Show + + II H I t I M I fH4t H I I I 1 HI I I U I I M I I M I M U I M I I H I H I I II I I HI I I I I M I I M Hf I I > HMMMM444 I I + + + j I COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS i i L RECORD OF DAY IN GRAIN I OF TilE WODLfi DOINGS IN WALL STREET I I n V t I PITS AND ON CHANGE Ii ON EUROPEAN BOURSES 2 t LJ J 1 j4 4 A i i I44 1HKH + 4 + 4444444444444 1 + 14 4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I J rTTTT STOCKS WERE INACTIVE Market Lacked Power to Resist Re-sist Selling Movement THE DECLINES IN TRACTIONS This Was Duo to n Natural Desire to Tako Profits Another Chilling Influence In-fluence Was Indication of Renewed Trouble In the Money Market Collections Col-lections ot Customs Continuo to JJako Heavy Inroads Upon Money Bond Market Esy in Sympathy With Late Transactions in Stocks Silver and Drafts Now York Dec 2thir silver 4Sir Mexican dollars 371lc Snn Francisco Dec 2Sliver bars 45HC Mexican dollars nominal Drafts Sight par telegraph 2 ½ Money and Exchange Now York Dec 2 Money on cnll firm nt r < vS7 S per cent closing ul CgGli percent per-cent time money linn olxty days u percent per-cent ninety days H per cunt six months VVS > per cent Prime mercantile paper CA4ffi per cent Sterling exchange stendv it adxanco tl r11 l l1C business I In t bankers bills at JIS725 for demand and at U 1 375il S SO for sixty day bills Posted rates IS1A and IS Commercial bills f 2 tU1S3Vi Now York Metal New York De 2Snot tin wan 53 higher In London today while futures were unchanged the closing quotatlonn tying UH and 112 ITs Gd respectively Locally Lo-cally tin was quiet nnd easier with bid prices about 15 points lower the range being JiiCOfCJSA opper wati also I higher In London ad Aanclnc about 16s 3d for spot and I to 50 17 Cd for futures The local market wia held higher with ntaudard quoted nt I jlftW lake SHu whllo electrolytic and caeilni were held atilt j Lead was quiet ami unchanged here at Jl 12 I > j and at London nt CIO 12s I W Spelter was quiet and unchanged In Ixmclon where It clonrd at E11 ITs W I hut was weak and lower hero cloning at JSIO Iron wm Urmor abroad Glasgow clos luc at f l8 nnd Mlddlc bro at 518 3 < I Lo ally Iron was jiliN and unchanged Warrants continue romlnul No 1 fotin dry Northern Is qiiotod at J21X > 521tX No 1 foundry NorMiorn and No 1 foundry foun-dry Southern soft r22dii23i San Francisco Mining Stocks San KranclFPo Dec 2The official cloflnc quotations for mining stocks today to-day were as follows Andc1 SI t Belcher 513 Host t Relcher J5OccldonlaI Con 16 Caledonia 115 Ojihlr h lkl C hnllcngo Con IZlOvermnn 1 21 Chollar 10 Poto l 17 OIlI1I11noo l SnvuKP at Onu Cal v < t Va Lir So 3 nih c 7 JfL Crown Iolnl I fn Slermu t Itin 2i Oojld t Currlc 1i Sliyer Hill ro halo t Noreross tilnii Ton 21 g J 21M r 1 jtitIcA 01 rll Con I M Mixleiu CO Yellow Jacket 13 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS rlama Con 4 l 35 1Ic 0 Breoce JI