Show SPECULATION AT THE MINIMUM Prices Very Irregular on the Stock Exchange WHEAT WAS VERY HEAVY REDIXG VtS Tim OMY VJRY ACTIVE COLE c tern Itie Stock Markets Shun Some Aefivit Lend holding Up RcinarUnWy AVell London n nil I Other Wool Sn1cMn A tlKnmeiit Foreign Fimimoi General 1 J orelA1 < JMmp rl at the Butliicsss Marts of i the World i I I SJ YORK Aug 5Stock speculation today J reached the minimum and prices I moved irregularly London was also weak 110 sales and covering of I I Small realization sles covern The short contracts were the factors I I J I grangers fluctuated within a limit of 1 I per cent the widest range beins made by the cent Burlington t1e Thj heaviness of the f wheat Burlngton helpd to steady tho stocks of the grain carrying roads generally Reading was the only stock of the coaler Ifadlng group which activity was displayed Denials of the rumors that individual operators 1ut the market i erators had combined to slut crtor the Kith coal at V a ton strengthened I speculation ih in the coal shares During of business a pmerall Urm I the last hour lusineR a glnerl tone prevailed amon the net gains vat prevaied Fuel while losses iu Colorado 1 per cent in whie nero tr recorded of Kj in Colorado Coal I V in Erie preferred IU in Cordage guar I l Erc rred The iteed and Great Northern preferred market closed firm in tone Bonds cosed were quiet and firm The sales were 1126000 bonds Government bonds firm state GOVlrnment frm linn railroad bonds moderately active rairoad Petroleum easier closed 123 bid cent Monev on call easy at 1 per I Prime mercantile paper 3fcl per cent stead Sterling exchange quiet and I with actual business in bankers bills at I iJ > OV44902 for demand and at 4S9ttiS3 2 r sixty days posted rates 49fg4Ji I commercial bills 488 j4S8 Silver certificates mn i THE COUNTRYS CASH WASHINGTON Aug Todays statement state-ment of the condition of the treasury I r slows Available cash balance 1S4H J104U86C2 S3 gold reserve 104lS6 I < BOSTON FIRM ASSIGNS j f BOSTON Aug SThe firm of C F 1 and G V Eddy hay and straw commission commis-sion merchants of this city assigned today I to-day to Walter F Ford of the firm of I aler Ford Godfrey of this city and H L I rWhlttlesey of Newton No accurate estimate esti-mate of the assets e4 liabilities I can be I I obtained but it is ann need that a state jnent will be made in a few days The II airm is one of the largest in its line of j business in this city I I LONDON WOOL LONDON Aur SAt the sheepskins sales today 3635 bales were offered of nhlcu 200 were withdrawn Long skins showed 14 d and short of d advance chowed South Wales 101 bales clothing and combing 5t11Wd itt bcles do 2it6ild uensland Victoria 613 bales do 2 E6 d t South Australia 1185 bales do 26id Swan Austria do 2 d 2 Tasmania 202 bale do 2j6d bales do 210t1 New Zealand 673 s lOtJd Buenos Ayres 17 bales do liffxl Fanta Arcns vrc 6 bales do 57i rd NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET NEW YORK Aug S WOOL Quiet and easy COPPERSteadY brokers price llvi xcbange price 11tO 11W LBADSteady brokers price 3H ex 350 change price 5 SUGAFJrm IER refined fairly active and lm CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET The leading futures ranged as follows ATXo2 c 1 L i Open I High I Low I CLoKe f 6i 4it7ii 3 r LM8 Ssl t b 86 t Sept 6T3srff67a S 51 6GlG77 O 7Oi G9 70 