Show ALL ARE QUIETS J QUIET-S EXCEPT BOSTON r Wool Business Mostly Confined to Small Purchases PRICES ARE VERY STEADY WALI STREET SPECULATION En KATIO I3V ITS COURSE SUJn1 Lends the Industrials in Point of Activity Closlnp nt n Gnin y Lead Ailcctcd Tjy Rumors oi un Impending Dividend FeverisJ Tone Due to Continued Aiipr 4 liersion Relative to the Gold Situation Situa-tion Sterling Exchange Dull BOSTON Sept ISThe American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow Excepting Boston the wool markets during the past two weeks have been quiet and business has been confined mostly t small purchasers Domestic wools especially have been quiet In Boston however sales show a slight increase in-crease over those of the preceding week but in New York and elsewhere sales have been moderate prices however ruling rul-ing steady and there is no weakness anywhere any-where Some west rn holders wno hae been retailing their wools at extreme prices may b a little easier to deal with 4 but this has no bearing on market prices The market has bell very active in Boston Bos-ton rr t WALL TREE NEW YORK Sept LSUpon 3 moder ne fa1ng off as compared with yesterdays yester-days volume of business the speculation today was much more erratic in its coirse London prices for Americans showed advances ranging from Ihl percent per-cent und some buying for foreign account was executed in this market The opening open-ing was strong Sugar led the Industrials o In point of activity closing with a net gain of 1 per cent Lead gained 2 per cant on the days business the advance being attributed to the revival of the periodical reports ot a Impending dividend on tho common com-mon stock The feverish tone of the general maT kt was largely dul to the continued apprehension ap-prehension relative to the gold situation The actual engagements of gold for shipment ship-ment tomorrow were a 250000 a considerably con-siderably less amount than had been cx v pected The subtreasury was a gainer of s J150000 In gold as a result of the days r operations The withdrawals for export were only 5150000 and the deposits aggregated aggre-gated 5300000 The shipments of currency curren-cy for crop moving purposes to the interior in-terior from and including1 last Friday ux to date were SloOOCGO The speculation left off strong in tone Bonds were quiet but In the main firm Total sales 50 Ion oncall easy at lAtf2 per cent I last loan 11 closed 1h per cent Prime mercantile paper 4 J5 per cent Sterling exchange dull and steady with actual business In bankers bills at 489 44S9H for demand and 4SS 4 < iTii88 for sixty days posted rates 4S1 and 490g491 commercial bills 4S74S7iS 0 silver certificates 67 < T67J4 Gonment bonds firm state bonds I Inactlx railroad bonds firm THJ3 COUNTRYS CASH WASHINGTON Sept 18Todays 1 st ° tcment of the condition of the treasury treas-ury shows Available cash balance 161 A 221648 gold reserve 93456954 NEW YORK CENTRAL MARKET NEW YORK Sept IS WOOL Steady PIG IRONQuiet southern 11501400 L 15HOO c northern 1200 1400 t COPPER Easy brokers price 12 exchange ex-change 1219 LSAD Weak brokers price tE2d i exchange ex-change price 325 asked SILVER SUGAR Raw firmer centrifugal 06 4 test 3 51G refined steady No6 3 1516JJ t CHICAGO GENERAL 3EARKET The leading futures ranged as follows lYHAl o 2 I Open i ilgh I Low I ClOSO Sept 59 6O 5S 59 160 4 Dec l59 60 59V i 1594 May 16 i fi4J 63 4 63 CORNNo2 i Open I 1 High I Low J Close Sept 32 33 Oc 31t3132Vs 13 3 Dea 21 28 28 28 = May 21I2i i2 2y 2 4 OATS No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close a Sept 11914 19AJ 191 119 Oct 1S 119Y IS 1 May I 21 Jj21 21 21 121 I ES PORKPer Bbl I I Open I High Low I C1o20 Oct I 822i1 22 ½ 82 Jan 1 945 I 955 I 94 I 952 LARDPer 10 Lbs I Open I HIgh 1 Lw I Clole Oct i 580 585 580 j Tan I S7y 158 57 i 580 SHORT lUBSPer 10 Lbs I Open I High I Low I Clofe Oct I 51dFt17 I 510 f 515 Jan I 485 I 4871 482H t Ui1 Cash Quotations wero as follows FLOUR Firm WHEAT No 2 spring 59 No 3 spring 57 < S > 69 No 2 red 69 CORN No 2 32 f OATS No 2 1 Xo 2 White 22 > i 2 No 3 white 21022 2 Y BAL YNo 3 2640 No 4 SCgSS FLAXSEEO shrdlu rathes arhtse tt MESS PORK Per barrel S23ffS 37A LARD Per 100 pounds 58 82qs3h J7 SHORT RIBS Sides Ibose55323 5 SHOULDERS Dry salted 512 5SHORT SHORT CLEAR Sides boxed 5V 5sa WHISKY Distillers flnislied goods 1 per gallon 1 2 t SUGARS Unchanged ArtIcles