Show HANQUIL IN i SHEET Protective Measures by the Banks Checked Decline i fHE MARKET < CLOSED DULL f Jndertone at the Last Firm Early L Loss Recovered formation of a Pool of Financiers < Said to Bo Only a Precautionary Precaution-ary Measuro Silvor and Draft Now Yorl Dec 13 Mexican dollars Jvhc bar allvcr iSc San Francisco Dec J3Sllvcr bars 4c 3exlcjin dollar nominnl drafts 31gt ar drafts telegraph 2c Money nnd Exchange Now York Dec 15 Cldse Monet on nil firm at 4i5 I per ccrtt closing offered t 1 j tIm money nominally G per cent rllh commission for sixty days ninety ays and six months Prime mcrcanlllc paper C per cent Sterling l jxchanrje heavy with actual uslncsa Irt banKcr bills at WSGftUSo I or demand anil 483 25 for sixty days POBtrd rates 185W1H8S 1 Commercial bills 1slltJI 71 Now York Metals New York Dec IS In London the tin aarkot scored a aonsatlonal advance to L ay quotations there gaining LI 12s W I rlth spot sloslng at LUG 3 and futures at 116 10 The local market was somewhat JTected by the development abroad and ulcd firm advancing a matter of 50 points o 25752M with sales of ten tons of Jecombcr reported at J275 Coppor on tho contrary was lowflr In ondon declining Is 2d to 51 5a for spot jid W Its Cd for futures The local mar 1 ll for copper showed no change prices ontlnulng nominal Standard was quoted t 107i lako HIw < and electrolytic and sUng at 1l15 Load was unchanged at 112h but la 3d Ighor lu London that market closing at 10 17s M Spelter was unchanged hero at LJW ann an-n London at un 17s Gd The English Iron markets were about toady at Glasgow quoted at Ws 3d anti Jldillcsboro nt iTs Cd Tho local Iron mar ot was quiet and nominally unchanged Warrants continue nominal No 1 foundry lorthern is quoted at J2300fi 2500 No 2 oundry Northern No 1 foundry Southern nd No1 foundry Southern soft at f2200jr < IN I Coast Graln van Francisco Dec 1iiWheatYealc December II tJS May 51S3 spot Heady IAYti112 1 Barley AVcaker May 123 cash 122 1f Visible Grain Supply New York Dec 151hQ visible supply if grain Saturday December 13th as com lIed by the Now York pro t1co exchange B EJJ foil own Wheat IS151OCO bushels Increase l 2211 I CO biibhls Corn 5493000 bushels Increase 1603000 lushels OatH 61 JOO bushels decrease 563000 luahels Rye 1502000 bushels decrease 20000 lushols Barley 2511000 bushels Increase 107000 lUBhclo Butter and Eggs New York Dec 15 Butler Receipts 10 packages steady State dairy 20J72Sc ireamcry extra 30o creamery 22ff29c Kggu Receipts G200 packages steady Jtate and Pennsylvania 2Hc Western un jandled poor to fancy 20S27c New York Sugar Market New York Dec 15 All grades of re ined sugar wore reduced ten points today to-day Quotations Raw llrm fair refln ng 3 7lUc centrifugal 3teat o Ii l6c Jiolaesos sugar 33lGc rcllned steady No 0 5IJ5 No 7 IIO No S 5125 No 9 IO No 10 125 No 11 120 No 12 M 15 No 1 110 No 14 106 < eonfoi loners A 170 mould A 510 cut oaf J515 crushed t5t5 powdered 595 ranulatcd 1 > cubes J310 Stocks and Bonds New York Dec 5lho protective meas jrcs agreed upon by the banks of this Mty had the effect of checking a danger lus looking decline In 119 stock market to lay and tho market closed tranquil and ather dull Tho undertone at the last fan llrm and the JOBSOJ of the t earlier art ot tho day generally wore recovered JVhcn Saturdays level had been reached in the recovery tho action of thu mar tot Indicated that the measures taken bj ho banking community wero by no means leslgned to Induce speculation n for tho 180 at this time Prices of tho market waders as they rosu our Saturdays love I ycro held back by very liberal offcrlnga The sUitemint wan made that no frars vcrc entertained of the present situation md that the formation of the protective tool