Show QIflETN THE STflEET V Small Volume of f Business Transacted Yesterday MONEY MARKET THE CAUSE Outlook Was Doubtful but the Market Mar-ket Showed No Sign of Stringency and Xo Liquidation Was Precipitated Precipi-tated Sugar Was Strong Its Strength Was Attributed to Bsports of an Oversold Condition in the Trade Movement ju Railroads Due to Demand from Shorts SILVER New York San Francisco i London 29 3lUd LEAD Now York cxehnngo t 5I37 COPPER New York exchange Unchanged I Silver and Drafts New York Dee 10 Silver certificates 665c Bar silver 6Iijc Mfxioun dollars C e San Francisco Dec 10 Silver bars 64c Mexican dollars 5O4iiila Drafts sight 2c < telegraph 6c Money and Exchange New York Dec 10 Money on call firm j atlilG pn cent last loan 1 per cent v Prime men nnillo iaper Iiffo per cent I Sterling exrhunye weak with actual business In bunkers bills al 1 Sl for demand de-mand und 1 iOVU JSlror sixty days posted mates 54 1 bM4 S2 and IPijLS6 commercial bills J SWfeQ4Jn Now YorkMeta1 Nest lorlc Dec 10The rnarlcet for nitaLsiis a W1IQo was snmaii lho trad big o ii liuitl to mouth character with the ciixul undem otto rather oay Lake Cfifpth was diiii and ummehunged Tin though exlitbiung a drum undertone ruled dull and was nominally quoted at the close 7l02OO whilo the Londoa market reported a mio of 1 s cioslng at 122 amid firm In tone Spelter ruled quiet nnd about steady at old prices lesritc a ioss of 2 Cd to 18 15s abroad Lead Itill closing at i37 ½ Iron In England touched the lowest ba9is since April 1S5 scoring another loss of Ic 61 at Glasgaw to 6O and is 51 at IldllesborG to SSs Cd Domestic Do-mestic iron markets howvor remaIn cx tremnely quiet without any material change except a loss of 25 points In lies semer pig Iron at Plttsburg Pig Iron warrants 6i1O50 foundry 1500l65O Southern llOjI575 and soft Southern liCO1j15i San Francisco Mining Stocks San Francisco Dec 10The official cioslnt quotatIons formining stocks to lay were its follows Mta 0 Alpha Con 02 imdcs OS Mexican Beleher 16 Ocei Con 01 BB t3Oplmir 69 BullIon 02 OvermnmLn U Calcdcmnia Potosi Chal Savago 08 Choliar 15 Seg Belcher 02 Conhldenco 57 Sierra Ncr 29 C C Va 110 Silver 1lilt 05 Crown Point 11 Standard 200 G C ra Union Con 1I N 20 Utah Con Justice cHow Jacket NEWt YORK MINING STOCKS Am Smut H E500 Chollar 12 preferred 9700 Deadwood Si CCVi 12 G C j Iron Silver SO Jiomestaizo 6000 Ontario 600 irexican 17 Plymouth OS Ophir 68 lwefcrrcd 700 QuIcksilver 125 Standard 290 Sierra Ncr Yellow Jacket 19 Union Con 08 BrunswIck 11 Cromt Point 03 BOSTON MiNING STOCKS Advonturo 600 Alloue7 225 Amalgamated 0175 Osceola 7150 Atlantic 2600 Parrot 4750 B M 3i3250O Qulucy 17400 B B 7900 St Fe Copr 600 C 11 S0OijSlOOO riLniaracic 00 Centennial 1575 r1nOn Franklin 1500 Wolverines 1Iuniboldt 2500 Utah 1350 TRIBUNB SPECIAL Boston Dec 10 During the forenoon the market for copper shares was unusually un-usually quiet but In the afternoon the strength of the Now York market encouraged en-couraged bujing of tho copper shares re suItIng In a higher closing throughout the list Amalgamated was the feature closing clos-ing at 592 Hornblower Weeks brokers G3 State street Boston furnish the follow lag quotations Sales High Low Close Amalgamated til 9237 9150 5211i > Blngham 300 1325 Cochlti 100 950 900 960 Con Eureka 110 2100 Utah > 410 375 3325 3375 United States 10OOa Curb Boston 3005350 Navaho 325 iOO 3 Foreign Market New TonicDec 10 CommercialAdver tlsora