Show PRICES SlOVl Y HARDEN Greatest Activity Was Shown i in Steel FOREIGN MARKET HELPE0 fOREIGN Minor Railroad Stocks Maintain Main-tain 1 Their Position Smaller Companies I Is Believed Destined to Be Absorbed by Larger Railroads New York Nov IP Prices in tho slock market showed a tendency to harden slowly slow-ly again todny Tin most nellvc stock was United States Steel preferred alc te late strength oC that stock saved the market from any reaction caused hy I t protnttaklii on the part of traders and made the closing strong at top prices and quite active There was nothing In the I news of lie day to account for the strength In United States Steel preferred but the Identity of 1 the brokers most largely j large-ly concerned In he I buying caused the Inference In-ference that they were acting for the preferred pre-ferred stock conversion syndicate Re nous circulated In the day seemed to show I that this buying was Incident to the closing clos-ing of the syndicates operations preparatory prepara-tory to Its dissolution The second bonds rose vigorously 2V on Ihls report tho assumption as-sumption belncr that the bondholdings of I the syndicate had heen marketed The strength of bonds seemed to be un Intimation that a new 1 syndicate nirected by an c dicate would be formed lo take I I over thee the-e bondholdings of the present one and nn I dorwrlto them at C3 l presumably with the purpose of dhposlng of them at a prolit to posll j the public Nothing official was forthcoming I forth-coming regarding the syndicate operations Iv before the market closed United States I I I Steel preferred may have been affected by the session of the trunk line officials to I consider the request of slcel manufacturers i manufactur-ers for a reduction on export steel freight rates I was Intimated however that thu railroads were holding out for a reduction re-duction on ute1 holding discouraging 11uctun 01 1 I reports were In circulation regarding the rate oC earnings on the present output of United States Steel l and rumors are very N persistent of the entry of largo Interests hit the old steel companies Into some of the Independent combinations The advance 1 o 1i I In Republic Steel preferred was a 101 lon of these rumors Light buying fn foreign account was a factor In the strength of the days mar floU Jhe retention of the nrcsent rate of discount of the Bank of ICngland helped tho foreign maikots and the advance In r exchange rates here Indicates that our pressure for gold was relaxed The outgo to the interior from the subtreasury was on a moderate scale again and allnough New Y ork exchange at Chicago rose to a fllghl premium 100000 of the transfers ° were for that point Minor railroad slocks I I maintained tlnlr conspicuous position off of-f Iho lust few days from the market The r1 consummation of tho seaboard settlement was a favoring Inlluencc on this class of I stocks pointing to the possibility of absorption ab-sorption and consolidation growing out of the rccenl troublos and losses caused by the extensive shrinkage in stock market ij values Minor I railroad companies which have a slnutlc value of poslton in thu making of nt < even whore their earning I lnowf > r Is iinill are considered to he desk des-k 1 tlned for ultimate obsorption by the