Show MARKET WAS f FAIRLY ACTIVE I industrials Attracted the Host t Attention t TOBACCO IS NOTEWORTHY PECULATIOX OF THE WEEK HAS I BEE OF INTEREST rfhe Treasury Metals Quiet Railway I way Bonds Relatively Active For a Half Holiday Governments Advanced Ad-vanced Slightly General Glimps f cs of the Markets of the World F New York Aipril 4The resumption of business on the stock exchange after t af-ter the holiday was characterized by a fairly active and advancing market t The foreign exchanges were closed on I account of eastern holidays and the I I local dealers had the speculation entirely I en-tirely to themselves The distribution it of business was indifferent but important 4 portant gains were scored in many instances The industrials attracted the most attention with Tobacco especially es-pecially noteworthy for activity and erratic fluctuations A slight gain in the stock was noted at the outset but under heavy offerings from the traders r the prices declined 2 < per cent to SS with a rally to S9 following but the stock left off at a loss of r per cent Sugar gained a point on pool buying The improved outlook in the iron and steel trade was reflected in again a-gain of 2 per cent in Tennessee coal and under similar influences Colorado Fuel rose 1 per cent The movement in the grangers and other leading shares was confined to fractions with gains general The closing was strong j and at the best figures of the day Although the volume of business in stocks in the week has been comparatively compara-tively light partly owing to the practical practi-cal double holiday at the close the speculation has not lacked developments develop-ments of the most sensational order recalling to a considerable extent the turpitude of the wreckers of the old Colorado company We refer to the extraordinary performance of the managers man-agers of the American Tobacco company com-pany in contrasting within a short three months the passage of the regular V reg-ular quarterly dividend on the common stock and the declaration on the recent date of a disbursement on the common com-mon stock of 2 per cent in cash and 20 per cent in scrip When the dividend t was passed the step was considered to warrant an investigation by the governing j L gov-erning committee of the New York stock exchange and It is more than probable that the recent totally unexpected L unex-pected liberality of the directors will t call for a rigorous investigation by the same body as to the strategy employed em-ployed For a long time past the manipulation of the street has been milked right and left alternately The general market movement was k Irregular but a firm undertone prevailed < t pre-vailed and stocks were purchased with more confidence than for some time Ii past although the dealings were strictly professional in character The grangers were in brisk demand Bonds were relatively active for a half holiday with the Northern Pacific issues the features at sharp gains on the announcement of the declaration that the plan of reorganization was operative The general market ruled strong and higher on scales of 1365 000 The market during the week was strengthened by favorable influences t governing the shares speculation and the dealings were on a fairly large scale The gains range up to 5 percent per-cent in the speculative Hens the last 4 in Chicago and Northern Pacific first trust receipts rt Government bonds advanced slightly on transactions of 351500 State issues is-sues displayed an advancing tendency on dealings of 38000 Money on call easy at 3th per cent Prime mercantile paper 5th6 Sterling exchange firm and higher with actual business in bankers bills at 4Si4 for demand and 4S84S814 for sixty days posted rates 4SS4S9 and i 4S9490 commercial bills 4S7 THE TREASURY i Washington April 4Todays statement state-ment of the condition of the treasury shows Available cash balance 272 701662 gold reserve 128483850 CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT New York April 4The New York Financier says this week The statement of the clearing house banks of New York City for the weekending week-ending April 4 is unimportant in its general features the operations of the week being shown in the decrease in the reserve leaving the excess cash in banks at 17005975 as against 13929 925 fur the same week last year The excess reserve touched its lowest point 13413450 on March 30 1895 and from that time began to increase standing four weeks later at 25250675 But during that time the imports of gold were in excess of exports and the movement from Europe during the j next month or May amounted to 3308869 The interior movement at the same time was heavy the reserve I of the New York banks standing on May 25 1895 at 40005150 This showing show-ing is interesting in view of the present pres-ent situation when the total reserve of the banks is decreasing and a resumption re-sumption of gold exports is announced to begin next Sunday by one firm The government also has a large sum of money deposited with designated banks and a call for a portion of this nay be made at any time The movement move-ment from the interior has not been as yet a factor The reserves of many ot the New York banks are already down to the required limit and the 4 outlook denpite the comparisons with last year does not seem to favor easier eas-ier rates at present The explanation of this Hies in the fact that the conditions condi-tions are more normal and the locking up of a great deal of money by the bond transaction has counteracted the inflation from which the country has been suffering since 1892 SPECIE New York April 4The exports of specie from the port of New York for the week amounted to 1110780 in silver sil-ver The imports were Gold 13729 silver 45214 dry goods 2362094 general gen-eral merchandise 8900704 HOLIDAYS New York April 4Today is a holiday hol-iday on the coffee and cotton exchanges ex-changes Liverpool April 4The grain cotton and provision exchanges are closed today to-day London April 4The stock exchange Is closed today NEW YORK GENERAL New York April 4FlourReceipts 25700 exports 2300 barrels Market steadier with wheat spring patents and winter straights in better demand from jobbers Minnesota patents 335cji 385 Minnesota bakers 270310 spring low grades 200210 winter patents 385395 winter straits 350 365 winter extras 2CO290 winter low grades 215240 Wheat Exports 33100 bushels Spot firm No 1 nard 74 cents elevator Options opened firmer on bad crop news reported small Argentine ship jmenbs and backward spring sold off on the predicted rain in the south z ri 11 Yr 9 H r i i west but had a sharp second advance on a report that the Ohio state report was 57 closed strong and net higher April closed 71 May 70916 04 closed 7014 WoolQuiet domestic fleece 1622 pulled 1926 PetroleumDull united slosed 126 Pig ironEasy Copper Steady Silver 68 LeadSteady CoffeeRIo dull No7 13 Mild dull cordova 1618 SugarRaw quiet but firm fair refining re-fining 3 centrifugal 96 test 4316 Refined steady standard A 5 516 confectioners A 5116 cut loaf 51316 crushed 51316 granulated 514 CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET I The leading futures ranged as follOws WHEATNo 2 f Open I High I LOW I Close April 62 64 62 63 May 63 641k 63 64 June 161 65 644 65 ½ July 164 ½ 65 61 8 65 CORNNo 2 I Open I High I Low i Close May April 29 12974 1 29 ½ 2S1 July 130 30 4 30 30y1 Sept 1314 32 31 + 1 31 OATSNo 2 I Open I High I Low I Close April May 1911 11974 m 19 July 119 20 is l9l 120 Sept 120 ½ 120 120 I ½ 120ii MESS PORKPer barrel I Open I High I Low I Close AprIl 830 835 I 82 I S33 May 1 S37A S42 ¼ I S32Yt S4216 July 4 I 85714 I S62i4 i S521 I 862 ½ LARDPer100lbs I Open I HIgh I Low I Close APrn50214502tf4ffi 500 tray 50716 502 ½ 500 50 July 517 52 515 515 SHORT RIBSPer lOG bs I Open I High I Low I