Show THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT Reports of the Condition of the Boston Wool flarket EVERYTHING IS VERY QUIET GOVCRXMSJT DOS STEADY AXD FIRM Vote in the Hounc on the Cuban Resolutions DM Sot Have thc Effect Ef-fect Looked Forward to by the Speculator XonEiiprnsrcnient of Gold Silver Lead itud Copper Inlet BOSTON April 7There Is no improvement improve-ment In the general situation in the wool I market here The territory wool is very much depressed and dealers say that to i force trade would result In a concession of prices and they are not disposed to make that concession The following are the quotations for some descriptions Territory wools Montana line medium and fine 10013 scoured S4Q35 Utah Wyoming fine medium and fine 3Q11 scoured Sl33 California wools Northern spring 10 13 scoured Cl23 middle county spring 10S12 scoured 30031 Australian wools Scoure l basis combing comb-ing superfine 47Qt combing good 43 746 combing average 4041 WALL STREET New York April 7The feature of the share speculation today was the fact that the general list proved superior to pronounced weakness in American To baoeo The stock mentioned even re 3ured to full shares surpassed any of the list in extent of trading and scored an exceptional loss of 4vs Per cent closing at the lowest of th day This develop meat was regarded generally in stock exchange circles with a feeling akin to satisfaction as demonstrating that the conspirators In the stock had overshot their mark and were now the victims of their own machinations Influences upon the general market were of a negatively favorable character I had been expected the decisive vote In the house In favor of recognition of Cubans a belligerents would be marked In the resumption of business on the London stock exchange after the Easter holidays by heavy selling of American securities in that market London cables however previous to the opening open-ing of the local exchange report only trilling changes in American rails in either direction Consequently the opening open-ing dealings here wore characterized by a firmer undertone Other favorable factors fac-tors were the nonengagement of gold for shipment despite the continued strength of exchange a report In the Increased Indisposition on the part of bankers to purchase commercial paper and the continued ease In money American Sugar was helped by advances ad-vances In foreign and domestic grades of the vreuct and Union Pacific trust receipts re-ceipts were unusually active and strong on the Improved prospect for a readjust innt of the indebtedness of the Pacific railroads to the government The initial prices while Irregular displayed an improving im-proving tendency and important fractional frac-tional gains occurred Realizations later caused sharp recessions In some instances in-stances London sold St Paul Union Pacific Pa-cific and other internationals The traders trad-ers also put out lines of shorts but without much Impression upon prices The selling movement was exhausted b fore midday and under the leadership of Sugar and Union Pacific most of the early declines were succeeded The market ar s cral ket closed firm with fractional gains gen Bonds were rather dull and without chances of consequence although the chnnes cnSEuenc amounted tone was fr The transactions to 8649000 Governments were steady on sales of 7 Jiloney on call easy at 33M Percent Per-cent last loan 3 closed 3 Prime mercantile paper 5MsC Sterling exchange strong with actual business in bankers bills at 489 4S9U for demand and 4S84SSi for r sixty days t Posted rates 4SS and 489 Poste 488y c Commc lial bills 4S7U Silver certificates 6SGS Bar silver 6SI I GRAIN STOCKS I I New York April 7 Special cable I 1 and telegraphic advices to Bradstreets I covering principal points of accumulation accumu-lation indicate the following changes In available stocks last Saturday as compared com-pared with the previous week Wheat United States and Canada east of the Rockies decrease 1186000 I bushels afloat for and in Europe increase in-crease 136000 Corn United States and Canada east of the Rockies decrease 166000 bushels Oats United States ant Canada east of the Rockies increase juivw Leading decreases of available wheat last week not reported in the official visible supply statement Include 300000 bushels of wheat in northwestern interior in-terior elevators 137000 bushels in Chic Chi-c e private elevators 75000 at New Orleans and 25000 each at Fort Worth and Winnipeg There were no corresponding corres-ponding increases The more important import-ant like increases