larger railroad system J The bond market was notably firm alI iiecame decidedly mUll active Total pales par value wore JI1SIOOO United m States bonds were unchanged on the last ljlL I 9 < NEW YORK BOND LIST I S ret 3 rlgH1 L N uIlh111 Is as 1 1 S ref 2s lOUplHi lnl con gold IHI0 1 U 8 re lc 10 II lcx CNt I iFi 1 U S 3s COUP iei rex Con IHt Inc Hh I ti S n Is reg ii lln 8 1 Is lET f USn SI COUll 131 M K T Is 1 U S o Is rl 10 1 K rr 2nds i 1 S 0 is COUII10 Nat oC Mex c s iillr U 5 s 10 i hllJ N Y Con gun s tJ til 4 U S Gt CII 111 N r Con gen S imo 1 tdl Cfl Noitlt PC 11102 1 Atch nlj lt I SI North Pac is 70 x I Asian Ic C t 4s n2 Not V CUl Is 17 Is Bnlt 0 45OOM Or S L Is Pal UIj 1 1111l 0 PCln cons mtts t d 0 Cen of Ga f J Beadlnf gen 4s lET a Cn of Ga 19l in r1 8 I t tt c IsnO It CItes 0 4s1iI S J S F fc 4 II S2 Chi Ut I S S Ii S W lS11 S1 I l C 11 t new is I Seaboard A h ls I nl C M 3 P I g tsVt Soull Pac 1s I ilG 0 j N W con 7sIfl South Ity I 1 r CHI P Is II lex Pac shjln C111eols lolSLWls7G C C S lA g a tj IUIIOI Pac Is 1O2 1 lsl1 ChI jnlf Is r h7nlC1 Pac con In I SCott lob 16 roi U S Steel 11 ls 1 Coin So 4 H Whush IHtS113 a 1 r f Is o Vn1ash Illh n ii Erie pr lien Is tI1 L E IM j len Erie gen 4s 83 Wls Con Is S1 Ii W D C 16tlr1 C I I con 18 G HOCC Val 1s 1 10G t CLOSING STOCK LIST I I Siiles High Low Close lj Alclllaon 20400 05i 03 I troi t ii prrferrud HOO OOV3 SlVi 1K > 4 3altlmort iz Ohio 1liiOO 70li 7f Ji 75 c 1 profcrrud 100 KlVi S7 S7 3uadlan Puclllu 7W 11tlr4 ms lU t Central of N J l 0 Plies ft Ohio lt00 uOt j II I A 4 Chicago Alton VIOO l Jlt 32 I preferred O WI Ip1ej Chi erlcl W etc iOn 2i00 loVi JOi 15 r B preferred tic Q i 27Tn SfiVfe 17 I Chi NortitsostOO llH 111 101 hi Term Trans J r t preferred 200 16 18 18W J C C K St Louis 10 71 71 7Jt j 010 Southern 111 lI H 1 lt 1i jt C ag 1st preferred m r1 t i 3 > 2rd preferred ICO 21 < i 21J I 2l i 2 flaware t hInd 100 IT s lot 1JG I 1 h > 11 Lack Wlt 200 2t9 < 211 2 t1 Penvcr i P G 0 2U Ith 1 1U PP4or qlrccrr 70J 7I4 co1 Ii 1 Srle Ino 27j ill 27t itt preferred C j Ir C7 2ipcl I iMifrm 1000 HY 4S 4n H North pref nw Dal ioekhiy Vale Ilnt 2iX > 71 7 70 S th jUireferrM aw si I 1 m m 1J IHiiCls Central t 1400 12DVt 120H 12D iwa Central loi 21 21 21 rHorroll 100 Ii 7 t v C SfutherJl 10 IH lSt tr 11Ccrcl 100 13 ½ gu I ullle Ntsh 20Xi 1O2 10l lW I unliattan L lW mi IJi 111 189 1 UI Betropolltnn St Ry JJiW ur 111 1 1HU Inn St LoulH 100 CO r ss TIV uourl Pacific 121Mi noi Ef i f J thmirl K 1 1700 17V 1 1 1i itstiiL prcfcrrtrt 30W 11 t mi t xa Jit IC4 It of Mex itt 1 100 1 Gr 37 tF t Y Central cat IIS 11744 117Vi 7rfolk V cnl 300 C0 i iJ i iilj1 prcftrrtd h ptarlo < c Wcat 2GC Y Oth l I hrlvanlll il3O iir 111 r 111i1 1 CSllouls jJ W ding 20100 117 11j 11 ttO1 it prufeiT t 100 7G 7i fi j 4 ii preferred 200 5STS 57 5SX > I l 4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1 + SILVER + + Now York Mfte > + San Francisco Mc + + London 74d 1 > + LEAD + + New York exchange SIS + + COPPER + + New York exchange 51300 + + STOCKS AND BONDS + J Prices In the stock market showed + 4 a tendency to harden slowly + + GRAIN AND PROVISIONS + 4 Wheat ruled strong + N f Corn lower + + Oats In fair demand + + Provisions up T + LIVE STOCK + + Cattle steady + + Hog offlOe higher + + Sheep nnd lambs