f Dec 70s1704 041 I I IiN2 L I Open I High I Low I Close tui Z3 s 40 1 81 3 s sept 1 40I t S I p i Sept 3 37 J s l i 37J 7r r 3Jec 3 1 32 8 3 3 8 I L l32733 I raV I 0 1 I C l s 2 f I Open i HIgh I Low I Close Aug 1 2 20 20 gept 201 20 8I I 208 I 20U May i20 k 20U 24vgj 2412414gf24s S PORK Per Bbl I I Open I High I Low I CloseT II X Sept1 t 942I 1 070 42 96 Jan J 1023i1040 i 1025 1 1040 I I LARD Far 100 Lbs j I QpenT I High I Low I Close I sePt 1 J500 6Tl7 1 tiOO B7 t Oct I C15 620 615 C20 i I f L 6101 C22 ½ 1 610 622A TgBTORT RIBS Per 100 Lbs I I OpcnHighlLow I Close ic Sept1 i 50 f 572i4j 5G0I5721 I 2 Oct I 5C 1 5SO I 5C5 bSO ian G3 540 I 531 540 i I f ash quotations were a follows tq I 1 lLUfDul and unchanged I rz J WEEArNo 2 spring 66 No 3 I c WlHEo 14 10 2 red j 6 1 CORNNO 2 3 i COR 2 20 Xo white 20Q22 T8No XO m J 1 t a LE K oVTnoininal l No 3 i and No I I 4 no sales I FLAX SKED No 1 111A TIMOTHY SEED Prime 460 MESS PORKPer bbl 0651973 I LARD Per 0 Ibs 615617 SHORT RIBS Sides loose 3G5W570 I ° SHOULDERS Dry salted boxed 5 SHORT CLEAR Sides boxed VII VI-I WHISKY Distillers finished goods per gallon 122 SUGARS Unchanged Articles I Rae I Ship Flour bhls l SOOO 7 < A0 Wheat bu 42000J U Corn bu > 1S4000177UOO Oat bu i 11990001150000 Rye bu 5000 Barley bu 20W 1000 On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was steady creameries 12Cfi1 Ifli dairies 1017 Eggs steady at 114 1 11 r 101 Ebb CHICAGO LIVE STOCK CHICAGO Aug SAbout 30000 head of cattle were received hero today Trade was at strong price western rangers of the better class still tending upward Good to strictly choice corn ted native dressed beef and snipping steers SoOOfr iSTi common to extra 10 SfiOflOO we tern t-ern cattle receipts were about 3000 head and sales were lively at stronger prices In hogs there has been a decline of TaiOc heavies 12VftiJG mixed 4405LOO lights 463S530 pigs 3 = 400 In sheep the supply was equal to all requirements re-quirements Common to prime native sheep 223Q400 choice chiefly 300 350 westerns were plentiful and active at 300 340 spring lambs 340fi50 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK KANSAS CITY Aug 1 SATTLE Receipts 6 0 shipments 4000 Market steady to strong Texas steers 2SO o35 Texas cows 210ff26 < > beef SOOfJ 360 native steers 123Q365 stockers and feeders 3000425 bulls 155a315 HOGS Receipts 4100 shipments 130T market steady bulk of sales 410W4SO heavies 435fj450 packers 443V4SO mixed 440 475 lights 70S4PO Yorkers 4SOft I 400 pigs 440ff4 ro I SHEEP Receipts 2SOO shipments lHO 30Oi36O Market weak lambs 510SW9 muttons 03WO OMAHA LIVE STOCK OMAHA Aug 8 CATTLE Receipts 2600 Market active steady native beef steers 375J530 western west-ern steers 340S450 Texas steers 250i100 cows and heifers 2r 0325 canners 250a 450 bulls stags etc 115325 stockers and feeders 275g400 calves 250JT450 HOGS Receipts 2000 quality common market 5 to lOc lower heavy 435450 mixed 440 130 light 430470 bulk of sales 44311460 SHEEPReceipts tOO market steady fair to choice natives 215S 350 fair to choice westerns 230f323 common and stock sheep 173SJOO lambs 3003500 NEW TORK MINING STOCKS NW YORi MTNNG B NeW York Aug 8 Bnlrrer OlOniario 7 50 Cholaru GO Ophir 1 5 CrownPolnt 33 Plymouth 20 O C Va 2 60 Quicksilver 3 13 19 Deadwood oI IQ Preferred 1900 l G C 45SJerra Nevada 40 H N 1 50jSt3ndarduu 2 OJ Homestako19 50 