Show = r I GO jjjjjjj MED I I Coarse Grain i Started Yesterday I Yester-day With a Rushri I I 1 V I JANUARY OPTION fRS I I December Advanced to 41 Cents in First Few Minutes of Trading I While January Aso Boomed After First Flurry Was Over Trade I I 1 I Quieted Down but Near the Close I I S Market Again Showed Considerable IStrength TTicro Was Quite Free I Selling of Mny Wheat j I I 1 I 1 t 1 I V SILVER r V V a v New < York < v Glc I San Francisco 1 i j > isi > j > 9 I London d LEAD t V New York exchange 0 a tanJ S V COPPER Xew York exchange 1 I1700 j l V V V S VV VV V Silver and Drafts I New V York Dec IS = Silver certificates I 611ijwc VV V V V V 1at sllvorr frlc V V Mexican dollars 50c V V V Sin Francisco Dec 13 Silver Vr GH t TUexIcan dollars 5OIL761CS 1 Drafts sight o telegraph l c Money and Exchange New York Dec IS Money on call I I steady at 4io per cent last loan 6 percent per-cent PrIme mercantllep IriSfiM1 1 percent per-cent VV Sterling exchange firm with actual bus in CSH In V bankers bills at SJM = i for demand de-mand and at S4SO ½ for sixty days Posted rates 4 Siy and SLSJiHSoVA Comn crclal bills HJtti HEOVi < s New York Metnls New York Dec ISCnhle adlccs this morning reported a further loss of H 1 for I H 1 for tin at London Copper dull at 1700C for Lake Supcrlor and IS I c for casting and electrolytic At London the market I I was it shade higher closing cattler at fi1 10s Lead dull with only small lots spiel at current rate of JISTA while tho I London market reported unchanged prices nt Otj 2s Cd Spelter was rather quiet but about steady 115M20c 1 I I San Francisco Mining Stocks I San Francisco Dec I8Tho ofllclal closing quotations for raining stocks today to-day wero as follows Alta S OT Alpha Con 5 03 Andes lSI MexIcan S Belcher II Occidental Con M 1 B B 260plilr Gl Bullion 02 pvormsin 10 Caledonia Potosi 12 Challenge Con Savage 17 Chollar ISSeg Belcher 01 Confidence Sierra Nov 2S I C C vt Va 115 Silver 11111 46 Crown Point 11 Standard 310 G t C Union Con 22 I II N V 20lUtah Con OS Justice I OJYel Jacket 11 I Kcnluck Con 01 Syndicate 10 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS I Am S R 5137 < j Adams Con 5 20 preferred MfH iLltlle I Chief IS Alice 40 Ontario 600 Urccco V 200 Ophlr C2 Brunswick C 14 Phoenix 10 Comstock Tun 01 PotosI 11 C C Va 135 Savage 15 DC3 wood 55 Sierra Nov K Horn Silver 110 Small Hopes 50 Iron Silver 65 Standard 300 Lcadvlllc Con 05 BOSTON MINING STOCKS I Adventure s 750 Allouez M Co 225 Vmal Cop OJ75OPC6ola 7350 Atlantic 2603 Parrot 4975 B M32900tf33lOOQuIncy 16SOO I B Boat SCWS Ft Cop G50 C If37 00ft3l50o Tamarack 2SOOO Centennial V 2275AVInona 375 Franklin 1500 Wolverines 4600 I Humboldt Wo Utah 33M TRIBUNK SPECIAL Boston Mass Doc IS Copper stocks have been active all day doMing at ma terial advances over last night Montana tho feature advancing oN 5 to 333 closing at J330 Amalgamated advanced to J > 5 on buying by New York and Standard Oil brokerc Blngham has again been acthe closing at 1371f New York being tho principal buyer Exports J of copper end Ing December 14th and since December 161 amounted to KOI ton Hornblower Weeks brokers 53 State street Boston furnish the following quotations V Sales HlKh Low Close Amalgamated 21W5 Mb7 0300 34S7 < > nln ham 1835 1550 150 1537 ½ Cochltl 1155 lOOT1 1000 1025 Cent Eureka 430 2450 S