Show UlllN WALl STREET II II I I I J Business Almost to the Point of Stagnation 1 I 1 PRICES TENDED DOWNWARD II No Disposition to Put Out Fresh Contracts Con-tracts on the Eve of a Holiday As Prices for Wheat Advanced Railroad I I 1 Rail-road Stocks Tended Downward and I I Found No Effective Support for the Rest of the Day Money Market was Also DullBonds Like Stocks Were Very Dull 1 I SILVER 1 j Now York u t 6iyiC San Francisco Glic London 2Sid LED V New York exchange 11Ot115 New York brokers 300 I COPPER I Now York exchange S16 CO I I I New York brokers lG7o Silver and Drafts I I Now York July 3Bar silver 61e Sliver ceit I lien tcs 611itC2ic I Mexican dollars ISlic San Francisco July ISliver bars G114c Mexican dollars IS 1 frlOc DraftsSight JOe telegraph l2c Mew York Metals New York July Business In metals was still of unsatisfactory proportions and general character without quoLjiolo t I change In prices The market for pig 1 Iron was weaker closing nominal on tho bisls of 1100 for warrants Luke copper alter a slow demand finished quiet on the buslK of 10 50 for lake Tin on the other hand while still quiet closed firmer Wo I quote 3130Ji3115 against 3100 yostor day For lead the market continued quite as unsettled as heretofore wIthout quotable I quota-ble change howcvor closing at I107H15 There was a firmer feeling In tho spelter department with prices showing a blight advance and closed at S1272ftl325i 13 I against 125 l I CO yesterday The brokers price for lead Is 390 and for copper 167o San Francisco Mining1 Stocks San Francisco Jill 3Time official closing clos-ing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows AHa OljAlpha Con 01 Andes Justice W 1 Belcher ITiMcxIcun 22 B B Occidental 11 Bullion 01 Ophlr 70 CalednnlL 115 Overman 10 Challenge 1711otosl JO I Chollnr 10 Savage 20 I Confidence 75Soij Belcher 01 C C 0 Va 50 Sierra Nev 32 Crown Point 09 Silver 11111 12 Exchequer Standard hPO 1 G t C ISUnlon Con X 31 N 51 Utah Con 13 I Julia OllYel Jacket 15 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Am S t RS 30 00Chollar S 151 preferred S700Tron Silver 53 I Crown Point OGjMcxican 17 ce Va 110 Ontario C73 Deadwood Ophlr 63 G G 10 Plymouth 10 H N 21 Qulcksllvcr lGO Ilomestako 5000 preferred 7GO BOSTON M1NIN GSTOCKS 1 Adventure 200 A M Co 100 Am COD S17 Parrot 4050 I I Atlantic 22r > Quincy 13500 B M2000fr235 S FQ Co > IGO I U SL B 6200 Tamarack 17500 C to II71G 00g72000 Wlnona 250 Centennial 1C 00 Wolverines 37M Franklin 1225 Utah 2350 Osceola G1t I TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boston July 3 Copper stocks continue to advance without as yet having developed de-veloped any great amount of activity though an Increasing demand is noted without many stocks offering for sale There Is considerable talk of an early advance ad-vance In the metal owing to tho increasing Increas-ing demand for tho same by Europcan countries Ilornblower c Weeks brokers 53 State street Boston furnish tho following nic tations Sales High Low Close Amalgamated 2 S50 J Blngham ICO 1000 v Cochltl 315 9mJ 000 925 I Cent Eureka GO 2100 r Utah 100 2550 2o2o 2350 < United States 700 600 White Knob 150 1325 1300 1300 Curb Boston 2003300 Navaho HOO1j G23 Grain and Provisions Chicago July 3Tho longs in wheat over night evidently had absorbed some hope during tho night as was apparent when tho market opened They had in mind tho fact that tho market had declined de-clined 11 cents from the top and hence might be ready for a reaction The main Jnfluinco at first however was time unexpected un-expected steadiness of Liverpool In tho face of the 3ic decline here yesterday I Tho market showed only a fractional loss and during the first trading hours regained re-gained some of that It was also reported that Liverpool shipping bids wore nearly on a parity with American prices August wheat opened 1 1 to lc higher at 7SH