Show OLOOMY IN ORMN PIT In Fact the Market Was Well Nigh Abandoned DEMAND WAS VERY SMALL Com Market Was Dull and Weak May Closing One Cent Under Monday Mon-day There Was a Continuation of May Liquidation in Oats In Provisions Pro-visions the Market Was Active Pork Was the Feature Lard and Ribs Closed Steady Hogs Were Higher SILVER New Tork 5tc San Francisco 5Je London 27 c 5lGd LKAD Xow York exchange 4C7 > iS > 472V New York brokers 11 1 hi COPP13K Now York exchange vi 255 New York brokers Jli2ogl uf Silver and Drafts Now York April 17 Sliver certificates CQlifjTOltec I Jar silver KFsC Mexican dollars l7c San Francisco April 17 Silver bars Co lieMexican Mexican dollars 4S1iii9C Drafts sight 17Jic telegraph 20c Jdonoy and Exchange New York April 17 Money on call steady at 3 3 per cent last loan 3 percent per-cent Prime mercantile paper HftjS per cent Sterling exchange llrm with actual business In bankers bills nl SLWaft fa for demand and at JlSCi lSl for sixty days Posted rates ISIVp and Jl83h commercial bills lS3 < 7 l3 New York Metals Now York April 17 Cables in time mclal exchange this morning averaged up about ns anticipated The local market for metals ruled quiet all day Tin was time only metal showing price variation and was barely steady In tone although bid prices wero 12 points higher but asking rates were a shade below the closing llg urcs of yesterday closing at saicKrSlSo Pig Iron warrants were dull and noml nnl I nnlLake Lake copper was steady and closed unchanged un-changed at 1700 Lead continues dull and nominally unchanged un-changed on time basis of flGT1 bid and i72i asked Speller was allot and steady closing at f J 72 bid and 177 i asked Time brokers prlco for lead was 5115 and copper 172Vi 1770 San Francisco Mining1 Stocks San Franclwco April 17 The ulllclal closing quotations for mining stocks today wero as follows Alia c OV Alpha Con W Andes H Mexican 35 IJelchor 20 Occl Con 51 It B 27 Ophir 77 liiillion 01 Overman 25 Cahulonla l0 Potosi 20 Chnl Con 22 Savcro 12 hollar IS SrK Helchrr 01 Ioulldenco 1C Sierra Nev 5T f C Va 170 1 Silver 11111 1U Irown Point 0 Standard s 32 r C 2 Tnlon Con 32 iji N ai Utah Con 11 lustlco 0 Yellow Jacket 32 Kcnluck Con 01 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Am Smut Hfg537CiO Chollar 10 preferred S375 Ontario SOO Crown Point 15 Ophlr r c Va ino Plymouth 12 Dead wood COG Quicksilver lo CO-G ci C CO preferred 7EO 11 N SO Sierra Nov Homestako i UJ Standard Horn Silver 115 Union Con Iron Silver iv > Yellow Jacket Mexican Co BOSTON MINING STOCICS Adventure IM Alloue 200 AinIgmtd r > 2CO OMceota CSOO Atlantic 2604 Purrot 14uO Boat Mont C05UO Qulncy 13000 Butte Bost 7500 St Fo Copr rCO Cal Hec 7I3H Tumurack IMOO Critonnlal 2050 Wolverines 1012i Franklin 1jiO TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boston Mass April 17 Copper stocks opened lower and sell orders predominated predomi-nated shorts being time principal buyers on the decline In tho afternoon New York bought some coppers but not enough to prevent the market from dos lug weak Montana declared regular quarterly dividend of JG md an extra of W payable May 20th Later time stock sold down from 317 5u to 5G0300 Visible smipply of copper abroad has incrcasel over Ilk toims since February 1st Salt Jako vzus a buyer cmf Utmuim todmty New oik also bought 1Iormtblower ir i AI kv UVIHUIUMUI IW 1 UVIV brokers r 1 Stato sheet Boston furnish thu following quotations Sales Ihigii Low Close Amumalgamated 501 9350 0225 22S lIiumgimum 170 11 50 1100 1100 ochmiti 150 hln2 1100 137 Ccii Eureka 70 2mi00 257F 75 3003 C0Ou Limiteul States 76 1OtO CurbBoston i5t3j500 Navaho t01j Grain and Provisions Chicago April 17 Wheat began the day dull und easy There Wits no encouragement encourage-ment In cables the rains continued lu bo regarded us favorable to time crop and cash people reported