steady + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rock Island Co10W 21i 23 WJ l preferred 1100 VJi r0j St L tc San Fran r1 lt preferred irtl 2nd preferred 2900 45 Ia i 15 Sl I Southwestern 1 33L 18 ½ 1JA Preferred liOO 32 It 81 S St 1iiul 25200 189 137 t i5S7 preferred 2 C 17I II lu J 1 Southern Pacific 200SO 131j I2i I 11 Southern liy SiKlO ISA IS 1 preferred 11W 5ii 7T SVi Texas Pacific JfiOU 1 r ts 23 11 Tol St L Weal 3SOO 2 i IJJ 21W preferred SSOO tJl S1W Ml Union Pacific 21300 i27 I 7n jft 720J preferred SI Ij Wabash 1500 11 ii 1IC 13jf preferred 13IOO DlVi 3J6 Wi Vhiellng 1c L in J VJs Central 3100 170i i W lift prefcned 220 < iS i IIGI 3i Express Companies Adams 219 Amcrlcnn I 191 > United States jW Wells Fargo 1t1J MlHcollnncoua 1 Amal Copper 27800 r tI St W Amer Car Found 100 iirt 104 i9A pieferrcd 700 t7 GGA > 4 07 Amor Linseed Oil n I preferred American Loco 2500 11 11 JJ preferred is Amor S R lW Wj jm 1 41 preferred 400 SiIT Si 5 > i Amer Sugar Rfng SICO 110 > i 11S HS Anaconda M Co 100 C3 Ii 07 Brooklyn Jl l121I1f1 39 1 I 9 I S9l I I Colo Fuel t Iron 400 21 2S j 27 Columbus II Coal lOj Con Gas 400 I 177L I7i V 17i Vi Gen ElectrIc 2iOO 157 152 lallt Internal Paper 11 preferred I 200 C2 6l1 i Cl ½ Internat Pump W profonvd WJ National I Biscuit 200 37 ISSt 37 National Lead ll s North American 71 Pacific Mall 400 I 2fir t 2J 2U I Peoples Gad 200 iCA Oin OlvL PrtJsrd Steel Car lDOO 2STi 27i 2SH preferred 100 IIS71 CSi 70 Pullman Pal Cur 210 Republic Steel 2SW 7 7 > 4 Tj preferred 2000 52 49Ta 52 Rubber Goods 131 ½ preferred 200 CS r ro CJlj Tonn Seal Iron 150 294 I 2Si 21 U S Leather COO 7Vj 7J ½ il preferred COO 77 tW 77i U S Rubber 100 S i S5i K I l preferred TOO 31P1 3u SJVj U S Steel 17MO 11 rl 11 llVj preferred 11C70I H3 ii 2 ifi Vcstcin Union 2CO 81 Sw l 81 Nor Securities 58 Total sales for the day 570100 shares Silver and Drafts New York Nov 11Br silver 5Sric Mfxlcun dollars 41c San Francisco Nov Jt1SlIver bars Sc Mexican dollars nominal drafts sight 2 ½ c drafts telegraph fie Money and Exchange New York Nov 19 Money on call 4fp 1 G1 per ent closing bid 1 per cent of feted at 5 pur cent Time loans rslxty and ninety days GU pur cent six months Gf > > i percent per-cent Prime mercantile paper iiQli per cent Sterling exchange firm with actual business In bankers bills at SI83VO14S1 for demand and a tflSO109iSO20 for sixty six-ty l days Posted rates 3181 and 1St ½ Commcrclul bills 180 New York Metals Niw York Nov 1Ijln was a little lower In London spot declining 23 Cd to LImB lOs while futures were Sit lower at 117 15s Locally tin was a Huh higher on Iho Inside prices closing at 52o2olfi2550 Cupper was a little lower also declining in London about 2s Gd with spot closing at foo 12s Cd and futures at 5G Us Locally I copper wits lower Lake electrolytic and ensllng arc all quoted at J127f > 1300 Lead declined Js 11 in London closing at Ell but was unchanged locally at SJ23 Spelter was quiet at G214 In the local market and was unchanged at 20 His In London Iron closed at ISs Cd In Glasgow and 4Ss 7 d In cJ1eiholI Locally Iron wns nit citangeti Xo 1 ollnlll NOlthIn 1500frl 1600 Io 2 ottndry Northern ilCsg1500 No1 foundry So lit he Ill and 01 foundr Southern soft 1300 1100 Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Nov