to 73ic and ahortly after sold to 70c On proQttaklng August reacted to 78tc which proved to be the bottom prlco for tho day There wero more rains In tho Northwest l but reports from that section In the Inst three days said tho rains had come too late The short covered and August rallied to SOiftSO On profittaking the market dropped to i V ril iC but the close was strong August Au-gust IVjIjvic up at 70f701ic Corn gave an exhibition of strength and activity which was mainly duo to wheat and hot weather In Kansas and Nebraska August closed fflifcc < higher Oat were firm most of the day helped by corn and wheat August closed JAc better at 23c Tho provision market was strong and moderately active Hog receipts were light and considerably under the estimate esti-mate tho grain strength was a help and there was less selling by Western packers than there has been recently Salt pork closed ISo over yesterday and lard and ribs 7lhe Improved RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Open High Low Close Wheat July iS7 79Ji iift 7S August 7911 E 0 j 7SIA 70j September SOVfc 81 7116 SOl SO-l 0 10 July 42i I 13 114 4201 I August 12 43it I2 1 4 43t September 43i HB 12 41 Oats July 214 23t i 22 21 August 23g 2t 22V 23 I September LSj 23ft 22 d 23 Mesa Pork July 12SO 2511 1270 1270 September 1293 1300 1200 1200 Lard July GSO GS3 OSO GS2 I September G93 700 6l1y fi92 I October 700 702A G93 G95 Short Ribs I July 707 A 71S iOilh iOnb I September 712V 720 i10 710 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour I steady No 3 sprlnl wheat 7fIf6 ½ e No 2 rod 7sjjS0m 1 Iso 2 cord 42ji2c No 2 cllow 4fti3c No 2 ont 3 I1 I 21c No2 white 25420c No I whlle j 25h251e No 2 rye we good tcidtmig bar I hey 37f10c fair to choice mailing is 1 l > tOe No 1 flax weed SlSO NO 1 North western US prIme timothy Bed 310 I I mces pork pr iarlel J 1i0l1275 lit Ill I per IOU pounds ro IaGFf short ribs shIes loose 6177 dn lIallNI 9houl il i tiers boxed 077cb whisky basis ot L high wines 1W sugars cut loaf unchanged un-changed clover contract grade 8O I 1 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS I Articles Rccplg L Shpts I lour barrels 10000 SOGO I Wheat biiMhela 710CO WOOO Corn bushels G73Ci0 151000 I I Oaln bushels 101COO 213 OCO Rys bushels 1000 I Barley bunhels WCOJ 4CW On time produce exchniiBirTouay the but ten I market vus firm creamery llTllliu dairy lJi < Til7c dices stoady flMlOMc eggs steady fresh lOtu Stocks and Bonds Now York July 3Jhclc WIIB an ob vlonn effort this morning to continue tho I manipulation In prices which was set on foot yesterday by a cllqiid of professional traders Tho attempt mOL with conaldor L I ablo success for a lime assisted as It wau by special I Influences affecting one nrw r or two hmdividtlal stock There was an active revival of old and ncBlcctod rumors concerning dividend prospects of a number of railroads which have been pursuing a downward courser fo course-r some time on account of the KCiiudil s sumioHltlon that surplus railroad earnings would bo conserved for future needs rather than distributed aa increased dividends divi-dends b Prominent In this class were Baltimore Bal-timore Ohio and Missouri Pacific which wero advanced about a point or over by active bidding bidding up process during I the morning There was a continuance o f the recent unexplained demand for time Reading and New Jersey Central stocks tho latter rising at one time 2 points tis Sugar roso with an appearance or Btrcnpth but relapsed on realizing with tho t announcement of a further rlno In iho prices of tho product Brooklyn Iran flit derived somo benefit from yesterday verdict In the trial I for conspiracy to discredit dis-credit the sccurltlen of tho company TliM early depression from London I whcro the crowing seriousness of tho problem In China had its effect seemed to ho totally Ignored In this market and