| Show sic TRKEi FIRMi7 Close Was at Top Level of Day With Met Gains DEALINGS ON SMALL SCALE I At Times Trading Was Nearly to Point of Stagnation Brokers Gave More Attention to Playing Play-ing Pranks in Celebration of Christmas Than to Stocks I Silver nnd Drafts S New York Dec 21Bar silver 454c Mexican dollars 3Sc Money and Exchange New York Dec 21Close Money on call firm at GftlO ptr cent closing offered at C per cent Time money firmer 03 and Ki days find sis months G per crnt Prlmo commercial paper C prr cent SUrllng exchange firm with actual business In bankers bills at flSUTo for demand and at IS3125 for rO days bills poi cd rates J18I and SLST1 commercial commer-cial bills 5152 lEJH New York Hetnlfl New York Dec 24The metal markets mar-kets were opened for half of the session ses-sion today and will remain closed until Monday morning In todays trading tin adancod 10s to 118 rs for onot and 110 for future The local market also was linn and higher spot closing at 25 > 2G15London London declined 20 W on copper with ejvot at 51 Ca and futures at 11 12s Gd Vocally copper was unchanged and nominal nom-inal at J107 for standard IllCi for lake Til Ij for electrolytic and costing Lead was unchanged at 10 103 3d In london And locally at Hie Speller was unchangxl at 39 17s 31 In London but declined another G points Sn Now York closing at L73 The foreign Iron markets wcro steady with Glasgow quoted at Kls lOd and Mkdlcsboro at Ki 10Ad Locally Iron umalned quiet Marants arc nominal lo 1 foundry Northern J23S25 No 2 oundrj Northern No 1 foundiy South rn and No 2 foundry Southern soft 1m Stocks and Bonds Now York Dec 21The stock market t S closed firm today at the top level of the day with net gains In a few of the prominent S promi-nent railroads and nperlaitlon reaching a point or moro The da a inovcment of prlccH vna not of much elgnllicanct1 and the dealings were on a very small scaleS scale-S except In tho local traction group In which there waa aomo large buying without with-out any dellnlto explanation 1 The trading was Idlo neurlv to thi point S of stagnation t tlrnca anti the brokers gave moro attention to pluyiiiMT pranks in celebration of the evo of tilt thrlstman holiday than to trading In stovks The uroduuo exchfingc ctlibratlon began midway mid-way In the session of the stoJc exthinge on tho tame lloor and separated only by a ow partition Speculative vcntltniMit may hnve br cn Incited by the festivities Tim distribution of lho Chrlntnias donations was on a liberal scale and iclpd the prevailing cheerful acntimont S There was a partly strong uhort Interest also which chopc to ovtr ior the holiday specially ao mauy broktra no preparing to Ifave town for tho rost of the week The ntrcngth of the local tructlr < had ti t Btntlmrntal effect on the vholu llrt List rle In Brooklyn Transit cxtoudln to over 4 points No defnlte explanation of tin rise was forthcoming hut old tumors had renewed circulation of the nwplng of control con-trol to tho Pennsylvania Sugar nlao vas well sustained at a recovery from yesterdays yester-days nhan decline The most active period of the trading however was during tho decllno of tho morning The maintenance of tin rjll rate at between J and 10 r r c < nt Vila tho ieprcnslng Inllucnce The iukudo re ttrlclion enforced by tho powcrj at La Juayra on the steamer Caracas occi tioned eome uneasiness though of little Urect Inllucnce rIle announcement of wage Increases by ho New York Central and the Atlantic X > aat lino called ron wrd nttcntlon to a jndcncy which In general throughout the