London financial cablegram says The maikei here wu painfully quiet today to-day the Impending getLlcnicnt and the holiday lassitude ol Christmas are being anticipated Even In the American de IMirtment which has been so actlvotire ccnily Is activity wanting Dullness is hardly varied at all except In the pro fcrred stock of Erie which was in demand de-mand Grain and Provisions Chicago Dec 10 Wheat was a moderately moder-ately active market Speculators wero swayed by conlllctJng emotions and Inconsequence In-consequence prices out a somewhat Irregular Irre-gular palh Slav in which the best trade now centers opened J c under Saturday at 731V73C and during the first half hour declined lo 72ic The crowd was In o majority of eases short but not worry Ing a bit although Liverpool showed great steadiness In the face of Saturdays slump here Worlds shipments last week were 0021000 bushels about what had been expected Tho amount on passage decreased 29COOO bushels The liparlshnesp however was duo largely to the expectation that the visible would show no particular decrease and possibly an Increase to liberal Northwestern Northwest-ern receipts and to the lack of outside support which has depressed prices hero recently Later in the day when It was shown that the visible had decreased CS5 000 bushels the previous confident shorts began covering and May was bid up sharply to lite On the bulge longs sought to secure profits but on lack of outside support prices sagged May cbs ing barely steady 1tViC lower at 73c Corn was moderately active and geneS ally weak declining early and showing but little tendency inward recovery May closed iic lower at ICe December closed ac lov rit IGc The oats market was flat furnishing only a few scalping operations May closed KG down al 23c Provisions vete fairly active and strong early on light hog receipts and an outside demand for pork and ribs This demand however was hoon sallKllcd und prices cased off some but hold narfc of tho advance ad-vance because of light offerings January Janu-ary pork closed lOc higher lard 5c higher and ribs a shade up RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Article Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 r December C9I 70 C c January 70ii 7iW 70t 70 > i May 7314 73 72t 73 Corn No 2 December 3C i 3tf 35ji SG January WA 35U 25 55 Mny 3G 3CCi 357 3 OatH No 2 DiTomhcr 21 4 213 2111 21 May 23 23 23 23 Mess Pork January 1232 1210 12 25 1225 May 1212 1220 1210 1212 Lard December 716 720 71B 720 January OW 097Xi G90 GS2V May A 6974 < 702 G971 G07 > A Short Ribs January G35 G37 032 G32V May G40 C1G GAO C10 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations wcroas follows Flour quiet steady No 3GCkcNo J red 714 l71cNo2 corn 3ic Xo2 yellow 36c No 2 oats 22c No 2 white 2t24c No I 3 while Ztefaci No 1 rye We fair to i choice mailing fi57c No 1 flawed irtl l No 1 Northwestern 1GQ primp timothy seed 4iQ meus pork per barrel ttlWCril62 lard Per JOO J pounila 71g 720 short ribs ldes loose J6i > tCO Vft dry saltrd shoulders boxed 5ftoVfrc short clear sides boxed JGiqfiGS whisky basis of high wines 12 ciOvcr contract grade 10W > S1025 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Rets Shlpv Flour barrels 1GOOO 150M Wheat hunholM HOOW 19000 Corn InahiMH 1WUOO 119000 Oats bushels 233000 201000 Rye bushels 2000 Barley bushels 15000 GOOO ON THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today the but tcr market was dull creamery