Show LIGHT TRADiNG ON STOCK EXCHANGE Market Narrow and Thin Without Cause Being Def Del Definitely Definite y Known DIFFERENT OVER OCEAN OCEN UNPARALLELED AND UNBRIDLED BRIDLED iN SPECULATION IN LONDON New York April 6 The stock market today was narrow and thin and the mo motives motives tives prompting the light trading were correspondingly obscure A strong con contrast contrast contrast Is presented In conditions existing In the London market and here In Jn the former an unbridled speculation is go ing In on side by side with a It state of at dis disorder di order In the finances unparalleled In any recent history In Now New York the de depletion of at the bank reserves by gold I exports is viewed with entire Indifference and without any demand for tor speculative business to exercise a check on the out ward flow Clow of ot the precious metal One proffered explanation is that an understanding and an agreement exists among the leading banking authorities at atall atall atall all the great financial capitals to cooper cooperate cooperate ate for tor safeguarding the threatening tion in London It is for this reason as supposed that New York bankers per perceive perceive perceive the shipments of ot gold to London with equanimity relying on the reflected benefit to come to the New York market by the relief of at the London position From Paris Parts comes the Intimation that the tightening of ot the purse strings of t the Bank Dank of France against the rn demand is by express request of at the Bank of ot England In order to toJ curb the rubber shares speculation To reconcile this at ot 01 the English bank with Its Us pay ment meat of at a premium over the market price to draw American eagles from New York is 13 a feature of ot the problem especially puzzling to New York observers Walt Wall street keeps an attentive eye on the tho commodities markets The crop prom ise lee has the additional Importance this f ar that the credit position of at the in banks Is believed to be committed to the holding of bills on old grain and cotton which have been with held from tram the market In the movement to bolster up prices price The Wall street banks some come of them holding the opinion that the growing promise of ot good yield from the new crops and a decrease In com corn commOdIty prices would lead Idad to extensive liquidation of at loans on the old crops from banks throughout the country Pre Predictions dictions of an increase in the dividend of States Steel formed a lever for lifting prices In the th early dealings but a adlIne decline followed the rise in the call loan rates Bonds were steady Total sales par value United StAtes register registered ed declined d 14 per r cent nt on call Stock Quotations Sales lUgh Low Close Allis Chalm pM pfd 37 Ama Amal Cop 76 6 7 Am rn Agri o O 4 46 45 An Am neet Sug IS 37 Amer can Can 11 1114 11 Am l F 2400 66 64 64 Am Cot Oil 4 67 CT 67 67 7 A II H L pfd Oil GO 3 IS ISAm Am Ice See Sec 6 l lAm Am Am Loco 2 53 13 51 11 M MAm Am S R 16 53 83 pfd bOG 1 lf lOG Am tel teet Foun aJO 58 58 57 Am Sug Ret Ref 1211 11 13 Am Tel Tel 2606 1 13 ij i iAm Am Tob pfd 74 96 Iii Am Woolen 36 Ann Ana Mm In Co 1700 17 4 47 I Atchison Ii pH DO 1 lOS lD 10 At e C 1 L 10 1 Bal Ohio 11 Bethlehem Steel S 4 31 30 D B R T li 77 77 tin Pu Pa 1 19 1 Cen Loath 2500 12 41 43 41 pfd 41 C ot of N J n m Ohio iWI 83 81 81 Chi hl Alton M C 1 W 4 29 9 pfd 54 C N W C M 91 P U I I C C A St L 87 7 S 81 Coh F I OJ fO 40 to 40 30 Io So 3 8 80 SOM Cn In Gas 1 Itt H Horn Corn orn Prod t 17 18 16 Del Bud 17 1 Den R It U G O 41 44 40 pfd fd 70 is 78 78 8 I t 1 Sec 1200 1314 33 DIA atil 3 Erb 2100 20 30 m 30 ro 30 roIs Is pfd 40 49 48 49 1 pfd 33 1 L Elec 11 Gt cIt North pfd 2600 13 lq G N O Oct Ii g Iii 11 Len m J ItO 1 3 O 22 2 pfd 58 i 57 57 5 82 88 91 It rid rfd 1 19 19 jut Paper L LInt Int Ill 41 4 44 41 I Cen Ceni J i l M 81 16 36 pfd pM bi 66 i Ladde Gas 1 1 N m 1 1 1 S I 1 1 I 1 S 31 13 30 1 M 11 K T 1 2410 1 43 11 41 rd fd l m 71 71 m 71 iI Pl Pac 00 70 O 80 N t 1082 10 11 t Lead 33 82 82 52 N I Ry ot of Md M 00 tS 27 27 K Y Cen 1 N I Y O 0 W 4 41 4 Nor 8 West 30 11 l y 1 Amer Amers t NJ s Par Pac 2800 SOO 1 11 1918 Pac Pa Mail Mall 30 4 3 30 fI SOU 30 Pennsylvania 1303 1300 1 Peoples Gas no p CC C St L 18 Pitt oal 30 20 04 20 2034 O Press Steel Car 43 43 43 Pull Pal Car CarRy 19 1 1934 Ry By Steel 41 Reading Heading 1 Rep Steel 37 37 37 pfd j Rock Island Co 47 4 40 l 47 pfd 90 90 SF pfd 50 50 48 