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Show fill Grain 1 Moves Upward IB option in Wheat, as Also H July, Takes a Skyward iBrAGO. April 30.-Indlffcrcnt cables W&IUint weather throughout the lEWcst ond Southwest caused an fMlttrt In wheat at tho opening, tho Bllvery being down V4c at S4c. An imlsslon houso demand, how-diveloped how-diveloped with shorts free- buy-Yt buy-Yt in consequenco tho May I up About a cont, whno July tog fartor In bringing out tho lemand was tho almost sensa-lllsh sensa-lllsh crop news from tho Ohio Si traders who have had an fot viewing fields In that sec- the past week found It dif-brcss dif-brcss tho extent of tho dam-rta dam-rta i from such sources had with tho generally bullish sen-jit sen-jit traders. Another strength-ence strength-ence was a good demandrfpr rtldW and In tho North-iablo North-iablo delay In tho oponing o.f owing to strikes, tended to the Bluatlon. as with the sup-at sup-at from Duluth cut oft thero t better demand here, knees In corn and a desire on a few holders to take profits y checked tho advancing ton-the ton-the close was firm and near the Final quotations on July wero ter the prico had touched SS,p ranged between SSTiftOOc, clos-3 clos-3 of wheat and flour wero 3,400 bushels. Primary receipts bushels, against 363.800 bushels o. Minneapolis, Duluth and sorted receipts of ICC cars com-ntacty-slx cars last week and Market ncted heavy all day,' ras very llttlo chango In prices B the session. July opened un-n un-n shade higher at 4SVfrfic. d 4;t?4Saic and closed at 4SG ranged between 45 and 4ic. itfte Local receipts were V fifteen of contract grade, is some tfood buying in oats e day. The market continued I the last half hour, when some mco was" lost on profit-taking, lowcver, was firm. July opened at 33c, sold up to &V:C and &ic Slay fold between 40Mc c and closed at 40ic. Local ire fifty-two cars. Ipal business In provisions wero of changing from Iny to July., there was somo liquidation mmteslon houses. Indications eased hog receipts, which acted sing Influence. The market r with July pork down 7i c to ily lard was oft GgTc at 1bs were down 2Joc at $0.40? OF LEADING FUTURES. Opto. High, Low. Close. SO 90 S9'tJ ..... S5 mi 66 in) SIH Soft S4i fSVj rid) . ... Sl 2 S1 Sl'fc it) ... SOU K SO &3vi Wo, X- '........... 4 l 46M, 4$ 4S4 47 AS V?r .. . . 4? 4SVi 47 4S )No. 2- ? -iOtf 41 -WW 40 SO SOVi S9 00 bar 31 31A 31 21M pork, ptr bbl 11.7211.72 ll.C2Hsll.C2V6 I . 12.02Vi 12.07V6 11,05 ll.'JTVa ;per 1M lbs. t 6 53 0.52Va 6.50 6.50 ... C.70 C.72V6 CC7V6 C.G7V6 kr .. . C 0 0.S5 0.S0 'C.S2 frlbs, per Kfl lbs. jT C 25 C.27V6 C.1G G.17V6' U 6.52 6.45 6.40 ' 6.42V6 ter G 57i G.C0 6.55- C.57H) g! CASn QUOTATIONS, (notations were as follower Flour, VN'o, 2 spring wheat. OOfTO-lc; No. 3, jto. 2 red, ?l.COffl.02. No. 2 corn, fe; Xo. 2 yellow, GlVKifv2c; No. 2 fcg41c: No, 3 white, 40ff43Vo. Mo. Wc. Good feeding barley, 30'i31Vsc; Mice malting, 45'555c. No. T flax-td: flax-td: o, 1 Northwestern, Sl.OS'.A. toothy seed, J2.93. Mess pork, per nlLW nZ: lard, per 100 pounds. PTn; short ribs sides (loose). J5.00fi Krt clear sides (boxed), W.50fG.75. fi'WMs of high wines, 51.2S. Clover, tBrade. 510.75. EIRTS AND SHIPMENTS. F- , Rcc'pts, Shlp'ts. fff"revbI 17.5CO 17.000 SSs?elB 13-COO 20,10) rp-' luS.