in Cattle Recoipld 1000 Including 1000 Wcaterns market steady good to prime steers 351555 poor to medium StloJSljO mockers and loaders S175 l TIIJ > cows 1508250 heifers 200jn 000 canners SlWifZM bulls S230fTlCO calves J2EXy72i Texas fed steers 27oji 3VI Wostcrii steers 30ltfM40 Hoga I 1 Hecelpts today iiJjI tomorrow 20000 market li tlc higher mixed and butchers 1050485 god to choice heavy JKfi ISo rough heavy Jl 40flC3 l lIght 54nir47i bulk of sales 4UOi47n Sheep Receipts liiOOO Sited and In mhs steady good to choice wntherr SJCOft IOU fair to choice mixed 27G5j3riO Westurn tshcep 2ThJ lOU native lambs I 37f > 55oO Westurn lambs S300ftlb3 I OMAHA Omaha Nov ID Cat t t Receipts 3U market strom and active on all salable klndg both killers and feudor native steers 7CiCi2i COWS and heifers Siif KiO AVisicrn steers MOf47ti Tcxas steers 327vi300 range cows and lirlfcrs 210fi2i 1 canncrs 10220 stockirs and fceilvni 2GOfi ICO nallvcH JUOOTiO hull and SingH lCOiJ27f I Hogs I Receipts iyy > market 5l 10n higher high-er heavy 130Tl7f mixed 3l40rriU light illcfilGO plea IIOQlri hulk of snles J140 1 < M43 Shcop RecilplH 5000 market active and tsleady on all desirable kinds Western yearlings j35in 3 wetluya J320S3CO mves fii20 common and atockcrs 200 Q210 Iambs 3uOti17fi DE VEIl Denver Nov 19 Cattle Receipts DCO market steady beef steers 527rff3r0 cows 20012bO Hlockors mid feeders freIght pnlll tll the ller 3EojiCo bulls stags etc I5Ok2tM JlogsHecchltH 750 market steady light rRckerH 5 IOa51 i mxcd S5LIfjiIII heavy ryi jjjj Sheep Receipts iOflO market steady good fat muttons jMX > Q00 Iambs IWfJi lo ST JOSEPH St Joseph Nov JU Catlle Bcnolpts J300 ml1ltct active steady to strong Im tires iro51 IOri and Iteifers lGOt 4C ntoeketi and rcl1ern 2Ii41 HogsReeelllt l00j market stcadyto5c higher light S4nOJ7l80 medium and I heavy 4 laUMfM Sheep Receipts 17CO market active lambs 527 vcthers 2Go ewes 323 KANSAS CITY Kansas City Mo Nov 10 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts DOOO Including 330 Tcxans nmrkci Strom to lOc higher native steers IIOfll fiW Texas and Indian steels 2f > 05fro Texas cows J175Q245 native cows ant lielfcra 12off425 stockcrs and feeders S2f i10 I bulls l271j7al 1 i calves J300Q G 277 WcBtern Hteera J203fif43i > Vcsteri cows SlK52rG Iliigs Reeelntu SOW market strong to lOc higher bulk of Hales flH 1 1i lTri heavy 1401470 packers 5M70 medium JIKIM 17 ½ light SlC9jl75 yorkers 5170 ca t jl7o I pigs IG5ff47U Sheep Receipts 2000 market lOc higher muttons 200jr00 lambs J200iiri35 range wethers J2losi323 j ewes 225j34u Grain and Provisions Chlcngo Nov 19 Wheat ruled strong early In the day on actlvo support from n prominent operator and influenced some j lW l higher cablen Inll l after optnlng It hade lower to WVla higher at 71lf70iO 3ec < mber advanced to 78o Norlhwest Indcrs somd to havo wheat for utile and on the advance there wasi considerable callrlng by lougii and while there wan a air demand the buying VhS not mifflclunl III prevent a loys of the early gain Do cembcr reacted to 7Se Shorts covered inllu frtely on the decline and prices igaln advanced but the jtiturlcet howetl little strength tlu latter pjirt of the iics lon December closed unchanged at 70fft 7n iiic Clearances of wheat antI flour wctv