Show SKIRMISH OF SCALPERS Wheat Market Degenerated into this Yesterday I i WEATHER TOO HOT FOR TRADE I Traders wero Not Looking for Lower Cables Following the Sharp Advance Ad-vance of Tuesday and When Liverpool Liver-pool Reported n Decline the Effect was 1rrnrk Opening Prices in September Showed a Decline of One Fourth to ThreeEighths Cent Corn was Dull as Also Oats I SILVER New York WIC San Francisco jjlc I London 2Sd LEAD New York exchange f New York brokers 100 COPPER I Now York exchange S1GEO New York brokers 51GGO Silver and Drafts Now York Aug SSllvcr certificates C11fi 62Yie Bar silver C0c I Mexican dollars 4S4c San Francisco Aug 8Slhor bars Glc Drafts Sight lOc telegraph 12 c Mexican dollars 1 I c Honey and Exchange Now York Aug 8 Money on call steady at 11 i per cent prime mcrcantllo paper J1 1 6 per j cent Sterling exchange steady with actual business in bankers bills at JISSl6 for demand de-mand and at JlSli for sixty days posted rates lbo MS3V > and JISO Commercial bills 5S3ic New York Metals Now York Aug SThc metal trade today was slow generally with a weak undertone prevailing Tin In London came a 5s lower and caused a decline of 30Js5 points here with the spot market finally cloning easy in tono nt 31 G5ti1l So Pig Iron warrants were weak and nominally nom-inally quoted at JllCO Lake copper continues con-tinues dull at SIC GO Lead also ruled dull at 5123 and spoiler dull at SlnVfrJHEJVfe The brokers price for lead was 100 and for copper 1CGO Son Francisco Mining Stocks San Francisco Aug STho official closing clos-ing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows Alta 01 Alpha Con 5 05 Andes 11 Icxlcan 17 Belcher ISlOccidontai 07 B S B 20Or > hlr 70 Bullion Overman 00 Caledonia 2 Potosi II Challenge 25 Savage 13 Chollar II Sog Belcher 03 Confidence HI Sierra Nov 21 C C ya 150 Silver Hill 57 Crown Point 11 Standard loO G C it Union Con 22 II t N I Ulah Con OS Justice OlYel Jacket 31 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS Am S Rf3C12i7Chollar 10 preferred SS12 Ontario COO Crown Pt 12 Ophlr 05 C C Va 115 Plymouth OS Deadwood 40 Quicksilver 150 G C 15 preferred GGO II N CO Sierra Ncr 22 llomcstakc 5000 Standard 150 Iron Silver 50 Union Con 10 Mojiican lu Yel Jacket 28 BOSTON MINING STOCKS Adventure 250 A M Co 1 CO1 tAm t-Am Cop SSOO Osccola CGOO Atlantic 2300 Parrot 1200 B MC0500S30700 Qulncy 1S300 B B G100 S Fc Cop M C II7COOft71300 Tamarack 19300 Centennial 1700 Wlnonn 323 Franklin 1375 Wolverines 3960 liumboldt 2500 Utah 2011 TRIBUNE SPECIAL Boston Aug S Copper stocks WCQ very quiet today transactions small and unimportant unim-portant Butte WHS tho weak feature declining de-clining SVs to 61 on New York selling said to be forced liquidation Messrs Poscy Bayloy and Wcllor leave hero shortly for tho West vhcre they will visit the Cochltl Naaho and Blngliam properties Hornblower Weeks brokers KJ Stato street Boston furnish the following quo tations I Sales High Low Cloce Amalgamated 6 J > j gEO > SS 2i SS23 Bingham 100 10371h 10Si 1037y Cent Eureka 23CO 2250 Utah ICQ 2DGO 29GO 2350 United States 7EO White Knob 200 1350 13W 13CO CurbBoston 50Jf373 Navaho f260S > 300 Review of Wool Market Boston Aug Srho American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow A fair business has beep transacted in the wool market during the past week The demand cannot as yet be considered as vcrj excessive Consumers arc still conserving ly inclined They arc gaug lug their purchases In accordance with actual requirements and arc still disposed dis-posed lu do a good bit of chopping be foro finally purchasing Tin manufac tureres are especially looking for weak spots but do not succeed In finding them The tendency of prices Is ibm and holders hold-ers In some instances havo been a bio to get slightly better prices In somo lines than they could have obtained two or three weeks ago While he now lightweight light-weight season has not started In as actively ac-tively as somo anticipated the present season continues to develop In tho West notably In Montana there has been more activity In now wools lately at Jlrmor I prices The sales of the week amount to 2911600 pounds domestic do-mestic and 407000 pounds foreign as against a total 32CSEOO for the previous week and U891000 for the corresponding wcok last year The sales since January amount