Show SUGAR S GOHTES OP P Saccharine Stocks Occupied Attention Yesterday AMERICAN LED ADVANCE Its Competitors in the Trade Followed Quickly Several Incidents Helped Professional Traders in Putting Tip Prices of Stocks A Selling Movement Move-ment in the Last Fifteen Minutes of Trading Caused Some Wide Breaks and the Close was Rather Weal but with Net Gains SILVER Now York soc > San lranclaeo COo > London 2S91CU LEAD New York exchange 3754O2 New York brokers 580 COPPER New York exchange S167S New York brokers 1000 Silver and Drafts Now York May 3 Ear silver 59c Sliver certificates COfitJlc Mexican dollars 477C San Francisco Nay 351ier bars fOe Mexican dollars X T JOc Drafts Sight 12A telegraph 15 Now York Metals Now York May 251There was a fairly active market for metals today with limo L general tmnIcrtone about steady Cables rere of Ietter average than anticipated I anti time local tin market advanced slIght l on this lnlltmermce but closed ery quiet at 2025t2050 1stke copper showed well sustained prices due to on admnce of 74 3d lii the London market closlmig very quiet here at 5675 PigIron varrnnts eontimiui weak amid miomlnallv unciinflgel Lead ruled dtill and featureless at 30m 102 SpelLer while not quotabhy lower ruled a simile easier in the abseiice of buyers and closed easy at ij24 rue hokers irice for ieltl 3Q amc for copper 111 50 San Francisco Mining Stocks San Francisco May 2rlmo oulIelal cloolig quotatIons for mining stocks today to-day wore us folhows Altt oi Alpha Con 0 Andes Mexican 2 5 I3elclmer 2 Cccl Con I 0 I Best 13 2i Ophir 5S 1 t ibmillon 02 Overnman 1 S ThLIelOmmVL 110 Pntosl 2 2 haL Coit 2 Snvate 2i 1 i Choiltir 2 Seg beicher Ii ommfidemice 05 S Nevada 2 1 C Va 1IS Silver 11111 3 Crown Pt 7 Stamidard 3S I 1xchoqter ml 1Ilioml Con 2 1 Ciomild C 14 lJtalm Con 1 2S TI Norcross 23 Yellow JacketI Jtmstico 01 NEV YORK MENING STOCiZS Ant Sm 11 57C2romt Pt 5 05 preferred SSP Ontario 7110 Clioilnr 111 Oplmir ii l C Va 1 Plynmotitli 12 I 1ealWOOi 50 QuicksIlver 150 I 1l Nor is preferred 711 Iron Sliver 60 S Nevada 25 Ilomestako 5500 Strtidard S CAP I ron Silver 10 UnIon Con Mexican ellow Jacket 13 BOSTON NINING STOCKS Advemituro IO0Ailouey A J niitl Cn1 SSXdOoeola 611 10 Atlantic 1OO Parrot 0 1 Mont 20500Qtmiicy 135t 0i BillIe B 30 Santa F C 5 il lice O5I710CMPamnarack 5I CCfltCllImiiLl imiont S 1 rnnkiln 25OWolverimmes 37 5 I iunmbtldt ZAJCO trtah i1clLit1 SPECIAL Boston Mass May 20Iiio feature of today copper share market was ho bieak of aiothor thirty polnis in Calumet Calu-met t Hecla to GOC closing at 7iX due to reduction of the dividend W per cent the same being 10 instead ol 211 < i Thrro is no reaen for this ivducllon oilier than this I lire at the mine which Is now said lo be under control Other copper shares were generally lull and I iractlonall lower Tamarack doclaied a semlinmial dividend of 7 an Increase of 51 Direc org of tIme United States Mining company have made a third call of 10 per cenl on subscribers on the bonds payable Juno 1st Messrs Holden and Evaiu arc au thorized to secure plans for erection of smelters Hornblowcr t Weeks ft State street Boston furnish the following nuo lallons Sales Ilish Low Close Amalgamated SS 60 S s UlnRham 50 1003 Cochlll 150 97 925 tI5 Ccnl Eureka GO 22W Ulah 10 25 71 United Slates s iG 751 WhIte Knob 1SO Curb Bosion WW3375 Navaho 47ij I 550 Grain and Provisions Chicago May 29Whmeat opened firm