Show SALT LAKE ON THE WRONG SIDE Decrease Column Puts the Figures Fig-ures at 158 i58r MISERY HAS COMPANY BUSINESS SLUGGISH BECAUSE OF OVERDUYLG Currency Complications Furnish a Most Interesting Study For Men Who HOVO Money to Invest Son son Has Been a Late One Wool Slightly Strengthened By the London Sales Iron and Ita Products Pro-ducts Lotver General Glimpses of the Worlds Market New York Dec 6lhc following table compiled by Bradstreet shows the total clearances at the principal cities and the percentage of increase or decrease as compared with the corresponding week i last year i 1 Cities i Amount lIne IDee New York g 69S411S16I 97j = Chicago 1127283641 27i Boston 106S39470I 191 I Philadelphia 86710580 131 St Louis 1 28509473 471 San rancisco I i 1S2GS2SSI 1S1 I Baltimore 1 146429901j j 33 Pittsburg t 17608957 2661 Cincinnati 1 13495150 S2 Kansas City j 1242S993 7S dew Orleans 148144261 06 Buffalo 1 5SG4675 186 iiilwaukee 1 3735760 49J Detroit 1 7217830 351 Louisville 1 7413183 061 Minneapolis UG9595S 372 Omaha 470264211159 j Providence 1 i 0428800 142 Cleveland 1 C6SG949 91 Houston 71896321 79 St Paul 61811031 1931 Denver 3183211 251 Indianapolis 1 i 5131764 171 Columbus 0 3908100 41 Hartford 27l9162j1 I Richmond 265255211 1 11 Washington 11 233L9Mj 73 SALT LAKE 1S6159811158 Dallas 30718361 77 St Joseph 160S0001 1 12 Peoria I 1852038131 Memphis j 33327S9I 57 Portland Ore j 1494501 27 Rochester 1 2096508 10 New Haven 17155961 791 Savannah 4127821 244J Springfield Mass 1690482 76 Worcester 1618 27 381 Portland Me 1293426j1 78 Atlanta j 2036034 194 Fort Worth 1705273 147 Waco 1 I 23573761061 Syracuse j 1 1609357 698 Des Moines l143S6S > 65 Grand RapJds1 85052212 Seattle j 574419 SS Lowell 1 33570 229 Wilmington Del I 7771031030 Norfolk J 14322021 171 Sioux City 1 859295 1 631 Los Angelesi 1555597 306J Tacoma 671423 2491 Saginaw MicSi j 466326 354 Spokane I 483804 219 Jacksonville 287600 1 384 Lincoln 1 558761156 New Bedford1 581629 212 Wichita 4921S9 141 Birmingham 601776 309 Topeka 449547 449e4714 Lexington Ky 465409 124 Binghampton 482000 1 15 Helena 5772572S3 Bay City Mich 261997 1 292 Fall River 1040331 1 267 Akron 0 1 341242 26 Springfield 0 214246 182 Canton 0 191900 I 52 Sioux Falls 110052 Fremont Neb 74840 76 Hastings Neb 96060 116 Chattanooga 320000 230 Forgo I 191347 480j Nashville 1198781 137 Galveston 7831430 102 Davenport 2007S05 Kalamazoo 343190 335 Scranton 1030940 50 Toledo 2117788 Total United States 1247194999 701 Exclusive New York 5467831831 4Oj DOMINION OF CANADA Cities I Amount i jInc IDec Montreal 13174658 110 Toronto 8455236 240 Halifax 1 1268620 31 Hamilton 1Si3870 395 Winnipeg 818816 108 Total 2559120011631 Not included In total VIEWED BY BRADSTREET NEW YORK Dec Bradstraets will say General trade continues the features of preceding weks smaller volume quiet in most lines business being be-ing conducted conservatively active in woolens clothing shoes and hardware and new orders generally of a filling in character The season has been a late one mild weather having delayed orders until the Christmas demand and the belated autumn request came together Notwithstanding Not-withstanding almost uniform reports cf quiet and unchanged conditions it should be noted that Jacksonville Augusta Au-gusta and Birmingham at the south Milwaukee Kansas City and St Louis at the west prove exceptions to the rule by reporting gains In demand for wholesale staple goods compared witlj the preceding week Exports of wheat flour included as wheat from both coasts of the United States this week amount to 3156000 bushels as compared with 2460000 last week and 3011000 in the week a year agoThe total business failures in the United States as reported to Brad streets number 315 as against 2S8 last week 322 in the first week of December Decem-ber last year 383 in 1893 and 265 in 1892 BRADSTREET ON FINANCES NEW YORK Dec 6Bradstreets financial review tomorrow will say Congress has met and the presidents message has been published The document doc-ument agreed with previous anticipations anticipa-tions but as no legislative action is probable prob-able till after the first of January the disposition in speculative circles is to wait Very little indeed was done in other portions of the stock list leading interests in-terests seemed inclined to wait till I there N I some definite knowledge in regard to the attitude of Congress toward to-ward the currency complications Europe Eu-rope was also very inactive though it