Utah 1720 1 3175 3350 3387 V United StatcsiO 9S74 CurbBoston 2COf350 Navaho 325 1 375 Grain and Provisions Chicago Dec lSCorn started with a rueh that apparently Indicated considerable consider-able alarm among shone With stocks oC contract stuff already low there was not a single car of contract corn among tho 7aS that ere Inspected In today and shorts who have heretofore been holrllng off In the cxpoclitlon of IL reaction were driven In January shorts for tho first tlmo showed nervousness and the price of that option advanced quite rapidly for a tlmo under active bidding May ulono dragged although there was a fair demand de-mand for that future Starting at IO IO cnn c-nn advance 1 Ic December corn Jumped to 41c in the llrst few minutes trading whllo January opening unchanged at SOsftCOVic advanced to 3Vc After tho first flurry was over trade quieted somewhat some-what but near tho close the market again showed considerable strength Shorts renewed re-newed tholr attempts to cover Decem bor advanced to Ha and closed at that price January advanced to 37c and closed at 3S2i3STfce There was quite free selling of May by elevator people whenever that option appeared May closed at 2GiC Wheat opened steady at u slight advance V ad-vance Higher quotations from Liverpool V Liver-pool gave llio market a firm undertone Mv V opened higher at 73U 417 3rc and declined 10 72Xc and closed at 2u Oats were featureless but firm May closed a shade higher Provisions were dull and weak Thcro woro too many logfl received at the yards to null the t traders and prices suffered V Tho cash buslncos was SDv and stocks showed rapid accumulation December eloped IVffi lower lard and ribs 2c I lower at 502 RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES V Articles Open HlghVLow Close Wheat No 2 V December V70 ZO1 00I GOy January 70tV 7 21 V 09 r 70 I May V 734i 74 i 7tL i 72 l Corn No 2 V V V December H1 41 41 10 V 41 January k V 3C4 f7 UO4 i V 36 r May 35U CV V 1t 30 W 1 Oats No 2 V December 2114 21A 21V 211 January V 219s I 2i itf 21 21 May 23i 2C4i 23 JWii ll < 8 lQrk I January 12l2 Vl 213 1207 J V 1207 J May 1202 i 1U03 1137g 1200 Lard I December 7071 712 1 707 710 T IQ1y 6V i9 fli7 ½ I 2 Sy May CS7 > 5 000 UI CS71 Short Bibs January C2 fi2T HQtG 2 May v H274 I i 32Vi 6271j G20 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash juolnliont were as follows Flour i1ill ND 3 sorlll wheal CO1i09e No2 1Ol 21i No2 corn tOe No 2 yehlov lOr No 2 oats 22iI23c No 2 whIte 25c No white 2Vti2Gc No 2 rt llk Loocl f j v fe i tH + 4 fcw t > i v uyi v faed1ru barley 13 JI i9c fair to choice malt ing SOfrfwc No1 HHX seed SlGl lti No 1 Northwestern li prim timothy aced tliiIiIiJ mcum pork lid hanel ILIZWu 1125 V Ihrd jier 100 1o1I1I11 7JrWf770 short ribs sIdes loose > lJ v r V Al u HJT I HJLITJ J I 0 dry Bailed shoulders boxed j i IIJ1C short clear sides boxed 5GCOfS70 whisky I ha HB of high wincH 3127 sugars un chniujea i clover contract grade SlOoWi1 10 21 RECEIPTS AND Sill I1MENTS V Articles Rufps Ships F cur barrels n000 W5000 t Wheat bUHbeln 2UMXM 2100fi I I Corn bushels ISOOCO 77000 Oats bushels WKiOOO a 103000 I Ilje bushels 110 < X Barley bushels oaW lHOiV PROOITJ5 < EOn E-On tho produce exchange today the but i tec market was dull creamery 21cj I airy 13f20c chcoao VV dull 104 lPic egsfr lull fresh 2lc