Show NO ADVANCE IN MARKET Closing Was About the Same as Wednesdays Level I SPECIAL STOCKS SOUGHT FOR I I 1I 1 I Low Price NTonDivldeud Securities I Were the Favgrites Especially the Erie and Wabash Issues Bonds Included 1 In-cluded Nothing Authoritatlv3 i Could Be Learned to Explain This i MoveRumor Was Attributed to Buying for Vanderbilt Control Denver and Rio Grande Pushed UpI Up-I SITjVKR I Now York GltJc i San Francisco Gli c London 20 13lGd LEAD I Now York exchange 137V COPPER Now York exchange 17W Silver and Drafts New York Dee GSIlcr certificates Glllwc Bar silver G1Yc Mexican dollars 50c San Francisco Dec liSilvcl bars 6Ffc I Mexican dollars 504i5hc Drafts sight 5e telegraphic nc I Money and Exchange New York Dee 6 Money on call firm I at MISVlc per cent last loan 5 per cent Prlmo mercantile paper 4 per cent Sterling exchange heavy with actual business In bnnkera bills at Jl WflMWi for demand and ut SlSli for sixty days Posted rates 182I 1 und ISGV Commercial bills SOVJ4S1 1 New York Metals New York Dec 6Tht feature of the metal department was tho decline In tin I to t 272y 277G with the market finally weak In tone The loss was the result of dcelddly weak cables these showing a drop of i3 in London later making tho lowest point reached slnco the middle of January Copper though 5s higher In London was quiet locally at S17CO for take copper Lend continued quiet at Sl37Vi Speller was weal J425fil00 I Tho Iron markets ruled quiet and without material I change San Francisco Alining1 Stocks San Francisco Dee 6Thc official dosing dos-ing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows Alla 03 Alpha Con 03 Andes 02 Kcnluck 03 I Belcher 11 Mexican 11 B B 22 Occidental 01 I Bullion 020phlr GIJ Cal donla 3ii Overman 00 Challel1g 20Potosl J 12 Chollar 11 Saa c m Conl1dence 56 Seg BClcher 20 C C VI i2OSierra Nev 211 Clown Point 11 Silver HIlJ 51 G C 11 Slandard 320 H X IS UnIon Con O Julia 01 Ulllh Con 05 JustIce 03 Yel Jacltet 21 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Am S H5300IChollar 10 preferred JGOO Ophir GO Crown Point 10 Plymouth 10 C C Va 115 Quicksilver 121 Deadwood 511 preferred 700 G C Sierra Ncv 20 11 N vlo Standard 290 Homeatake C300 Union Con 17 Iron Silver SO Yel Jacket 10 I Mexican 1C Brunswick 11 Ontario GOO BOSTON MINING STOCKS Ventura 5 012XjA M Co 225 Am Cop 92SO Osceola 717f Atlantic 2650 Parrot 4775 B t M323 00Kb 00 Qulncy 177 00 B it B JOOO S Fo Cop CoO C it II Slo OOgS2500 Tamarack 20500 Centennial 13 75 Vlnona 323 Franklin 1500 Wolverines 4S12VA Humboldt 2500 Utah 33 75 TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boston Dcc C Copper stocks todny have been erratic but generally firm the buying being better than the selling Amalgamated Butte TrlMountaln andO and-O ceola are tho active features Horn blower it Weeks brokers 53Stato strcot Boston furnish the following quotations Sales High Low Close Amalgamated 13C7 MnO 59223 3250 Bingham mi 1C25 Cochlli 133 923 Cent Eureka 25 2125 2100 Utah 10 3437 United States 50 1000 White Knob 1000 CurbBoston 300If3 Navaho 3O > 400 I Groan and Provisions Chicago Dec January wheat opened MtVie to In ½ c lower at 71 to 71 Vic Influenced In-fluenced by a decline at Liverpool A bit of buying on yesterdays export sales flltyflvo loads of wheat and 100000 barrels bar-rels of flour rallied the price to 