Show I BUSINESS WAS I l J FAIRLY ACTIVE I t Wail Street Did Not Have More Than It Could Attend To GOVERNMENTS STEADY STATE BONDS DULL AND RAILROADS jkr RAIL-ROADS FIRM = 0 Wool Fairly Active Firm Unchanged Un-changed Sterling Exchange Quiet f Chicago May Wheat Lower I b Cattle Steady a Boom in Hops I > Gain in the Sheep Supply Results in Lower PricesSouth Omaha Hogs Higher t New York March 20 Money on call tYo per cent prime mercantile paper 3 ½ Sterling exchange quiet and firm with actual business In bankers bills at 4S5485 for 60 days and 487 < 0 > 487 for demand Posted rates 4864S8 Commercial bills 484 4 I oil 48514 Mexican dollars 4849 ½ BondsGovernment steady state dull railroad dull Business at the stock exchange today to-day was moderately active the sales aggregating 103193 shares and the course of the market Irregular A break about a point in Jersey Central was the feature of the initial trading end this led to a slight reaction in the general list New York Central developed devel-oped great strength and moved up to 100 on reports which are apparently well founded that the scheme for the refunding of the companys indebtedness indebted-ness is making progress It is understood under-stood that the banking syndicate hayIng hay-ing the matter in charge will agree to float a 75000000 100year gold bond bearing 3Y per cent and holders of the old indebtedness will be offered the privilege of conversion The strength of the stock had a good effect on the 1 railway list and prices moved up h 11 per cent The advance however brought out long stock in the case of Omaha Manhattan Canada Southern Wabash preferred and the Grangers and a general reaction ensued In the Industrials sugar was heavy falling 14 to 11358 Rubber preferred reacted a point to 62 and Tobacco declined 1 to 7SL Chicago Gas was strong on further buying by FlowerBrady interests inter-ests The bank statement had no effect ef-fect on the market The feature of the exhibit was the decrease in legal tenders of 6046000 due to the recent payments into the treasury for duties in anticipation of the early passage of the new tariff bill The decrease in 1 surplus reserve was 4694575 and the banks now hold 48085975 in excess of legal requirements This time last year the amount held wan 19042677 Speculation closed steady in tone Net changes as a rule were merely fractional frac-tional either way New York Central gaineda point while Omaha lost about as much Bonds were lower sales footed up 873000 Standard rope and twine Cs fell to 2 to 671k do incomes 24 to 16V Richmond and Allegheny first con 4s 1 to 102y Illinois Central 4s of 1901 2 to 110 Western New York and Pennsylvania income 5s Yo to 13Vi Peoria and Eastern con 4s 1 to 73 and Brooklyn Rapid Transit 5s 3 to 79 BOND QUOTATIONS Ala cIa A 451044 N C Con CS124 Ala cIa B 5104 lN P Ists 1161h Ala cIa C L 9S N P 2nds 54S Atchison 4s S2 N P rds u SS R tjjustments 47141Nwest Cons 141 C South nds105 r west Deb 5s111 Cher 4s of 1897100 pre Imp Ists S7 Cher 4s > of iSiS 100 Ore Imp 3s 191h Pher 4s of 1S99 100 Ore Nay Ists113 Ches Ohio 5sll O S L 6s11G Chic Nor P O S L Cons 5s 778 rrust Reels as 4Phl13 Reading Dlst Col SGoSlOaii 4s Slii D It G lsts112 Phila Reading D R G 4s S9 Sh pfd inc 436 gii li nif ir f31h Erie Gen Lien R G W Ists 73 S41 65i1St L Iron M Fort Worth i General 5s 75i Den City Ists 57 St L San F Gal Har San General jsl111l Antonio 1st C3103St P iul Consl34 Gal Har San St Paul fine Antonio 2nd 7S100 I Pacific Ists 1181h General Electric 5 Carolina 4s 103 Debenture 5s 9614 S Railway 5s 90 > t Houston Tex a P C Ists10i 4 Central 55lOi ½ Tenn jj s 35 79 Houston Tex Tex Pac Ists 89 Con 6s 102 Tex Pac 2nds 21f Iowa Cen Ists 92J4 U P Ists 18961011 K P Consols 74Vi U S 4s reg 192ol23 > 4 K P 1st DivllC U S 4s c 1925123Vi j 1 Louis Con 4s 97 IT S n r Lao 111 M K T 2nds 59 U S c of 1907113V4 M K T 4cS4 U S 2s 9514 Mob Ohio 4s 6S U S reg 5s11 Slut Union CS111 U S coupons Ui N J Central Vir