Show lIVELY IN GRAIN PiT May Wheat Takes Notion to Soar Skyward BOOM IN PRICE SMALL GRAIN Market Displayed an Effervescent Spirit During the First Hour There Was More Speculative Business Busi-ness Than During the Whole Session Ses-sion of Any Other Day During the Week Advance in May 1 78 and 1 12 Over Friday Corn Was Active but Firm SILVER Now York 537 0 Sun Francisco fic London 29 916d LEAD New York exchange 437J6 COPPER New York exchange 1700 Silver and Drafts Now York Dec 20Sllvcr certificates G4ii65c cWGc Hal silver G3fcc Mexican dollars SOc San Francisco Dec W Silver bars GIc Mexican dollars 50Vi i51c DraflsSlght 12V c telegraph 15c New York Metals New York Dec 20As usual for a Saturday Sat-urday halfholldav business In the local metal market was very slack Demand as has been the case all the week was confined chiefly to meeting immediate requirements re-quirements as speculators were Inclined to wait until after the holidays are over Copper quiet 17 for Lake Superior and I i for casting Lead and spelter ruled dull 137 and 412 1 = dul at 137fc St12y1 respectively San Francisco Mining Stocks San Francisco Dec 20The official closing quotations for mining stocks to day wero as follows AHa 0i Justice 02 Alpha Con 01TCcntutk Con 02 Andes Q7iMexican 3 Belcher llOccidental Con 03 B < t B 2ft tfnlilrVI 0 Bullion 02iOvcrman 0 Caledonia ISiPotosl I 12 Chal Con iJt Savage 14 Chollar > 13 Sierra Ncv 2 Confidence 5 Silver Hill 49 C C Va lGO Standard 325 Con Imperial 01 ITnton Con IP Crown Point r eluh Con r r c 8lY elbow Jacket 13 II X I NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Am S t RefI I L l Iron Silver G preferred 9G75 Lllllo Chief 15 Adams Con n Ontario 575 Alice 42 Onhlr CJ Brcece O Phoenix h lO Brunswick Con IS PotosI r rt3 Comstock Tun 01 I Savage 10 C1 C Viu 115 Sierra Ncv 1 Deadwood 55 Small Hopes 5 Horn Silver 1W Standard 335 Lcadvlllo ConW BOSTON MINING STOCKS Adventure 10ro Osccola 7SOO AMoiicz 325 Humboldt S Woo Amalg Cop 0325 Parrot fW2n I Atlantic 27r0 Quincy r 1C9CO I 1 Mh 32500 Santa Fe Cop 750 I 11 B S300 Tamarack 34000 I Cal Hccla S2SOO Wlnona 500 Centennial 2437 Wolverine JGSTJ Franklin 1550 Utah 3350 I TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boston Mass Dec 29 Copper stocks continue strong andas 0 rule arc hlqhe today than the close yesterday There I seems to be persistent buying of that I kind which is generally follower by higher I high-er prices Lowprice shares were again I the features llornblower Weeks 00 hers 5 Stale street Boston furnish tho following quotations Sales High Iow Close Amalgamated 320 9337V 9300 STJW Blngham 2SO 1GG21A 1G37 1650 Coclllti L 370 12CO 1200 1225 Cent Eureka 31 25M 2Vm 2UW1A Utah 515 3100 3350 1350 United States 0 1050 1025 1050 CurbBoston 100 Navaho SOaMOO Grain and Provisions Chicago Dee 20For two and a half active strenuous hours tho usual duration dura-tion of the Saturdays session the market displayed an effervescent spirit t During tho frt hour there was more speculative I business than during tho whole session oC any other day this veek The llrst symptoms symp-toms of buoyancy and strength brought back from tho alluring stock market many deserters from tliC grain pit May wheat opened unchanged mt 73xic but quickly responded to buying orders from all sides of the pit May advanced crowing