Show UET IN wii STBEE Strained Situation in Venezuela 1 Ven-ezuela the Cause SPECULATORS FEAR CRISIS Sentiment Regarding the Money Outlook More Confident ilorol Effect of Formation Bankers Pool Supplemented by Actual Developments Silver and Drafts Now York Dec IS Bar silver 4Sc Mexican dollftrs 7hc San Francisco Dec IS Silver bar 13jc Mexican ilollarn nominal drafts slElit par drafts tclecniph 2Vtc llonoy and Exchange Nov York Dec 1SCIoe Money on call steady at 445 per cent closing 4r4 > 4 Ii per l cent TInio money easier > 3lsty and ninety diy G447 per cent six 1nO11t1IS55 jHr cent Prime mercantile paper G pr cent Sterling oxchango soft with actual busts IHS bust-s In bankers bills nt SLS575 for demand de-mand and at JIrSGf li3125 for sixty dayx Posted rates lifMSl ½ and IS74jjIS3 Commercial bills IS24J4S3 New York Metals Now York Doc jTtic London tin market was iileady with spot quotud at ulIG 7 Cd I and futureH at 110 17s Gd while locally there wan an coakr tone with prlcea a nhade lower at JSjGSi Copper In London waa 3s Od higher at 10a for spot and at 151 2s Gd for futures but continued dull and nominal here Standard Is quoted nl 1073 Lpko at LLG3 and electrolytic and castlnjj at JlLlu Iend was unehon ed at 11A locally and In London at 10 1GH 3d Spelter waa unchanged in London at I1 17s Cd with the local market easy at 3190 Iron In Glasgow closed ut 53s yd and In Mlddlcaboro at We Gd In New York It was dull and unchanged Warrants continue con-tinue nominal No 1 foundry Northern Is quoted at 23XVtt2500 No 2 foundry Unrlhem No 1 foundry Southern ISo 1 foundry Soulhern ofl J22COy2300 Stocks and Bonds Nov York Dec Measured by today to-day advance In prices the strained situation sit-uation In Venezuela bus boon the cause of much more unoavincis than was KUS pccled In Wall street The depressing effect ef-fect of this Influence IIOM horved to holdback hold-back the market from Hie natural recovery recov-ery which waa duo after the action taken by 1 tho bankers pool on Monday to Insure the money market from any violent crisis The fear of such a crisis has been the preponderating Influence In the long de dine of stocks and the practical assurance assur-ance of prdtecllon from It would havo 4 caused a violent recovery In the natural coifso of things The fear of a complication with the powers concerned In the Venezuelan dern onslrallon seems to have been the factor In deferring tho recovery When opera ton came down to their offices this morning morn-ing after reading In the morning papers the newH that th Venezuelan President had practically abandoned opposition to the demands of Great Britain and Germany Ger-many they were quick lo Jump lo tho Conclusion that all danger of complications complica-tions was thereby removed There was tin upward jump In prices at tho start rind the market showed a constantly broadening tendency llll past midday The demand after that showed nome HIgnn of Matlsfuctlon but In tile last half hour there was a revlval In animation and a final runli of prlces to the top level of the day with a strong closing The room traders were sceptical of the advance throughout the early portion of the sos nloii and kept making short ealos on the way up Their hasty buying to cover eon Irlbulejl to tIm final spurt In prices Sentiment nffanlliiK tho money outlook Iui3 steadily crown more confident The moral effect oftho formation of the bank tint pool haw bciir Kupplcmcntcil by nct ual favorable developments The banks have been relieved from much of the sub treasury drain which has been sapping their resources for several weelcs Sterling exchange here continued heavy and advanced at Paria so that no immediate imme-diate apprehension Is 1 felt of gold exports An Incroasod