IS t241c dairy 15u Cc Cheese steady 1Ojillc Eggs quiet 26c Coast Grain San Francisco Dec 10 Wheat steady May 10osc Barley easier May < dc Visible Grain Supply New York Dec lOThe statement of the visible supply of grain In store and i afloat Saturday December bin as compiled com-piled bv the New York Produce Exchungo Is as follows Wheat 01191000 bushels decrease GkSCGO bushels Corn S7G2000 bushels decrease GSOOOO bushels Oats 10875000 bushels decrease H4000 bushels I live 11SIOOO bushels decrease llOjj bushels Barley 3273000 bushels decrease lluOOO bushels Butter and Eggs Now York Dee 10 Butter Receipt 1317 packages Creamery Sa2Gc Juno creamery iS1ii3r factory l2il5V3C Eggs Receipts CVI1 packages Market steady Western regular packing at mark 2227c < Western loss off 2c Stocks and Bonds New York Dec 10The effect of the I doubtful look In the money market was clear today In tIme small vnlumft of business busi-ness In stocks The money market showed no signs of stringency amid no liquidation was precipitated fn fact the ning overbore over-bore the selling and there are more net gains than losses as a result of the lays operations The buying seemed to come from uncovered shorts judging from the fact that ihoio stocks whlrli have sul Icred most from recent depression were in foremost demand today This was notably true of the steel group led by Tennessee Coal and in which all the steel stocks participated except Steel Wire which was under pressure The strength of Sugar was attributed to reports of an oversold condition In iho trade indicated In an advance Jn tho selling price of refined re-fined sugars by time InrtependeiHTeilnoms The movement in the rrillrtata list nnd other Industrials was duetto the demaml from professional shorts but was much narrower < 1 The rate for call money was advanced to 5 per cent and ruled from that to G percent per-cent There was no sign of stringency and renewals wero easily effected but oil brokers held stiffly for tho advanced rate The opinion was held In Wall street that no relief was to bo looked for by gold Imports Im-ports but the dechno In foreign blll today to-day aroused renewed conjecturo on that point posted rates for starling being marked down a full cent In the pound The bond market was Irregular Total sales par value S3SOCOO U S refunding 2s and old Is declined 1 and now Is advanced ad-vanced per cent on the last call BOND LIST TJ S rf 2s reg10W D i R G1s U S rf 23 coup 1O1 No Pac 38 70 A U S 33 rcg 109 M N Pac Is 103fc U S 3s coup 109l Or Nav la lit U S n Is reg 13S Or Nay IsO 102 U S n is cotta 133 Is-O S Ls Gs 127 U S o 4s reg 11114 O S L con us117 US o iscoup135 R G W Is 100 U S Gs reg ll2 Sou Pac Is S2 U S 5s coup 1ll Union Pac is 107 Cob Sou Is 32 1 CLOSING STOCKS Atchison 3SVi Wheel L E 10U preferred S27 < j 2nd pfd 27 B O 70 Wls Cent 12 Can Pac S5 ½ Third Avo 11G Can Sou J > SiC 13 O pfd Sl Si-C O ST i Nat Tube C0 C Gt V 11 pro f erred 10 > t C B Q ISoVj Express Companies C Ind L 23 Com-panies preferred oC Adams 110 C fc E Ill 97Vi American 262 C N W 167 United States 50 C R Isl P113 Wells Fargo 132 C C C St L GG Miscellaneous Cole Son 7 Am Cot Oil 30 30W 1st pfd 421 preferred W 2nd pfd 17 Am Malting 1 Del Hud UWt preferred 25 D L W 182 Am Smt R D R G 23fc preferred 97 preferred 79ft Am Spirits 7 Erie CJ preferred 17 1st pfd 16 Am Steel Up Gt N pfd ISO preferred 76 Hock Coal 1C Am Steel W 11 Hock Val 30 preferred SIll S-Ill Cent 121 Am Tin Plate 15 