nothing doing The long stuff soon bcfjnn lo come out moro liberally purl of It bicause It had to be sold some In sympathy with the slump In corn The pit was giooummy and well nigh descried Liquidation was nol In large lots but Iho small lots curne In plenti fully meelliiFr small demand The excel lent report uf time condition of the crop In Kansas was probably a conslderullon with borne for while there wen differences differ-ences of opinion us to the size of the crop reasoning from the orlKlmil llgures as to purcentnKf und acreage It was generally admitted that It would be liberal I Brodslrcets figures showing a decrease In tho worlds visible of 2o7aCOO bushels caused a momentary Hicck In the decline but only a momentary one Slay opened a shade lower it CCcaWlJe and sold down to unlAce closing al that llfure c under yesterday July opened a slmdo down at IJS67e sold down to 07afr67I5C and elOhud f > aa depressed at 6e The corn market was dull and weak The demand was In every way slack und llquladlion caused a decline May closed weak Ic under yesterday July closod Ic down Tho ouls1 market closed weak There was a continuance ol Mny liquidation In oats which had been under way for several sev-eral days May closed V lower There was a big provisions I rude the feature of which was pork 1Tozs wero higher and receipts only 11000 head There was a good general demand and shorts saw fit to covor Lard and ribs relinquished relin-quished some of their curly gains but clcBed steady while pork although thorn was a dip from the early bulge recovered and closed stronp May pork closed 22c over yesterday July 17c up May laid 2lc improved July 2ae bettor and May ribs closed unchanged July 2c lower 11ANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Vheat No 2 Aprli Mav < 6U 1imi c p4 September GS Si Si < GThi Corn No 2 ApriL May sii saii ss July 40 u m 3R September A 0 It 10 10 Oats No 2 Mar 23i 23i 23i 23 July 23fl K9 23 21t Soptcmbor 22 22i 22l ft 22V < MCSS Pork May 12ST 1305 12S2J4 1300 July 1305 J332V 13026 13 IR May lT 7tlT 740 725 7M July 1 7ir 71 732 737 Syptembnr 75T 7F 7JO 7Ja Short Ribs May 750 7TO 720 722ii July 730 7C5 717u 722l Soptombor 727 727i 7 > J 720 fASLI QUOTATIONS Cash qmmotatiomus were mis foilows Flour easy No i 5liiimt vimeat o 2 red GthiTOc No 2 coimL 384Iiii iX o 2 oatuI No i wimite C7jz27e No 3 white JiflJiAc INO u rye Sik AO u barlcV I1P1i No 1 ilaxaacd 178 prime timothy seed 2ti0 races pork perl barrel 12l fi 1306 lard per 100 pounds 5720tt731 uliort rlbfl sides loose J715J 140 dry salted shoulder bOxed tfif7c short Clear Hides bud 5710i7W I whisky distillers finished goods per gal lon 125s suyai cut loaf JGOO graitu hated Jo41 RKCE1PT3 AND HlIIPMENTS Rcpts Shpls Flour barVolH > 13000 filOOO Wheat biiHholu ri > D7GOO 02003 Corn bllHltCle 360000 133000 Oats busljils > r20yOf < J 3S1X4 Itye liuhhulu SOOO f000 I Barley buahejs 67000 33000 IJJODUCB BXCHANOK On llui produce exchantjo today tho butter but-ter market was firm urfiamery 1I15c dairy 1306c Cheese firm 12jrluC Eggs steady fresh 1O1c Available Grain Supply Nnv York April 17 Special cable and telgrnjmluio communication to Brad 5tmets show thu following changes in available supplier from the last account WhmatUmmILcd fUatcfl and Canada east of lln Rookies decrease 1273000 Liverpool Liver-pool Corn Trade Nows afloat for and In Europe decrease liooooo bushels total supply ducronnu 2371000 bushels Corn United States and Canada cast of lie Hoeklef Increase 1SSOOO bushels Oatfi Jyillcd States and Canada east of HIM Hocklcs Increase IIOCOO bushels Among tho ipost Important doorcase reported lo Juadslntts not glvn In the I I official supply arc those of MOCCO bushels I aA vrbweslern Interior elevators IMO OCO bushels at Manitoba storage points IMW bushels at Depot liarbur SJCOU bushels at Sioux Falls 71000 bushels M Portland Me