more active as II I soared unlll 75c was bid Over 71c offerings were a bit freer but they quickly ceased when the breadth of the demand became apparent and not until the price was well over 75c did the selling pressure assume sufficient weight to affect prices From the top May eased off to 7lc but bore the clamor of shorts and ensued clos I was renewed a recovery ing ITfefiSc over yesterday at 75 j751ic I The foundation of tho markets s strqngth firmness of lay In the recent stubborn t nlcss the foreign market and to a greater degree I de-gree In the falling off in Northwestern crceipts Corn was fairly active and firm but owed most of Its strength to the substantial substan-tial rise In wheat May corn closed JJ1 o higher Tho oatS market at times was fairly active under covering by shorts but tit tho close the important short lines wcro intact May oats closed J tc up at 21 I 2HkC Provisions wcro fairly active opening firm on light hog receipts and advancing late in sympalhy with the wheat strength January pork closed 2c higher lard 12c and ribs 1hc up There will be no session of the Board of Trade January 1st RANGE OP THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 December 703L 72 < A 70li 72 i fc January 10t 72s 70 72 i May 1 73A lo s 73L 76U Corn No 2 t December 36 U 35 1 3 January 36 J ty Ssfy 3 30 May 3 Oats No 2 December 2lTfe 22 21 f 22 January n 22 21i 22 May 23Td 21 I I 2 24i Mess Pork January 1225 1232Vi 1222A 1222 Mav 1225 1212 1225 1242 Lard December 687 692 S G92Y January rtSO G90 GSO 600 May 695 705 690 703 Short Ribs r January 650 612 1 630 642 Ma 642 655 6d2 1 655 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour dull and steady No 3 spring wheat 61 W 71c No 2 red 7fale No 2 corn 37c 7 No 2 clow rc No 2 oat 232Lc No 2 while tr21c No3 white 25P26c No 2 rv 51 < fi52c fair to choice innltldj bur icy oSSrWc o1 flax seed 1Wg16 No Northwestern SL5I prime timothy seed 5IG5 mess pork per barrel 5UW1IJ 11121 lard per lOt pounds SGSj GSO short ribs sides 11 IO fjCOSGGO dry alec shoulders shoul-ders boxed excite short clear skits 0 > xell 670f6SO whisky basis of high wJnea 127 sugars clover contract graao IOO l RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Reciis Ships Flour barfolH 19000 37iX heat bushels t llfiOOO 1300t Corn biishils 310 9PO Oats bushels 2520 163000 Rye buahels BOOO 200 < Barley bushels HOW 1 11000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today the butler but-ler market was dull creamery lSJF23c dairy 1 jT20c cheese Inactive JtWSjUic eggs act fresh 22c J l Stocks and Bonds r New York Dec 23 List night New I York showed more symptoms of alarm over tho rumors of financial difficulties In London than London itself had dono This morning the New York market gave about Hflfcen minutes to active buying to overcome the rather sharp declines In the International stocks which had re suIted from the unsettled condition of affairs I af-fairs in London growing out of the < announcement an-nouncement of actual failures resulting from lie gamble In West Australians and theIr subsequent slump The lower pvlecs here seemed art attraction In themselves S V 1r4 and the aggrci > slvely sustained advance J in SI Paul on renewed reports of the en St try of J J Hill Into an active share In the management of the company and of alliances