15S7 Iowa Cent 19 preferred S7 preferred life m Tobacco 100 ½ L Eric W 25VI preferred 130 preferred 105 Ana Mg Co 47 L Shoro 211 Brock R T 71 Louis Nash S714 Cob F I Man L 10SV Cont Tobacco 33 Met St Ry 1C5 preferred SO1 Mex Cent I3Vt Fed Steel r > 2 C Mimi St L GIM 1 preferred 77 preferred 1916 Gen Bloc 170 Mo Pac 59i Glucose Sugar 53 M O lOVi preferred 100 M K T 13rt Int Paper > preferred 37 preferred 72u > N J Cone HIM Lacledo Gas 70 N Y Cent 111 Nat Biscuit 37 Norf W 41 preferred 91 preferred SINo Nat Lead S1A SI-No Pac 70 preferred 52 < j preferred 521 Nat Steel 36Vj Out W 25H preferred 93 O R t N 42 N Y Air Drake 161 prelerred 7C No Am 1S1 Pennsylvania 142 Pac Cat 58 Reading 20 1st pfd So 1st pfd 61 2nd pfd 05 2nd pfd 324 Pm Mail 414 R G W Go Peoples Gas 98 preferred 95 Prsd Sleel Car 49V St L S F 79 preferred S34i 1st pfd 75vfj Pull Pal Car 200 2nd pfd v 19 Stan R S T 5 St L S W 10 Sugar 121 preferred 37A prelerred 114 St Paul 12C Tenn C I Cl preferred 177x U S Leather 127s St P Om 10 nreferred 71 Sou Pac 4iy US Rubber 25 Sou Ry 17j preferred 78 preferred cQ Western Union 82 Tex Pac 20Vi Rep 1 S 16 Union Pac 71 preferred ftP preferred SIVI ft-P C C St L 5701 W abash 8 Amal pfd 91 > i preferred 21 St Louis Wool Market SU Louis Mo Dec 10Wool dull and easy Territory and Western medium 1C QISc fine 131jl5c coarse 1315e Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Dec 10 Cattle Receipts 24000 Choice steady common and medium 10 5o lower butchers steady Good lo prime steers 5 50 7030 poor to medium 1003530 selected feeders 3SiLC0 mixed stockers Sii Wj5 cows J 260liI l SO heifers 2Gya525 canners S2COii2oO bulls 2Wi5O calves 350f525 Texas fed steers J4OOfilS5 grasscrs 33C5j4 10 bulls f4GI32S Hogs Receipts today 37000 tomorrow 33000 left over 3000 Active filOc bli1lor toll 3CO Mixed and butchers S17Ot550 good to choice heavy 1 7G176OO rough heavy S155SHG5 light 470 500 bulk of sales J1S5S1P5 Sheep Receipts 1GOCO Sheep and lambs strong to lOc higher Good to choice weth ers llOOfllO fair to choice mixed 3 Q3 > 110 Western sheep J400ftJ40 Texas sheep 250 165 native lambs 1GO5W Western lambs IS5fiGTO KANSAS CITY Kansas City Mo Dec 10 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts COCO Steady to weak Natlvo steers JJWfr531 Texas steers SSOWK Texas rows J275fiMro native eons and hclfera S17ofi47ii lockers and feeders 2CO423 bulls 75ft375 1 chives 2Sfj5CO Hogs RecelptP SOCO Steady 10 5c higher Bulk of sales USSrfl9 1 heavy JS7W i974 packer SlOOftl 97 mixed IS5Q > 495 light VTr497 ½ yorkers 19011497 pigs 4 2a 190 Sheep Reeelpts IKO Strong Lambs 3rO T5i > muttons 2ifH 10 OMAHA Omaha Neb Dec 10 Cattle Receipts 21X Strong on best slow and weak on common Native beef steers 42117300 Western stcera IOOft4CO Texas steers SfCCCi375 cows and heifers 30iii10 < canners S1752S5 slockers and feeders 53COitlDO calves 53COfil00 bulls stags etc 225fT IM Hogs Receipts GSCO Opened 5c higher Closed nfJlOc higher Heavy LSa iS7 mixed SIsavWTlSo light i4ii J90 pigs itOi25 bulk of sales SiS21MiSTh Sheep Itccelpts STOO Steady Fed muttons mut-tons S1E00110 Westerns 3 7V < 100 common com-mon and stock sheep J3C07J3fcO lambs JC56 25 DENVER Denver Cole Dec 10 Cattle Receipts 1200 Steady to strong Beef steors 3MKc 610 cows 5250ff575 feeders freight paid to rlycr 33005123 stackers freight paid 1 to river 3003123 bulls stags etc 2O0l 335 Hogs Receipts 850 Shade higher Light packers JgIS1 mixed and heavy 4t f4E5 No sheep |