and 71000 bushels al Kast DHbuque The principal Increases arc tlioHn of 1IS w > busiielg at Port Huron 130W bushels at Ml wauken prlvale ulovators and 52000 biishels al Chicago private elevator TIme aggrogato stock of which held at Port and Or and Tacoma and Seattle A jish decrease 70CO bushels last week Stocks and Bouds New York April 17flme published opin ions and abortions of Mr J W Gates chairman of Limo American Steel Wire company regarding the present condi t ons and tho outlook foe the future In the Iron amid stool trade occupied the at tcnllon of dealers lu stocks and bonds to the almost total exclusion of all other matters today Demoralization and con fusion were the results a striking commentary I com-mentary upon the way forces work In time 1 stock market thai time Iron and steel I stocks are time only ones thut show sink lug net san while time nel losses everywhere every-where esu are due lo the fears of unsound conditions of the lion trade and In time securlllca of corporations In thai trade When the urgent demand for the Iron and steel stocks was perceived Immediately Immedi-ately after the opening drop In them there was a fooling of relief reflected la a lively recovery of prices all around The first interpretation of time buying of the stocks was that It contradicted time gloomy assertions of the chairman of tin Steel and Wire company The conviction Roomed to gather force that the buying might simply rrniresont the taking oC profits by bears wno had sold In anticipation anticipa-tion of tho rocpnt heavy declines In tbeso stocks The assertions of time chairman of overproduction In the trade were met by u chorus of disclaimers by representatives representa-tives of other companies In the metal Industries In-dustries and by authorities In the trade Those disclaimers were accompanied by much bluer Invective and questioning of motive The reassurance derived from this source had much to do with the general rally after time opening but It way not sufllcltnl to allay all doubts caused by the concrete fact of the closing down of a largo number of mllla of time Steel and Wire company One of thu authorities svimo sought to eonlrovcrl the puslllon of Chairman Gales argued blunt If time Iron and stel Jnduslry Js in as bad condition as Mr I Cites painted then practlcallv all securities securi-ties are SO per ucnl too high This author its meant to enforce Ills view limit time high leel of securllles prices and time general prusperjly of time country In thorn selves serve to controvert time view thai the Iron trade It unbound but time beliefs s deep uooted among sCocK operators thai time iron trade IH a true Index of time business of thin country Tho doubt cist upon Us soundness by so prominent an authority proved too 1 much for time equanimity of holders of I stocks and toward the altter pan of Limo day lho e securities were thrown upon the market by the wholesale Stocks whelm have been pcclllallvo fa voritlcs for a rise were not onlv time chief sufferers Missouri Pacific Norfolk Western and time Baltimore t Ohio stocks were comparatively well held while the higher priced stocks which are selling high In proportion to the dividend return showail larger declines A late rally In tile market made it evident evi-dent lo how largo an extent short selling had lo go with time IOHC und recoveries reaching over a point In many cases while the Iron and steel stocks closed 1 lu 2 points above last nights level for the leading members of lie group The general gen-eral news pf the day and money market conditions were onllrely ignored In the trading There was no such nrossUre manifest In the bond market as In the stock market and strong points were manifest lien and there Total enlcn par value S2IOOOM United States old Js declined and new 3s 9 In time bill price BOND LIST 11 S 2s rfg 103 0 11 G is 1 S