Show PRICES LOWER General Depression Seems to Have Settled Over Wall Street SOME SPECIALTIES ACTIVE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ADVANCE F New York Dec to tobe be individual hazes of in the stock market today among the usually Inactive but th in the general depression was less marked than or the earlier days of the week The effect of business move has hOwn a decline throughout the week The which became dominant in the market had its most causes in the course of the money market Not was there a repetition of the flurry of Wednesday in the call market lUt the interest rates on time loans were sharply and for I loans a was exacted in tion to the S por cent rate which ed to a above that rate The statement of the express movement of currency furnished by the barks which covers only five days this cook a balance in favor of this Center But heavy to in tenor points throng the ad the to that institution on operations are large enough to more than offset the on the regular ox Beside the loss titus induced which seems to be something over the amount of gold to must be taken into consIderation been traced of this movement and it is deemed possIble that there has been more sent which has not come to the knowledge of the publIc This movement is attracting widespread discussion owing to it being caused by bythe the rise Ii the price of silver bullion to above the mintage price of silver in The buying of Mexican coinage with gold Is thus a profitable operation The effect upon the monet market here Is watched with keen How far the money market of the day was affect affected ed in addition by the temporary require requirements ments of the settlements was wasa a matter of some difference of opinion The Russian situation wan of more in today than rt any time during the disturbances iii that country even during the period of military reverses in inthe the Japanese var The direct effect here iii the way of securities for for foreign eign not very important Sinister reports were in circulation iii the financial district as to and financial conditions in Paris was to be selling Russian notes in London to secure gold and the sterling exchange rate at Paris fell sharply in a away way to Indicate renewed pressure front that quarter tipon the London money Sterling exchange here also fell sharply under the of finance prompted by the hardness of the leal money market Discount and money rates hower eased in London That market must meet some unfilled for the redemption on next Thurs Thursday day of of exchequer bills While the completion of this operation will tad to ease money conditions In London the end of the year requirements vill have to 1 prepared for almost at once The same period offers special requirements to this I market New York exchange at fell to 10 cents discount today compared with par o Wednesday Something moOn In discussion of the approaching meetIng of the threatened railroad rate Utie of the relinquishment by the Erie of the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton and its reversion to J P Morgan wits regarded as explaining the recent failure of tho Eries to share In the rise in the market Owing to the dissatisfaction now known to have been caused 11 that pro project The lowest Prices of the lay were touched in last half bong of the had ricot vt er that level with the hosing tone Bonds Were easy Total sales par value United States bonds were all unchanged on call 7 |