71A7ic during the flrst hour but tho bUlge did not hold Considerable long wheat came out during the forenoon and although tho afternoon saw less liquidation the liberal receipts and lack of outside sjp port kept the price on the downward road At 7Oc which was reached about 1 oclock the market steadied and reacted I to 71 cents thorts taking profits but the ray of hopo thus given holders was soon lost and tho close was wealc at tho bottom bot-tom fcfrlc under yesterday at 70c Corn was strong all tho forenoon but eased elf some later In sympathy with tho wheat weakness Shorts were still on tho anxious seat as todays receipts 1S3 cars Included only three of contract I grado Country offerings were still small although more liberal than they were last week December sold between 37e and 3Sc and closed Vc higher at G7c May closed a shade higher at 36 Oats were again very dull May closed fc lower at 23c Provisions advanced early on light hog receipts a fair outside demand and local buying Later a heavy local operator turned seller and most of tho early advance ad-vance was lost January pork closed 2Uc over yesterday lard 2VC higher and ribs 7c up RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 December 71 t 7114 7011 7O4 January 7Hi 71 704t 703k May 7H I 71H 73 73ft Corn No 2 December 3716 38 37 37 January W t f SC 2Cii May CG I J1i ZGV 2G6 Oals No 2 December 21A 2VA 21U 21 U May W 24 253 3L Mess Pork January 1222 12H71A 1220 1225 May 1212A 1215 1203 1210 Lard December 717A 720 712 A 71714 January 0fi2V5 n < CSO fi92 Ir May COTli 700 G07 i 700 Short Ribs January f fir0 TUtf GOO G35 May T IVT7 G42I4 G37 f 610 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations werc as follows Flour steady No 3 spring wheat 6Gj7l1e l No2 red 72j73l e No 2 corn 37atc No 2 ycl low r 4U3ie No 2 Olll 2f2ic No3 white 252ic fair to choice malting bar I hey l 50U5ic No 1 IInx seed l6S4iGs5 No1 Northwestern 1i0 IJllmc tlmolhy seed IIO mess nOIk ncr barTol Ilj Innl Joo pounds S7lt720 s1oll clear I shies JOO1 J05ili75 dry aHe1 shoul I derl cbned > f7 6 e short clear sidim boxed 675ii1IJ5 whisky mslH or high ivlnex Si 1 27 sugars cut loaf 513 granulated granu-lated TiGO confectioners A 355 ofT AIJ510 clover contract grade SloCCtf 1025 1025RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Rets Shin Flour barrels COOvO 23000 Wheat bushels 7KGCO 20T > oOO Corn bushels 15SOCO 4WlICQ Oats bushels 1S8i 15fi 000 Rye bushels 12010 9000 Barley bushels i 07000 7000 ON THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today tho but ter market was quiet creameries 16fD 24Ac dairies 13f20c cheese active lOlifiV HJtc eggs active fresh 25c Butter and Eggs New York Dec U Butter Receipts 32M tncktgi State creamery l fr2Ge June creamery 1S23VC factory 12QJ5 c Eggs Receipts uOSS packages firm reg lIlor packing at mark 22S2Cc Western loss off 29c Stocks and Bonds New York Dec IJA determined effort was manifest In time stock market to start u renewal of speculation for a rise Jn the early dealings there was a fair dcgroo of success attending thi effOrt under tho Influences of striking gains In it few ntocks Strength pcfdlatcd In n ftW stocks throughout the day but It WItS offset during dur-ing tho later part of the session by l equal Iv striking losses In Homo of the leading specialties A largo part of the list foil