with oilier Northwestern roads ulances stimulating Influence throughout the stmulatnr buying of St Paul Itself l was on a very large scale and the price rose to 147 leaving the previous record price far behind The market sold off a little before the bank statement hut renewed strength appeared ap-peared on the showing mado by the banks Iho expansion in loans belig mote than provided for by the Increase In reserves of nearly 000000 which was considerably more than was expected Tile principal strength of the market was In highgrade railroad stocks The highpriced members of the anthracite group were conspicuous The Northwestern stocks were buoyant but the other grangers failed to show much sympathy with 81 Paul I Northern Paclllc Union Paclllc Illinois Central the trunk lines American Express Wells Fargo tho Rubber stocks National Tubo and after earlier weakness Sugar and Brooklyn Rapid Transit wore also strong features tIm advances running from 2 to S points There were weak spuls in the list under tile preFsurcr of persistent prollt taklng but prices were above the early low point and the realizing was well absorbed BOND LIST 1 S reg 25 rerlo3 D R G is102 1 s 2s lf coupI0r Nor Pac 3 71 U S 35 Nor Pac 4s 106 U S 3s Loup1Wrf Or Nay 1 ts10 IT S n I reg SI Or Nay USn Is coupl3lt Or S L Os129 U Sold r rug 16 Or S L con 5s 17 US old is COUl17 R G V isIs101 I S 5s re lH So Pacific Is 8 I U S Sa coupJH Union Pac 151 Cole So Is 8 CLOSING STOCKS Atchison 11 Yheol I B 12 preferred S 2nd preferred 3J Bait Ohio 3 Wls Central IG Canada Pac 91 1 rhird Ave uo 118 Canada So 5S1k B 0 pfd s Ches Ohio Il1 Nat Tube G Chi Gt WTest li Preferred 105 hi B QH2 xpress com Chi Inl L25 panls prcerrct I Adams 15 Chi E l 91 American 1 Chi N VeSt l7Ja nlld States 5 ChL RI Pac10 Vells Fargo 11 C C St I 73h Ilsctlancous Colorado So i7 4m Cot OilII 1st preferred 12 preferred 30 2nd lUfcrred 161 Afll allng 5 Del hiunlson ol prefenctl 213 1 I Vesllr1 Am S Ref Si 1 Den Rio G u2 I Iwperrcd tl preferred S Am Spirits 2 Eric J 23 preCend 17 1st preferred r Am Steel Hoop 31 Gt North pfcl1 lrelerrctl iY HocIdng Coal 17 Am Steel W 45 lolill Val 12 I preferred s Ill Central 12 Am ri ln Plate 5 Iowa Central n prefrrl 91 preferred SIm Iobaeco 111l L Eric et iS 1 precrrI 133 preferred IH Anaconrla M Co I ti Lake Shore 210 Brooklyn R T 85 Louis Nash j1 Cob F 8 1101 fl i Manhattan I 1E Continental fob 39 I Met St n 17 preferred 92 Mex Central ll Federal Steel 5 i lln St L 71 preferred 714 lrccvred 101 Gen Electric 191 ilo Paclic 71t3 GlueoseSuS 51 lobic 8 Ohio t7i preferred to 10 K fex Ii Interl Paper 25 1ncCcrred 15 4 preferred 71 N 1 Centr1l 1m Clede Gas 73 N y Ccatrai1i5 Nat Biscuit 3i olf West k l cfcrll 01 I preferred S Nat Lead 10 Nor Pocc S3i preferred 01 Preferred 87 Vat Steel 11 l 1 I Ont Vest l 3J preferred f Or R Na 42 N YAir Brake 156 preferred o Nor American ZI Pennsylvania H7 PaLllC t WI Headln 2lu I 1xl llrefcrrec 1t plcfrrcc1 71 nt preferred Gi nr prferrcd S7ji Pwllc Mall 131 n G Western 6 POll Gi 10l l1rerCrctl 96 Press Stool l Car mSt m-St L S li 2H preferrCl S let prcfGrr i6 Pulnlal Cnr201 2nd urcCcrred 51 Stan n T iI Sl 1 SO West 11 Sugar Uni preferred IHk preferred 11 St Paul Hro Tenn C Iron 61 pieferrei187 U S rCth r 1i St P Omaha121 preferred H7 So Picllc 31 U S flubbtr 2 So Railway 2t preferre1 