s re 034 o Pac s 1I q i re iifi4 No Pac 4s 10 1 S 3s coup 110 Or Nn li 13 S mm is reg 132 Oi Nay tt ltlC5 U S mm Is coup 133 0 S L Os 12z U S 0 is Fog l144 0 S IA Sm con 11i U S 0 15 cOup 1i4 R G V is U S 5s reg 112 U Pac is lOm U S Fc COtil ll3i C S ls 44 D 11 3 is101 Soil Puic is Sti CLOSING STOCKS tclmisoit 25 mueferreil 7516 irefeLred 70 Wabamiu B 0 85 pmefemred 23 Cmiii Imtu L5m Wimeel l ii E nn Sou 55 2nd pid C 0 32 WIs Loin hm4 CimIe Ut Express conm 1 13 L25 huuimlos Chile Imuil L 25 jdmimns 115 preferreil Ammienicait i5 C 1 Ill lima Ueitcd States flmic N V toi Wells Fargo h2 C R 1s1 c1 i 1w Miscehiatmeous c C c hi L ti2h Ant Cot Oi Cole Son 0 preteireu 10 1st Pfd 3 mtn drulthmmg I 2mmd hmfU 1 imieftmrctl Del Timid l1ui Am Snit Rig D L V 170 D II C1 203i mi Solriis 2 ireferLed 71Y1 ireoruetl 17 Eric l3 Am Steel Il 27 1st fd 1114 proferrctl It N ptti I5SAin Stl W 14 Hock Cqnl lS liretcrrtIl 1lOck voi nm rum Plate 29 ill COmmt 114 ¼ piefemred In Cemmt lSu imm fobacco 103 prefLimed 52 pmeterred K C P Cl 17 Amma Mg o i9q I i ErIe W 32 J3ruukiyuu R 1 78 rreferre1 05 Cqio F I Lalce Shore 200 Comit lobmLceo Lotmis Nu4im Sl iireermed 8024 Maim 1 Ji Fed Steel Met St 1ty 16bh 1trfericct Mex Ceimi 11 Ccii Ehmme 13 Miuimi St L t CiucosQ Siug iS Itreferred 04 lrtferrli 0524 Mo Pnc 513 lumtini Palmer 22 M 0 15 jmrtfeured 64 2lo 1 Tex 11 Lucletie Umis 70 rLefcrred3s NLt BicU1t N JCemut 1161 lureforred 87 N Cemit ii Nat Lend Serf V 1011 ireferred 10l 1iefeIIed 7St Nat Steel Nom mm u 557 Iitefeiicd pielcrrcd 7G N Y Air Brake 126 Ommt V 2I Nor mmmer 15 0 P N Iac Ccmt 5I preferr 70 ist pfcl SC Pehmhmsylvnnp ir 2mmd mfd Readiuig Par tqil 32 1st Imfd om1 Peoples Gas 103i Cmiii pf1 i Prsd Sti Car 49 It C trofmreI 82 lileforred S7t Pull Puti Car lsa StLSF Ii StuiRL 6 1st pfd 70 Sugam 105 2ni ufti it lneertcd lit St 1 S 1 12 Tenum C I SC lumCformcd 4 U S Leather 12 St Iatml 2j preferred ioi prekrmeh 172 U S Rubber 312 Sou bt 1 9mit 117 preferred Unton 52 oti fly 1Ri Rep It S Co Pre1erid S1 preferred Jix Pac P C C St L 60 bniomi Pac 7 Foreiga Market New York cSpril Commercial Ad vertlscr s LoflcIQp cable ff ta u v suyp Uuslness ouml was half resumed after holidays In the nmatgots hero today The tone was steady For thin mmar ionmm specIal settle mciii thmecommtamig began at and liii isimeI at a mit so stiff as was cxIeetvd Amemicam1s nuepcU a shailo above parIty Isewlork eamo very dteappolnilng raus lug time worst price They suddenly Im proved toward iho close on heavy buying of lorfolk and Western wild to be for Mihn Focb Co Tho stock conilumd to inount In thn slroet and others Mympa thlzed A generally rally Is i now ex pected in New Yorks hut tiritiv Tinlos Hjiurlud to a frenh Veccrd 00 Paris bus dm iittcei l veil in hand mid is squeezing Limo in1zumi i who are nkntlf In TngImti mmmiii still ino ln Scotlmi Aii iiouiidiis yero lioHvy Amcrlcr jelling ilieni S down to 10t Tho copper fortnightly itntiKilea shew ntnck lnrottsliis LV tons uppi1ei tmieritsscI JOjo lou j was in demand p and there WIM a modcrato rnip ITuIf the amount dup tlm bank was re paid the rest btIriK received 4tt n per The bunk did a good buMlitend in diu s eotmmits ut I per com Of gold i2m00 cain0 Hi f com Australia nnd fluOOO went to Sa unsUited dcsllnullon Buttorand Eggs I ov York Jprii I413utt01 rccelpt 3Soi hkgs Steid > Wmmtern creamev l6i ISo ruictory 1Zj1c EggsRcccimts pkgs Steady storage Western at mark lifftlZc regular package 12Ji jl2 > ic UV murk Southern 114JZe LiveStock CJJIC AGO rts Chicago April 17 Receipts 2MO Gen erally steady Native best on sale today 5535 good to prime steers IEOii6CO Poor H to 112eIhIllfl 1iOii6 oloteui feedr i00il0 mixed stockers iYIC00 com 1eotI50 imeifers i1Fii75 canners JO i2SJ build 220fl2S calves L5c higher JOSou than last Tuesday I30TCT3 Texnns re colpLs Texas feed steers fl0 > f520 Texaa bully 3iVf373 