Show 7 t WOOL ASSUMES I I A FIRMER TONE Good Sales Were the Rule During the Veek j SUPPLY NOT EXCESSIVE I TritAAACTIO IV SUGAR THE GRET FEATURE Ovcrxluidunocl 1 the Other Mark tn Cloietl Hotrever at u 1ons The Fine Ilnud ot the Mnnliiuln i tor rialnly Seen Imuieiiwe Bloclcs ol th Sugar Stock Throw on I the Market After 3liddaj I BOSTON Dee 3Wool assumed a firmer tone this week with good sales Territorial wools are steady and fleece wools are quiet but the tone is steady and supplies are by no means excessive exces-sive Australian wools are meeting with a steady demand and the supplies 4 sup-plies here have been considerably reduced I re-duced wiUf values on a firm basis I The following a the quotations for some of the leading descriptions I Territory Wools Montana fine medium me-dium and fine 1114 scoured 1517 I Montana No 2 medium 1413 scoured price 3233 Wyoming etc fine medium and flic 10gl3 scoured price 3335 Utah Wyoming etc No 2 medium 1214 scoured price 32 Califoinia Wools Northern spring I ll < g15 scoured price 333S middle county spring 1113 scoured price 3233 Australian wools scoured basis Combing superfine 45547 do good 40I42 combing average 3S10 Queensland combing 4042 LONDON WOOL London Dec 3A good assortment was offered at the wool auction sales today and met with spirited bidding I Several hundred bales were taken by American buyers f extreme rates The I number of bales offered were 14885 of I which 1000 were withdrawn I WALL STREET I NEW YORK Dee 3The transactions I transac-tions in Sugar stock overshadowed the entire market today In 1 total of 291700 shares for the general market the industrials figure for 210200 shares I and the sales of Sugar obsorbed 154300 shares of the laUer record leaving I only 31500 shares for the railroad list Sugar opened fractionally higher at 3001 advanced or large dealings to I r 105 reacted to 1024 and closed at 103 or 2 points net lower as compared I iiih the final price of the previous day t lrife had been attempted I at-tempted to be excluded by a higher mark for foreign sugars and the alleged Improved statistical position of the company which I was declared foreshadowed the declaration this week of the regular dividends Shrewd judges of the market claimed to de tct In the scoop the masterly manipulation manipu-lation of the largest Interest i In the property Towad the end of the first hour N there was a sharp inquiry for the Grangers and other leading railway shares which was stimulated by the belief that the exports of gold tomorrow to-morrow would be limited to the 500 000 order by a GermanAmerican ranking house Immense blocks of sugar stock were thrown on the mar ket after midday and the price stead ily receded Its weakness however did not Influence the general market until the final hour of business when a general reaction set in and some material declines were recorded Ioney on call easy at 22y last loan 2 closed 21 per cent Prime mercantile mercante paper 3i5 per cet Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers bills at 4S9 for demand and 4S74 for sixty days Posted rates 4884 and 4S3V490 Commercial bills 4S65J Silver certificates G certfcates 67U67i CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET r The leading futures were us follow HkAl o a I Open I jugs iDea I Cia i-Dea I Jan 15 8 1 57 156 Ia IG 8Gl 61 60 i6 16 CORN No2 I Open I Highaow I I CoDe Co-De 2e = 25i 25i Jan aYI 22 = 6 I l 2 73 1 OAl8Xo 2 I Open I High 1 Low I loAe July Dee ir jt lffi s j27r tIES t 2Iay r 20 0t8 2 20 IES PORiCle Danel I Open I High I Low I 1 01 e De 7G Jan sm S77 1S72 i s a < 9 9 1 7 LIDPer 10 ibs I Open I High I Low I C1oe Dee Jan 540 342 2 537t 540 IayJ562i 2 iC 5G rimj r 3Gy SHORT RBSPel 10 lbo t r I Open I High i Low I C1 Dec Jdn 440 42 440 435 Iday I 465 I 461 I 4w 465 Cash quotations were a follows FLOuR Nominal omlna WHEAT Spring Ko 2 S6S57 No 3 spring SCUgST Xo 2 red SSgW COKN No 2 255s23B OATSNo 2 113 No 2 white lSmS No 3 white 17020 RYE No 2 S5i FLAX SEEDNO 1 32 TIMOTHY Prime seed 360 6 MESS PORKPer barrel 775S7S7ri LARD Per 100 poundEr 535 7S SHORT RIBS Sides loose 4403445 4 SHOULDERS ° Dry salted boxed 4503 SHORT CLEAR SIDESBoxed 500 5121 WHISKY Distillers finished goods per gallon = Article I atec4 nP Flour bbIS 21000rI4000 Wheat bush Corn bushS000130000 Oats bush322f00 124001 Re bush 13ol1M 0 Darler bush 6O21o On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was firm creameries 1S521 dairies 1QiO Eggs firm 1I0 lil r CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago Dee 2Trade was fair at yesterdays prices choice cattle being active and strong ana all others rather slow and barely steady common to strictly choice native dressed bet and 3004S5 and shipping steers 30f4S5 cows bulls 200 < iJ300 calves 275575 the stocker and feeder trade was slow at unchanged prices 1 active demand for hogs sent prices up 510c sales being at 340 365 Ig sold freely at 3003 Sheep were saleaile at 200340 westerns 240330 tynmon to prime lambs 3005T440 00G40 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City De i CATTLE Receipts Re-ceipts 9400 shipments 2900 best t grades steady others slow beef steers i C10475 native cows LDO5325 stoker r 280 stok-er and feeders 250 < g350 bulls 130 j HOGS Recelpts 1SCO shipments Ion w I-on market steady to strong bulk i i J c d I of sales 340QV343 heavies 325347J mixed 330345 ligr 325g1340 SHEEP Receipts 1500 shipments none market stronger lambs 200w 425 muttons 220335 NEW YORK nNIG STOCK New Yora Dee 3 nccr ID Ontario 6 Collr Oobtr 10 1 CrownPo1n Plymou 11 DC t VB 2 10 Qulckllv T It Deadwood TI f Preferred 16 50 PrfOled GC I5SierraNovada 502 H g 1 rl Standard 1 40 Rometako 20 IllUsion Con tronSlvor 110 Yei1owJaciet 2i f I I SAN FRANCISCO MINING San Friacigro Dec 2 The official cloln luotatou Car mluln stocks tdv wera BS rolows Ala 18 Ientuclc Con C Apba Coo 31 I Lady Wnsblngferi I Andes 10Moican 43 lielcher 21 5Ioo Belie = = tDiibi = 15 e tfl ft Occidental Con 1 G 110db Con 05 Ophlr 1 IS luliou I Oerman 1 Bulwer COD I3Potos1 71 CnleGna J3totll 1 4 Chllenje 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