Union Con 40 Iron Silver > 100 1 Yellow Jacket 30 MODcnnu 60j BAN FRANCIBCOMININO San Franoiex Aug 8Tbo official closing quotations for mining stocks todav wore a follows Alta lihentuck Can 01 Alpba Can C Lady Washington 01 Andeiuu Mexican 70 Belcheru 28MonoUhU 03 Belle Isle I Mount Diablo 15 E B Occidental Con 82 Bodle Con 16Ophlr uu 1 50 Bullion u liiOverman 16 Bulwer Con Potosi 35 Caledonia 10Savageu 40 Challenge Con 279corplon 04 I Chollar eSiSlerraNeTada 43 Confidence u SSiSilvnr nU u 02 C C I V8 2 8 Silver Klng 20 I Con Imperial Union Con 49 Con New York Utah Con 07 Crown Point Yellow > Jacket 35 I Exchequer 2 Silver bars GfllSOtfGK Gould Curryi3Mexicandol53Sft5l4 i H4N 21 Drafts bight 24 Julau 02IDralts telegraph 5 uaUceuu 08 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BOND ew York Aug 8O U S 4s repnew122 D R Gs it 115 Now 4s reg coup 122 D RG 4s S7i US Csreg 115 N J Cent Gonlbs 117k U 85s coup U5HiNorPaol8ts M7 U S 4s re 112 j Nor Pac 2ds 102tf B 1 PC pm 1 U S 4scoup llSWlNW Consols I 142 U SSsreg 005 NW S FdebSslinw Pacific Csof 9510 I G W isIs 7flH Missouri CIIO St P Console 7S1S7U Atchison4s 80400 C P WsllSfc I DUtoSeoond A 313StLS F caixJalli Canada So 2ndsl08H U P Istaof P10 i C Pao 2DdlI0IU I I i RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCtta I Now York Aug 8 I Atchison 15 t Northern Pac 4 Adam Express 147 Preferred 173 A Ksprejs 63 I i P DG u 6 I B O il1Northwestern101 I Cacld Pac W I Prterred15 Canada Sou 56 iN Y CentraLuI02 I Central Pac IBkOreImp 10 C6S O 11 Ore Nav 25 I Chicago Alton 158 Ore S L U N a I C B Q S9 PlttsburghI61 Chicago Gas n8HPulInan Palace IlJ I Con Gas U2KReading l Colo C tl 7 K G W In DJUW m 162 I Preferred 45 D K G pref 46 i Rook Island 7Stt i DCF 0 ill St Paul 70Vi Srie ru Peferrad12714 Preferred 21 61P tO 401i Dar Wayne 163 Prefertd18 Greatr3or prefI SOl emPao 2514 Illinois Central gS ½ SugarReflnery lH Lake500ra149 UnIon Pac 13 I LeedTrust 8414 U G Express 41 Man Con 1 Wells Fargo EXu18 I Miob Western llo g2 Missouri Pac 3714 B Ot G 14 t Cordage 2 GenEleo 37ft Preferred 5ICOI Fuel J 3 N Central 0 Pretored P NorAm C r FOREIGN FINANCES LONDON Aug 3The Evening Posts special financial cablegram from London is as follows Gold going into circulation for holiday requirements explains the decrease In the coin and bullion in the Bank of England this week Net gold exports for the week were 500000 pounds The increase in other oth-er deposits and the decrease In public deposits de-posits reflect repayment by the government govern-ment of matured treasury bills and px checquer bonds The stock markets were idle today except mines Americans 1 < f 1 were neglected and irregular Atlantic I Pacific firsts keep strong the bl lng very good the British trade returns for July are the best for several months past both imports and exports show a large increase The main feature is the large increase in goods exported from here to America This gives a healthy construction to the rise in American exchange ex-change Paris exchange is nearing the gold I point LIVERPOOL HEAT I LIVERPOOL Aug 8 WHEAT Spot quiet demand poor No 2 red winter 5s Oil f No 2 red spring 5s Old No 1 hard Manitoba 55 spring 1 California os 7d Futures opened steady and unchanged closed unchanged August Au-gust os jli September fis nid October os c November 03 tjV December 5s 7d January 5s 7iid |