in available supply of Indian corn last week include 296 000 bushels at Newport News and 250 000 at New Orleans The only corresponding ponding increase was 149000 bushels in Chicago private elevators THE TREASURY Washington April 7Todays statement state-ment of the condition of the treasury shows Available cash balance 272 370751 gold reserve S130021 NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New York April 7 Flcur Receipts 13900 exports 14100 barrels strong and fairly active winter patents 390 413 winter straights 353363 Unn patents 375405 Wheat Receipts 10200 exports 176 t 000 No 2 hard 79c f o b afloat options advanced rapidly during the morning on large buying orders resulting re-sulting from bad cror reports and stronger cables but lost owing to realizing real-izing sales by scalpers predictions of rain in the interior wheat belt closed s 54 i net higher Xo 2 red April 73 closed 7i May 7391674 closed 73Hops Hops Steady Wool Dull bid Petroleum Dull united closed 120 bidPig Pig Iron Steady Copper Steady brokers price 10f exchange 10751LOO Silver6S4 > Lead Steady brokers price 200 exchange price 307310 TinBarely steady straits 1340Q 1345 Plates Quiet Spelter Firm domestic 410SJ415 Coffee Options opened dull at unchanged un-changed prices closed steady at 5 points advance to i points decline sales 7500 bags including March at 1025 Spot Coffee Rio dull No 7 133 mid quiet Cordova 16i18 Sugar Raw firm refined steady standard A 54 confectioners A 5H cut 6 loafv 574 crushed 5 granulated KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City April 7 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 5500 shipments 800 market about steady Texas steers 2753G5 Texas cows 1753 beef steers 340 native cows 175325 stockers and feeders 275380 bulls 225360 Hogs Itecelpts 3200 shipments 100 market opened strong much higher closet weak bulk of sales 3503r 4 r d heavies 300335 packers 355370 I mixed 3400365 light 355370 yorkers york-ers 360370 pigs 2500360 i Sheep Receipts 8400 shipments L500 market steady lambs 340440 muttons 2503G5 OMAHA LIE STOCK Omaha April 7 Cattle Receipts O market strong and active ev ry thing sold native beef steers 360410 bulk 3SO395 western steers 300 > 375 Texas steers 2GO3CO cows and heifers 250350 canners L50225 stockers and feeders 3003S0 calves 300525 bulls stags etc 200325 HogsReceipts 3200 market active Sc higher heavy 355360 mixed 360 360 t363 light 365370 bulk of sales 360Sheep SheepReceipts 350 market active demand good fair to choice natives 2753DO common and stock sheep 200313 lambs 350430 FOREIGN FINANCES New York April 7The Evening Posts London financial cable says The stock markets were quiet today Business has not yet been fully resumed sumed after the Easter holidays The tone was good and i would have been better but for the weakness In Paris I Consols sold at 110115 Americans were weaker on disappointing disap-pointing New York prices after Saturdays Satur-days firmness There were few sales here and the close was about at the cose lowest The release of Government dividends today has swamped the market mar-ket with money South Americans were strong and mines were better LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool April 7YhealSpot firmS demand noor No2 red winter 5a 6d No1 hard Manitoba 5s 6lsd No1 California 5s 7d futures opened fn ld higher closed firm l2d higher April 5s 6d May and June 5s 7d July 5s 7d August Au-gust 5s 8d September 5s 8V4d Corn Spot firm American mixed new 3s 3d futures opened firm d higher closed 11dhlgher April 3s Id May 3s IJid June 3s 2d July 3s 2d August 3s 2d September 3s 3d Four Ir demand poor St Louis fancy winter 7s 3d NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Sesr York April 7 Buwer 23 OntarioIt 0 Chollar 40Oph < 1 1 CrownPolnt 3 Plymoutx r O C Va 1 65 Quicksilver 1 25 Dcadwocd 1 MIQ Preferred 15 IO R i i C2lSierraNeiada r < > H N I Standard 800 Homestalse 23 Or Onion Con t > IronSIver C4 Yellow JaeUet 3i Mexican 45 SAN FRANCISCO MINING Sin Francisco April 7 The official San Frleclsc Apri Te olcint closing qiotatiouc lor minim stocks wOre were a icllows Ilos Alta 11 Kentuck Con 01 Alpha Con IH l Lady Washington Andes 28 Mexicra 44 Uelcher 11 Mono lu Belle Isle Mount Diablo C A H EG Occidental Con B Bodle Con 3 o Ophlr 1 If Bullion 05 Overman UulnerCon Potosi 3 Caledonia r Savago 33 Challenge Con 2 Scorpion 0 03 Cuollar < 1 Sierra Nevada CO Confidence Silver Hill 01 C C Va 1 75 Silver IQng Con Imperial 01 Union Con EG Con New York Utah Con 06 Crown Point 32 Yellow 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