the bonds canto from London In the Associated As-sociated yrf 5s dispatches anouncing that the loan had been subscribed for many times Over with subscriptions still coming com-ing in This was followed up by the announcement that the bond holders had closed the subscription books within twenty minutes after they had been opened the Issue having been largely oversold The figures are withcld until the allotments are decided upon which i is expected will be made public on Saturday 1 is stated by a member of the syndicate that considerable more than L i 0 onehalf of the bonds will be alloted inV in-V London inasmuch as I suits the purposes pur-poses of the syndicate to be able to i < iraw upon the other ide for all the gold 0 possible In order that i might keep Its l agreement with the government u help beep the gold reserve intact and prevent pre-vent withdrawals of the yellow metal t1 3elmv metl from the treasury The rush of subscrip sUbscrip tions brought the bonds Into favor in the S open market and they were bid up to 118 which is a premium of W per cent on the syndicate prices At the opening of vhc stock market a firm tone prevailed but the trading was a light The circulation of reports that a heavy I floating indebtedness of the Chicago Gas company had been discovered led to free I selling of the companys stock and to a decline a large fraction of which was quickly recovered The rest of the list was withheld and in a few cases slight slght gains were made During the honr preceding I pre-ceding noon the speculation was strong for the leading shares There was a brisk demand today in the railway and miscellaneous bond market which resulted in a large volume of business r busi-ness being transacted and some material appreciations were recorded Total sales 51CS3000 Money on call easy at Ic per cent I last loan lY closed at lY per cent cent Prime mercantile paper 3ig5i percent 0 per-cent Sterling exchange easier with actual business in bankers bills at 4SS04SS for I I demand and at 486487 for 60days Posted rates at 43T48S and 4S3y > 0 Commercial bills 48G4S6i4 4y 0 Silver certificates 60 60 i Government bonds were strong regis 0 tered fives being up 1 do coupon i sixes reg and fours coup 5i Per cent from 0 yesterday State bonds inactive 0 Railroad bonds firm Petroleum steady Pennsylvania oil 0 sales none March option sales closed at < 1M bid lWY Lima oil sales none The total sales of stocks today were 120000 shares including American To bacco 2KXt Sugar 1600 Burlington 4 4300 Chicago Gas 14900 D C F 3700 Erie 3900 General Electric 4000 Long Island Traction 3700 Louisville I i nshville 4700 New Jersey Central I 5COO Northwestern 5COO Rock Island 40 4200 St Paul 11200 Western Union 2700 2700NEW NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET I 0 New York Feb 20 HOPSSteady 20 I TVOOL Steady COPPERQuiet brokers price Si exIt ex-It 0 change price 6 LEAD Firm brokers price 302A exchange 1 ex-change price 310 t SILVERCO 8 I I TIN Steady straits 133o1355 PLATES Dull and weak < COFFEE Options opened steady at un 0 change prices to 5 cents advance closed 00 steady at SglO points nSt advance sales of 14500 bags Including February 1500 March 14951SOO May 14551480 Sep tember 1450 October 1480 December 0 2470147a SUGAR Raw steady sales G500 bags centrifugal 56test to Canada 2 31B In 0 bond SOOO bags centrifugal test 21 0 and 6000 bags molasses sugar 85test 2 31G I Eeflned Quiet CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET I Chicago Feb 20The foreign markets t