was only a precautionary measure tnd probably no action would be required 1i m the part of Its members In the way of lupplying funds to the market Avhllp tho knowledge of the uteputaken W the ruling powers Jn the Jlnanclal vorld Induced u feeling of great relle In I III quarters tho belief was Iot disguised hat tho pool Vas nn emergency mdasiiro lot differing In kind or degree from hoe tdoptcd In other periods m crises In Wall trecu Tho action or the market this morning tn top of last weeks violent decllno allowed as that did also a prolonged 110 1 1 lod of gradual dccllnu uwakcnJd rc < L inxtaty over the outcome The violent ncasures adopted in the Arcnczuclim trot Ue added to the uneasiness Sentiment was also a po lmlatlc one iver tho money market The opening rate vac 10 per cent and tho days large iiyrt L llcate requirements and the heavy accu nulatlnnH for tho Standard Oil dividend roused the fear that there would bo ad lltlonal large withdrawal of credit Not only tho Immediate but the pros iccllco I s ndlrato needs running up to I I nany millions of cellars were calculated 0 aggravate tho fears of borrowers Tho v tateraonl of tho countrys foreign trado 4 or Novohiber wan dlacouraglng ns to tho 1 x > reIgn exchange situation showing as It < lid a decrease In the bal rtco of trade In I lur favor of over iGGOGQO compared with fovembcr 1MJ 7hc small Interior grain movement los ned tho effect alxo of tho recent revival n grain exports Later In the day some feet was produced upon Hcntlment by I he jlut in Chicago exchange from K cent irrnlum on Saturday tu 10 conls prumlum odny The payment by tho aubtrcasury f ITnpvo on o telegraphic transfer from lan Frnclsco markerl tho abatement of j 1 demand upon the Now York money mar eL which has cnul1d much jpprr > henfiloii 1 Hie foreign cxchanfCQ market also vsjak mod materially This la tnamad feature L I f = t f c41 1 > + + + 4 + + + + + + + + i + + + + + 4 SILVER + + Now York 4c Jr i San Francisco iSc + f ± London 22W < J + + LEAD + + Now York exchange 112V + + COPPER + + New York exchange 51113 + 4i STOCKS AND BONDS + 00 Protective measurer by New York + 4 4 banks had offjcct of changing a + 4 dangerous decline + + j ORUN AND PROVISIONS f f + Wheat wan strong at opening on + j + < small Bhlpracnls + + Corn was only moderate after a 4 < 4 lIne opening + 4 TheN wua no feature in oats + + Provisions ruled linn + + LIVE STOCK + + Cattle Slow and lower + t + j Hogs Ton to 15 oonto higher + I + Sheep Steady and weak + I + + + + + + + + ± + + + + + + + + 4 Ii i W asi directly due to the higher money rate What effect upon all these factors muy result from the provision of a 550003000 relief fund for tho New York money market mar-ket Is a problem which Is the subject of much Interesting surmiSe The murkot showed somo hesitation at tho close but the toto WOo firm The bond market was broad and In the morning was weak but showed Bom6 recovery re-covery Total Malts I par value W120000 United Stales bonds were all unchanged on the last call NEW YORK BOND LIST JUS ref 23 rog 10Ht Hock Yal lV6alOSJt 1 U S ref 2d couplOSTi I e N unl 19 191 US So rcr1Jj lex Cent tel 70 U S 3s couplOil 1st Inc 21Li U S n 4 Is leg 13V tlInn t st Lision USn Is coup 1356 110 K Tls 97Vi IT S ohl Is meg 10S < 4 2ndn 80 U S old is I oouplOO K Y Cent Igta lff1f UI S 5s reg lOMi L gen S AS 101 U S 5s coup10I4 N J Gent gen GslSTiA Atchison g 4s 101 Nor Pac Is 1Q3t i adjustment la I SOB Nor PC 3s Tl1 Ir SO-B 0 lsl00 N W con 43 tfHts no JIlts HI Reading son Is 1J5 BOconvIs1Ol StL IMp Csll2 Cnn So 2nds103 St L S F la J 37 Cent of Go 5310fe St Jj Swest latfl SI 1 1st inc 12 2ndB SI l C t O 81Q2 SAAPi5 M Chi it jVays 7S So Pac Is I C P 1c Q n Is 9IT6 I So fly 3118 C M i l St P 1 g ls113 