fdg debt G3j General 5s 113 VIr def Gs 5 N Y C St Vir trust recpts L 4s IMVt Itamped G Norfolk W JWab 1st 5s1oo General Gs 122 West Shore 4s107 N C Con 4s103 I STOCK SAm S-Am 7 C S7 Nat Linseed Oil 12 Atchison 11 N J Central 9s f Adams Ex14i Norfolk W 13 A T H 56 Preferred 27 Am Express111 Nor American 414 Am Tobacco 71 Nor Pacific 12 Preferred 105 Preferred 36V Bay tate Gas 9 Northwestern 1105 I Bal Ohio 15 Preferred 155 Brunswick L as N Y Central100 B R Pitts 16 N Y C S L 13 Can Pacific 49 First pfd 70 Can Southern 49U Second ufd 32 Canton L 50 N Y N H171 Central Pacific SH N Y N Eng 37 Ches Ohio 174 N Y S W 81 A Chicago A1C6 Preferred 25 Preferred 174 Ontario Mining 10 C B Q 77 Ontario W 14 iChi E Ills 75 Oregon Nay 11 Preferred 95 O S L U N 1211z Chicago Gas i91h Pacific Mail 27 C Plttsl6t P D E 1 Con Coal 34 PiUs W pfd 15 Con Gas15 Pullman PallC01fz C C C S L Quicksilver 1 Preferred 77 Preferred 10 Colo F I 2014 I Reading 23VS Preferred 90 R G W 12 Cotton Oil cetrt U Preferred 3514 Com Cable156 Rock Island 6816 Del HudsonlOS > 4 R W Ogdll7 D L WI51h St L South 3 D R G101 Preferred 10S Preferred 40 I St Paul 77 t I D 1 UCil EJICVllli U174 JiClCilCAl > Erie 13St Paul D 19 Preferred 3514 Preferred 1J Fort Wayne 1G7 St Paul 0 6H Great N pfd120 Preferred 140 Harlem 29S I St P M M117 Hocking 10n1 4 Silver Cert 62 Hocking Valley Southern Pac 14J4 Homestake 35 Southern Ry 8 Illinois Cent 95 = 4 Preferred 28k Iowa Cent 614 i Sugar 113 < t Preferred 24 Preferred 103ti Kan Tex 12 ½ Tenn C L 27 = 6 Preferred 31 Preferred SO Kings Pem 3 Texas Pacific 9 Lake Erie W lGTol O C 13 Preferred G5h Preferred 50 llfr take SharelGST S L K C 514 kf V iat Lead 23i Preferred 1814 Preferred 90 Union Pacific BVt p Long Island44 U P D G 1 Louis Nash 4S U S Express SG Louis N A 1 1 U S Leather 7 Preferred 3V4 Preferred W4 Manhattan Con 8314117 S Rubber 15 Mem Chas 15 i Preferred 2 Mexican Cent S Utica < B RI50 Michigan Cent 87 M St L P 5 i M S L com 1SH 1 Preferred 14 First pfd 77 Vells Fargo Ex100 Second pfd 4714 Western Union sI Missouri Pacific 1S Wisconsin Cent 1A Mobile Ohio 20 W L E H Nash vatt 6714 Preferred 4 SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS San Francisco March 2OThe official closing quotations for mining stocks today to-day were as follows Alta 4Ophir SO 13 Poto i Zti Belcher A I B B irriStnmlard I 1 C5 ij I jKhollar 115Savage r 31 i A on Cal Va Sierra Nov 21 i I rown Point Union Con 23 tS 3 f r XatTbUi 5 lrrbl4 H N 81j Yellow Jacket Z 7 Mexican 2c l I gIiI It U I CHICAGO GENERAL MARKET Ma Wheat Lower Pork 7 > Higher Oats Weak Chicago March 20The strength of wheat shown at the lose yesterday was still in evidence at the opening this morning although prices were a trifle off from the final figures than quoted Liverpool reported 4d advance ad-vance which was not sufficient to show full reflection with our advance The weeks shipments from both coasts were light at 1629000 bushels and Argentine Ar-gentine exports 304000 bushels was better bet-ter than they have recently been These facts would ordinarily cause the tone to display easiness but the local speculative sentiment is pronouncedly in favor of higher price and the buying buy-ing this morning was unquestionably superior to the selling Receipts in the northwest were heavier at 372 cars against 109 last Saturday and 661 a year ago Chicago received 13 cars and inspected out 33765 bushels The action was irregular until near the close when offerings became heavier and prices dropped half a cent under yesterdays close Paris cables were lower Antwerp unchanged and Berlin higher Export clearances at Atlantic ports were fair at 308405 bushels May wheat opened from 75 to 74 sold between be-tween 7514 and 74 A closing at the inside in-side under yesterday Estimated receipts for Monday 20 cars No 2 red spot wheat 84 to 90 4 closing about 8489 OatsThe oats market presented inactivity of a profound character Prices were steady because of the