St L South 30 38 pfd 73 73 73 Sloss Shet B S I 78 77 78 is isSo So Ho Pac 1 Bo So Railway 22 S 4 23 28 28 pfd Tenn Cop m 31 31 Tex Pac 31 31 31 T St L 1 W 43 m 43 42 U pfd pM tj 66 00 65 Ga 1 Pacific A is iso pfd 97 ra ty S g Realty Reaty 78 if iS 75 79 V T S Rubber oo 41 44 43 43 V l L 8 S Steel 88 86 8 84 85 SPi pfd 13 tah Copper 45 4 43 45 VaT Vii Va Caro Chem 1900 59 59 9 58 Wabash 21 21 21 21 pfd 1200 US SS 47 47 47 West Mary rotA 50 50 50 fiG West Elec 1000 66 66 West Union 1000 74 73 74 W L E 5 4 4 Metal Markets New York April a The market for standard copper was weak today Spot and all deliveries up to the end of ot July quoted at 12 The English market was vas higher Spot 58 Gd 6 1 and futures i 59 9 5 6 s Custom house returns showed ex ox exports exports ports of ot 35 tons tOlls for tor the day da making maltIng 1400 so far this month Local dealers quote lake copper copp r at 1325 1350 50 electrolytic casting at 12 Tin was Irregular Spot April 32 May June and July Jul The London market was slightly sll higher hl her Spot pounds and futures at Lead Lea Leads dull Spot New York L 25 East St Louis London ondon was un tin unchanged unchanged changed at 12 9 1 Spelter dull Spot New York and East St Louis The Lon Lou London London Loudon don market was unchanged at 23 The Tho English iron market was unchanged at for Cleveland warrants Local Locally ly steady No 1 foundry northern 1800 No 2 foundry northern and No 1 southern and No 1 southern soft 1825 Treasury Department Washington April 6 The condition of the treasury at the th 3 beginning of at business today was wils as follows TRUST FUNDS Gold coin Silver Sliver dollars Silver dollars of 1890 Sliver Silver certificates outstanding GENERAL FUND Standard silver sliver dollars in gen general general eral oral fund Current liabilities Working balance in treasury offices In banks to credit of at treasurer of the tha United States t Subsidiary silver sliver coin Minor coin Total balance in general fund Money Silver Sliver Etc New York April 6 Money on call firm firmer er per cent ruling rate and clos cbs closIng closIng Ing bid 3 per cent offered at 5 per cent Time loans little firmer 60 00 days day 3 per cent for 90 days 4 per cent six months 4 per cent Prime mercantile paper per cent Sterling exchange easy with actual business in bankers bills at 4 for bills and at for demand Commercial bills Bar sliver silver 62 2 Mexican dollars 44 H cents c Government bonds easy railroad bonds steady stead GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April 6 Grain and provisions prices experienced a severe sinking spell today inspired to some extent by the sus sun suspension suspension pension of at a prominent cash grain con concern cern the second one for the week Pork was especially heavy hean the price of the July delivery at one time being be below below below low the previous close Wheat close JJ to lc lower Corn was down 1 ant and oats off oft Jc J ic c to 11 Provisions closed at net declines of Wheat was extremely weak all day am amat and at the low point prices showed losses of at nearly 2 cents cent compared with Mondays s final figures The announcement before trading began of at the suspension of a firm identified closely with the cash corn trade brought out considerable selling in all alt pits although the pressure was especially no noticeable noticeable in corn Prices at the opening were off 34 to 1 July being at lOS to 1014 and September at 1021 z to The low point for July was I Sep September September September dropped to 1011 i The new crop months rallied In the final half halt hour and closed about c above the low fIg urea ures Persistent liquidation characterized trading In corn and the price of ot all de deliveries deliveries deliveries liveries dropped more than lc The clos cbs closing closIng ing log out of ot accounts of at a leading concern was perhaps the mo mott t Important factor in the situation Cash grain was off oft 1 I Ito to 2 cents No 3 yellow selling at 55 u c May Ma sold between 53 and 59 The market closed weak at almost almo t the bottom May down lc l c at Oats were weak all day because of at the slump in wheat and corn The close was w weak ak with prices c e to lower Free selling of provisions today result resulted ed In sensational declines Jork Pork declined to May pork porI declined from 2600 to 1195 and the July uly option from front closed as 2510 1 10 to May products Shows follows Pork 2395 lard