-JM 102,C0 EX.51 S5.C00 lOC.MK) , 2.000 00 lMs WM ".000 W PRODUCE EXCHANGE. -'Bl?.ro1ucc exchange todaV tho hut-,5sKJiT''a,slCAl1y' hut-,5sKJiT''a,slCAl1y' "eamery, llf723c; -rt'KS0, "leady, at mark, 10g iF easy. iiaovtc. Stocl:s and Bonds. - yORK. April 30. The banlc '.ijB?1 the only news of the day ".Kri ImPrttlnt beai-Ing on tliu ..7fct and It was accepted with 'i" I'uls was partly due to 'JBrV, the statement wns not Ifljwi. tG, 8howlng of actual condl-' condl-' jB, Jncroase, although a small une cash Item of the bank In the fjJK,1"6 largest gold exports on ..K "n. anomaly hi itself. It Is iK ned by the fact iat the -J,063 not rellcct the $3,700,000 i'K.v K?) d that went ut todav w" he carried over Into StKTv, 8tatemcnt. Even allowing t-'BT.iash reserve Is more than ilWM?. ,DeUcr than was estimated sEtr0Wn movnents of monfty. iLwfi? 01 dlcrepancy. , n cxPccted In view of railroad Issue notes. Fur--3s-Ihfta7.pccted- ad the plnc-York plnc-York City that tV.11 8 also Generally bc- IISStto C f BOld "P 10 th,s tlds i Morgan shipment that lKma pfr,other PupPOEes than 1 4lKnnCa?al Payment, tho prln-, llto b?n?f V'lch- therefore, rV I l'opcrationV,l3(?d for Thft details I 'io the WftVr? StU1 so'",hat ob- BOW te8l.3 from llie bank SS ll0df5?e,lt-' This un-3n un-3n of Z ,C actora in the LEfiv!n fl?y s 8tock market. SBSK1"" Total bond i ' theS,dJ0r 0lock3 this traQrs T V'Cratl0n3 0f U -Mroflt n' Vain attempts to , life ana Ibunn ;f lh0 markeL lyWtlu mi?,, ndanco of money pl b 10 Procure cash re- . J- SILVER- 4- Now York 5.1 ic -f- 4- San Francisco G4'jc -f -f- London 25V4d -f LEAD. - -f 4- New York exchontro ?4.0-I.C5 -f f . COPPER v-f- -f- New York exchange.. ?12.031S. 12 --"r--f- -H- -f sources, and those who are not obliged to sell have every incentive to beep their offerings off the market, in view of Its small power of absorption. At the same time the abundant facilities in tho money market have proved no Inducement to operators to accumulate stocks for speculative purposes, as doubt and uncertainty over the future course of values offer no assurance of profits on tho operation. The market is practically deadlocked in consequence. conse-quence. While money resources aro abundant, this fact in itself is a cause of anxiety over the business, prospects. The enormous accumulations In the reserve re-serve centers argue a decline in active employment of money in trade. This indication la strengthened by the report re-port of mercantile agencies, which show backward demand in many lines and disinclination to enter on future commitments. The slack demand for commodities and the lessened output by producers Is still ntttrlbuted In lanre part to thc lateness of the season, the continued cold weather decreasing the demand for merchandise which usually develops with the coming of warm weather. The week's heavy exports of Eold, which have reached a record, have not caused a ripple In thc money market and no obstruction to the movement by a rise in interest rates Is indicated at present. pres-ent. It Is considered, therefore, that practically all of the $40,000,000 payable to the Panama canal stockholders will go out in gold. The same abundance of money resources Is found in London, Berlin and Paris and early reduction in the discount rate of the Imperial bank of Germany is expected. The movement of gold toward Paris, In view of the large resources already at hand there, strehcthena the conviction that the issue of the large Russian loan there Is Imminent. The securities market mar-ket in London has fared rather better than our own by reason of thc retax-ing retax-ing of thc mone'y rates, and has also shown a cood investment demand for high-grade securities and an awakening awaken-ing speculation in South African mining mi-ning stocks. London has shown no desire, de-sire, however, to buy American securities. securi-ties. The large gold export, in