iual < to 307W3 bishels Primary receipts vcro lUSriSOO liusholH against l2iklr 1 > 00 intuIt I Ils a year ago Minneapolis Diilulh and Chicago reported receipts of 1l 1 111 earn against Oil card last week and 1031 cars a car ago Corn recelLs dropped off materially In plto of excellent weather for the move nent and this fact was thn chief factor In oupportlng prices After selling be wcon 42kc and I2e Dacembcr closed c lower nt I2c Local receipts wero elghty our cars none of contract grade December oats worn In fair demand from horts throughout tho I day and with only mall offerings the market ruled strong itt times but selling by local traders held prices down December ranged between i lirtC and 33Vgc and cloned o higher at 1Vjo Local receipts were 131 cars Provisions sold over narrow rango of PilOts and the volume of trade was small ind mostly for local account There was a small advance at tho start on higher irlccs at the vurds and thin better tone vns maintained throughout the day Jan lary pork closed Bo higher at 11iilk Jan nary lard and ribs weru each 7V lc higher it SG72C and SG17A tlmated receipts tomorrow Whcit M I crs corn 120 cars oats lEO cars hop 2000 head RANGI3 OF TUB LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 December 7911 70 tI 781k 79tfi May 7S f 7 14 78 SVt July 74 ri 71 71A 7Ui toru No 2 Dccembor 12t 1 42T K 42VA m May 12 4 42U I m 41 July 42V6 I 421i nt 41i OnlH No 2 December W i XiVt 317 3i3 I May 35 353 334 J 3 1J v cx Pork Illr liMT I I January llr2j 1155 llfO llf2 ½ May 11GJ 1170 11GO Hii7 > j lird 1 per I 100 jour ds 1 Tanunry Cr7 l ½ fi 72X rG2 ½ f72j May GG7Vj G72V = UoSib 07216 Short Ribs pur W > oonncls January tU2 I C17 Glfl C17 I May C25 I 625 i20 i23 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations wero as j follows Flour firm > 111 m spring wheat 7Slfcf7Slc No 2 red b27iiSic No 2 corn 42l ½ c No U yellow 4ll 1 < filnc No 2 oats Mtc No 3 i white JlVfrSSc No 2 rye Gaflr Ic Good I feeding barley MfiSSc fair to choice rralttlng lfii5Sc No 1 flaxsecd fIle No 1 Northwestern 100 Prime timothy seed 5283 Mess pork per barrel 31137 ½ fell 30 lard per 100 pounds GSiWiirO short ribs lilies loose Sti < 75 < S72S short clear Hides boxed JCCOrfHG2M Whisky basis of high wines 123 Clover con iracl grade 51050 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Rccpls Shpmts Flout barrels 31100 2SMO Wheat btishcls 23G1W 3240J Corn bushels 130fW 19S1CO Oats bushels I 1S53M 20Sf00 Rye bushels 9500 2CCO Barley bushels 1WGCO 42100 PRODUCE EXChANGE On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was firm creamery iSqj2l ½ c dairy IKiJUc Eggs firm 22fj2lu Cheese steady 1lc Const Grain San Francisco Nov 19 Wheat Weaker Weak-er December 13l ½ hid May Sl32 x Barley SUrdy December 3109 May lOG t bid bidSt St Louis Wool Market I St Louis Nov 19 Wool Nominal Medium Me-dium grades combing and clothing lill < 21 lIo light fine IfifcKAc heavy Hue 127j I0C tub I washed 20J lOc New York Sugar Market New York Nov JJSIISnln nominal I nomi-nal fair reimlng 3ic centrifugal 1C test 3ic molasses sugar Ie Rellncd III let crushed fu30 powdered ISO granulalcd 5170 Butter nnd Eggs New York Nov IS Duller Receipts S300 packages quiet to linn State dairy 17 < S2oc Kites Rccoliits 3000 packages strong Western 25Q33c |