Show I L iA GOLD SHIPMENTS FORESHADOWED i Increasing Strength in the Exchange Ex-change Market TRADERS WERE BULLISH BONDS VERY IRREGULAR BUT FIRM k Chicago Liverpool and San Francisco Fran-cisco Wheat Western Live Stock Markets Fairly Firm Metals j Quiet A Glance at the Markets of j the World I I NEW YORK April 2The stock speculation spec-ulation shrank considerably in volume today and the marlet was largely perfunctory per-functory At intervals the trading was monotonously dull and this condition caused the attention of the street to be exclusively directed toward the probability probabil-ity of a revival of gold exports foreshadowed fore-shadowed by increasing strength in the market for foreign exchange Actual raes for demand were generally quoted at 4K > and several prominent drawers advanced posted quotations Uc to 4S9 and 400 I Humors were current of the shipment by Saturdays teamer of several million I dollars in gold to Paris So far as could be learned no preparations have yet I been made for these oxportations but it is believed from 52000000 to 3000000 I will be shipped in the next couple of weeks The receipt of higher London I quotations for American securities together j to-gether with the news of the commutation commuta-tion of the sentences of the Transvaal conspirators contributed to firmness in I the local market at the outset The traders trad-ers appeared to lie disposed to the bull bid and although there was a complete ahsence of inquiry for stocks by commission commis-sion houses general fractional improvements improve-ments in prices occurred Sugar however how-ever developed a reactionary tendency > nd yielded IVi per cent on news of the reduction in he prices of the refined product Manhattan lost a point on realizing real-izing The weakness of these shares couseil only momentarv sympathetic declines in the general market and in the later dealings most of the losses vtre recovered Later in the day gold export rumors caused decided pressure In some instants Sugar Tobacco and Burlington leading the downward movement move-ment On the down grade the market became more active The closing was heavy Bonds were irregular but with a firm undertone Investment buying for domestic domes-tic and London account occasioned strength In a few issues and sharp gains were reported in sonic of the high priced mortgages The sales were 1173GOO I Governments ruled steady on transactions trans-actions of 120000 Ir Co Las I Money on call easy at 22Vj per cent last loan 21 per cent closed 2 per cent Prime mercantile paper phi1h per cent Sterling exchange firm with actual business busi-ness in bankers bills at 4SS4 > for demand de-mand and 4Sii6MSS for sixty days Posted rates JSS fMOO I Commercial bills 487 Silver certificates G8UG5 Government bonds steady State bonds dull Railroad bonds irregular NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New York April 29 Flour Receipts 1200 barrels exports 3400 About steady at unchanged prices Wheat Receipts 20400 bushels exports none Spot quiet buyers and sellers apart tendency finally downward No2 red 73TR No 1 hard 70 Options early ruled firm and advanced on bad spring I wheat crop reports later ruled weak under un-der favorable agricultural department report re-port t > n European crops April 70 May 70Petroleum Petroleum Steadier United closed 124 HopsSteady Wool Quiet I Pig ironQuiet Copper Dull brokers 10 exchange R 1075 LeadFirm domestic brokers 200 exchange ex-change 305i307 Silver CS Tin Steady plates quiet Spt Her Steady domestic 405JJ410 CoffeeOptions closed inactive at a net decline of 6 to 15 points July 1250 Spot coffee Rio steady No 7 13 i Mild Quiet Cordova 1G41S SugarRaw firm fair refining 334 centrifugal cen-trifugal SO test 4 4 Refined quiet CHICAGO GENERAL MARKKET The leading futures runged as roilOTra V HE AT No 2 I i Open High i lAW I Close I AprilrG218 621h 61fr614 I May 673j C24 62 62 July 167 I6W l634 63 Sep GH 65 iGH 164 COKN > No i I Open I High I Low I Close April I 2S May 29 129 1284 2S July t30s 13os 13014 30V4 I II jAlbZO i I open I High i Ixnv i Close I