I buck to about last nights level ard wavered In an uncertain way until the closing which was generally easy I The rally In this market Into yesterday market I Was taken as a cue by the London this morning Foreign markets have showed a strong disposition lately to follow fol-low l Wall efts lead und the rally yes tordnv was pronounced by ome observers as duo to speculation with the purpose ot Inviting buying of Americana In London today If this wus the purpose It was successful for London bought stocks nerc at the opening helping on the rise Quite a number of Important stocks achieved galnc of nearly a point but a cnrful scrutiny of the market showed I that the movement all day was distinctly rh lowpriced one of special slocks The nondivldand stocks wero the favorites I i especially the Erie and Wabash Issues both stocks and bonds Nothing authoritative I authori-tative could bo learned to explain this both movement which rumor attributed I to buying for Yanderbllt control and to r 1 Joint plans for consolidation and through I tralllc arrangements of the two lines The rise extended to over two points In BrIe II first preferred and to Vj In the second preferred pre-ferred and both closed at about the top I being practically the only stoclts on tho list to do so Besides these stocks ihcro were upward of thirty stocks selling under 40 which wore advanced from t2 to llt Tho Increase In the dividend rate for time haUvwir on Denver Rio Grande preferred 2 2 cent caused a ferred from to 2ii per late advance In that stock of H and in I I the common Hi This caused a rmPa thetlc hardening In tho market but the prices did not hold In the face ot the rc hero nowcd weakness In the specialties change In money mar was no appreciable ket conditions The bond market was active and consistently con-sistently strong many lowgrade Junior p and contingent interest bonds advancing II strongly Total sales par value Wiav 400 United States new 4s declined percent per-cent on the last call BOND LIST I U S 2s ref 10iiD n G 4a21i1 iOH 3s do coup HH N Pnc 10o 100H N Pac 4B IUS 3s re I 111 lOWiOr Nav Ists IUS I 3s coupHf7L iUS n li I rcgJ3i 01 Nay 4s 102ri 1 < r7 USn Is C01P137V 0 S L Cs I2ilf I U S old 4s rii Jl O S L con 631171 W ists 100A 1 U S old Is coup itt S R G U S 5s rcg U So Pac 2ty Is lOrh I U S r s coup1J3 U Puc Colo So Is 5y i CLOSING STOCKS i Railroads prefclrcc1 I 1 I AlchlOI1 is W 11 E 10 preferred 811J preferred nIt n-It 0 801M Wls Cent JO1 Can pac SGI Third Ave HI Can So 54 B 0 pfd RIChes RI-Ches 0 3i Nat rube CO 14 preferred lu3 C G W C B Qlar Exprcss com C I ii 24w h8flle I preferred 57 Adamg Ex 110 C E III 9i ½ Am Express Ifii C N WlG7i U S Expre 50 C R I P1l11 Wells Fal1o 13 C C C Sl 1 6514 lI1scozl1aneous Cob So j Am Cot Oil Z Isl pfd 43 preferred S9 2nd pfel 1illAm Malting r Del Hud llii 1 preferred 2W D L I Am S R 51 I D H G 251l preferred 90 preferred in Am Splrllf l1 Erlo lC preferred Ii I 1st pfd 15 Am Steel Iloop 2S Hocle Coal J5 preferred 76 Hock Val Am S W 12 I i I I I Ill Cent 12PJI preferred Sb Iowa Cent 197k Am Tin Plate 12M preferred Iii paeferred S7 1 E V tG Am lobacco 10 Preferred 10i preferred 131 Jako Shore 1111 l Ana ut Co Ji LN 1 B1tT iO I Man L lOSLC F 1 50 Met St ny IGi Cont lobacco w ½ preferred 91 rcx Cent 13 Fed Steel 19 I I1nn St L 65 prcferr 76 preferred fJ1 I Gen