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Show RESUME OF BUSINESS FOB THE PAST WEEK NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The most striking news of the business week, as shown by special telegrams from correspondents of tho International Mcrcantllo Agency throughout tho United States and Canada Is found In Pittsburg advices that constituent con-stituent stoel corporation companies making mak-ing Gtcel bars find the Improvement in demand de-mand sufficient to warrant discussion of a voluntary offer to advance wages a month hence Quito as significant aro reports to the International Morcantllo Agency from New England that tho volume of railway traffic there in general merchandise lines Is 15 per cent heavier than a year ago; that It Is heavier than a year ago on roads centering at Chicago, at Duluth and tho 'Twin Cities," at St. Iouls and New Orleans, and Is but slightly below last year's total at Pittsburg, with tho volume lncrcaslnc. This, In tho face of Interruptions to traffic by snow, lco and extrcmo cold weather, presents a more favorable situation situa-tion respecting current distribution of goods than had been supposed Prices of shoes aro to bo advanced soon. Smaller Now England cotton mills may have to shut down during tho summer months, owing to uncertainty of prices and supplies. Conservative Southern advices ad-vices say many Intorlor buyers aro unquestionably un-questionably loaded with high-priced cotton, cot-ton, and xinlcss prices advance effects may bo felt later. Further Investigation concerning con-cerning winter wheat and range cattlo shows that recent severity of weather has caused only nominal losses in either direction. di-rection. Western Pennsylvania expert opinion Inclines to the view that there will be no strike of bituminous coal minora between tho Allcghonles and tno Mississippi Missis-sippi where operators have refused to moot demands made. Silver and Drafts. SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 19.-Sllver bars, 9c , , Mexican dollarr, nominal. DraftsSight, 32; telegraph, 10. Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, Feb. 39. Today's statement state-ment of tho treasury balances In the. gen-oral gen-oral fund, exclusive of tho tl50.CO0.000 gold reserve In tho division of redemption, shows; Available cosh balance, 5223,133,997; gold, S101.CSO.C57. Money and Exchange. NEW YORK, Fob 19, Money on call steady, lifil por cent; closing bid, 1 per cent Time loans, easy; sixty days, per cent; ninety days, SVs-l per cent; six months, 4414 per cent. Prlmo mercantile paper, 4vvVi per "sterling exchango firm, with actual business busi-ness in bankers' bills at p5-Ed for demand de-mand and at SI.S3 for sixty-day bills. Posted rates. $4.83-1.84 and M.SGfc. Commercial bills. ?i.83?;4.S2n. Bar silver, 59c. Mexican dollars, 46Uc Bonds Govemmonts steady; railroads weak, Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. Fob. 39. Tho following table, ta-ble, complied by Bradstreot. shows thq bank clearings at tho -principal cities for thb wcok enScd February 18th. with tno nercentngo of increase and decreaso. as compared with tho corresponding week last year. Inc. Dec. r:--..-.-.:::! itSS ::v. SS Boston . 11C.918.329 .... 38.1 SSS : Pittsburg .... C0.45S.5W .... 22-0 Ian' Francisco M.g .... J- Baltimore i Cincinnati S'nTomi Kansas City in'asa 84 Los Angeloa 31 SSilLnd Or 3.352.070 .... 2.8 I.lae CITY . agjag w .... Spokane. Wash.. .... lHgffi8;u'8:::: :;:..sas $ Outside N Y 7Vcd"" 14 S Totals, Canodiv 4Q.k.'j.iu .... xi.j Motol Markets. vorjC Feb. 19. Tin advanced iv?J3 in Tondon. spot closing Bfl higher S K whl"e futSres were 2s fid Usher ut "A is 6d. Locally tin was about 30 Points' higher in -WgSkS8 voppor ciuouu. . . iUQ jondon ffot"1 It 2 .S UKh.a localhj local market and also In London at 11 lis 2d Spelter remained unchanged at $5.00 5.10 locally and 21 12s 6d In London. Iron closed at 60s Od In Glasgow and 42s 9d In Mlddlcsboro. Tho local market was nominally unchangod; No- 1 foundry Norlhorn la quoted at $15.CK316.C0; No. 2 foundry Northern, 514.005-15.00; Jo. 1 foundry foun-dry Souther and No, 1 foundry Southern soft at $13.75fi.l4.2a. Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, Feb. 10. Wheat for May delivery de-livery today old at 51 03 a bushel, an advance ad-vance o tf&raHc over last night's close. Other deliveries wero also strong, the Jul option at one tlmo bolbg up 3c compared with yesterday's final quotation. Sharp advances ad-vances In foreign markets, duo to posslblo war complications, wero potent factors In the local situation. Competition among millers for wheat sultablo for the flour trade was an equally vital Influence. May wheat closed at a net gain ot SU'S&ac, July wheat finished. Via up, May corn up V-c oats lVfec, and provisions 32g'l2&c. On tho wildest trading experienced since the market started on its bullish courao May wheat opened at S1.00S1.01. Tho initial ini-tial quotations wero WS'lHo abovo yesterday's yes-terday's closing figures. July oponcd ic hlgbor at &0'4&2OU.c Tho action of tho market was foreshadowed fore-shadowed by a sharp advanco In prices abroad, Liverpool wheat futures being quoted 1HS1W.0 higher and London quotations quo-tations closing ltt2Vic Idffher. The growing Hcarclty of good wheat through-out through-out tho country was an added Inspiration to the buyer. Eastorn bidders for Oklu- homa wboat made offers equal to SI f. o. b. Galveston for hard wheat, and mot with no responso from country dealers. Ro-ports Ro-ports from other Boctionts showed that similar conditions applied to tho greator nnrt nf tho winter wheat region. Spring wheat mlllors, owing to the .greuter scarcity scar-city of their own special milling variety, were roportcd In close compotltlon with millers m Kansas and Nebraska for the wlntor wheat of those States. All those considerations doveloped a very bullish sentiment aaiong local tradors, the buying Increasing as tho prica continued to rise. When May wheat reached $1.01 the big long Interest becamo an open seller. For a time! t looked as though the markot was on tho point of breaking. After reacting re-acting to 99c, however, tho prlco was again forced upward by tho urgent demand de-mand from shortH. Trading was so largo and general that it was decidedly difficult to follow. Fluctuates In May wero especially espe-cially wldo, and it was necessary to go away over tho market to fill orders, Prices climbed upward until tho noon hour, when the high point of tho day was reached, May soiling, at 51.03, Meantlmo July had risen to 93c Somo reaction resulted on heavy renllrlng saios, but within the last row minutes of trading trad-ing May again touched 31.03. The cloeo was at $1.024 for May and at 92?,o for July. Clearances of wheat and flour were canal to 3GS.320 bushels. Primary receipts wero 409.400 bushels, against 417,600 a year ngo. Exports for tho week, according to Bradstrecfa, wore 1,657,000 bushels. Minneapolis, Min-neapolis, Duluth and Chicago roportcd receipts re-ceipts of 25-1 cars, against :ai a year ago. While tho bull campaign was in full progress tho anthuslaBm In tho corn market mar-ket had died out temporarily. Not until lato in tho. duyj did. jtho. com jlt feel .the . effects of tho bullish foreign news, and tho strength In wheat. There was big coiling off May corn by ono of tho moBt prominent commission houses, which was reported to havo sold over a million bush-ols bush-ols during tho day. Tho opening on May was tt5A!Qi higher at G5yifi55IJi56c. There was very little corn wanted early In tho day and tho prlco gradually declined de-clined to bU&c. The close was lfrm at 5GVc. July showed greator strength and closed lUc hlghor atlHVfcffSl&c. Tho relative rela-tive strength in July was duo to heavy purchases by a largo provision Interest. Local receipts wero 19C cars, nono of contract con-tract grade. Oats wero strong, but not especially active. ac-tive. After opening i'Sic higher at 44U 44$ic. May ranged between 44fM5V6c, closing clos-ing at 45ttc. July closed o higher at 40c. Local rocolpta were 70 cars. Provisions felt tho effoct of the war as much, If not more, than the grain markets. mar-kets. There was an active demand for Investment In-vestment account tho ontlro day, and shorts wore bIbo liberal buyers. Whllo tnoro was considerable liquidation at Umc3, offerings were well raKcn, and the cntlro list showed gains. May pork led In tho advance, closing Mia hlghor nt $15.67, after selling between $10.17. and' 515.C7,t. May lard was up 12V at $7.90, and ribs 37&c higher at $7.42.t Estimated rccoipts Xor tomorrow Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 2S5 cars; oats, 150 cars, hogs, 20.000 head. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat, No. 2 May . 1.00 1.03 69H, 1.0241 July (old) 0U6 94U- 9U 93tt July (new) 90V 93 90& 92TJ Sept (old) S7 SS?i SG-i SS'i Corn. No, 2 February 63 May 555i 56 G5-S, JUly 65 65 ,53 64i Oats, No. 2 February 42 Muy 44U 40i 40 40i, September 34 35 31 35 Mesa Pork-May Pork-May 15.20 35.C7 15.171.4 35.57 July 15.05 15.60 35.05 15.45 Lard-May Lard-May . 