surrounding sur-rounding firmness but the offerings and the demand were both unimportant unimpor-tant Receipts were 138 cars There Were no oats withdrawn from store Near the close the weakness of wheat and corn extended to oats May oats i closed 8 1A lower Estimated receipts for Monday 160 cars Provisions The provision market was fairly animated and the early feeling was firm Another rise in the prices of hogs were the main issue at the opening in determining the tone of the provision market but offerings soon asserted supremacy and prices eased off May pork closed 77fJ10 higher May lard 2 lower and May ribs 5 lower Closing prices Wheat March IVfc May 74y July 72 Corn March 23 May 24 July 25Oats OatsMarch 16 May 1714 July 1S184 Pork May 885 July 897 A Lard May 427 July 437Y Ribs May 4SO July 482 New York General Markets New York March 20HopsQuiet easy unchanged WoolFairly active firm unchanged LardQuiet about steady western steam 447y city 420425 May 457 nominal refined dull continent 475 S A 500 compound 44 4 PorkQuiet firm mess 900975 Butter Choice firm fairly active western creamery 1319 western factory fac-tory 7 < g > 12 Elgins 19 imitation creamerj 1015 rolls8121h CheeseQuiet steady part skims 5 71h full skims 34 Egcfs Steady western fresh 10 Cotton seed oilDull unchanged Rice Fair demand uncharged Molasses Steady unchanged Coffee Steady 510 points up April 825 May 8200825 June 825 September Sep-tember S30SS40 December 835840 January 835 Spot Rio Dull steady No7 8 SugarUnchanged quiet Chicago Live Stock Union Stpck Yards March 20Last year at this time cattle of light weight were the favorites and sold the highest high-est but at the present time heavy beeves are the best sellers Then heavy cattle crowded the market but now most of the offerings are light in weight and too thin in flesh Export el s are in the market securing all the choice heavy cattle they can find and there is an active demand for fat steers that weigh 1400 pounds and upward up-ward Today but a few cattle were on sale and prices for them were steady The boom in hogs continues and prices shot upwards oc to lOc per 100 pounds today on receipts of only 8000 head That put prices for prime heavy hogs up to 425 which is the highest price of the year and 30c higher than at the corresponding time a year ago Light hogs which not long ago commanded com-manded a substantial premium are now discriminated against the best I lots selling 10c to 15c under the best I heavies j The supply of sheep this week shows I a marked gain the receipts having risen to 67000 as compared with 57416 i I last wepk and 65841 the corresponding 1 week of 1896 Despite the lIbcral offerIngs I offer-Ings an active and strong market has j I been experienced and prices have declined j I I de-clined about 20c per 100 pounds on i both sheep and lambs Cattle Receipts 3400 fancy beeves 540565 calves good to fancy 575 625 calves common to good 300 550 Texas fed steers fair to choice j j 360465 other prices unchanged I Hogs Receipts 8000 heavy packing i and shipping lots 3SO422 common to choice mixed 395425 choice assorted as-sorted 405415 light 395415 pigs 325 < Z2410 SheepReceipts 2000 inferior to choice 300450 lambs 375450 South Omaha live Stock South Omaha March 20 Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 5000 market 5c higher closing easy light and mixed 400405 heavy 391400 I CattleReceipts 1100 market steady and active steers 360460 cows 150 j 3S5 feeders 325440 j SheepReceipts 4300 market a shade higher muttons 405 yearlings I 155 Kansas City Live Stock I Kansas City March 20Cattle receipts re-ceipts 2300 market steady Native dressed beef 4003 0 stockers and feeders 3SO480 calves oOOlSOO HogsReceipts 5000 Market 5 cents higher Top prices 412y Bulk of sales 400405 heavy 397402 lights 395400 pigs 330350 SheepReceipts lSSO market steady Liverpool Wheat Liverpool March 20Spot wheat firm poor demand California club 6s 3d nominal northern Cs 4d |