July a shade nvr yeslerdav at C7 to CTTAc on the strength of cables Liverpool quot lug futures d luvijpr md Paris report ing an advKJO pii I cent per bushel The firmness was of short duration for limo Northwest reported motloraio rains with a prospecl or more of time sum needed article while Biida Pet and Berlin wore weak ThoHo considerations sent July down to CCc The oron flows from ail winterwheat sections Kansas and the adjoining regions In the Southwest ex cepleil were of time roost glowing character char-acter The Inilhina crop was said lo bt lliioatencd with almost total destruction destruc-tion and tim Ohio reports were nearly as gloomy Later In the day shorts covered cov-ered on reports of drouth and cold I weather in France and because of the It t unfavorable domestic reports aforementioned aforemen-tioned In this way roost of time wheat soUl eirly wa repurchased and July iril lied to inVsC eloHlns llrm J cVUc over yesterday ai I KtatTTV The slronglh developed de-veloped by corn was also a support There was a large local trade In corn t and prices wfri higher Cables were higher limo wealher was considered loo wet country acceptances were small and I there was un Improvement In the cash It t business July closed firm fc over yesterday a I Vi7c Oats were quiet but firm under leadership leader-ship of corn and because of fair cash demand July closed a shade over ycslcr day at 2Hic Tratlo In provisions was of a very quiet order but prices were well maintained as there war a good shipping demand Tho list opened a shade lower and after fluctuating fluc-tuating wIthIn very narrow limits closed steady July pork 2c lower lard un cLanged and ribs 24C hlpher RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 May 03 i < W OKi GG July 67 G7 b65 G7Vi Corn No 2 laj i Ooj j f 37 C So H 37 Jt1ly 37 7y September 37 2 Oats No 2 May 2ia 21t 21 21 July i 21 21 2l > ji 21U September 2 < Mesa Pork July 1127V HCO 4125 1127 Lard July 6SO GSi CSO 6S2 September GSO GS24 6SO CS2 > 4 Short Ribs July 6hT 6J2 > 6474 1152 September 650 GJ k 650 G02i CASH QUOTATIONS Cnsh quonUons wore ams follows Flomr steady 7o S spring Wheat 11ac iio 2 red TOc Yo 2 carat 3757c No 2 ycl low 37i37ie No 2 O1t3 21a224c o 2 whiite2i1fg24ac No S white 2Ig4e No rye ic good feeding barley 36tc fair lo choice malting 3S < 41HC No 1 flaxseed flax-seed SlSO No 1 Northwestern > 150 prime timothy seed S 4052121 moss pork per barrel 1113TilL25 lanl per 100 pounds JG70yiJS2Vj abort ribs sides loose JflS5 CC5 dry salted shoulders < boxed filcffCic short clear sides boxed i0i7oo whisky basis of high wines JlS sugars cut lOaf JOOS granulated 5GD2 confectlonci3 A J31S off A j2J RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Artlcleg Recpls Shpls Flour barrels 13OuO 6000 Wheat bushels XjfVX 75000 I Corn nushelH Z4vW 123000 Oats bushels 510009 232000 Rye bushels SW > Brtrloy buwhttlsl StOCO ll > On the producoexcliangc lodny thn bui I lej market was steady creamcr > U 1 19ic dairy 13ltf17c elteesO steady S 0c eg si xid > fresh lltc Available Grain Supply New York May 20 Special cablo and j telegraphic dispnuhen to Bradatrecls In HImto lImo followliiL changes In available 8UM > Hes last Saturday Wheat United States and Canada cast I of Rockies dconastd 2371000 bushels Afloat for and In Kuropo decreased iCO I COO bushels Total supply decreased 3 071000 bushels Corn United Stales and Canada cast ot I 1 Rockies