7. SO 7.90 7.771A 7.90 July 7.90 S.07'4 7.90 S.03 Short Ribs May 7.25 7.42 7.25 7.45i,i July 7.37Vj 7.50 7.37V& 7.50 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wero as follows: Flour, nominally strong: No. 3 spring wheat, S5fi99c; No. 2 red, 9SV2-S11.05; No. 2 corn. 52',ic; No. 2 yellow. 63c; No. 2 oats, 42Hi 43c. No. 2 white, 46c; No. 3 whlto. 42V!tf 40Vc; No. 2 rye. 72c, good feeding barloy, 41$W2c; fair to cholco malting, 4S⪼ No 1 flaxseed, $1.11; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.18; prime timothy seed, J3.25; mess pork, per burrcl. $15.3716.50; lard, per 100 pounds, $7.67i4tfR70; short rib sides (loose). $7.12Vi (Ttf.SlVi; short clear sides (boxed), $7,3711 7.60; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.27; clover, contract grade, $11.15. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles. Recps. Ships. Flour, barrels 31,105 33,400 Wheat, bushels 34,200 22.8(0 Corn, bushels 170,50) 163,100 Oats, bushels 227,200 312.100 Rye. bushels 4.800 4.700 Barley, bushels 95,200 18,900 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produco exchango today tho butter but-ter market was firm; creamery, IQMjc; dairy, 38Vf022c. Eggs, firm at mark, cases Included. 2SC0a Cheese, steady: lOfflOc Coast Grain. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 19. Wheat-i strong; May, $1.47-; Decombor. $1.44. Barloy Strong; May, $1.10 bid; Deccm-bpr, Deccm-bpr, S1.C6U. Livo Stock. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Fob. 19.-CatUc-Rccclpts. 2X1. Slow. Good to prime steers, $1.90 5.75; poor to medium. $3.5OJW.S0; atockers and feeders, ?2.E01T3.15: cows, Sl.CofM.OO, heifers, S2.001M.75; cannors. 51.GOU2.C0; bulls. 52.0OJN 50; calves, S3.GOTT7.50. Hogs Receipts today, 28,000; tomorrow, 20,000. &10c higher. Mixed and butchers', J5.10fi5.45; good to choice heavy, 5. 357i5.50; rouh heavy. fS.10.?j5.35; light, $4.COa5.50; bulk of sales. f5.10fo.C5. Sheep Receipts, C0O0. Sheep, steady; labs. lOfiCOc lower. Good to cholco wethers. weth-ers. S4.0OfiM.eO; fair to cholco mixed, $3.00 4.25; Western sheep, $4.20Jj5.15; native lambs, $1.005.75; Western lambs, $1.00g 0.00. ST. JOSEPH. ST. JOSEPH, Fob. 39. Cattle Rccoipts. 1600; steady; natives, $3.7&35.35; cows and heifers. $1.854.50; stockcrs and feeders, $2.85-1.25. Hogs Receipts, 4500; 10 to 15c higher; light, S4.S5QG.2U; medium and heavy, $5.10gi 5.40. Sheep Receipts, 10,00); active, firm; lambs, $G.10; yearlings, $5.25; wethers, $4.60; ewes, $4.15. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 19. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 2000; strong; natlvo steors, $4.W5 5.2o; natlvo cows and heifers, $1.75ff4.2o; stockers and feeders, $2.25-1.25; calves, S3.0035.60; Western steers. $3.504.50; Western West-ern cows. $2.ttJTS.40: bulls. $2.7&8'1.75. Hogs Rccoipts. 7000; higher; bulk of sales, $5.0056.25; heavy, $5.10fi5.20; packers, S5.05Jf6.25; pigs and lights, $4.80SS5.05. Sheep Rccoipts, 20w; stoady to strong; muttons, $3.7555.25; lambs. J5.00g6.00; rango wethers, $1.15j4.40, ewes, S2.733M.15. OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 19. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 1500; markot stoady; native steers, S3.301j5.10; cows and holfers, S2.65S3.75; can-ncra. can-ncra. $1.75Q2.C0; stockcrs and feeders, $2.75 (g-4.00; calves, J3.0Off5.50; bulls, stags, etc, $2.4033.60. Hogs Receipts, 7000; market RfflOo higher; high-er; heavy. So.lGfio.Wi mixed. SS.OJTrS.lO; light, $1.8535.10; pigs, $L OOjJi. 75; bulk of sales, $5,053-5.35. Sheep Rccoipts, 6000; markot steady to strong; Westerns, $14035.25; wethers. $4.00 54.40: ewes, $3,003-1.30; common and stockcrs, stock-crs, S2.G033.80; lambs, $I,6035.7G. Butter and Eggs. NEW YORK. Feb. 39. Butter, firm; fresh creamery, 15310c; Stato dairy, 143Clc. Eggs Firm, Western firsts, 34c. Now York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 19, Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 2 13-lCc; centrifugal, 96-test, 96-test, 311-lCc; molasses sugar. 2 9-36c. Refined Re-fined is steady; crushed, $5.35; powdered, $4.55. granulated, $4.45. Coffee Steady; No. 7 Rio, 7Uc New York Cotton. NEW YORK, Feb. 39. Tho cotton markot mar-kot opened weak at an advanco of 1 point to a deollno of 11 points. Tho close wus barely steady at a not advance of IHqVo no Ints. |