Show 3OCUKET STEADY i glovement of Prices Similar to That of Tuesday EARLY GAINS WIPED OUT ififloney Pool Discourages Indulgence In-dulgence in Speculation Saccharine Securities Reflected theo Hopo the-o Benefit From Cubnn Reciprocity Treaty Now York Dec i7Tho movcniont of prices In todays stock market was an almost al-most oxaet repetition of tliut of yestor day Thoro ma tho same broadening show of strength up to the last hour when a soiling movement developed vhlcSi wiped mt practically all of the ear licc trains and carried some prices below last night The rcicllon today wjis rather more gradual and not quite ao uvoro as yesterday and wu followed by a steadier tone just before the close There h a no reacon to doubt that the ate spiling movement today camn from the siino sources flu with the same ob jeotn as thnt of yesterday that is to say from sources In touch with the banker mony pool and with the object of ills couragiiitj any indulgence In speculation Tho sharpness and suddenness of last nights ilucllno led to the supposition In some quarters that it 1 was iluc to name icomlug bad news regarding the Venezuelan Venezue-lan situation Todays decline hud no auch suspicions to account for It The i any itrength In the market was duo In no small rirt to the failure of yesterdays nl iltor rumors to materialize Tho facln developed over night regarding regard-ing the Venezuelan situation although containing some unfavorable features were somewhat less threatening than had been foared that speculative Bcnllmcnt and u disposition to buy stocks which manifested on that score A number of special influence nlto helped the show of strength The pasnago of the Pennsylvania tunnel franchise by the New York Bpard of Al dorment helped the stock of that company com-pany and Its subsidiary companies Stocks of other companies with treminals on tho Now Jersey shore of the Hudson oro also affected Sugar continued to reflect the hope of benefit from tho Cuban reciprocity treaty but the leaders of the sipcculallo advance WCTO slocks In which powerful pools are known to exist There were rumors current cur-rent that orno members of these pools had ventured to KO abort of the stocks involved during the recent decline and were now liable to bu called on for their hharo of the pool holdings which had figured fig-ured In loans qf stock or clandestine short UUKK I Tho money market continued to ahovi1 the sentimental eftVct or the formation of the banker SOOCOOtO protective pool The sMiblroasurv drain upon tho market Is greatly relaxed owing to heavy pension payments and lime practical cessation of dupolts for the Interior Konds wero Irregular In sympathy with mocks Total sAlos par value 2070000 United States bonds were unchanged on the last calL NSW YORK BOND LIST U S ref 2s rogl 7l Hock Val 1 Jig103 U S ref 23 couplOJVt L z N mil jl01X U S 3J4 reg WU Mox Cent Is j 71 U S S3 coup 1G 1st inc l j U S 3a coup 1O7 Minn Si L Is103 U S u Is ixG 1 Mo K T is 17 U S nln COUJI12J 2nda Site U S old la nffl03V4 NYC Ists iOU iO-U S old 19 cQuIJlj X Y C gun 3a 101 U S OS rot iti N J C yen G3 l35V5 U S Ea coup 1C4t Nor Pao 4s j 10J Atchson K 4s l0P Nor Pao 3i 7J adjustment h IE M W con 4H Wi B 0 4c 10 i Reading gon IB 53 t B 0 3a St L I M c Cki 