connection connec-tion with the Panama' payment and thc Indifference felt toward it, is in stronir contrast with tho nervousness displayed at the time the payment was first considered and the numerous contrivances con-trivances thendiscussed for easing the strain of the operation. Bonds have been dull, but prices were steadily maintained. United Strttes new 4s have advanced i per cent on call during the week. NEW YORK BOND LIST. U S rcf 2s rg.!l05Vi L & N unl 4s... 10013 coupon 105V6 Man gold con 4s G7V U S 3a reg 10GV4 Mcx Cent 4s 67V4 coupon 107 1st inc 12V& U S now 4s reg.,133Vi Minn & St L 4s. 90 coupon 134Vi' M 1C & T 4s 100 V S old 43 rcg.-lOTM, 2nds 7S coupon 107Vd N R R Mex con Atchison gen 4s.l00Vi 4s 731 adjust 4b 91Vt NYC gen 3V8. OSri Atlantic C L 4s. 04V NJC gen 6s.... 129 B & O 4s 100vi NT P 4s 1031i 3Vs !MVa 3s 72, Cent of G 5s IOOVj N &. W con 4s.. 03 1st lnc 70 O. S. L. 43 & par Ches & O 4V2-S..102T6 tic .. 01?! Chi & A 3&S.... 77 Penn conv SVs.. 1)7 C B & Q new -Is. 04V Reading gen 4s. OSVfl C M & St P gen St L & I M con 48 .r 1D0 5s 113 C & Northwest St L & S" F fg cori 7s 120?i 4s S2V4 CRI&PRR St L Southwest 4s 73 lsts OGVd col Gs SOVa Seaboard A L 4s GS C C C & St L S P 4s 01 gen 4s 100', So Ry 5jk 11GJ Chi Term 4s &Wi T & P lsts 118V4 Con Tob 4s GSTi Tol St L &. W 4s 70 Colo & So 4s.... S5 U P Is 101?; D & R G 4s OSvi conv Is 004i Erlo prior lien U S Steel 2d 4s. 7G 4s 05 Wabash lsts ....IIS gen 4s S7 deb B Gl F Worth &. Den W & Iy E 4s SO City 1st 17V4 Wis Cent 4s 00VI H Valley 4Vts....l0GV C F & I conv 5s. 70V: CLOSING STOCK LIST. Sales. High. Low. Close. Atchison 1,300 72 72V& 72' preferred . : 200 03V4 03V1 93 Baltimore & Ohio... 1.000 70Vi 79V4 79V4 preferred MV1 Canadian Pacific ... 100 116ft llo-ft 11G?1 Central of N J 158 Ches & Ohio GOO 31 31 30?i Chicago & Alton SSV4 preferred ' .... SIVi Chi & Gt Western.. 700 1G 1G 1G Chi & Northwestern 170 Chl Mill & St Paul. SCO 143?i 143 143?; preferred 176 Chl Term & Trans S preierreu ioa CfC C & St Louis... 73V Colorado Southern... 100 lCVfc ICV-i 1GV4 1st preferred ; G3 2nd preferred 403 22V 22V1 22 Del a Hudson 700 157Vi 157 157Vi Del Lack & West... 100 2G9& 269 2G0V'a Denver & R O ; 20Vi preferred ', C9?i Erie 4,100 2.V 24 241ft 1st preferred .400 63 63 63 2nd preferred ICO SS?4 3Si i&j; Hocking Valley .... 100 CS C7 C7 preferred . 60V4 IllluolB Central 100 130 120 120k Iowa Central ..t 17 preferred. Sf K C Southern IS preferred 100 35 25 35 Louisville & Nash.. GOO 107 107Vi 107 Manhattan L 200 142 '142 142 Metropolitan S 77 Metropolitan St Ry. 400 112 112.i 112 Minn &St Louis 47 Minn St P & S S M. 200 61 Gl 60 preferred 116 Missouri Pacific .... 800 92 02 92 Missouri K Sz T 10) 17 17 17 preferred 100 .37 37 3Vii. Nat R R Mox prej .... 35 N Y Conlral 115 Norfolk & West.... GOO 57 57 57 preferred SS Ontario & West COO 21 21 21 Pennsylvania G.70O 117 117 117 P C C & St Louis.. GG Reading 5.G00 44 44' 114 1st preferred 7SV1 2nd preferred 61 Rock Island Co.' 1.S0O 22 22U 22' preferred 500 63 63 63 St L & S F 2d prefw 200 46 4&V4 40 St L Southcwcotcrn. 13 prof erred : 83- Southern Pacific .... 3,80) 47 47 47 Southern Ry 600 20 20 20 preforrcd 400 S5 84 S1V4 Texas & Pacific... 100 23 23 23 Tol St L & West... 400 2CVi 26Vi 25 preferred 400 39 39V4 30 Union Pacific ....... 6,000 81 Si S4 preferred 100 02 92 91 Wnnsh .. 500 18 IS IS preferred '. 1.SO0 3S 37 37 Wheeling & 1 E 1G 'Wis Central 17 preferred SS Express Companies Adana ?. 220 American ISO United States 103 Wells Fargo - 205 Miscellaneous Araal Copper 2,200 4S 4SVi 4S Amor Car & Found, 200 175 17 17, |