Coast Grnin Svi Francisco Dec IS Wheat Inactive May 5103 Barley no sale V 1 S V 5 L V I V Butter and Eggs Now York Dee 18 Butler Receipts 9I7X packnpofj barely steady creamery 17 ffv June creamery Iitt23c factory Jlfc S rif lOc Recclpla S17 puckajres murkot onatei1 I Wl lern r regular packing 2125c Wcatcrn V loss off 27c < Stocka and Bonds New York Dec ISJh Irregularity and I unsettled condition of the V sloek market todav wore due to various conlllclinjr caViaca There WII still some ovldenco 01 In flt buying which has berii ho I hnporlimt cvfdeiiJu for many < lays now and which Is commonly atulbiited to operations hy arso banking Interests looking to the r oll ol1c11t1ln of control of nian COJl1lwt Ing j and connecting railroad systems The buying of this kind was however din llnelh leas than for some time past bC I fortavem mad by professional opera t erM to irive an appearance of u contin of transactions But i 11 10CC of ihils class HIM manipulative character of many movements designed to give this Impres l I Ion became obvious and begot feeling of a doubt and distrust I Of tlw lavs special movements by far the most imprHslve I was the advance ill stock tho common rising lo to Erie tr i > i the I llml preferred to m and tho I recond preferred to 3H4 There was some wille movements among the minor Van w derhlltfl and ol1lwclln line In cOlltral traffic territo Then W85 an active 11 t w sri movel11nt In the steel group In Soar wg 111solrl Pa Copper Amalilmattl gar Block the Southern railway cine and but none of these war 1SUltalllcrl llw I market closed furiously artlvo and HIM SrlsinKly steady considering the largo volume of dealings The bond market was as varied nr that ntIonie rmlzln therefore In stocks and In IJotnl contrasted with a In advance ii allic iii rolnl sale par others rico at Jrlco i Pulled States retLlntling 28 h3 4l25VOV H antics 0111 45 nnti 8 advanced Ia r ghHcrd The call 110 is tier cent on the last Thea I 3s coupon declined A per cent BOND JTSl U S 2s ref reg lH t D R G is 10H U s I ref coup 103 4 Nor Pac Is 10 ip ½ V US 55 ree V 110 fg 111 I Is US 1 55 coup 110 01 NaY 10Z ii USn Is reg 13Sa 1s lW r 6s USn 1s COUP 1lS 0 S or lIS V U S old Is reg Jli lon tis 101 U Sold IR 1 COUP ihi I R G Vcst 1s 113Ih So Pac Is V U S 5s reg 1Q1j I 4s Pac U S 5 coCp l1H Union UC oloSO4S Sj I CLOSING STOCKS Rallrondg Wabash 1illi Atchison 423k preferred S 11 868 W L E I prefcrre 2ndpreferrcd h B Ohio SYY nl H 8io Vls Cent Can Pac fhlr Ave 1l7 Can So i11 nC BoO ped 8J L C Ohio t iPh Tube W 15 Nat Chic G 103 C B Q 13 lrcccrre1 L 20 Express Com chic i I I preferred tl l panics H5 I SMI Adams ChIc vt E 175 Chic N W lb V American CC States 52J 3 United < C n IX p 117iv IK C C C St L 73 W > l1 a Fargo CC 1 MIscellancoiiB Coo So S1 V l11fJ Am Cot Oil 3 1st preferred 1511 2nd preferred ISVi preferred 91 5 Del Hud 12lh Am Malt 2j D Lack ft W 1116 preferred I DRG qArnSR H preferrcd 81711 prcferied lG 2 Erie ZJ Am Spirits preferred 17 I G 1st Nor preferred pfd ISj1 fi I Am Steel Hoop 31Y 77 preferred u Hock Coal 1t A Hock Val Il4l Am S Wire 13 IllinoisCent 12Vi preferred Sol Plate Mi Iowa Cent 20 Am Tin 1 iJ preferred 00 preferred 44A r j E Vest 4SV6 Am Tobacco HOVi 1l preferred 112 I preferred Lake Shore 22T I Anaconda M Co JS i Brook R T is J 1 Nash SW Ianhat T 1131Colo F 1 Kl Cent Tobacco 59 