112 B Si O conv 5s101 = 1 St L it S P is 07 Ciii So 2nd3 13S St L Swcst lilts D3 Cent Ot GIL 6sKOi 2ndn 84 1st inc 7U S A A P Is S C F O PA 13 So Pac la S3 Chi A 3VS 79 So Railway 3 is 13S C 11 t Q n la 9l lTd Tex V Iflts 11G C JM SlP g ls11 T St L W Is l 7 C N con i41a1 Union Pac IB101 C a I I 4 13L U P conv is 101 C C C HI L s IB ½ Vabaah 1stK 11514 Chi Term J In 1 S abasIi 2ndH 107 Colo So IL 01 Wabash deb J3 7C U R G 4s1mX West Shorn Is113 1rly prior 1 Is q W L E 4a 01 Erie gen laP 84I1WIs Cent 4s 91 la-P W i D C InLi Cont Tub 4s OLOdING STOCKS Salon High Low Close Atchlson 21 > 500 SI 8 0 bOrS Preferred lCOO SJ mi Ba Ohio 16EO3 i Wfe tI Preferred 130 01 1 3 Canadian Pacific COCO 32t 12 1r Canada Southern 400 714J 73 Chcs K OHIO lly0 ii 4t 45 Chicago AILqn 7j IL4 3L SI Preferred CS Chi lad Louis 71 Preferred 01 CI Ct Wet 310 24 2 23 A piffcrr 0 B preferred 100 KW S6 35 Chi No Western KO 215 214Hi 213 Chi P Trans r Mlt Preferred Kr 20 > i IWi 0 C C C St Louis 200 JM O4 x 1MJ1 Colorado Southern fi t > 20 Ioj 2o Klmt preferred 80 CSj < j C3 07 Guconil preferred 700 Jli 41 10 > v Del Hudiion 2WO 12 Iii9 1C014 Del 1 + Western WI Zih 2EP 212A U nvir i C 10 37 37 3Gf Pi oferred cr 37S Erki 1L 31 Vi Klrst preferred ieoo C2 cs Second jiiefornnl ceo IB l14 S3 Gt Northern pfd viy 1SS 1 1S Hocking Valley 17CO 1001A t4 90 Preferred 700 K jj JlHmlij Central DOOO 142 1lo i 1403 Iowa Central i6 2 26 31 Preferred H3 Lnlro Krlc Woflt 43 Pojforrcd 115 1 N3hviilo 1700 I2O3I 119 Nanhattun Ij 4t0 l5 14I1 tc t troL Py 117 137 13P4 Mexican Central 2200 21 2P4 1I Mexican NatIonal 1C4 1 13 Th Minn St Ix > ul IftJ tissourI PaclfJo iSW 101 102 1021I L IT C T liYl IH l 2 Prufemtd GOO frt i Rj 53 Nfc < > York Contrnl D4oJ I l9i 150 10J j ew Jersey Central 105 f Norfolk We l 400 00 OIJ C3A t Preferred K Ontario Western 5200 23 IjV4 274 Pcnauylvunln Ra1n IWWCO lR Ji litfi < I L2 > j Ilrat preferred JWO S5ii S3 b5 Snoond nroforrod 5W3 7il TKVl 7TJ St L sun P 1 5QQ 7U 7BV1 C iirst preferred Sw S 70 7j Socoml preforrwl COO C5 C7 J7Ui St L 1 SoUthwestern TOO 26 245 2L bl Pttul ft GCO 17fAi 1HS ICMi jreferrt4 Soutlurn iVcVfiV ailCO S0 00 southern Railway llWO 31 30J4 24 Preferred 400 OlA y MA TVXIH ft Pacific 1600 SOi ss4i S i4 T Si L ft W S J S7 27 M Preferred 100 Tht 451 43 Lnlon P plflp 40aw i7 24 3 34 i W Prof erred 21W J13i v C 5i f > l Wabash TOO 2GV 25 i rolA + + + + + + + + + + + 1 + + + 4 SILVER 4 + J New York JSc f + San Franolaco iSTfic + + London t tl + + LT3AD I + + New York oxchanfie Ml2Vi 4 f COPPEr 4 4 New York cxchancc 1113 + 4 STOCKS AND BONDS + + fovoraent In Wall street yesterday f + yester-day the same as on Tuesday All + + early gaIns wiped out + + GRAIN AND PROVISIONS + + Corn pit the scene of excitement f December option engineered by St + + Louis parties goes to pieces 4 + Wheat dull and weak 4 4 Oats extremely dull 4 + Provisions lIfeless + 4 LIVE STOCK 4 + Cattle Strong to 15c hlchci + + IojslOe higher closed with the 4 + advance lost + + Shoep Steady to atrojp lambs + + 3Cgic higher f 44444444444444444 Sales IIlRh Ijov Close Preferred 1700 4Ui S7 i S5J4 Wheel Lake E 4W 22fe 22 22 Second prefcrred W > 31ii 3U6 3t VIscoiiBln Con 1200 2f 23U 2nii Preferred 601 4Vli 1314 1 Express Companlea dams 2CO American 10 