to SOS30700 pounds against 170 177000 pounds for the corresponding lime last year St Louis Wool Market St Louis Mo Aug 8Wool quiet but unchanged Butter and Eggs New York Aug 8 Butter Receipts 3310 packages steady creamery 17S20c factory Il < ftl5 ic JigsHecelpUJ 10311 steady Western at mark for average lots llia c Western West-ern loss off 12ic Grain and Provisions Chicago Aug 8 Wheat traders were not looking for lower cables today fol lowing the sharp advance yesterday in tllic market and when Liverpool reported a decline of iyd the effect was marked Opening prices In September showed a decline de-cline of ItiAae and another goodsized fraction was knocked ciT the prlco bnforc the t session had progress very far Liverpool Liver-pool reported tho decline there was duo to improved weather conditions In Eng lairl As there were no especially bullish fea tures to tho domestic conditions and as the weather was too hot for traders to take much Interest the markut after tho Jlrat half hour degenerated Into a skirmish skir-mish between scalpers with a perceptible undercurrent In favor of the selling side What little support tho markot did receive re-ceive was chiefly from local traders outside out-side interest being apparently entirely absent ab-sent and tho market ruled heavy until the lat hours trading when It became really weak Soiling pressure by thoso who were on the buying side yesterday became heavier while there was no increase in-crease In the demand I Following the opci decline to 75ViC Sep tember eased off to 75 ft75 > 6C It recovered recov-ered slowly to 76c which 1 price was l reached in one or two minor transactions I and then gradually declined until shortly I before the close the market touched 75Vic The close was heavy at 75c Corn was dull and heavy for moat of the session September closed 4Wfcc lower at 57ic Ont were dull but comparatively steady in Iew of the weakness In other grain markets September closed 1 ffJe I lower at 21c Provisions wcro almost at a standstill Tho griln weakness had some oft > ct a early causing enough local selling to do press prices a little all around Packers were fair buyers against cash Hales all 1 reporting a good cash demand for meats At the close Sipl Amber pork was lOa lower lard 2 fc lower and ribs a shado lower RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat August 75V4 73Vi 7i I 7I I September < jVfi 70 75 1 October tyi 65 GII 7Ci Corn August 13 1 S3 3S September 3S 3S 3iot 37 > i October i Zi1is 37 37 ½ 1 Corn August 21 2tB 2W 21lh I September 22 22 2191 21 Yl October j Is 22i 1 22 i 211 MCHH pont I September 1155 1155 11i5 1177V October 1185 11S3 llEO lUlJ Lftrd September Gib CSS CSO G82V October GJJI 1f GS7V GS3 fi S7V January CiO C70 GG7ii G70 Short ribs September 71o 715 712 7 15 October 71o 715 707 < 9 710 I January 60m i 610 GOlij 610 CASH QUOTATIONS I Cash flotations were M follows Flour steady No3 spring wheat ro fiJc No 2 red TiVRTTc No 2 1 corn Rle No 2 white oat 53 > i24Vic No 3 i while WfRS 1 Msc No 0rvf loiii I fair to choice mailing barley rife No 1 IItLx scl 4112 No 1 Northwestern 182y prime timothy seed 3201ilr mess pork per barrel I SU7lYtl11oJ < lard per KO PonndB JobOf1 GH ½ r short ribs sides I loose 1040 dry salted shoulders boxed G ric short clear Fides boxed 7f5l70 whisk basis of hlEh WhIrs M23fc clover contract con-tract grade old 340 new OCO RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Article Reels Shpts Flour vvimli barrels 20 1000 Wheat bushels sftJiX 201000 Corn bushels 21000 5000 Oats bushels i22OO = 1JCPIO Rye bushels of OOJ Barley bushels iWJ IOOO PRODUCE MARKET On the produce exchange today tho butter but-ter market was IIrm VrcVJcri 15a dairy MfflTc cheese dull DVfrfj I04c eggs firm fresh 12c Coast Grain Sin Francisco Aup 5Wileat weak December 11W i barley no sales Stocks and Bonds Now York Aug STho stock market today was duller than yesterday and tho movement of prices was trivial and insignificant In-significant without an Important exception excep-tion Thee room traders sold stocks In the morning Impelled apparently by the report of chic hle1LVy gold to be exported Fstlmates were put out that tho amount of shipments today and tomorrow would mount up lo over 7000000 When It was seen that tho total would not exceed I JiaoOOOO the room shorts covered riio