decreased 30I90CO bushels Oats UnlteiJ State and Canada ensl of I I Rockies Increased COrt bushelB The aggregate stock of wheat held at Portland Or and Tacuma niUl Seattle I Wash decreased 7G000 bushels lust week t 1 Coast Grain San Francisco May 20 Wheat firm I December 05T c rash ODe I Barley firm Deccmbei COVic cash I 70c I P Butter and Eggs New York May 23 Butter Receipts 19332 packages steidy Western cream err 1Pi7l2Oc factory HflGe Eggs Receipts aiuW packages barely S steady Stale ami Pennsylvania lIQUc Western loss off 13WJrlle Western at mark HfSlSic r Stocks and Bonds New York May 20 Several Incidents helped professional traders In pulling up prices of stocks today A selling movement I move-ment In the last fifteen rnlnmes of trading however caused some wide reaks 1 and the clost was rather weak but with net pains saved fo the majority of stockn satI I Signr continued to occupy a largo portion por-tion of attention An advance of 5 remits I In refined sugar was the occasion of the strength In tho stock Thp American company I p com-pany led In the advance ond Its competitors competi-tors in tho trnde quickly followed Wall I street gave much atfMHlnn to the mow I I ments of representatives of the various j companies UM bearing on the problem whether the rival Interests had or had not como to an agreement for a settlement I of time irado war Tho moderate price I movement In tIme stock In view ot time P I news Deemed to Indicate that tho short account had beer largely eliminated Alter advancing something over two > points prolltuiklngr turned tIme prices i backward London bought stocks hero lo the extent ex-tent of 20KV shares Loulsllle being In a special demand for that account This buying which fcave the opening tone to the market vas based on tho favorable I war news and the cooler monoy In London I Lon-don I donTho eve of a holiday Invariably leads to I closing up accounts and buying for shorts 4 was nn element of strength today Some I I relief was felt at tim nonconcucrence of j further financial dlfllcullles The iron and slct1 stocks were slrong led bv Steel Hoop on lImo favorable an nuul statement Railroad earnings so far I as reported wiro good The room traders wore disposed to the bull side on Ihe general gen-eral grounds that H was due for a rise In view of the llrmnevs displayed In faco of tho two brokcrugo failures last week and this notwithstanding thcso various elements ele-ments of strength It cannot be bald that time sentiment for an advance was very dpeprooied Uneasiness over the reactionary tendency ten-dency of business and especially over LImo decllno in freight u raffle and well denned reports of cutting ol rates The need of rain In tho spring wheat belt Is also a cau o of anxlctv t Time bond market was I very dull and the prIce movements Irregular Irregu-lar Total sales lr > 3r000 United States I bonds unchanged In bid quotutlony BOND LIST U S 2s ref when Coo So Is S51 Issued 101 D A R G is10l > Ado U S 2s rcg 4r3h A-do Is 0 3s reg l0Ik Nor Pac 3s M 8 3s coup l00 do Is 105 n Is rcjr 13l Or Nav It Ill old Is coup 11i do is 1UI14 do rep lar O S L Cs 123 do coup llo i do enns 5s llIL rs reg 113 R Cr W Is 5s coup 113i U P Is CLOSING STOCKS Atchison 25 preferred 13i proterred 11 Wabash x i > Ball O preferred 20i Can Pac tt W 1 L 15 0 Can So 52 2nd pfd 2o8 dies t O 27 Vt Cent Chi Gt West 12b Third Ave KO C B Q 127rj Express com C Ind L 22 