Close April I 450 I I 450 1 445 450 May I 455 j 455 I 450 455 July j 467 j i 467 ½ I 460 465 Cash quotations were as fOllow WheatSpring No 2 6t No3 spring 62662V Xo 2 red G6Ji67ii Corn Xo 2 29 Oats Xo 2 19 No 2 white 21321 No 3 white 1S1914 RyeNo2 35 = Barley No 2 nominal Flax Seed No 1 1 SSlh TimothyPrime seed 335 Mess PorkPer barrel S37850 Lard Per 100 ponds 500 Short RibsSides loose 4EO455 ShouldersDry salted boxed 450i 4G7Short Short Clear SidesBoxed 467S > 173 WhiskyDistillers finished goods per gallon 122 I Ic Ship Flour bbIS 14000 11000 Wheat bush 32000 178010 Corn bush 261000 9300 Oats bush411000354000 Rye bush 40 70 Bae bush 46000 30000 On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was weak creamery 10d 20 dairy 1016 Eggs steady 910 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City April 4 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 400 shipments 2300 market nominally steady beef steers 250410 I native cows 150340 stockers and feeders 25037o I HogsReceipts 4500 shipments 500 market steady to strong bulk of sales 340360 heavies 300352 packers 350365 mixed 335360 lights 300 370 Sheep Receipts 1000 shipments 300 market steady lambs 375450 muttons mut-tons 22o3SO OMAHA LIVE STOCK I Omaha April 4 Cattle Receipts 900 active steady native steers 335 400 western steers 275375 cows and heifers 250360 stockers and feeders 3003S5 calves 300450 Hogs Receipts 2300 market 5c lower heavy 340355 mixed 345 350 light 350360 Sheep Receipts 600 market steady fair to choice natives 300350 fair to choice westerns 275340 common and stock sheep 200340 lambs 300 430 BOSTON QUOTATIONS Boston April 4Atchison 1614 Bell Telephone 201 C B Q 78 Mex Short Line ican Central 10 Oregon 3 San Diego 10 B M 7578 B B 2 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Tow York April 4 Bulwer 30 Ontario 12 I 0 Chollar 40 Oohl I 10 Cholar 40 Plymout 0 CownPout 1 SI QuIcUsllveT 2 0 t Deadwocd IP t 1 Preferred 1500 G 1 C 25 Sierra Nevada 65 H fcV 1 10 Standard 210 Homestnke 25 Of Union Con 4j Iron Sliver 20 Yellow Jacket 3J Siver Mexican ol 1 SAN FRANCISCO MINING Ssn FranCiscO Apri t The official closing qeotati000 lot minln stocks today were as hlows Ails Kentuck Con A1t Apha Can 151 Lady Washington Andes 31 j exict 48 He1cher 44 Mono n 1 Belle Isle 41 Mount Dablo Bele Bn 6jOccldental ss Bodla Con 24 Ophlr 1 I Bullion 05 Overman 10 Dulion Con SC Potosi u 3 Calelonla S Savage 34 Chnlene Con i Scorpion 03 Choliar 44 Sierra Novada ED 4 Ciolnr g Silver Bm 01 C C va 1 5 Slver King Con Imperial 01 Union Can OC Con NewYork 3Utnh Con OS g Cron Point 3Yel1ow i Jacket 35 Echequer n 13Sivc bar touid Curry Mexlcandol iLzN 1 t5 Drafts sight JutIce lN OGI DraUs telegraph GOVERIrNT AND aHER BOND Sow York April 4 U S4s regnewliS7LID R GB 12 Ncw 45 new couplS ID R 4B S T5 5sreg 13 IN J Cent Genlbs 115 ist NorPaolsts115sf U 553 cup U S4sreg th Nor Pac Ode 10 U S 48COUP IL96 N W Console 131 U 52sre ea N W 8 F deb 5sJ 1 Pacific Scot 9510 R G W 18t 75 Missouri St P Console 7sl23 Atchison 1 Do C P W5e1l3l5 Ditt Second A 26i3 StLS F gen5iOi CanndaSoOndsi04i4 UP lstsot 9 LI03y C Pan 15101 95 10 RAILROAD AND OTHR nONs Now York April 4 Atchison 16 1ortbern Pac Adams Etpress4 Protercd n Am Expres10H U P D G 31 B 0 liX Northwesterni0355 Canada Pac 54 Prerered l45i4 Canada Son 49 N Y Central 95 Central Pac 1 OreImp I Ches 0 l6 OreNav Chicago Alton 155 OrS L U N 3 C B t Q 7714 Pitteburgleo Chicago aSh 611 PulmanPalaco 1M Can Gas i2 Reading 1 ColoCt CIRGW IS D L W 161 Preferred 45 D Po G prat 6 Rock Island u 71 ½ DtCF Lo 18 8t Pnul o 5 Eric i4 Prctered15 lcterred 37i StP 1O 9 Fort Wayne ltO Prereradl22 Grcator preC 108 Soter Pac 19 DUnols Central S6 SugarRefnory17 Lae3horol46 Union Pao 8 Lead Trust 21 U 1 Express < 3 Man Can 104 Wells Fargo ExlCO Mich Con 93H Western Unlo 8 Missouri Pac 24 D H G I2L NS Cordage u3 GanEec 36 Preferred Clii ColFuelJ 27 N J Central 104 PrercdlCO NonhAm Co v |