I hud l no Inlllienro in checkIng tho opening advance Not so with this Influence of Urn wheat market which again demonstrated I Its i dominating power on stocks When prices of wheat were seen to advance I ad-vance railroad tocks turned downward and found no effective support for tho I rest of tho day Tho soncnil I level of II prices fell below Inst night In the lato dealings but there wero some stocks I which retained small net gains though much diminished fmm those I at the high level i of prices Although the advance I was checked the gains wnicn wero secured se-cured In yesterdays movement were not very largely encroached upon fun market during tho latter part oC the day was dull almost to the point of stagnation there being no disposition to I put out fresh contracts on hu nre of a holiday h The money market Was very dull and not quotably changed lime bond market moved In sympathy with stock advancing in the early dealings deal-ings l but yielded somewhat with the reaction reac-tion In siocks Total 1 sales par value J9100CO United Slates oLd 4s and new 4s advanced If and the 3s and os BOND LIST U S 2s ret In3 D R C 131S102 do CouP 103 I D n G 4s I 9J U 1 S 2s rcl00 1 N Pac 3s G6i 1 U S is relOSI N Pac Is lolli US 3s ormrml0W Or Nay Jots 107 USn Is res 13H1 Or Nay 2s 101W I USn Is cour 131i 0 S L Gs 127i I I iUS old Is rogllUs 0 S i con 5slit I U L S old Is coup11 Hi It G W Ists SS UU S 53 rc11 So Ponc1 IB 7811 U S 5s COJP 134 So Ry 5s I0a Colo So is 83 U Puc Is 10j CLOSING STOCKS Railroads preferred 72i Atchison 23 Wabash 7 preferred 7mi 1 preferred 18V 13l 0 72TiW > L E J 8u Can Pac S7 preferred ffi Can So iSA I Wls Coal 13 dies 0 25 l Third Ave 103 I C G W JO Express com C B QI2Iol mnlos C I 1c L 20 ½ Adams Ex 110 preferred 50 Am Express 150 C Ai E ill f5 U S Express 15 C it N V 15S Wells Fargo 122 C R I Pl1jV Miscellaneous C C C St L 1hJm Cot Oil 3m Cole So C I preferred S7 1st pfd 40 I Am Malting l 11 2nd pfd 1C preferred Sr Del Hud 112V1 Am S R D L Wlil preferred S7 D R G 17 6 Am Spirits 11 I proferred G7 preferred 17 Eric 11 Am Steel Hoop IS6 1st fd 121 Vi preferred W Gt Nor pfd JV2 Ah S Vi V 3191 llock Coal 121A preferred Hock Vat 3lfe Am Tin Pinto 19 in Cent US preferred 73 Iowa Cent 17I Am Tobacco 9lj preferred 41 1rceiTcd X C P G 4lii na M Co L E W 23 U R T preferred 90 C F 1 3216 Lake Snore 209 Con Tobacco 2o L N 7414m preferred 77 1 Man L S7 Fed Steel niAi Met St Ry 147 preferred Gl Mex Cent 123Gefl Electric IIS Minn it St L 4SVi Glucose Sugar 47 preferred 88 preferred 07 Mo Pac 4S lull Paper 23 M O 3o preferred 01 M K it T 9 Luclcdc Cast 71 preferred CON Nat Biscuit 2951 CO-N J Cent 12S preferred SI1 N V Cent 12S Nut Lead 17H N it y 321 preferred 97 preferred 77Vi Nat Steel 23 N i Pac Sim preferred 81 preferred 709 N Y Air Brake135 O AV Ifis N American Iis O R N 12 Pac tioust 52 I preferred 70 1st 11 fd S3 Pennsylvania 127 2nd pfd 63 Reading 17TVPac Mall 26Tt 1st pfd 5STIPeoplea Gas 07T I 2nd fd 20 P Steel Car 4 R Q V COW preferred 71 preferred S7 Pull Palace 179 I St L S F 9tS R T 5 1st jld 63 Suar 114 2nd pfd 321 preferred 1131 St L S W OJT C I 611 preferred 2lWiU S Leather 9 St Paul lily preferred GGl preferred 171 U S Rubber 21 St P t 0 110 preferred O2mt So Pic 521J W Union 0 So Ry 10R S S 101i preferred 51 I preferred 53 Tex Pac 14t P C C St LSS iJPac 0 Money and Exchange New York July 3Chose Money on call easy at lS 13ic per cent last loan lf per cent Prime mercantile paper 34 l1 percent per-cent Sterling exchange easy at time close with actual business In bankers bills at 4 LS0it for demand and IS1 for sixty days bills posted rates 5483 and 5IS71 commercial bills 183V < y4S3c Foreign Market Now York July 3Time Commercial Advertisers Ad-vertisers London financial cablegram pays The markets hero were colorless and undecided In time absence of further news from China American securities