were about steady and so was the open 0 ing of the wheat trade here trde Before the forenoon had gone the market commenced com-menced to Improve I ruled strong between be-tween 1 and 1 oclock and kept in the neighborhood of r rather over than un 0 del most of the tme 0 The leading futures ranged as follows 0 WATNo2 0P I I High I Low I Closing Feb 15 150 50 lI050Th 1 May u 523s5253i4 52 = 5 15 503 July J5S I 54i4 53 j 54 CORK No2 0 I Open I High I Low I Closing Fet 42 342 42 ¼ 42l42f42 July 14 14 2 H 4 l4i1hti4l 8 C May 4H 44i4414 14l444W OATSNO 2 t I Open I High I Low I Closing Feb 2774 21 121 i284 May 126 I 3i 2 im pi l L S June 2T7i 2 i2t3il2P i MESS PORKPer BbL 0 I Open J High 1 Low I ClosIng May I1017 1020 1015 1020 f LARD Per 100 Lbs w0 I Open i High I Low I Closing May 4 6 20 6752 ½ IG 471150 SHORT RIBS Per 100 Lbs L 1 Open 1 High I Low 1 Closing r May I2P21530 1 1 152P J 1 527 ½ Cash Quotations were as follows FLOUR Steady unchanged WHEAT Spring No 25X ¼ 157 No 3 L spring nominal No 2 red 5051 Slrlnt 505 CGRX No 2 423i 1 OATS No 2 2SVi No 2 whte 3132 2vTo 3 white SICTSIH 3 0 RYE No 2 I252 BARLEY No 2 5i55 No 3 52 5414 No 4 nominal 0 FLAX SEED No 1 lSOL40 t TKIOTHY Prime seed 57558D < MESS PORKPer barrel 1005 < g > 1015 LARDPer 100 pounds 640 SHORT RIBS Sides loose 510JT515 SHOULDERS Dry salted boxed 4G LS7SHORT SHORT CLEAR SIDES Boxed 5450 580WIIISKYDlstiflers 0 WHISKY Distillers finished goods per pallon L20 SI1 GAR Unchanged Art lo I flee I Ship FiThbli 2loi2oo0 O Wheat bush OI1 Vbeat 10 180 Corn bush I 20 410 Outs bush 130011 Jyc bush 201150 Bale bush 60 210 I On the produce exchange tOday the but 1 i i t a 1 J tar market was steady creameries 1 2 dairies 920 Eggs steady 21 26Y SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT San Francisco Fob 20 WHEAT Firm December 9iri lay 5 Cleared 575SO centals wheat CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago Feb 20About 12000 cattle comprised the supply on the days market mar-ket It was not quite a sufficient supply and the feeling was firmer Common to extra steers 36D560 stockers and feed crs 250410 cows and bulls 150410 Texas cattle 2COS340 20340 Tlio hog market got a severe set bacK After opening up to yesterdays closing prices I had fallen 1015 cents before 0 clock ana the feeling continued weak to the finish The receipts were several thousand head larger than was expected and a the immediate cause of the break The greater part sold at 351151 415 or at 38DS395 for light and 390S415 I I for averages of 200 pounds I There was comparatively steadiness in I the sheep market So far this week the arrivals have been moderate and the demand I de-mand good The range of quotations was 72450 for poor to extra sheep and 350 350 for lambs Sheep sold largely at 5D425 and 475S535 bought most of the lambs Receipts Cattle 12000 hogs 43000 sheep 12000 I KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City Feb 20 CATTLE Receipts 3700 Shipments 1500 Market strong to lOc higher Texas steers 325400 Texas cows 200275 beef steers 330 native cows 1303SO stockers and feeders 200 243 bulls 155 350 SHBBP Receipts 0100 shipments 400 Market steady OMAHA LIVE STOCK Omaha Feb 20 CATTLE Receipts 2000 Heavy cattle were slow sale and the thin low grades ruled slow and generally lower Cow stuff of all grades was in active demand and firm and the same was true of Teal calves and rough stock generally SHEEPReceipts 200 For desirable offerings there was a steady market but common stuff was slow sale and dull BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston Mass Feb 20Atchison 3 Bell Telephone 194 C B Q 71 Mexican Mex-ican 74 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS New York Feb 20 York Bulwer SOnhlr 3 35 gr Chollor M J Plymouth i 25 CrownPolnt 30 QuicVseilver 2 5 C C Va 2 2 Preferred 10 0 Deadwood 40 Sierra Nevada 62 GC Standard 2 G H kNh 89 Union Con 40 Homestnke 17 50 Yellow Jacket 40 I Mexlcanu iO iron Silver Ontario S 0 SAN FRANCISCO MINING san Franolsos Feb 20The official closing I Quotations for mining stocks today ware as rolloTra Aha Justice 03 Alpha Con I Kemuck Con Andes 22 Mexican 72 Belcher 86 Mono SO BelleDlfile Mount Diablo 10 B l 74Ophir 0 1 45 Dodie Con h 85 Overman u 12 Bullion 08 Potosi 46 Bulkier Con 12 Savage C71H1onlnh 00 Scorpion Cnlleuge Con 20 Sierra Nevada 17 Chollar 48 Silver HiL C3 Confidence h 89 Union Con 41 C C IVI 2 Utah Con Con Imperial 0 Yellow Jacket 42 Con New York Crown Point 38 Silver bars 6091I51001t Exchequer 02 Mexican dot4I449 Gould Cur 11 Drafts Blgotu 05 HN 8 Drafts telegraph par GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BONDS JJotrYorJt Feb 20 TT B Bsreg H5 D PG7sb m14 H US Ss coup 111 D R G 4g bl US 4s COUt 112 Erie Seconds P58 I 1LS4scoup 112 OK RA6 f2tf U S Ssretr 83 GILSA7sl00 Pnciflo6sof05 100 H T Cent Oq rU5i AID ola 8 A 10 ° H 5 T Cent 6sl01 Ala class BW5 M K T First 43 EOi Ala class O G8 M K T Second 4s lIlt I AlaCnirenDjS6 Mutual Union 6s 111H La New Cons 4s 02J4 N J Cent Genlbs llltf I Missouri 6s 100 Nor Pac1 ts 113 K Carolina Os135 Nor Pac 2as 65 N Carolina 4s JO N W Consois140 S C NonFund m N W S F dab 5018 ¼ TenD New Set 6a 8J B G W late 66 Tern New Sel5slOO St P Conools 78125 Tone Old 6s CO Do C P W5s1O ¼ VaCentnrloa 58C StIil Mgenss 75 Preferred 6 StLS F ren6113 AtchIson 64 4 Tex Pee lets 83 Ditto Second A 17ii Tex Pac 8ads 3J Canada 2ndR ICaTf U P ists ot uL13 0 Pan ltBolie5UOH West Shore4s IH7 RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS Sow York Feb 23 Atchison 4 U P D lJ 3 Afluins Esptess 142 Northwestern 01 Alton T a S J Preferred 139 Preferred K Y Central 89 Am ExpreJsI0 IN Y I N Eh S31 BO G2 v V7r rv 10 Canada Pac 451LOreImp I Canada Sou 48 OreNav IS Central Pac 13 Ore S L U N 41 Ches O 105t PacIfic Stall 2 Cbiogo Alton t4lV P D E I lii I CBtQ 71 ¼ Plttsburg114 I Chicago Gas i3 Pullman Palace 154 Con Gas I leading Ql I C O C a SIL IIIlSSH Richmond Ter II Colo C iI 4 ¼ Preferred Coslon Oil Cot lBi R G W 1C I Del Hudsonl43 Prelerred 43 D L W 15S Rock Island GHi D B G pro 2 St Paul 55 > I DCF 05 Preferred117h4 East Tenn St P o 31 1U Erie B Preferred100 Preferred 17 SoutLernPno I7 Fort Wayne iSO Sugar Kednory l24 GreatNor preilOO TC I 13 CEL prar SO Texas PacT 133ii Hooking Val < y 19 Pac-T O Cen Pref 701 Illinois Central 8ftf Union Pac 9 St P D 20 U Q Express 42 KT pref 2213 W S L P M L E W a5l Preferred l3j Preferred4 J Wells Fargo Esl02 Lake Shore13613 Western Union 88 Load Trust < 23 > W L E ai L 1 N 623s Preferred SGJi L N A VA M4B rL 26 Man ConlO DltG 1 M C 10 GeaElea 2914 lcb Cen g NatlLinsocfl 30 Missouri Pac 1 Col FuelJ 24 Mobile Ohio 14 Preferred 6 KasDTillo Cnatt 64 lB T Cent 334 U S Cordage WH T A A l Nn 1 Preferred O IT SL K cTI 1 N J Ceniral 3h Preferred 7 N W prat H it SO railroad B7j 1 North Am Co 3H Preferred 31H Northern PaD 2 h Am Tobacco b8 > s Preferred lltt Preferred lt5 LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool Feb 20 WHEAT Spot quiet demand poor No 2 red winter 4s Cd No2 red spring 4s 3d No 1 hard Manitoba 5s Yd No 1 California 5s 2d |