3 Met St fly 173 preferred r2 rex Cent ll Fed Steel 51 lInn St L f 14 preferred 103 preferred 7S6 Mo Pac 634 Gen Elec 174 63 t > 3i M Ohio Glucose Sugar K51 I i ro K T 15 Mi preferred 99p Interna Paper 22 p preferred Hi preferred 73 N J Cent in N Y Cent Laclcdo Gus 71 142 Nor t vv esC t3 Nat Biscuit > 3iJ j prcferrcd SIll preferred 91 i NSrcKcd r4ziat Lead 2HJ prefcrrcwl X tO Sfla it d Nflt Steel 41 Oril West 21I3f preferred 92i 2S i N Y Air Brake 165 OR it N in 12 preferred 6 Nor Amer 19ld rj P 76 Pac Coast S Pennsylvania Readliig 144i 1st preferred SS 1st preferred j 2nd preferred C8 2nd prernrrid GO Pac Mall 11 R G West preferred ftlj i Peoples Gas SW P Steel Car nlt preferred n fl1 preferred SIA St L SF JI pr < a 1st 6JPullman P Car 201 2nd preerrleJ zJ stan R T V St T S preferred iir S2 1 7 Smrar 111 preferred lOt > preferred 111iV St Paul I3F1 retin C I G3 U S Leather HM rrc preferred 1J1 J St Paul 0 124 preferred 2 i U S Rubber 2Jl S n preferred Pac JU 1 Preferred cio c Uc 01 11 West Union oo Tex it > 20 i Tlon r C S W f x Pac II I f SaJig si lwcfelred Union Pac 35 P8 Ss IO P C C St E preferred gjj 524 Amal Cop WTi Live Stock CHICAGO ChIcago Dee 18 C fl0 18iTcattlcRccelpts Generally Blow ff COO Good to prime siocrK J 15600000r to medium OoV fi OO J se g Llc feeders 5 7H 10 mlx ot l atociters og IO S2roril iOmIXCd cows S2GOel10 heifers J2601P 160 canners 175T240 i SOWJ orj bulls 2304 2 calves t IOiOw rn ovyi o Viir ° tla lied steers 5100 4Ii nulls 5 2 33 z J3o I CfllVfis 100ffG50 TcxIls fcd 1t7J 1 1 II br3 Jgers 325 0400 bu lis 4 1l3 HOSRecelptg eadt01ia 39 p head to head Inh S000d morrow 10000 Ii V oft over SOOO ro Mar i hnLSliS0 j lower i ° P J 1V mixed and but t r g butchers r ci iSIrV G07i85 good to choice heavy HW JRr bulk rough of I heavy t SI50fTltX I I I > llghti ShccpRecolpts 18000 head Sheep and wSers OftlSc iowr Good to cholco Oof ethers J3 tSA 40 Texas help 2Mc 36 > naU Iamb lf lambs s S5J51 VVestern I50V40 DENVER Denver > Cob ° Dcc IS Cattle COOl head Market < cadCnBttlCRec < lpt 000Whead steady Beeves 53 5010 > 7o cows 2 5I1i iJOO feeders frclc u iiiid to river Xb 00 tockorfroit I lldld t IL11t1 3 J UO bulls IOctccrtJ slakH etc 2 00fi3 25 ifj teRcCelp100 head Market fiht 10fT 15c lower JJght I packers 1 f 155ft > 160 vjiw mixed 1 and heavy tI COH 65 No Hhccp KANSAS CITY Kansan City Mo Dec lSCattle Tle colpts 5000 had Market steady to weak Native tltcelS l 5350J5G60 Texas steers 53KfJ IW Texns cows 2EM > ii325 native 1JoIf cows and heifers JlOftffIK 1 and fee erH 75265 blIS 2 Wl 1050cker8 I V9 Jio c 510 HOgfIRecolpl 11000 hcad I 1Jarket rfj 10e lower goof sales H7WJ77I1 heavv si70fM80 packers r H7 l o hJAI7backer8 mixed W70fj47t I Kht SIQW yorkors 57uLiflV i < HA 1 fc 1 SheepReceipts 1 t 30010 t head Market r CT 10c 200 lower L5 Ijambs 53 dl < 5 muttons OMAHA V Omaha Neb Dec 18 Cuttle Recelnts 3110 head Market slow and 1 steady Na tht i boof alcrH H 23fiji JO AVcstern steers SiCOQ160 Texas steers 32jB37G and holfcis S30aM O calves 1OOaGOO l COWH Bulls stags etc JOIYc JOO 1 H028Rccelpts 11JjQJ I ad JarlQt fic lower B lonvy I7M7B1 75j inlxcd 1H701i lo lIght SI7 11 IS0 lg le l Bales 70ft175 J J plffs KOO 1 q MtSv liullr ot Shron Receipts 3600 head I arlel steady Fed muttons 5CS > eOn Wester estcrnH J57KS3 and stoiki common stock sheen SJ tjQj1 oSO Ininbs Sl 25WC35 > |