ti Hogs Reeeljjls steady 1LVXK tomor jof o estimated 2iOO left Active row over getm S rJ orally hOc lmliuer 01 5 1lXCiflql Oil butchers 5bsi51o good to choIce hi uyy KU la5s rough heavy ss5oij0o ht Jla 5ryhSC hulk of mmIos 567 ½ ijO JlaV Sluep Receipts 12000 sheep and lambs A V steady Good to choice whothere W 05 fair to choleo mixed OOfiGCO West ern sheep COOUU20 yearlings SC01i6W native lambs oW r7lj Western lambj Oo4j7J5 KANSAS CITY Kansas City April 111 Cattle Receipt Re-ceipt 000 Market strong to lOc higher on Native steers 3ft5GO Texas 8tcen 3 1 S350f < JPO Texas cows 2KtfiIOO natlvo C cows and hclfTS 22jyi3 150 stockers and ho feeders S50ff335 bulls L25il5O lIogsJtrcelpti 1100 Mrrkettrommc to Ie higimor h3tmlk of sales oiflh557i p heavy Z50i6G5 iuc1cor S50550 mixed J5KrfioKJ light 9joZI 3 yorkcro Ir55 pigs 53ZPl5i0 Sheep Receipts 3CCO larket strong In lOc higher Lambs 5150JJ7SO muttons 375j6OQ OMAHA Omaha April 17 Cattle Receipts CZ > Market stronger Native beef steers H3 f540 cows and heifer J1 Wft 150 can ncrs 2Gy320 Miockers and feeders J370 1Sb calves JCO7CO bulls stags etc 20u1300 IIogsRcceinb SIOO Market lOc higher Heavy SofM ITCtfJi mixed 55Zit655 light 5W567JA pigs 173 550 bulk or sales S5521I5S1 fe I Sheep RecelptN 2700 Market slrongcr Yearllncs 3 hOyG W NYstern mutton 55ttVGJii stock sheep l75u 0 lambs 0Of735 DENVER Denver Cob April 17CattleRe cclpts ICO Market steady Beef steers LlS < rl7D cows 3GOtil 2O feeders freight paid lo river 5 6Oii500 stockers freight paid to river 5375 500 bulls stags etc 200ZIC25 hogsReceipts 250 Market iT1OC hIgh or Light packers 5 iSoCO mixed iSio igaGO heavy 5520JJ530 Sheep Receipts none Boston Wool Market Boston April 17rime demand for the wool In time market here this week wag fiulet with general quotations not materially mate-rially changed Tcrrltorv wools conlinun nominal In price with free bids on iho basis of R5c scoured for line medium and line but holders are disposed to ask 57ty SSc Fictco wools arc quiet svitlm prices largely nominal There Is consjlderalil > moro Inquiry for Au trnllfin with a few cross breda selling Quotations Terrltoiy Aools Montana and Dakota line medium and fine iifi22c Hcotirel 57 fioSc staple fiZiic Utah and Wyoming line rtedlum ond fine 194s2Je scoured tet SIc staple GSfZfcc Idaho medium and mine lftlOc scoured u6 jo7c medium 20Z y scoured 52iIf I < Australian scoiire < l basis spot prices eom > lnp superfine nnmlnnl HWJMi B JJ 8SVc avcragr MJVic COUNTY BOARD MATTERS Al the meeting of the County Commissioners Com-missioners yesterday the contract for advertising the county delinquent tax list was let to the Desiixt News for Iti cents per name and description to be published in live dally Issues of the paper a b 0 The County Clerk was Instructed to advertise for bids for sprinkling Vest Temple street from Tenth to Twelfth South streets Fifth East street from Tenth to Eleventh South street and the Stale road from Tenth South to Murray The bids arc to bi opened on April 30th and the sprinkling Is to begin about May llh Time area proposed pro-posed to bo snrlnklod Ss the sameaa that covered lasl jcai MPORTAT SCrENTJTIC 175 OVlr1y A Clinical Preparation Thnl Positively I Kills tho DnniiriiirCorin t A most Important discovery has been made after a years patient lal > ornlor work aimed In n certain direction I f ui Newbros Herplcldo a preparation that cures btildness prevents fnlilnfc hair and speedily und permanently eradicates dandruff dan-druff Thoso ovlls are cuu ed by a germ or parasite that burrows Into time acalr throwing up dandruff is It seeks 10 sm t the life ot the hair ut tim rodt Theme no baldness without falling or thin hair and no tmn ha1 without dandruff and no dandruff If time germ Is ueMroycd Nev bros llerplcldo Is ih > only preparation that will do the work Destroy the cause you rcmov tho fHoct |