panics preferred c > l Adams 115 C K l 1 1M American 150 U t N W 1GJ1 United States 15 C R 1 P lOsVWflls 1 Fargo US C C C it St L sc Miscellaneous rome So G > Am Cot Oil 31i = J Ti nfl I ririlerree AJ U imx1Ammt Militing Del 22 v I m mfl Om I 1t 0 prerrd 1 rrt d iimi bpirits r e imreerrt1 I 3 1 Steel 11001 22I t orp Irefrred oc Am StoOl Wv iroen preferred Tin ilato a cmi l t lmrci erred pm r orme Tobacco is P rretcrred 120 I wr Anaconda 12 prof rrcd I I rtoh1 fl it P 11 Lake Shoro 2l2 coli I I 1 i Nash Si imt C 1timlmalttn L s U Met St fly 1 McxIcnim Cent 12 ireierred 11 Summit st L L Fltric 132 prefem rm j Glucose Sugar Mo Pan rreferretl M O 1 rmmtl tIel 21 i K rrcfcrreti preeirt Lacletlo Gas C3 5JL NatI Bircult itiL prefemreml 70 r Os 2 oti Lead Ijt preferred iS1 referred jot tt 3 1 t b cc prefommed pro errr ttst Leir N 1 Air Brake127 gn1 Norum American 14 preferred it t Pennsylvania 13 ReadimmF 1st p11 5Iaii I Peoples Gus IIC i1tl ht Pressed Steel 3 preferred lL prefered St L S F 10 PuIirmmamm st pid I itop Tw n pftl Sumgnr 117 StLSW Imrecrred llI preferred 2O Tt St Paul t s Jeuthr 1referred 12 preferred 41 St P 0 lii RubIer I So Pac lIOelrel 59 So Railway 12 Cst Union 71V Prefermed 53l Rep I s preferred Tex Pac 1P P C C St L I I Money and Exchange Non York May 20Sloney on call 1irP2 par ccitt easy Prime mercantile paper 3O7iit per cent Sterling exeumange heavy with actual busimmess in iammkcrs 11118 at iS7 for do mmttmd and Sig for sixty days posted rates 5I53j and i88 cmi bIlls 54SF4I4SI cOmmr Foreign Market Now York Mat 20Time Commercial I dertisers Loimdoh financial cahicgri says There Wits general Chmeerfulnesr iii thto markets here today on the of Lord Robertss cinso news rtpproac to Jo hmammnesburg ConsQis ed Time spcuiij tiCl posItion hmowever was virtually nil tliero being no hulls anwhee The benr I occasionally helped thm tone by in but busincss was nmeagcm buivin1 hesitated errly on selling against merlii opLions then straggling buylmmg in fair set in NeW 1ork accepted timo advne nmnouni L TIme close was cheerful st Paul ilmeltl more Ohio Uiiion amiul Northern I elites and Nortolk esters were p1 TIme bammlc lost 2300 cild t South scarce lea and botmght LLio Frcnel coin tmer amid I 7000 In bars Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago May 2Calll < Rccclnts 25OO steady to shade lower BuicK stock steady to weak No fancy cattle Natives best on sale today two carload 535 Good to prime steers f0o70 medium SI lOffi90 selected feeders poor to JNO 1 5l mixrd stoelcers L slockcr 37SiI25 cows 7 choice steady weak 53 < y > ff3oO heifers 2V5fof10 Canners 240f3i bulls 2O tI20 cdvm higlter 507 Texas fed steers 1OiW50 Texas hulls 52VJ75 < HogsReceipts today Zi0s ° tomorrow > S > COO estimated left over r 00 opened P strong C10sCl sar Top 525 mixed i and butchers i 5oftftaS good to choice heavy 51Sii525 rough heavy cavy 00p510 llcht I0Oo2o bull of sales Jo 15tri20 blicepRecelpts TXt sheep and lambs active 305120e hIgher Good to cltoIc etimers 50O55o lair to clmoiee mixed 44j1Sz estermt shtep 5ti5L5 year iings 5COj60j zintive lambs 500jt735 Westorii lambs a0 > 5733 spring lambs KANSAS CITY Kansas City Siut1 20CtttleReccipts 30t imutrket sitealv Native steers 3Eo Texas steers 5JJ0iIS05 Texas eotvs WVVMrO nallvw cow and heifers 2C lt ll 5ickcrjl aml feeders 350U525 bulls S1oth0O HOSTS Receipts IGCOV nnxrkol StlOc lowem i A Bulk ° f sales I80I IfO heavy 