Tex P iti1tC Chi N ifjn 7s133 PSt L W4n 7 C R 1 l3103 fe Union Pao 1s10l 1 l C C C St L g la ro U P com 4n 103 < Chi Term In 1 S3 Wabash ista HSii Colo So 4 Toy I abash 2nds 107 D t R G Is toY Wabash deb J3 72 Erlo prior I Is 974 West Shore Is 1 73 Erie gen Is SJVj W L K 1 la I 91 FAV D C 1ss 29j Wis Cent la 1 00L CLOSING STOCKS Sales Illnh Low Clone Alchlson tXt30 > 75 I 77 79vi preferred I9CO 910 OCU 07 6 B 0 33CrO Olfc r23 91oc referrcd l Sly Can Pacific 171CO 12i 121 125 Can Southern T 73Vi C it 0 6CBTO 1191 43ft Jl oj C A 4 3J YJ 70 preferred iXO G9l G9U roC ro-C I L 71 i prof erred OL C K I 105 C G AVvTrlOd 23 22VI 225i A preferred 70V B preferred SCO Wh 33 3S C j t N AVk 100 212 1 212 I 211 Chicago T T SCO 1G 1551 15111 preferred 100 20 23j 20H CCCStL GOO U3Mj 03 93 Colo Southern 2200 25i 2I I 24 > 1st preferred 700 G7 CO t7 2nd preferred 1200 Olh 10 IOV1 Del Hudson 1500 156 15I ICC D L W 110 210lj MOfc 210 JD it R G 00 SGVt 35d M1 preferred lCOO S7 SGV V4 s Erlo 25SCO 3074 20 309 1st preferred 3MOO C2W GO A C2Vi 2nd preferred i 100 43 111 I2i Gl No pfd SCO 1SS 1S7 ISSj Hocking Valley 51CO 99 93 rJ 9S5i jircferred i GOO 95 91 t 93 Illinois Central 1400 110 13SJ 133Yi Iowa Central 200 25 > l 33Hi iVl preferred to I L E AV 200 15 45 f preferred 115 L t N SfrX 1191A 116JI 119 Manhattan L 13700 Hlfc 11m Ul fc Met St Ry 3CM 13 > Bi 123V4 1MJA Mex Central 1100 21 > 4 20i il Mcx National 100 HY Ht 144 Minn it St L 1 305 Mo Pacific 20500 102 M 1024 MKT 3SCO 23 2311 2Ph 231A preferred 1OC D 53 i1 521 y N J Central > 13 N Y CcntrnL15OCIQ 157 I4SI 150 ¼ Norfolk it AV 72CO CS C7 3 preferred 1000 i2 90 M Ontario AV C7GO 27r 26 27Vi Pennsylvania 10IW 152l UJ 152 Reading 63000 5iij liW 57 ½ 1st preferred i6xrS1A > I > Sl4 W 2nd preferred 700 73A 7JVi 73 ½ St L it SF 1go CJTS 633 CPA I 1st preferred 100 73 7S 77 2nd preferred h 4W CG i C3 CCi St L S AV 5vW 20 2JV SPi preferred liXX 571 ½ 57 57 St Paul 63000 ItO 1CC1 1CST I preferred 1S3 SO Pacific lCOO 681j iA DS So BnIlway12O 294 < 2SV 2D6 preferred 800 W4 S0 > i M Texas Padlflc lCCO 3S 87 33 4 T St L W Ifm 1K A 25 2Ct preferred 1100 45 II ½ 45 > Union Pacific 70300 DC 9a3 Cfi preferred 3200 90 M 00Y t AA abash 2100 25 23 ½ 24 < preferred 17W > S 3S 39 > I AAf L K GOO 22 21 11h 2nd pruferred 31 AVIa Central 1700 23 ½ 23 23 preferred 700 J8Ys JSl Kxpreas Companies Adams j 200 American H 200 220 215 215 United States 100 125 123 120 AVilla Fargo 215 MlscIllliiou I Amalgam l Copper 19100 C3JJ Gl t n3 Am Car K 2000 tJoO 3 32V1 13 preferred1 7CO 87L S7 S7 l Am Linseed Oil 70i 15 liy 11 preferred 7 10 Am S R 3000 33V4 37 SS < 1 preferred 300 90 W wu Anaconda Mln Co 300 SI S1 tN Brooklyn R rooO G2J1 59 > i fi2 Colo Fuel Iron 2000 7S 7t5 7i Con Gas lOCO 207 i0i > 207 Cont ToUrTco pfd 3 < X 115 J14 11 Pi l General JOIcctrlc 1703 175 172 17l > fe Hocking Coal 7 17 > internl Paper t SOD 17 ICVi lIP I T preferred ICO 70 70 1 9S Int rnl Power p LaelcdO Cos 50 National Biscuit I H National Lead lOX 25 lfI 24 IIi 25 No American 100 ioo4 1MH i 109 A Pacific Coast r Pacific Mall 100 37 S7 37 Peoples Gas 37W 93J 9SA MIA PnaBcd Steel Car IKO G3J 5G BC preferred OO 90 S01A K Pullnian too 222 222 0 RepUbllc Steel lCf0 17 17 1 preferred 100 74V 7lVi I 7K Sugar 11000 120K 118 > A H9y Tenn Coal < t Iron 1000 61 62 53 U B P Co 100 12 ½ 12Vi 12li preferred 1t it U S Leather 2930 liy JOy JHi preferred SCO S7 KV tfiv U S ftubber LeI IPjj 14 IIIf preferred so U S Stelsl IS5Y 31Vi 30 3lMi preferred 2C4CO SI 70i SO h AVestcrn Union 1100 S7 ½ S7 67A Am Locomotive 11CO 2Wt av 23 preferred 300 91 OiL MVi 4 K C Southern 1100 25V 28 23 W < prefcrrwl 3JO P2 C2 B2n Rock Island 22300 3 < viJ 3I4 36 preferred 6000 77 753k 77 j Total sales for tho dayESlOvOaharee C tt rxJ T j |