Aril 1 11SJ May 118 t 8 18 118 ½ July 19 1J16 19 19U M1S tOl lter urrel I Open L I High LL0W I LC105e I APrilr S15 s17MI J soo sosT May 815 I 8171r I I 800 805 July I 832 ½ 83i1h i S20 825 LARDPer 100 Ibs I upon I High L I Low I Close priln 1 6i1h1470 4C3 47G7i May I 467 1 470 I 465 467 July i I 482 I 500 I 4SO 4S2Vs v SilOlT UlliS rIOO ss i Open I high I LOW I Close I < prIl 407 I 4076 j 400 400 C May 407 i I 4016 400 400 July I 4226 1 42216 415 415 J Cash Quotations were as Hows Flour Steady L Wheat No 2 1 H No 3 spring 63 No I 2 red C5QX3C Corn No 2 2S429M < OatsNo2 188 No 2 white 20204 Ho 3 white lBi Rye No 2 35 BarleyNo 2 nominal No 3 311ff 35 r Flax Seed No 1 91V Timothv SeedPrime 325 Mess Pork Per barrel 805S810 IlOe 437 tf iIg d Lard Per 100 pounds 467fi470 Short Ribs Sides loose 400405 ShouldersDry salted boxed 4 4 Short ClearSides boxed 41fcg4Vi WHsk > Distillers finished goods per gallon 122 t Articles IRectslShlpd Flour barrels 80001 13000 Wheat bushels 17000 102000 > It Corn bushels 275000 299000 Oats bushels 444000 212000 Rye bushels 6000 2000 Barley bushels = 27000 53000 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady creamery 10l 14 dairy 1I13 s 12iss Weak fresh 99 t i CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago April 29CattleFor the first time this week there is a good supply There was a good demand for desirable cattle of medium and light weights Common It Com-mon to strictly choice steers 340S420 choice little yearlings 400 cows and heifers 603f3S5 HogsCommon to choice heavy 3100 345J choice nedium weights 335 and prime mixed 365 Light weights 3500 i S75 t8 Sheep The larger part of the offerings sold quite satisfactorily Common to choice 225375 westerns 340360 lambs 325 4SO Receipts Cattle 17000 hogs 35000 I sheep 20000 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK KansaiJ City April 29Cattle Receipts 1400 shipments 1500 steers about steady others weak 10 cents lower Beef steers 3003S5 native cows 123250 stockers eftil feeders 2S52I389 bulls 240300 i w rsrReceipts 13900 shipments 3700 t Bulk of sales 310320 heavies 275 315 r mteed 3103JJ5 pigs 30Q335 j t Sheep Receipts 3800 shipments 1100 market steady lambs 310350 muttons 20J33FO FOREIGN FINANCES New York April 29The Evening Posts London financial cablegram The markets today were dull on the uncertainty un-certainty of the fate of the prisoners at certnt te Johannesburg The news that the death sentence had been commuted caused a general recovery but It is felt that while I the position in South Africa remains a at present speculative activity will be checked The sentence of the sixty members mem-bers of the reform committee means a severe check to the gold industry at the Rand Americans opened dull in sympathy with the other markets but recovered and at the close were firm at the best of the day Mines were wonderfully steady considering consider-ing everything The copper mines were very strong on the reported combination LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool April 29410 p m close Wheat Spot quiet demand poor No 2 red whiter 5s 7d No 1 hard Manitoba 5s 5d No 1 California 5s Gd GOVERNMENT AND OTHER B0 D9 Sew York April 25 U 54s regnewl71 13 IIG7s 11 NeW n w couplS D I G 45 tH ITS 5sre 1124 NJCenvGenlii IS U S5s coup laINcrPacjsts li U S4sreg u 11 Nor I > ac 2dR 013 U 8 4scoup I 9 N W COD sol 19 U S 2sr 15 N V S F deb 511 Pacfc 680f 95102 R G W lets u 30 Missour Os leO St P Consols 7s9 Ptchtson4s 80 Do c P V5sUi DttSecODd A 44 StLS F enn3slJ2 CannduSo2nds i0114 UP lstsof 96 kG g Pac istsOf 1 l i 11 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS 4e York April 20 nubsc 0 Ontaro ro Chollar < 50phl 1 1 Crown Point 3J Plyrnoutn l tO IC Va 1 t0Quclisilv6T I l0 Deadwood 1 00 Preferred 150U G 8 C i SIerra Nendn i B N 1 is Standard 1 73 Homostlken 2 01 Union Con 50 Iron SHver 0 Ycllowjacket 31 Me lcannu J SAN FRANCISCO MINING SD Frlclso April H The omclnl closing qaotatiou tor wluiu bocks today were as Alta iolloWil 071 I cntielc Can I Aphn Can I 2 I Lady 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