would seem that the idea of ihe failure of Congress to act on the currency and the possibility of a revived agitation agi-tation of the tariff question in this country has had an unfavorable effect ef-fect on the standing of American securities se-curities abroad The exchange market was very dull and weak and scarcely counted as a factor in speculation though the shipment of 3100000 gold to Europe had a slight unfavorable influence at the close of the week SEEN BY DUN NEW YORK Dec 6R G Dun Cos weekly review of trade which issues is-sues tomorrow will say Business is still sluggish as if gorged by excessive indulgence of appetite ap-petite for buying when prices were advancing ad-vancing In nearly every branch stocks not yet distributed to consumers consum-ers stand in the way of new orders and competition of producing force largely exceeding the present demand puts down prices that declining retarding re-tarding purchases yet more After the holidays many look for a larger demand de-mand For the present the springs of new business are running low but enough is doing on old orders to keep most of the works employed in part and a good proportion fully Financial influences have not hindered and rarely has the opening of a session of Congress affected business so little Wheat has advanced about a cent for the week though western receipts have been 7014911 bushels against 3727788 last year and Atlantic exports ex-ports flour included again exceed last years 2326096 against 1887737 bushels The best western estimates of the crop have been raised again Corn moves from farms less freely than a year ago the low prices hindering hinder-ing Wool has been slightly strengthened by the London sales but the average of quotations by Coates Bros is only a tenth of 1 per cent higher Sales continue con-tinue large6463100 pounds for the week of which 60 per cent was foreign Iron and its products are lower Plates at 1 and bar 13 cents and Bessemer pig 12 at Valley mills with billets 1650 The average of all quotations quota-tions is 812 per cent below the highest point in September but actual sales are frequently made below quotations Rails have not changed while Bessemer Bes-semer pig has declined 5 and billets 6 per ton and a purchase of 10000 tons for San Francisco from England is noticed with a considerable portion of wire nails at Boston Copper is weaker at 14c for lake with narrow demand and tin is a quarter weaker with the visible supply here and abroad 29231 tons against 22445 tons a year ago Anthracite coal is weaker and sold at 380 here against 415 according to circular Failures in the United States for the week have been 324 against 385 last year and 52 in Canada against 40 last year WALL STREET New York Dec 6Three industrial stocks practically constituted todays stock market Chicago Gas Sugar and i Tobacco The last named figured first i in point of activity The principal element ele-ment in the speculation was the covering cover-ing of shorts Interest at the opening centered entirely upon Chicago Gas being stimulated by the unexpected sudden and favorable decision of Judge Showalter The buoyancy of Ghicago Gas had a strengthening influence in-fluence on the general list despite the reported engagements of gold for shipment ship-ment tomorrow aggregating 26000000 Of this amount all but 200000 conies out of the treasury reserve Liberal gains were made in the other industrials indus-trials Soon after the initial dealings recessions occurred also due to the taking of profits Before midday the bulls again assumed control of the market and accordingly Sugar was marked up 3th par cent to 107 and Tobacco 2 per cent to 7914 In the early dealings the bond market mar-ket exhibited a drooping tendency In the late session however there was a general stiffening In prices which imparted im-parted a firm tone to the close Sales were 943000 Money on caM easy at 221 percent per-cent last loan 2 closed 2 per cent Prime mercantile paper 4512 percent per-cent Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers bills at 4 R94 S9ii for demand and 4874SS for sixty days posted rates 488490 commercial com-mercial bills 487 silver certificates 6718671 Government bonds weak and lower for the new fours Others steady State bonds inactive Railroad bonds firmer BOSTON WOOL MARKET Boston Dec 6The Commercial Bulletin Bul-letin will say tomorrow The wool market here is exceedingly dull though a little firmer than last week Sales are small and the inquiry