i and ribs 1307 The net loss on May lard Jard was 47 and on ribs 42 c The leading futures ranged as felloes WHEAT I 1 Open I H gh i Low j I Close May 1113 1112 12 July Oi 05 Sept t 03 1011 i i CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low I Close May 59 59 58 s 58 July i 61 62 60 60 Sept 63 42 I 61 OATS I Open I High I Low I Close May 41 i 41 July 40 4 40 10 39 s 39 29 Sept 38 37 37 MESS SS PORK Per Barrel I Open I High I Low I Close May 2500 1250 2500 2395 2391 2395 July 2510 2510 2400 2400 2100 Sept 2440 2452 2345 2341 2350 2360 LARD Per Pounds I Open Opan I High I Low I Close May 1660 1317 1322 July 1325 1327 1287 1295 1293 Sept 1316 1317 i I 1217 1277 SHORT RIBS Per Pounds I Open I High I Low I Close May 1340 1340 1305 July 1315 1315 1275 1275 Sept 1292 I 1302 1260 1265 Cash quotations were as follows Flour easy 2 SO 80 Barley Feed or mixing 45 fair to choice malting mal tins Flax Seed No 1 southwestern 22 2234 No 11 1 northwestern 23 2334 Timothy Seed Clover Mess Pork per r er bbl Lard per Ibs 13 0 Short Ribs Sides loose Short Clear Sides boxed Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal oqual to bushels Primary receipts were bushels compared with bushels the corres corresponding correspondIng pen ing day a 3 year ago Estimated receipts for tomorrow wheat 35 33 cars corn cars oats cars hogs h head ad New York Grain New York April 6 Flour Quiet and lower to sell Receipts barrels shipments barrels Wheat Spot weak No 2 red nominal No 1 I northern f o b opening navigation Options Wheat showed a very steady feeling early on small offerings and coverings by shorts but declined later under heavy liquidation 1 on favorable weather and poor demand for both cash wheat and flour closing un unchanged unchanged Unchanged changed to c net decline Exporters took 7 loads at our ports May closed at July at and September at Receipts bushels Coffee and Sugar New York April 6 G Coffee futures clo d net unchanged to 5 6 points higher Sales were reported of at bags Closing bids April and May June August September and November December January February March Spot quiet No 7 Rio 8 8 Santos No 4 9 94 mild dull dun cordova Sugar Raw steady 89 test 36 centrifugal 96 test mo molasses molasses lasses lassos sugar 89 test Refined steady Evaporated Fruits New York April 6 Evaporated apples nominally unchanged spot firm fancy choice 8 prime com corn common common cornmon mon to fair c Prunes barely steady California up to 2 29 69 59 Apricots quiet and easy Choice 9 94 12 extra choice 1112 fancy 1212 Peaches easy choice extra choice 67 6 fancy taney Raisins easy loose muscatels 35 choice to fancy seeded c seedless 34 3 4 London layers LIVESTOCK MARKETS Kansas City CIt April 6 Cattle Receipts head Market steady Native steers cows and heifers helfers stockers and feeders bulls 3 calves 4 western steers western cows Hogs Hoga Receipts head Market steady Bulk of at sales lO 1000 heavy V t packers and butchers stock light 10 loi pigs 9 9 90 i a Sheep Receipts head Market steady Muttons lambs SOO fed western and yearlings 67 fed western ewes Omaha April 6 Cattle Receipts 1700 head Market active lOc bc higher Native steers cows and heifers helfers a western steers cows and heifers 2 canners 3 5 stockers and feeders calves bulls stags etc Hogs Receipts head Market lOc 10 lower Heavy i mixed 1025 1035 light pigs bulk of ot sales Sheep Receipts head Market lOc lOe lower Yearlings owes ewes lambs Chicago April 6 Cattle Receipts esti estimated estimated estimated mated at head Market strong Beeves 5 Texas steers western westerI steers 90 stockers and feeders 3 cows and heifers calves Hogs Receipts estimated at head Market steady Light 1030 10 1065 mixed heavy rough good to choice heavy lOtiO 1080 pigs 1040 bulk of ot sales 1065 Sheep Receipts estimated at head Market weak ak Native western yearlings lambs na native native tive five 7 western Butter Cheese and Eggs New York April 6 Butter firm at un unchanged unchanged unchanged changed prices Cheese Irregular Eggs steady at unchanged prices pr ces Chicago April 6 Butter receipts 2765 2764 pounds Creameries 2 dairies 22 28 Eggs steady at mark cases eases Included 18 firsts prime firsts Cheese weak Daisies 14 twins 1313 c Young Americas HUc Long LongHorns LongHorns LongHorns Horns 13 Wool Market St Louis April 6 Wool unchanged medium grades combing and clothing 21 light fine 19 heavy find J 14 tub washed 19 Flax Market Minneapolis April 6 Flax closed at |