Olllrlo G1 nrlnlwlcl Con t Ophir if omstoclt 111 II Phonlx u 01 a I Va 1Q PotosI 15 horn Silver 1 = Savage 10 Iron Sliver P 01 Sierra NIada 15 11011 Con C Small hopes J Little Chief 10 Standard b 310 BOSTON MINING STOCKS BOTON Adventure I i Alolc7 3 Amid Gi5 Qulnc Ulnglmm 25 3 Fe Copper 1 C 1 15 t000 1 Tamarack 110 Centennial 110 frinitv S con Rnnlc r h lnlp State 21G S Of Coal 1ZJ lllh c Jmnl < ln SC 1 Copper 5 lohI1 7ci Victoria r Olweol tCl Inonn Parrot 2G IWohcrlne S00 St Louis Wool Market St Louis Dec 2 Wool UnchanRcd Territory und Western mediums li1l Jlnc 12fLJ l7 > sc coarse 12jitJc Boston Wool Market nofton Dee 20wln to the recent holiday the market took on a iulot tone hough very firm The market Is felt J1 S to be In u hath condition and dcal cit I ae looking foi more activity for the balance of the Season There la I a gOd movement In Territory wools at firm prices with tIne staple nt Gftftwic ntrlclly fine COttSc fine and flue medium me-dium MTiOCc und medium 5fl I7o Fine l flee wools arc very firm Ohio and J nl rlvanla Xx and ubovir 3 < > > i3lc X iJ < Wc Michigan X 2j VfI2jvtc Alls f trillan wools nrc very quiet with fimall offcrlnps Butter and Eggs New York DIc 2 Ill Receipts 3K3 packages firm State dairy > i B7c creamery oxlra JDc creamery yQ2Kc KBPS Receipts 160G packnjjes firm State and Pinnsylvanla 2820c Western uncandlcd 20ijJOc New York Sugar Market Now York Dec 2 Sugar Raw llrm fair rollnliu 2c centrifugal Wtent atC molaaara sugar 36c reined llrm Stocks nnd Bonds Nov York Dec 2The notable early PtreiiKlh in todays stock market was apparently ap-parently duo lc a resumption of activity on lhl part of iomc o the recently passive speculative poolh The socallej Western onnllnBenl wan credltrd with large trans nctlonfi Tho operators on the bull side jirofrfSMl tfi hav ailvance information of the contentJi of the President ineasiBc Kllhrr thiMr Informailnn or the judgment of Us effect wan an fault according to the action of lh > market after the publication of fne t menwigo The advanco bailed nhonl the time the delivery of the meswiee tn Conuicfca Wail due The market lacked I power of roplatuncn to thf Helling movement from that time forward and the nellluK prtMiiro Kftlnrd In force until near ibo dDS which nan dull nod heave heav-e chwlc to tlti r Nnl upward course of the speculation In the local trnrtionn t I had u dopresslnp Affect on the general market The decline In tractions was due to a natural desire to tnko protim but also In part to the announcement that Judicial decision on the special franchise lux wan Impondlnir I b Anothor chilling Influence was the Indl rallon of renewed trouble In the moneY market contained l In a flurry In the cal I rate to 7 per cent Tills was attributed In fart to tho requirement of pnylntr Hr tyo f < 1 nubrcrlpllomi to new Tlllnnln Central rtock hut tho enpnReniPnu of syM In toll for xhlpinoiu to South America wns of Ill greater