215 215 2I 15 Unllvd Status 10 VelJa Paryo 215 iUscellaneous Vmal Copper 4SOO 5511 554 oTi Vm Car and Kdy 7aj S3lt 31 31V Picferrod Am Linseed Oil > 14 Preferred So Vm Smelt Ref 2tO RajO 1 W IVefened > Vi Vnaconda Mln Co k Bkn Rap Transit 11400 63I C2Hc I2r3 Colo Fuel lion 3Ci 70i 7iB 7u Con flan 1JW 211 20J 2iO Con fob pfd M 11T U4i 1IF < General Electric 1100 171 17L 172 locking Coo I 00 ISK IS J8 ntcrnau Paper 10 it Prcterrcd 200 71i 71 70 Intermit Power 3 Lackdo Gas i S3 National Biscuit 100 4 ir M llVi National Load 700 2ol 2i 2V North American GOO 111 112 100 Pacific Coast 300 C5 C5 CM Celtic Mall ICO 37 37 37 eoples Gaa MO lOOli 10011 lOOi Pressed Steel Car fW 571i f3li 3 57 Preferred TtO W > 5i WH W ullman Pal Car 2X > 225 223 222 Republic Steel 2700 1S ISi iCTi Preferred 400 75H 75 ioy4 Sugar G2SCO 12l i 121 121 Fenn Coal iSr Iron 70 > 5I HA 53i WVi U Bat Paper Co 12 Preferred 200 7CV4 7G 7C U S Leather 1200 1Ii 11 llj Preferred 200 S7A SC i S iT S Rubber ICO lVi 1514 15 Preferred 0052 011 CO U S Steel 42300 3i ni i 2J Preferred 2 700 S2A 81 8l5 Western Union 2COO SS S7 S7JA Vm Locomotive 1 200 2CV6 13 23L v Preferred Can City So = 00 20 CO 2Z Preferred 02 flock iHlnnd 12200 i < 17 T i7 Preferred fCOO 0 70 7 Total sales for the day CivMO shares Silver and Drafts New York Dec 1713ar silver 4SC Mexican dollars SSlic Sun FranciSCO Dec 17 Silver bars Sc Mexican dollars nomlnnl Drafts aUjht par telegraph 2c Slonoy nnd Exchange New York Dec 37 Close Money on call steady at 5f per cent closing off of-f nt 3 pr cent time money easier sfrty and ninety days 7 per cent four and six months C per cent prime mercantile mer-cantile paper 0 per cent sterling exchange ex-change oauv with actual business In bxnkjrH bllli at MSSli for demand and nt < 83At4S3iA for sixtyday bills posted rails MS1 and 4S7V < iftISS commercial blllft J2 i j18374 New York Metals New York Dec 17TIn lost 12s OI of Ito recent advance In London today closing clos-ing at C11C 7s Cd for spot and at 11G lot for futureH in that market while It wan also easier here with spot quoted at 12c732S7 ½ Copper advanced 23 Cd In London lo I0 llfl W for spot and ful for fututxd but mniaincd dull and nominal In the local market Standard in quoted nt 107t > lako at 31J63 and electrolytic and casting at 11143 I > iid was nncliangcd and quiet locally at J1121 but declined Is 3d in London and Hosed at 10 ICs 3d Shelter watt dull and unchanged In Ncv York at SlO and In London at 19 17n Cd Iron In Glasgow closed al 5ls nnd In Mlddlcsboru a1 16s JOVcd Locally the nmr kct was dull and tuclanKed Warrants continue nominal No 1 foundry Northern North-ern Is quoted at 2300fi2oW Iso 2 foundry Northern No 1 foundry Southern South-ern and No 1 foundry Southern soft S22W22 QO Burtor and Eggs Now lorlc Dec 17Bu t trflecoipts 5100 packal03 ntcaty iftato dairy 2G1 c creamery extra 30c creamnry 22p YCKKKK Receipts 5760 packaRea steady SLnta aiuLPonnoylvanla 23e Western un candled poor to fancy Oii cSt c-St Louis Wool Market St Louis Dec 17 Wool Unchanged New York Sugar Market New York Dec 17 SUROT Raw steady fair refining S7lCc cnntifucal W ecu 3 15lCc molauEea ouEftr 33lCc rcllncd firm San Frnnclaco Produce San FcanclKCo Dec 17 Fancy applea steady onlonr and potatoes dull |