5105 packers fl77VfcMM > mixed ft76 ltl Utm light W75LM yorkers l I i 4 HJi E pn 3K0 inarkrt siromilT to Jc 1 hlphr Lambs 1iA70 muttons OMAHA nbB MH > DttIORee0iPt 1 m arket light Wades steady Iieavte 1 u tI4 l iers fovsnndhcifer l < Jf lower ° can I nonj 2Wfl3Eo slacken and feeders 375 I i 4 ia calve 53 0 > if700 bulls sIngs etc IIOgsTteielnts 15200 arkct to lower I cavy 59ofiftrO mixeil 100 light iSb E ilD0 Iilgs zJ5o49O built of sales iOD Es t0 nmorktt steady if s trong Ysirhlngs 11Z54O wethetom 1ttP 5M stock shmccp JlSOfiSiW lambs 520 q CW I DENVER I i Denver May 20cattlefleceipt3 gymo r market sLrav Beef steers 4waSoo I rows 31rn1CO feeders freight paid I river 2C0t150 ptorKcrs freight i pail tO rive JLCoijuZS bull stags etc 2OOIP 2 2 7losjtf I Recolnts 1000 market lOc lower I I Light packers and mixed SI8SfriW heavy l50ijls SheepReceipts 5CO market slow and lower l I Review of Wool Market I Boston May 20Time American Wool and Cotton Reporter will my Thursday 1 bo There Is still no improvement to notoTJ in the condition of the wool mar kcl l In fact the dullness previous j noted has been inlontHllcd with tIme mar kel In as nearly a state of complete sUlK i nation i ai it Is possible to conceive U The mills are pursuing the strictly handtomouth l policy In the purchasing I of wool because of the ijuletmss of time I goods trade and the uncertainty as to the style of goods which will be In d 1 > < maud for the coming lightweight season In I the Territories stiff prices are being paid for the new wools when there Is any business done but growers Ideas ns a whole are still considerably above the t Ideas of Eastern purchasers Tho sales of the week In Boston amounted to 1075000 pounds domestic and 7oOOO pounds foreign makinga loiiil of 11C < WO pounds against a total ot 23o3 000 for the previous week and a total of 4 410DO for tin corresponding week last year The sales since January 1st amount to iHlC6ftOO pounds against 10072 SOO pounds for limo corresponding time last year Boston Wool Market Boston May 21 > There has been no improvement Im-provement in the wool nvirket here this week Prices lime been made simply to get Immodlalo necessities Tho Tcrrl tory wools meet with slow sale with prices nominal Fleece wools are lifeless life-less about nil tho demand being for quarlerblood grades Quotations Territory wools Montana and Dakota fino medium Ui20c scoured SIc staple 5c UlaliWyoming tine medium and line 17T < 18c scoured H7iK > c staple > 7Ti > Sc Idaho fine medium and tine HVfM7c scoured ru3TjJC medium 2il21e scoured IVTilSc Australian scoured basK spot prices combing superfine nominal at S1TS7C good i0i52c St Louis Wool Market St Louis May 20Wool dull and easy prices unchnnRcd Cotton Markets Now York May 29Much of Iho Improvement Im-provement scircd within the past few days In cotton futures was wiped out within the first t hour today under very active selllncr by all branches of the trade and Irroslbtlhlo > iir InllUfiices The opening llcun whIch showed ii decline of Sf79 points were iboul top of the day Within the first hour tlu opinlng break was increased lo a matter of S to If points while later In tIme session another spell of weakness carried prices > iT 9 to 2i points from last nights elating TIme dominating Inlluence wi < weakness In tlv Kngllnh cotton market The market closed easy on mar month and steady on far months with prices fff23 points lower |