Electric 166 Mo Pac 5a Gillcoe Sugar 52 1 M 0 lP T picferrcd 100 M K T 13 rnl I 23 3774 lnper N preferred preferred 72 I J Cent lIG T N N Y Cent lI Nat LILeIeLIo Biscuit iam ILl W 12 1 1 preferred 81 preferred lJL N Pac il Nat Lead ISMi preferred 92 preferred S ½ o w Nat Steel 312 o R N 82 prefcrred J3 N Y Air BratcIGi preferred 7G N American 19 Penn lvanJa 1l2 Pao Coast GS Reac1n6 21Y3 1st IHcl 55 1st d phI GJ 2nd pfl Gi 2nd pfd l 31 q Pac Mall R G W l1n1l 1mW 65 tPcopios Peoplo s Gas S1 preferred 4 1 ½ p Steel l Car 19 I St L S F IDh preferred STi 1st nrl ilj J H Pul ralaco nS > rul 159 2nd Illl pfd J7i 471s it C T ri Of T V e fir JiiJiO i t 5i St L c S V 15i Qiicit ioa liva I nroforrnH w i 1 Preferred no Piiil St j mi 12611 n1 C J Gi I preferred lii hj i s rjpalier 13 St P cc 0 120 Iu preferred 7 1 So Pac Hj U S Rubber 29 So Hy IS I vreferred S3 preferred Gn Union S2 Tex Pac 20l n I S G U Poe 71h 1 preferred 613k I preferred 81 IP C C St L 5i Wabash JJ m Copper 92 Live Stock CJHCAGO Chicago Dec CCnttleRecelpts 0500 Strong to lOc higher bulchora strong to a slimuho higher Good to prlmo steers 5o50ErC2C poor to medium klOflo10 so lecotcd feeders strong 375IEQ mixed stackers steady S225 375 cows S2C5J2 425 hielfers W70 173 canners 2Go bulhm 2G5 > 7M60 calves Jexas led steers 10Ob190 gra ssCccr 335L5 bulls 2l1r325 IIogsflccoipts today 29000 estimated for OliiOrrow ovw left over 2UW Ac tivo average Sc higher top J500 Mixed and butchers l70Jt500 good to cholco heavy Vi W001 rough heavy i5Il65 lIght t7G6OO bulk of sales lSJf4So bheep Receipts 1JOOO Sheep amid lambs steady to Strong Choice Christmas lambs reached 5075 Good to cholco wethiets i 1 OjC1l0 fair to choice mixed 8375j103 I Western sheep 100jl10 1 Texas sheep S250S3G5 native lambs IM > 3550 Western lambs l75Jjo50 KANSAS CITY ICamisas Cl t Dcc 6Catt icReceipts 7000 Steady to strong Native steers n9I5G0 Texas stecis 320l9O vv v f vvij 3VtO vO 4AJl I fcTW cows 2103SO native cows and heifers SI 75fB 135 stackers and feeders 20tfT133 bulls S235JM25 calves lSOf C O Hogs Receipts 12000 2lA < Ji6c higher > itllv ivrtlA l OT1 J t 1A I y Bulk of sales 457yjl00 heavy iS0oj i95 mackers lS7jj495 mIxed iSOfi 190 light iS21jitY5 yorkers l5j49a pips 15t7l90 Sheep Receipts 3000 Strong Lambs 350Jt360 muttons 00J50 OMAHA Omaha Dec C Cuttle Receipts 2000 Steady and active Native beef steers l3ii60 iVestern steers 40Gii160 Texas steers 30O375 cows amid heiters 30i 425 canners 175275 stockers amid feeders feed-ers 300ljI40 calcs lOOlj6OO buhi stags etc 2250iiOO Hogs Receipts S500 CfflOc higher Heavy SCS2 ifl90 mixed SISOHS2A light J iATUSS pigs iOQ125 bulk of sales 4S24ijiS5 SlcepReCelpts 2000 Slow and weak Foci imiti ttons 39Ojl 10 Wes terns 375 400 common and stock sheep 365f05o lambs 125c1Z1515 125c1Z1515DENVER DENVER Denver Cob Dec 6 Cattle Receipts DM Active and strong Beef steers J350 fjfi 10 cows S2GOff37G feeders freight paid to river S300frl35 stackers freight paid to river 32Vu425 bulls stags etc 2UO Hogs Receipts 150 Stronger Light packers 475TiLSO mixed and heavy 180 IS5 No sheep San Francisco Wool San Francisco Dec 6These quotations quota-tions for wool wcio made hero today Spring Nevada HCTlSc eastern Oregon lOiille valley Oregon 15 M7c Kill I mountain moun-tain Iambi JJ10c Sun Joaciuln plains C < 7 > Sc Humboldt and Mcmloclno plains 1U |