i6 preferred 72 W est Union S4 rcx Pacnc2 Rep fron S 11 Union Pacific 7Y preferred ci 1 prefcrrcul SI 1 P C C t L 57 prarerrl 1214 Amals Copper 93 preferred 2 Honey and Exchange Now York Dec i l r nCi steady at I per cent Prime mercantile paper rriffo per ent sterling exchange nominal with actual liunlncsM In banker bills at t4S for demand de-mand and SlViftLSlsi for sixty days Posted rates 54S2 and 136 1 Commercial bills 4SOilSI 1Sfy1S Weekly Bank Statement New York Dec 29The weekly bnnk statement o avcrasos of the associated banks shows Amount Increase Loans S7HI57200 9858500 Deposits 8511551200 5CS4 > 0 Circulation 310IOSOO KJS300 Legal lenders G3So3500 1W400 Specie 1719700 2078700 Total reserve v 2250732rtO 5S75500 I 1 Reserve required 213545300 3840200 I Surplus reserve 11595 000 2028900 Tho Financier says The associated banks report for tho coming months receipts re-ceipts of currenCy being equal to the 1 January remittances that usually flow In 1 Ibis direction the fears of n tight money I market may well bo dissipated As the situation stands at present Ihe position of tho banks It I easy and despite the 1 heavy addition to reserve requirements necessitated by growing loans and deposits depos-its the surplus Is Increasing Live Stock CHJCAC0 Chicago Deo 29 Calllc Receipts Z head market sloady native steers 525S 600 poor to modtuin 3606520 selected feeders 3 7VT > 4 35 mixed < l stockers jf 375 cows J250JK20 heifers 03v0 canners 1 855250 bulls 25Oij4311 calves OOJi5rO Texas fed steers SIGOfflS5 grassers 330fil 00 bulls 2505335 Hogs RccclptK today IJOOO tomorrow 30000 left ovor 2000 head market active and shade higher closed firm top 495 mixed and butchers 1 65Sl82l6 good to choice heavy 475fT4 5 rough heavy 1GO I 1M70 light S4fiyHOO bulk GOTWflO 1 Sheep > Receipts 90 sheep and lambs steady good to cnoico weiners N rlt mixed tI013S0 Vcstcrn 4375ijI5O1ex I I ns shOep rrtO 1UV lambs i25 G5 rcHcl lambs OOj5 KANSAS CITY J I Kansas City Mo Dee 29 Catlle Receipts Re-ceipts 100 head Market unchanged Hogs Receipts icon head Market I steady to JOe uujuluer Rul < or sales 1rW 155 I lucavy dO1IM 119ckerH ISI 130 mixed l50iitSi I ht 7018 yorkers 42V4f87 pigs Iu5i75 I Sheep Receipt GOO head Market strong lambs SJjjOftS muttons Sl 1752 1 N OMAHA Omaha Neb Dec 29 Cattle Receipts 1CCO head Market steady Native bocC steers 100 540 W TlstCrui steers St < W7 130 Texas steers 325tfG75 1 cows and I heifers 300 < M2J I > eaiuior lJXyfi275 stockerf and feeder 300 140 calves SIWffGCO bulls gtacs elc S225ffl00 Hogs Receipts 5SOO head Market shade to Hog Heavy I75I4S24 mixed SIWMS2V light fl704jlS5 pigs JICOW 1 423 bulk of sal lps 4S011S2 Sheep RccclptK O Market steady Fed millions 4roilUi Westerns JSSofz 410 conmron and stock sheep 365 f3S5 lambs 25527 425113k25DENVEr DENVER Denver Dec 20 Gallic Recelpls 7i I Market < iul < t sleldy Beef steers j 150V 500 cows S275WJJO feeders freight paid to rlverr Od1 stockers n25fl410 bulls stags itc 200 325 Hogs Receipt 350 head Market shadu to 5c hlrhcrI Light packers l75fISO 1 mixed and heavy 4SOtlS5 No sheep I Buttor and Eggs New York Dec 29 Butler Recelpls IScO padtuKcp market llrm creamery 17 I ff25c June creamery 1723c factory ll1h ijHe Egcs Receipts 22S4 packages miirk I steady r Western average packed at mark 13 22ic Western loss off 2lc I |