nllroad world Tho passage of the dividend on St Joe Jrand Island llrst preferred cxplnJnrd yca ordayn late break of S polntn In thai itock to which was added a 2frpoint de lIne today Canada Foiillicni wr nlao n juffcrer from the reduction In ltn rtlI dcnd rate Tho great Influence of these two cnKca Watt not encouijiglnff The IHP f 13 points In Cleveland Lorilnno Wheeling was uiicxplalnoI TIm stiffening of call monpv and a hnrd Thing of time ratcji caused a flrmnoiuj In lho nlerllng exchange At Chlia o the New York exchange fell bacc lo par aftor S having rule at to cents prvnlim last t wptfk More than hilf a mlillpn ilollnrj was again trnnvforrrd to Nor Orleans to Jay but 2 rOOvO was paid out liy thi aub S ranury on transfer of Alaakain gold for 5an Franclflco YoaterdayB heavy customs collections joupled With the falling oft li punalnn payments pay-ments hiatt roHUlted hi u wipIng out of the lubtrcaaur early contribution to tho noney market Money la alji rbilng In ondon und thrre wero ronniied lirgc lranafcn by cable to that center loduy There wsia iorne dUlrlbulMl artlvily In the bond market hut tho piko movement uas rathrr IrrepulRr Total ealw j > nr Vftluc JlO OA United States mw Is i d vanccd 4 and the old 4t Vfc per j cent en the act call callNEW NEW YOU uo LIST U 8 rof 2s rcg10794 L N unl 4s lOIVi Coupon lOSVi lox f Cont la 72 U S rtff lit j Inc S Coupon l0Tht t St L InV iot U S n lo rcg Vo 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preferred go B preferred 37i Chi Northwest 20CO 217 217 217 Chi Term T iffji preferred C2 CCCStL ssil Cola Southern 800 27Vi y 7li 1st preferred 63 t 2nd preferred 100 13 13 124 Del Hudson GW 1C3 1C3 ICJii Del L ft West 215 Den Rio G 100 3 SD 39H preferred 000 Sli M 91 Efo 1400 SW 23 JlHi lot preferred COO G3i C5 05 2nd preferred GOO IC > 4 45 16U Great North pfd 1003 1 ½ 11 ½ Hocking Valloy 07 preferred 109 CCi 93W 05 nilnola Central 1400 14l = i 1431 1114 Iowa Cimtral 200 S3 3S 37V preferred 100 Gift t OSi GS L Eric West 47 preferred 115 Louis Nash 3200 12114 123 121 Manhattan L 5100 117 > A 145 147 Met Street Ry 700 139 137 1K > Mexican Central MO 22 22 22 Mexican Nat 1C Minn St L ICO 1CKP 1001 ½ 1W Missouri Pac 12iCO lOCA 101 lOSt Mo K Texan 200 25y 2oV 253W preferred 400 5jU > G5V1 Z i N J C < al 1CT N Y Ceiural S5CO lal l 150Vt 150 Norfolk West 2SOO 71 70 < i 70 preferred 91 Ontario West 4200 30V4 20Vi HOHi Ponnnylvanla 13300 15iy irayt 15J Reading SJ700 Cl CJ G3Vi 1st preferred 25CO SG SOU 1 2nd preferred T 7G StLSF GOO 71V4 71 71 1st preferred SO 2nd preferred CJ > 1 St L Southwest 100 26 ½ 20y ½ My preferred 700 CO GO CO St Paul 23KX 17C 171 ½ 176 preferred 1K2 Southern Pac 7700 63Si 02 C3H Southern By 5400 32it 914k 32V1 preferred 2CO S2 t2 2h TiXas Pac 73CO 301A 3SV SO A T St L t Wcot 2W 27Vi 27 I 2o preferred 1C 45 45 41 ½ Union Pac 10DCO OJ 074 W preferred 700 93 9 j 03 Wabash SCO 2yt 27yt SS1 preferred lCCO 12 41 12 Wheel D Erie 21 2nd preferred 100 33 i 33 33 Wla Central 2GCO 2un 25 2Glt preferred 1903 52 L0i Kvi Express Companies Viiams k Ci American f 229 United States 130 Wells Fargo 220 iillacelluneoun iVmiilgd Coppcr 11100 COri 67i r > 04 Amcr Car F 100 31 lVi 34G 3lvi preferred 20 S9 SO S9 Amcr Linseed Oil 15 preferred 37 Amor Sm Ref 4CO 40 S9i 30 preferred ICO M > W i S2 Anaconda M Co 100 S3 SS SO ½ Brooklyn R T G9EOO C94 J5 o Cola F Iron 300 E0 79 t 79i Cons Gas 20 211 211 2IO i Coat Tab pfd COO 1151 115 ½ UlGj General Electric 100 177 177 17S Hocking Coal ifiv Jntcrnl Paper is preferred TO Intornl lover 07 La Cledo Gas 75 National Rlscult 