Interior movement of grain and heavier receipts of cotton were encouraging en-couraging factors Pool operations were received to lx responsible lor the activity and strength of sonic of the market lenders lend-ers and there Is reason to suppOse that a viry large short interest was covered today to-day St Paul Southern Pacific Missouri Pacific and tho United States Steel slocks were conspicuous fc iluroff of the speculation II specula-tion but there was n long Hat of accurl tlti In which gains ranged from 2 to 3 points The bond market wa acllvo and strong In sympathy with stocks Total sales par value J330rj COO United States bonds were aI unchanged on the JajL cJl NEW YORK POND LIST U S ref t rg1OTM L N uni 4sOl Mex Cent 4s 7 17 S 13 1 inch 22 coupon 1U74 Id St L 4s 1r2 13 S new 45 rcgI M IC T1s IS coupon 133 2nds 82 t V S oW 4e re1CM N Y Cen iti i roupon iO3j gen L S Cs reg ic j C gezi COLllOfl lO3 N 1 Ls tIIIOl1 gen 4sii4j 7J1 adjust iii t N W eon 4sifl t 3 0 ieadIng rri 4s 14 3s JWsL r4 i hi gen con 4H io s 1124 Vtn So 2ndai 1t St L S F is f7 Cent of Ga L Southwuit 1st tue 1ts hrit 0 44M 1lW LId1 Chi Aiton 3I5 7 Siii Antoulq I I Q ues 4s 94 Arnnsas P 4 i I M tt P CI1 P ds Lt u lo fly e C Northwci T 1 lj ll consol 7s itiMj rol St I 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154 153 IWj Rending 751 TO Cl K 614 1 1st preferred 200 EC 8G j S5 2nd preferred 3100 77 ½ 764 77 St L SiS F 21IX 70 CSTfc 4t < 1st preferred 100 7SJ 7S j 78 2nd preferred 500 W TO ftSVj St L Southwest DOO 25V 2 > > A 20 prefeiTcd 2100 6tt iSA K ½ St Paul iiOBWTi 173 7Qj 172 preferred 200 191 1D1 1IW Southern Pac CGGOO C331 Gl6 OS3 Southern Ry 10030 222 30 01 Ji preferred 14CO PW 32 02 Texas Pac 0700 4U3 30 40 T SI Ii West 200 27 26i 2GV preferred 40 Union Pac 07500 3 4 07 03 preferred 2700 32 91 91 Wabaah 1000 27yt 25 27 preferred 580 41 4014 41 Wheel L E 1700 231 22U 13 l3ti 2nd preferred 000 ISjs 32A 23 Wla Ceniral 24 1M p4A preferred COO 4DJft 1SJ6 49 fc Exprcfiii Companies Adams 00 Ajnerlcan 21S United Stale < 120 Wells FarKO x 21G Miscellaneous Anialgrd Copper 1560 D7 Cfi > 4 C7 Amor Car V 12CO 23K 33A 23 t preferred COO 88 8 > i SSfyi Amor Linseed Oil C 30 If 15 131 preferred S i Amor Sm t Rot 000 10 33 K preferred c 91Vi Anaconda M Co CM W SIVt S5 Krooklvn R T 1G7 G151 GSfy GlyA Colo Fuel i Iron 800 77 7GI 7G Cons Gas 400 211 ½ 210V 2101 Cont Tob pfd 1300 113 1154 lltiA General Electric t 1300 176 171 17l Hocking1 Coal T100 19 38V j5il Intcrnl Paper 11CO IS1 17 Ilk preferred 7O4 Internl Power 3QO GOfe 55 C i La Cledc Gnu 0 National Biscuit 100 4116 HV 41V Ntttloaal Lead SOO MVfe 20 2fi North American 400 112 110 IUlV Pac Const GOO 70 70 CS Pac Mail 1300 39 38 30 Peoples Gas 3300 1Olg 100v 101 Presso l Steel Car 3SCO 69V4 r73 DO preferred 300 914 U0 5L Pulunan Pal Car 225 Republic Steel 3500 19k 18 19J4 preferred CCO 7 < nfc 751 7G Suifiir 10000 12Gh 121 124 Teiin C Iron 2000 CO 5i > wjil Union CP Co iii preferred 100 77 77 7G Xi U S Lether2700 32 31 11 preferred 100 S7V S7V S7 U S Rubber 7 15 preferred BO U S Steel CC70 34 XI 31 preferred 26750 S4Mi S23 83 Woslcm Union 2500 SO 8S SS i Amor Loco 3KOO 28 25lt 27T4 preferred 1300 03 02 1 i3 > K C Southern lr0 20 s > 3014 preferred sot 5J 6S SSd Rock Island 23200 8911 SSt Sd j preferred c700 1 soyi 51 Coaot Grain San Francisco Dec IS Wheat Weak May 137 > 4 spot wool l374itQ < Barley No sales V St Louis Wool Market SI Louis Doc IS Wool Unchanged New York Sugar Market New York Dec 13Sugarflaw steady refined dull Butter and Eggs Now York DW IS Buttor Receipts 2700 packages steady State dairy 200i28c creamery extrn soc creamery 22 < Kac EBKS Receipts 4400 packapes weaker StaIn nnfl Pennsylvania 2Xr Western 1111 candled jioor 0 fancy 20 < r20c |