ranged within narrow limits and the deal Ings In them Were petty Time bank sold f2000 gold In French coin Bills were coaler and tho market repaid further largo Indebtedness to the bank Live Stock k CHICAGO Chicago July 3 Cattle Receipts S500 Steers active and strong butchers stock Rood to choice Mcidy lo strong others slow Natives best on sale todu > six car loods at 5 5i > Good to prime steers J5 20 ittff poor to medium 1 IG0uzlb5 selected feeders strong and a slmdr higher 53 lYti > 4 SO mixed stockers steady t200rin7o cows 52S05440 heifers tWgGOO can mrs 52 iwiVToj bulls easy J250J7I50 calves about the same as last Tuetday SISOfiGFJ Texans receipts 2W Texas fed ulcers strong 1 I075i Texas grass steers steady 375li 125 Texas bulls slow 2 G0T3 35 Hogs ISsMmntcd receipts tomorrow no market osllmalcd loft over 3300 Goner ally 5 to lOc higher top x3Hj mixed and butchers 3 O5 5321i good lo cholco heavy JolSfjGSJ rouph heavy ri00fi > 510 light 303Sjo30 bulk of sales 53 20fi 5 27J Sheep Rccelpls llCOO Sheep strong lambs strong to 25c higher Good to choice wolhnrs JMlOfioOO fair to choice mixed 323135 Western sheep 1 10ti425 Texas Tex-as snoep JJltijl75 1 native hunhd l00 < > C75 Western lambs clipped J550SC50 No market tomorrow July itn KANSAS CITY Kansas City Mo July 3 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 2300 Market strong Native steers SI h501i5i5 Texas steers WOOjjn90 Texas cows 2 2553 10 native cows and heifers 1 2VM 93 stackers and feeders 3 00ft 175 bulls 3Wtf Jv Iloca Receipts SOOO Market strong to IOu higher Bulk of sales Jo lOfS 15 heavy 5lfli520 packcre 507 ½ SIJ mixed J5 ootff10 light 51105610 yorkers york-ers 505fr55 pigs SIKH503 Sheep Recclpis 2000 Market strong Lambs 40Oo375 mutton 3oOJf323 OMAHA Omaha July 3 Gallic Receipts 2000 Market rJi0o higher Native beef steers 1501r3 05 steels Texas cows and heifers 5373 < 175 ttockers and feeders 3505 150 Hogs Receipts 7100 market E fjlOc higher high-er Bulk of halo 5iiOy3 20 Sheep Receipts 3700 Market beat steady others lower DENVER Denver July 3 Cattle Rcccinls 400 Market steady Beef steers 51 OfwSlO cows 5nOOfi4IO feeders freight paid to river 3 5014 S5 stockerS freight paid to river 37j500 bulls stags etc 2O0f 325 t 3251legs Rncolpis 500 Market steady Light packers and mixed 5SoOD heavy 5V7o2lS3 No shfip Heview of Wool Market Boston July 3 TiHrt Is little cluingo In Iho I cundlilon of iho wool markel hmie this week Lime amount of now wools coming In thus fur IKIK hitii smnll IL iivai decrcadi compuivd with last ytan Thin It Is claimed Is duo to the high prices asked In the West compared with iho selling vnlucn bert Snips of Territory Terri-tory wools intro boost very limited with prices nominal For line medium and line 0fi32c scoured would bo a fair humus Lo uotc with staplo wools at 5h5c Fleece wools are slow with lltllo wanted at present Prices are nominal Quota lions Unwashed medium eta Missouri quinn lerblood combing 2ltJ25c braid comb InK 21 < S22c Tcrrliory scoured basis Montana and Wyoming Fine medium und fine 171 ISc scoured iO < S52e Utah and line medium me-dium and line IGglSc scoured 5Ji5lc staple 5IJi 5o Australian scoured basis spot prices combing supcrllne nominal 2Vr7c good 803S2C London Wool Auction LondonJuly 3Time wool auction sales opened today with n large attendance of buyers The offerings numbered 7153 bales and consisted principally of cross breds Time demnid for merinos and liner crossbrcds showed less animation Me mInes declined 10 to 15 per cent and fine crossbrcds 10 per cent Medium stocks showed a loss of 7M per cent from the lust series and coarse 7 per cent Coast Grain San Francisco July 3 Wheat Steady December llh PA cash JlOSii Barley Steady December 72Jic cash I 70c Butter and Eggs New York July 3 Butter Creamery 17TI19c factory 1416c < > Eggs Steady Western at mark fluj12c Ia I I Western lose off 134iliYc a |