market closed practically lifeless near to last nights level Bonds were IIcflccle1 and Irregular 1 Total Hilles par value SS750CO U S 19 declined c alld tho 3s and old Is Vic In tho bid price i priceJIOND LIST S 2s rcrl031hlD H G isIs102 I U 19 9S I 1Ct11f D R G do coup I U S 2s rcg iw N Pac 3s 111 U S 3s res10C1 N Pao 43 101 I U S 3s coup 103 Or NaY Isag 103 i USn Is res132V Or Nay laO 102Vfc USn 4s coup32Vi la-O S L Cs 125 U S old Is 1 reglH9i 0 S L con i sI1 U S old 4s coup 1lJli R G W 1st3 t 3ljJ U S 53 rc iiii So Pac Is I 70 U S 5s coup112 U Pac Is loV1 Colo So J > s CLOSING STOCKS Rallroads U Pac gl 2t 4 1 preferred I tl AtchiSon 10 wabash Qi preferred 10lf dtI preferred lrrl B Ii 0 Pac Hi W L E s Can So 181 2nd pfd a Can 0 2i VIs Cent 13 Chea Third Ave lOO r l1 C G W QIZ61 Express companies U Q I e C I L 211h panics preferlcd 51 Adams Ex 12 Am Express Ia 93 E 111 J C C N t 157 ½ U S Express 43 MIscellaneous I105Lt i IJ I C R J Am Cot Oil 311 C C C St L 58i4Am preferred SStr Colo So IW 1st pfd 11 Am Molting Zy preferred 19 Jo ntl pfd Del 2nd Hu d H Wells Fargo 122 1flitj Am S H D L SSr preferred X R G 1S3 D 07 Am Spirits I Erie preferred 1074 preferred 17 Am Steel Hoop 1 32Vi Gt 1st Nor pfd pfd 102 preferred r ClJ2 Vm SHock W 3 Hock Coal 13V4 73 preferred Hock Val II I Am Tin Plato 22 7 1l6 Ill Cent rt1rrad Ii preferred Cent 19 Iowa J36 m Tobacco 42 preferred preferred 123 K C P G 15 M Uo Ana 0 E W 2P L B R T preferred r2 C F 1 Lake Shore 200 > f Con Tobacco I L N 71 preferred 77 Man L S9 Fed Steel 33 Met St Ry 153 33G 1 1iYz preferred 61 Mex Cent II1 ½ Gon Electric 131 Minn it St L 53 Glucose Sugar 03i preferred 314 90 preferred Vj Mo > CO 10 Pnc ro1 CS Inll Paper 22 JI o preferred G5 JI I K T 9l 1t y Laclcde Gas 74 3 > preferred Nat Biscuit 3J1h N J Cent 12W 31SO preferred SO N Y Cent 12S J NPINerr Lead Nat Len 19 N W 33 preferred 7 preferred ii Nat Steel 21 1 N Pac 66 preferred 811 ii Iii preferred 71 N Y Air Brake 131 O nW 20yt N American 15 O R N 42 Pac Coast 0 preferred 2SIh 1st pfd SO Pennsylvania 12S ½ 2nd pfd C2 Reading IG Pac Mall 31 gt pfd oSt Peoples lag 95 2nd pfd 2S P Steel 1 Car 10 R G W l1h preferred 71 proforrcd 00 Pull PalaceS lSC > i sUN St L S F y S R > T 5 let pfd r 7 Sugar 1214 2nd pfd 3351 preferred lie St L SW 10i T C I 69 1 preferred 2Cv u s Leather 101 Ii St Paul lll > A prefrred Osu J preferred 170 U S Rubber 29 t P 0 10j preferred 03 So Pac 334 W Union 7911 So Ry 10f4 R I S h preferred 52U preferred w J TPre Tex t Pac HIP C C siT G3II Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Aug SCaltlc 15000 Includ ing I I Sow Westerns and COO Texans Natives and Westerns active strong to lOc higher high-er natives steady to stron good > n rIfllOSteers ssoi l 05 poor to IIICt1lum I 1110 SUJOCICl feeders stead SI00 I 1 mixed stoclcr8 slow 1 oo13 7 cvs J1tUjO IWlfcrn 32fLOQ iuJ S tad 5OjIO cnnnert weak to Yji 27l oeaIvsstrong 50YtlG O Txasfcd steers J 1207320 H Receipts today t 22000 tomorrow 20000 loft over e00 opened 5c higher closed easier top 56V mixed and butchers 5 20ft55714 good to cholco heavy 5COfj5S7 t roiigli heavy J500fj > 513 light I Q1HGjli bulk of sales 5 530 iJ545 Sheep Receipts 11000 sheep weak to lOc lower lambs strong good to cholco wethers S43QJH fair to cholco mixed j J7Gfr4 CO Western sheep SI S04 50 Tox as sheep 15f120 l native lambs 1l1j 1 C65 Western lambs l7fl5W KANSAS CITY Kansas City Aug S Cattle Receipts 11000 opened steady to JOe loker native steers 10gu 70 Texas stcera SJOOft570 Texas steers 275Q515 Texas cows 2 05 J3GO native cows and hclfcra Sl75fHCO mockers and feeders 325fllCO bulls J2 75ti3 M Hogs Receipts 11000 opened strong to Ge hllgiler closed weak bulk of sais at 52S5Fi hieay 22ui53S paskers 522fj532 lilixed t203510 light 532k yorkers 52j32e pigs 433li 5 15 Sheep Receipts 3000 steady lambs W > o5C0 muttons JOO H23 OMAHA Omaha Neb Aug S Cattle Receipts 4700 steady lo strong natIve beef steels SOQ5CO 1 Western steers 12oI74SO Texis stem 37Vjl2o cows and heifers louiSe lower KtstlH20 eunnora JlOfti 1 2 75 stockers and feeders BOffICS calves J3OOJj550 bulls Htag etc 280Z1 I OA OAI logs Receipts SCOO shado higher heavy 15 155u 25 mixed J5Jlff517Vj light 10K17U pigs 5100S500 buk of sales 51G617i Shcep Receipts KOO steady to lower yearlings SIJVIMSO wethers SJOOfMM stock sheen f32M3C3 lambs lbOflSSO |