acnllmentnl effect Thin rrc0tlr gold Ro ar to pay for whiat bought for Jccounl of npland and ihorofor rrscrn Wpfi to tome cxtrnl the trlanRUlnr operation opera-tion by which sold baa KOMO to Paris Inlay In-lay Loiidnn debta The rUpodl of jaAOO1 g t the Hiibtreayurv for transfer to San jTanclico marked thf continuance of In tfrlor nr dK for money Collection of custom continue to make nray Inroad on Ihn Now York lon Kirlot Tim pnbllnhrd roporta that some ° f the locnl trust comrnuilci are offorlng Prwlal InducemcnlH for December do t POMII wnn Il llsnulitlnp feature Th MeN r M-eN of theno dovolopmontK cost the ntnek f jarlcri ill of Itjj oirly nilvancon and far ricn tho lfvi1 for many promlnout ntorlto rom 1 io 2 point undr I luai nlchl The iornr In tIme beau tractlonu woro ovon mot pnvoro The bond market hoc mo easier In aym yTTTyT + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + SILVER + + New York ISlc 41 1 + t San Francisco lStcc + 4 London Vid + + J lAD + + Now York exchange W12Va rf + COPPER + + Now York exchange11Th + + STOCKS AND BONDS + f + Stock market dull + + GRAIN AND PROVISIONS + + heal eloped higher although + 4 there was general nellluFr duo to + + ioportn that n leading long opera + + lor hut disposed of his entire hold + + Ings + + Corn woo ctrons throughout on 4 f tiro session 4 + Oath fairly active and nrm 4 + Provlnlona ruled weak regardless + + of small stocks l of contract product + 4 LIVE STOCK + + Cattle Steady + + Hops Active to Gc higher + + Sheep Sloadj lambs lOtJlDo + + lower + ± + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + pathy vlth the late transacllonn In stocks Total sales at par value 170000 Unltod Staten i JS coupon declined h per cent on the last cull NEW YORK BOND LIST U S rof 21 reg IOi = i1IL Val Ps10S coupon 1OI11 XunUod 15l0J U COUPOI regi071 dex CtJ 4s 79 coupon IO ISl Inc V S ness Is rog1Zt It 1 St I Is ll1 CIIOn 1tj 1 K T 16 ISI iT nlI ii rt1flJ nlls 1 1111 coupon 100A rCY Con l 31 sICg I U S P np 103Vi N J C gen C31W4 coupon ICBJl N Pac ID lODi AtchIson pen IslOHi N Pnc 3s 72 > i adjufllmcnt Is JH N W con Is 1 IWVfe B O la KOJ4 Reading Gen h i 96 B O 3 > s r St L I M conv 4s lOIA consol So lJy Can So 2nda 107yB St L t S F ls10 C of Gtu to 103 Sl L S W Ists W j 1st Inc 15 St L S W 2nd 8 C it O a Ui S A A P Is So C A 3i8i 76 i S Pac Is 01 1 > f C B it w new So Ky Ds 118 la nw S3 i T it P tats 117 C M it St P S T S L it W Is f I gen 1 Is I 113 U Puc 4s 10W I C N Wcon conv Is j l j I sol 7u 131 Wabauh lats 115 C R I it P Is > t Wabash 2ndn 10S I Chi R r 4 Is M4 deb B 7G ChI So 4s 91 West Shore RJ31 D n G IDUII W it L E is 32 Erie prior len B3 WIs Con 4a 92 general I Is S 11 Cdn Tbb ls 1 C3U FW D C IntllO CLOSING STOCK LJST Sales High Low Close L < > 1 c i Atchison 420 MJj I Atchlsol 2 preferred 3W > ti4 tj u tIj Halt Ohio ZSlO KO 1 r 3 preferred I Can Pne 50 IF 12j 12Th l Can Son 20 S b Sl SI I Can Ohio lj1 C 45l 4IJ Chlcno Alon 250 