L1tCc4b1p I Flour barrels j I2000i 10COO 1 Wheat bushel 212000 30000 Corn bushels 378000 219600 Oats bushels I5930002690 < j0 I5 OI2 Rye bushels 1 9000 LOCO J Barley bushel 16300Q 16000 S Or the produce exchange today the butter market was steady creamery 9 20 ½ dairy 917 BGGS Steady 13414 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK CHICAGO Sept IS CATTLE The common to choice dresosd beef and ship ping steers today were in good demand at 360565 stockers and feeders active cornmon to Prime 40425 bulk ditto 2 j3S3 UIP 175310 cows and heif ers L50350 Western range cattle were active and strong and sellers thought the better kinds were 5c10c higher HOGS were In good demand at an ad vance of oc Common to choice heavies J90L65 3SJ443 mixed 3DO155 light weghts 390rG In SHEEP there was a moderate demand de-mand and prices were weak at yester days decline buyers having largely sup i plied their wants earlv in the week 0 Western sheep of which the supply was chiefly composed sold at 225 < 2 and natives sold from 150 to 363 < Poor to SIc fancy lambs 2754S5 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK KANSAS CITY Sept 1SCATTLE Receipts 7900 shipments 3500 Best grades steady others weak native cows 125 3 stockers and feeders 250373 bulls 150275 HOGS Receipts 5900 shipments 110 110 Market strong to le higher bulk 415 CSJSO heavies 4004S3 packers 410Q 40 420 pigs 225250 SHEEP Receipts 6SOO shipment1 1100 Market steady lO lower Iambi t 11Q 4 a nutton5275li3M0 = t OMAHA IWE STOCK 1 OMAHA Sept IS CATTLE Receipts 4000 bead Market steady to shade lower natives 375525 westerns 290425 Texans 22og350 cows and heifers 240 3330 canners L40S230 stockers and feeders 270 380 calves 200500 bulls Ih i9 5 S HOGS Receipts 2800 head Market < lad to 5c higher heavy 400125 o I I mixed 400410 lights 3S3435 pigs Jhts 3sU5 pJg 250350 bulk 400410 40 40 SHEEP Receipts 4000 Market steady fair to choice natives 250325 fair to choce westerns 225 300 common and stock sheep 200275 lambs 300500 SAN FRANCISCO MINING San Francisco Sept 18 The official closing Quotations lor mining stocks today were as follows Alta < 10 Kentnck Con 14 Alpha Con 171 Lady Washington 12 Andes 61 Mexican 05n Belcher u 66 Mono S n Belle Isle Mount Diablo 15 1 B 110 Occidental Cal 22 Bolo Con u K7OphIr u 1 65 Bullion 4 19 Overman 19 DnlTTcrCoa PotosI u lt Caledonia 12 Savage 42 Challenge Coo Scorpion Ctiolltr Di Sierra Nevada 90 Confidence 60 Silver Hill U C C Va 2 TOSIIver Klnij Con Imperial 04 Union Con 64 Coo NewYork 02 Utah Con 18 Crown Point 57 Yellow Jacket 58 ExcheQuerssllver bars CiG7 Ucnld a Curry WMexicnndol54159j HN IBOiDrafts Blent 254 Julia 01 Drafts telegraph ii Justice SINEW Si-NEW sonn aiiNiNG STOCKS Now York Sopt IS Bulirer 10 Ontario 853 Choilar WjOphlr 150 CronnPolnt Plymoutn 2J C C Va 2 Quicksilver 31f Deadvrocd SD Preferred 18to G C 57 SJorra Nevada 90 H N 1 J5Standard 2 00 Homestake COuO Union Con 00 IronSlver ii Yellow Jacket 40 Mexican CS 1 I RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS Now York Sept 18 Id5 Atchison 04 Northern Pac 5 Adams tpressJ47 Preferred1 Am Express 63 JU P U u GV4 l B O 113i North western 10ZH CanadapacSitI Preferred 144 Canada Sou 54 IN Y Central L 102i Central Puo lOSi 1 Ore Imp g Ches O 104 OrsNav 2 Chicago Alton 163 Ore S L 8 U N 11 C B Q 85H Pltburgl y Chicago Gas nTU PulliraaPulaco 173 > Con Gaj h1 jIIPull 19 Colo C SI 61 R G W 17 D 1 8 W 1C6 Preferred 41 D r G prof 3j Rock Island 77K DCF Do 19 St Paul 74 7 Sro 8 Preferred52854 Vieforred 21 St P o 42 Fort Wayne 16J Preferred 118 K Great or preL 12i Soiitiern Pee am Illinois Central 102 Sugar Refinery 107 Jj Lake Snore H9V Union Pac iftj Lontl Trust 2H U S Express If Man COD 119 1 Wslls Faro ExlU7 Mi h CnICO Western Union 93 i Missouri Pac 26 D Mls5Ur 1 G 17 US Cordage 7 j Gen Elec 0 S7V4 Preferred IY ColFuelJ sv N J Central11154 I Preferred 94 North Am Co 1514 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BONDS ew York Sapt IS U 845 refenev2mD R GS b ll 1 < S4 Ne 4s new couplSlif D K G 4s M ns Ssreg ilhii N J Cent Genlhs US US 5s coup U5HjNoTPaol8ts 117 U S4s ret HIS Nor Pac Sds 10254 U S 4scoup I1SV4 N W Consolsl4L U SSsreg 96 < Jj NW S P deb 531113 Pacific Geol 95100 U G W Ieb5311 hu Missouri CB 103 St P Consols 7al2r I Atcalson4s EHi Do C P W 5sUo DlttoSecond 33 StLS P r ndsllO Clnn nSo2ndB10 U P IstS of 95 SlO C Pao Istsot 95102 I |