light From Melbourne and Buenos Ayres however come cables of a slight advance and from Montevideo an advance of 15 per cent Manufacturers Manufac-turers are just opening new cheviots The advance sale of heavy weights has been fair The heavy fall purchases pur-chases of wool have not yet been consumed J con-sumed but the trade expects a return of buyers if not an advance in Janu ary and consequently is not shading nrlces THE COUNTRYS CASH Washington Dec 6Todays statement state-ment of the condition of the treasury shows Available cash balance175155871 Gold reserve 79086841 NEW DISTILLERIES Omaha Dec 6The action of the reorganized re-organized whisky trust in shutting up the Nebraska distilleries thereby forcing down the price of grain has resulted in a movement that has for its object the building of two new distilleries dis-tilleries in Omaha which shall be free I from the trust which is meeting with considerable encouragement from local lo-cal capitalists One man of sound financial standing has offered to furnish furn-ish 15000 toward capital stock and others express a willingness to do their share toward increasing the amount to sufficient proportions to put the company com-pany upon a good footing A number of very wealthy farmers are contributing contribut-ing to the fund QUINN DENIES IT Chicago Dec 6General Manager Quinn of the Armour Packing company denies the story that P D Armour in tends establishing a branch house in Galveston Gal-veston Texas There is no truth in the report said Mr Quinn last night I presume the rumor originated in the fact that Kirk Armour a nephew of the packer and manager of the Kansas City house together to-gether with J Ogden Armour of Chicago and E J Martin of the Chicago branch are taking a pleasure tour through the south They have reached Texas and will start on the return trip CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Chicago Dec GThe decline in cattle cat-tle has been about 25c Sales of native beef steers were at a range of 290 485 Stock cattle have sold slowly but good feeding cattle which can be converted con-verted into money in a much shorter time were in good demand at unchanged un-changed prices Butchers and canners 175285 olves 300575 The demand for sheep although chiefly local was better than was anticipated an-ticipated sales being at LoO350 and lambs at 240440 There was a fair local demand for hogs but prices were 5c lower with sales at 330360 KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK Kansas City Dec 6 CATTLE Receipts Re-ceipts 3500 shipments 4000 market steady to strong beef steers 335 385 native cows and heifers 230 310 stockers and feeders 235355 bulls 150260 HOGSReceipts 13000 shipments 200 market steady bulk of sales 335 340 mixed 330340 lights 330350 pigs 325335 SHEEPReceipts 1000 shipments 100 market about steady lambs 325 410 muttons 275310 OMAHA LIVE STOCK Omaha Dec 6 CATTLE Receipts 1500 market on beeves and feeders steady cow stuff lOc lower native steers 325450 westerns 225375 cows and heifers 230300 canners 150230 stockers and feeders 270 350 calves 250550 HOGSReceipts 6600 market opened open-ed 5c lower closed weak heavy 335 340 mixed 330355 light 330 355 SHEEP Receipts none market 1 steady and unchanged I NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET New York Dec 6FLOURReceipts 18500 barrels exports 32200 barrels quiet holders waiting close of navigation navi-gation to get steadier prices export business was worked today WHEATReceipts 178500 bushels experts 239200 bushels spot firm r No 1 hard 68 options steady declined de-clined under dull trade but became active and strong in the afternoon on war rumors and reported bg flour business in Minneapolis closing 12 over last night May 67 111668 closed 6812 December 6566 closed 661k HOPSQuiet WOOLInactive PETROLEUM Dull united closed 131 bid PIG IRONSteady COPPEREasy brokers price 1008 exchange price 1075 LEADFirm brokers price 327 exchange 327 SILVER 67 TINQuiet straits 1430 plates quiet IJrERSteady COFFEEOptions opened steady December advanced 10 points other months 5 points higher to 5 points lower closed firm at 510 points advance ad-vance sales 21000 bags including March 13351355 December 1355 1360 SPOT COFFEE Rio dull No7 14 mild dull sales 100 bags Central Cen-tral American private terms 100 bags Mexican p t SUGARRaw firm but quiet fair refining 3 3 centrifugal 96test 3y3 sales none refined quiet CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET The leadhlg futures were IS follower HMAlN 7 I Open I illga I Low 1 Cltur Dec 156ah815Siil I 56 158 I Jan 157osPi5758oI 7YA I 5S158 lay 6181 17161 160 II 161 COliNNo 2 I Open I High 1 LOW I hoar Dec 126 126 2626j26 Jan 126 126 146aJlaI2i May 129 129iC29YI286ti2 1281fs29 July 130 130 129 130lk OATSNo2 I Open I High I Low I Clots Dee 117 1171A 117 1171A May 120 1201A 17A1s 1201 MESS lORKPer > barrel I Open I High I Low I Close Den 780 Jan 4 I S62 2 1867 I 862 865 Aiay I 900 1902 I 900 190214 I LAltDPer 1110 lbs I Open I HlgIl I Low I Close Dec 1I5174 I I Jan I 535 1535 I I 532 535 May I 557Y 1557 I 1555 I 5571f SHORT RIBSPer 100 lbs I Open I High i Low I CI0ao Dec I 1 1 43234 Jan I 1 435 14371 I I 435 435 May i 460 I 4GO I 457 460 FLOURNominal WHEAT No 2 spring 5859 No2 red 6162 CORNNo2 26i27 OATSNo 2 In No2 white 1818 No 3 white 181419 RYENo2 35 FLAX SEEDNO 9292 TIMOTHY SEEDPrime 360 MESS PORKPer barrel 7SO790 LARDPer 100 pounds 530 SHORT RIBS Sidea loose 437wgJ 4421h SHOULDERSDry salted boxed 4 SHORT 4 CLEAR Sides boxed 4 ½ 43A I WHISKEYDistillers finished goods per gallon 122 I SUGARSNominal Article I Bee I Ship Flour barrels 15000 800 Wheat bushels 106000 147000 I Corn bushels 1310001287000 Oats bushels 12230001144000 Rye bushels 1 4000 3000 Barley bushels 1 41000 104000 On the produce exchange tOday the butter market was firm creameries 19Q J > 25 dalrier 1621 EGGSFirm 1320 SAN FRANCISCO WHEAT San Francisco Dec 6 Wheat shade easier May 106 Cleared 162781 centals wheat LONDON STOCKS I New York Dec 6The Evening Posts London cablegram says The stock markets were stagnant and dull today Public dealings appear to have stopped for the present year a con dition favored by the political situation situa-tion Americans opened dull on New York quotations but closed a shade better The rumor that a Chinese loan for 16000000 sterling may come out in Berlin and London early next year is quite premature LIVERPOOL WHEAT Liverpool Dec 6WHEATSpot firm demand falling off No2 red winter 5s 3d No2 red spring stocks exhausted No1 hard Manitoba 5s 2d No1 California 5s 4d Futures closed quiet May d lower and others unchanged December 5s 2d January 5s 3d February 5s 4d March 5s 4d April 5s 5d May 5s 5d NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Now York Dec 6 Buhver 05 Ontario 100 ChoIlaru 27 Ophlr HO Crown Point 30 Plymout 25 O o Va 200 Quicksilver 21J 1 Deadwocd 7u Preferred 1650 G 0 ti Sierra Nevada 60 H N 90 Standard 150 Homestake 20 00 Union Con 50 Iron Silver 20 Yellow Jackat 20 Me dean i0 r SAN FRANCISCO MINING San Francisco Dee 6 The official closing quotation lor minlny stocks today were as I follows Alta 15 Kentuck Con 6 Apha Con 26 Lady Washington 01 Andes 24 Mexican 3g Belcher 89 Mono lU Belle Isle Mount Dlnblo I5 Eo t B tiS Occidental Con 74 Bodle Can 60 Ophir 1 33 Bulllon 2J Overman 12 Bulwer Can Potosi ro Caledonia Savage 42 Challenge Con 30 Scorpion 62 Chollar 28 SlerraNeada d5 Confidence 75 Silver Hm 02 C C Vt 225 SlIver King 2u Can Imperial L Union Can 50 Can New York Utah Con = 6 Crown Point H Yellow JlIockot 23 Exchequer 03 Silver bars 67 Gould Curry 45 Mexlcandol 5iy4a55 HN 92Drafts sight 24 Julia GJ Drafts telegrapb Ii Justice 01 RAILROAD AND OTHER BONDS Now York Dec 6 Atchison 18v Northern Pne 4 Adams Express HS Preferred 15 Am ExpreJsl1 U P D G jiB ji-B 0 501 Northwestern 10614 CanadaPac55 Preferred U9 Canada Son Mt N Y Centrall10 Central Pea 16 OreImp 03 Clias O 1731 Ore1IIav 17 Chicago Alton 158 Ore S L U N 8 C B Q 82A Pittsburg16j Chicago Gas PulJmanPulaoeI63 Con Gas 148 Readln 1031 g g Colo C I 4 R G 17 DL W 12i1t Preferred 40 D R G pret 414 Rock Island 74 D O F Co IP 51 Paul 75 Erie l2d Pererrcd12i Preferred 2215 St P 0 423 Fort Wayne 167 PreferredI2U Greatrior preL117 Sot ernPao 3h Illinois Centrala 96i Sugar Reflnary107 Lake nora 3M Union Pacnu IP Lead Trust 301r U G Express 42 Man Can lUl Wens Fargo EK1CO Mloh Western Unio t8 Missouri Pea 2td D H G 132 NS Cordage tJi Gen Blec J h Preferred 138m Col Fueil 3014 N J Central it6ta Preferred DI North Am Co 05 6 GOVERNMENT AND OTHER BONDS Sow York Dec 6 U S4s regnew20X D R G 7s 1137i New 4s new coup204 D R G 43 P3 US 5sregll45i JCentGenlba 119 U S59 coup 1U5 Nor Paclats HsV4 U S 4s req 110l Nor Pac gds 103 U S 48COUP 111 N W Console133 US2sreg 01 NW S F deb 5s111 Pacific 8sof9310 R G W Isis 7114 Missouri St P Consols 78128 Atchison 4s 18 Do C P W5s1151 I DittoSecond A 2714 StLS F cpnds105 CanadaS02nd9 it7t IT P la8 of 9ILI0a O Pao lstsof 95104 |