X ii m 13 prlrrNI 7016 Chkutzo c E Ill 215 Chic G VesL if Zj 2 A prCrrrNI Sl El prefcrred 15P ts 37 3YL ChlcNIRL i Chic T it Trana If 17Vi i 1i4 10 preferred ll < V > M 32 1 K 2YI C C C t i SI L v 7f 3SVt Wli t Coin South 0 23 i 20 T hit preferred 210 ftSv CSV 7 GS 2nd preferred 205 42 > i i 42i 424 DHa llud 100 1 K211 161A 153k Del I Lack < t W M 2H 2431 24S I Den Rio G 10 101 4 30 A I preferred 1100 Wt SM i si Brio 102fO Hi i mv 3 lit prcforrod M dO C5 i frll i OH 2nd preferred 14C itVA 17 4510 G Nor pfd 20CO l li IfSt ISf lloclfVal LSiO 102 SSti ftS i prtforrcd 1505 Si fO f 1 2 Illinois Cent 4500 14Hi 1m I I 1 yt Iowa Cent 11M 40 l u 50j preferred 10 SU fSA G < = L Brio t West 600 M i 52 S f2 iircforrod lll ouls Nash 37 yo mi iso 1 ICO Munluiltan L 502 > > 5 1W 151 ICO I i Mel l St Ry 0lW 14SU liljA ujii Mexican cent S0 23 23 7 Mexican Nat KO 1ij A ir 1C linn it St L 200 10S < i ICS Missouri Pie 21GOO 10 lOoli Mo Kan it Tex si l WA j CCi preferred J C7i i 57VS 57 N Jersoy Cent q 103 N York Cont 1C9CO 157U 1F1 t 15IU Norf it West CDOO 72 71 70i preferred 91 Out it West 2000 ZO 20V 20 It Pennsylvania r2E0 15SJJ lj 5 Ijlt Rcadlnn COMO 02i 4 CO CO lilt preferred COO 56 SC S3 2nd preferred 100 751 73ft 73 St L I i S P 500 7r 1 73i 73 1st preferred ICO SI L SI SI IHI proicrrcu A lit iij IVj St Louis S W SCO 274 27 2jj1h preferred 2 Ijl G2 < 17214 St Paul ISttO 17Sfi 17u i 1751A preferred 1C0 Southern Pac 2S2CO CI 6Zi G2n Southern Ry 12KO 23 S t 3214 preferred 5CO 52 02U 62 f Texas Pac Iz 11 111 IHJ rol Sl I WesL 110 29 294 preferred XI Ii 41 1 464 Unloll Pac C250 1014 50 OCi rrcferr Jo l21 91 91 1 aba8h IIQ 29 preferred IfloO tlI 4 Irld 434 1 heeling 1 Erl tClIJ 2W 21 ZHi 2nd preferred o I3 T2V r Wiscontlln Cenl 1CU 26 i t 25 preferred ltl 51 l J ClI Expross Companies Adaln 1 Macrican 220 Tlnlted StoleR 125 ells Faro 210 1IcclaIl110uu AmuJ Copper Zirr so 56 Li Amer Car F 110 I 31 1 11 prlcned coo i i 90II 0 Amer 1111 OIl 0 I54 prcfjlrrl I jnlcr S R 1rlil ity f0 9 preferred i t II IIH Anncomln f Co o sc 5Th s < roolclYIJ R Trait 405i0 jj t4 frl u Cab J Iron P 111 SSt4 l7 5 iCon i-Con Gas r0 2I4 212 213 ont Toh pfd 200 llS IIi 11 i Gen Blcc Iii Hock Coal II I 2l4 204 Intern Paper y 1 173 17J 17 ½ preferred 7lt Internn Power SV 50H 13 1 r > Lafledi Oai V Nat Biscuit Ij Nat Lead lOil 2ik 27TS 27 North Amcr IIS Pac Const ft Par Mnl COil SO 3 J 35 jg Peoples Gas 210 10114 10114 P Steel Car lvy MA M fft preferred 200 < > ii fil U 52 Pullman Pal Car 1frof 2M 21 Rep Steel l Otrt 21 1 IPT 1014 l preffrrrd l SOO 7S I 7714 77U Sugar 2VVO l2Vi IfOu l YifVt Tenn C t Iron 11CO SSii 5714 l W V B I P Co pfd 77 US Leather i 170 12I 1 12i 12A proforred M K SO t Jvj V S Rubber Irt prcrerrtll 214 U S Steel 120 n7V tcL loII preferred 101CO JMi I Went Union lEO WC I J Amrr loro xo TL 7 2 preferred NiO Ill II 1 f I Tan rltv So JI 121 32L 4 prafroi3 0 fj for r Book Island WK0 M 4Ai 4iTA preferred 2000 Pllt 2A S2i |