45 National Load 1100 201 ½ W 23 North American 200 116 lli I t ju ½ Pac Coast cs Pac Mall ICO S5 3ft 3 3 < 4 Peoples Gas OCO 101i 101 101 > 1 Prcirscd Steel Car lCtO COI 0916 C0i preferred 92 Pullman Pal Car 225 Republic Stool ICO 10U 19 i 19 preferred J03 7CJ1 7C 70 Sugar 10500 1231 1261 ½ i234 Tcnn C Iron COO S7 07 5W Union B P Co 12 preferred 7C U S Leather 700 12 lll ii4 preferred 100 SS S3 53 U S Rubber 10 < t preferred BO U S Steel ISfOO 35 31 3IT6 preferred 2300 Sl i SS SPA Western Union ICO S7l S7H CT Amor Loco 300 27 ½ 17 27i preferred 300 91 J 91 93y K C Southeru 32 proferrcd 100 D3V6 E3A 51 Rock Inland 197CO I3i J1 I 4 IZ S preferred 2200 82 81 62 > St Louis Wool Market St Louis Dec 21Wool unchanged New York Sugar Market Now York Doc 21SugarRaw steady fair refined 37lCc centrifugal Do test 3 IGlCc molasses sugar 3 3lCc rcllncd steady Butter and Egga Nov York Dec 21 Butter Rccolptu litfj packages market steady Stoic dairy SvtiGc extra creamery 23c cream crv 21t7c Ejrgs Receipts 3100 packages market steady State and Pennsylvania 23c un candled Western 20iJc livo Stock CHICAGO Chicago Doc 21 Cattle Receipts 12 000 opened strong closed dull good to prime atccrn OtCuS j > oor to medium < 300ij23 stackers and feeders t2OCHf450 toe 312SfjlfO heifers 2CI550 can ncr I25 J2IO bulls tfOOJl0 calves jji r1 Texas fed alccra wr iioCO t j RccelplM today i2000 tomorrow j left over I300 5 to 10a higher cloactl S mixed end butchorH J5JOJ1 W 1 good jlw heavy 544tGCO rough heavy 3JK lIght 05 > 5Cra20 bulk of pales tb jC buep Rccelpto 12W sheep unevenly hljjhr lambs ntcady good to choice wethes4CI1AO > fair to choice mixed J30UICO Western ohecp MCOIW native na-tive Iambs flC > i5W Western lambs ST JOSEPH St Jogoph Mo Dec 21 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 1200 Texas and WcHlcm 332575 cows and helf n COf440 veals 52500 875 bulls and stags J2MlM tockera and fctler JSOa04x lloy Receipts 5vo 5 to lOc higher nlgB light and light mixed J51tlC3 medium me-dium and heavy 2045 bulk MSO840 Sh p Receipts 320 15 to 255 higher top Western lambs Mro DENVER Denver Dec i3 Cattle Receipts 200 market strong beef siocm 754MSO cow C50a3aO feeders freight paid to ilver J340 4tG Ftockcrs J30C3ICO bulls slHjTH etc XJSOfiiACO Sneep Receipts COO market hlghur light packers JOJitfC mixed 3 465 heavy jC20tiC25 Shuci > Receipts 2400 market firm good fat rnuttona J3t V 75 lamb SIC04MS9 OMAHA South Omaha Doc 21 Cattle Rocolpta 13Cv market 5jt1Qe higher native ators V jT 30 > Ita73 cov3 and holfors J3COtM25 Western stcors 2O0i50 Texas stocra 5273Ql2o cowu and hoifors range SiGftjr 30 canners 150fi2W stoekors and feeders 2500125 calves WOOgOOO bulls stags tic 5175jr375 Hogs Ucceipts KOO market 5tf10c higher high-er heavy JCKSSU mixed 623if aO light C15i62 > pigs 00tUCO bulk of sule 12JtC Sheep Reeolptu 2000 muket steady fed muttons Sl00ir450 Westerns Wfc > J2o wethers 375 3o eve WoXMOO common com-mon and stockers 5150wC25 lambs 5150 fco2J KANSAS CITY > Kansas City Dec 21 Cattlr Receipts 3000 including 200 Toxsina mokct stoarty to rtontc native stoers S3 WifOO Ti xaa and Indian stocra W50iJIO Toxiia cows jaOJiVSOO natlvn cows and heifers SlSOfr 425 stockeJ and feeders 255fj10 bullur 24Ufl25 calves JL50iC50 West era steers J3C > U625 Weacrn cows 5200 C310 O Hogs Receipts 5000 market strong to 5c higher bulk of sales G22ffi3 37 hwtvy Gl24t0t5 packers SClJUfjJSO medium ja f a37A light S5GOCG22Va yorkers 5G15OTC22V4 pigs 4500SOEO Sheep KecciptH 1000 market strong mqttons S3W1iMin lambs tCO7CCO rango ethers 3eUklCO cwca 53COu420 |
