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Show iSS Moved 1 brow Channel A Urates 1 Stock. 'J Sari w price in tj ent Reaction. i, i ,. Mav 4.-Thc counter- 8 "fJJSw in .o United $ VcimI Mocks, ngolnst strength & MW, Mdflc. had the effect Of & iSSobinty today. Th0 sc."" 3 ,nl was narrower and the .3 f nlcctod than at any timo f nt Plod of dullness pel f ?r i11 statcs su? j fLjed the lowest price on tho 4 Wlton V common getting be- 1. 'Jtitwd below SB. The 4 Kisase bpnds were reactionary. 72 iS of tho Bessemer Ore as-j as-j uUs the signed cause of the X' "ieJ lb "'c,:0 larE0 lran8acUon8 tfl LfKfftl at different times. MF.'q.... cause of tho advance In fftSc the giving out of a HlSEbr Ibo head of the system ex-SBKM ex-SBKM vlows of tho business SSbW throuch tho West. ftS'Jjrddl by hopeful trad-KhUnallon trad-KhUnallon of a purpose to offer iS'Sc-Jpnort to tho market, wns of t? Ft? hfluence on sontlment, owing Mrf oJanectlons of tho author In wJlworld. The attitude of tho fflraSww. was strictly a waiting 5M&"s of die sold -novcinont was ft 'sltb equanimity, the. day's cn- 5 elcfaW.W for export to Paris . Sribe week's total up to 4.i"0.-X 4.i"0.-X the sub-treasury paid out to-$ to-$ fflt) on account of Japanese gold N wit San Francisco. The hnrden- Hdarce which usually follows the $ i of Japanofrc gold colors tho sups', sup-s', ftit remittances to Eniropo are 3. wiliut part of thoeo receipts. But u ritliche!! to the estimate of the r of die port of San Francisco 1 wi ar.d Russia havo spent some u W b this country for war mato- toV'dlns provisions, since Uio pres-I pres-I rbejin. . i km Increase In tho number and ViMa of bankruptcies for April t isi with April of last year liad a !fi t&tcl. and the marked Increase t Marts, especially, was not liked, A ft tio failures ore confined to a J. dm of these Institutions Tho 1 rMthtr map was a favorablo one et but tho Missouri State report 3jts effect. Southern Railway was 5;1 by its good showing of March dip. and Rock Island preferred ii pccJly In spite of the falling off: i, oci-thlrd In tho net earnings 3 tnitm for the same period. Tho 1 ttosw In prices were ii'tlgnill-' !!! vtn irregular. Total sales, par ,0:a United States old Is cou-fracced cou-fracced h yer cent on call. T17 YORK BOND LIST, i. is rtff. 1(6 L. &. N. u. -Is... 101 5? K3 Man. c. g. 4s 103 rfS... .105 Mex. C. 4s (& a..., ....105 1st Inc l3Vi r I. Jl re?132ti .L & St. L. 4s. . . M I n 1 M., K. & T. 4s.. 100 rey..ltt7 2nd2 7SL t a Mex. NaL c. 4s.. 74 'I 14 f. 4s..lCC!i X. Y. C. K. 314s.. &0 J 1; MN. C. g. 5s..:... 130 h L Is... . Mji N. Pac. 4s 104 i I. is. .M s 72, , - iM',4 X. & W. c. 4s.... as WGo.cs., lCi O. S. L. -Is & p.. 9434 Ml'- ... Tl'Jj Penn. c. 2s. . , . . . rc ML0. 4Hs.KC Reading: g. 4s.... iS Sr,-" SL T" & Mt- J n. 4s C'bj consol 5s 113U I St. P SL L. & San F. I .. .. I ft;. Is S2 Hjrt .s.127-1, SL L. S'w'ii lsts. 91 TMl t P. S. Pac. 4s 9iu IK;- 1U S. A. L 4s es ... gi s, Railway 5s. . . .11CW SL,. I- & R 3ts ....H8V5 7-u 'c?1 T. S- L- W- 4s OOVfe a g,. I Pac to 101 r conv. 48 97ai : Js V S. Steel 2nd 5s 73 jBb WaboHh lsts ....1151; . . . S, ,ci,. b 6lil ;'D.C wis. cen. 4s.... (CU5i.NG STOCK LIST. ' Sles.HlKh.Low. Close. If o.S 72 72'A 72Vi . frl' 5 ' Ohio 1.3j 7fli,i 70" 79 Icilf J. " ,lj0 117X 117 Alton, . 'ao 37 S7U ' gWeMern. c&) iiii fk ii S"S!;r 1 171- 171 8n Kl IXVi fe-;l ill Hun Ts I'"" 14S?i 112S 3f! J jjy' .f1 .Bgjjj.P1'". .... iwv-Ri' iwv-Ri' w "3 lisU iib olLoui;:15': li7 gpfirr';;;; ii iiii 5k fpref'2! SI l Urr gfc I;y) &w sii 4 Pj o j. .... . 913J ' Sni 1 - -f-r--r- -f'-f 4- SILVER. f New York , sic -f- San Francleco W&g, -f- LEAD. " 4. -f New York oxchanjro r..COgt.Co f COPPER -f- New York exchange.. $12,5713)13.12 -- .4.4. Anier LInscod Oil sia preferred igu Amor Locomotive , isu preforred JO) 81 Sl. 81 Amor S&R 48v4 preferred 941$ Amer Sugar Rfng.. 3,000 32SVfc 327-4 Anaconda M Co .' 75 Brooklyn R T 5,10) 4U 45?i 46 Colo Fuel & Iron.. r. 31 n Clas SfiO 2C0; 209 203l4 Corn ProductH L 121 proforred 70i Distillers' S 22 Gen Eloctrio 2.0 15S 157V4 167i Internal Paper f ll preferred r... M Intornat Pump BS 1 preferred ' '.. 71 National Lead " 11 North American S4 Pacific Mall 300 20?! 2i ' People's Gas COO 97 96;4i 97 Pressed St6el Car... 63 27 2iHa 27 proforred 100 69 Pullman Pal Car... 100 210 210 209 Republic Steel G?i preferred 42 Rubber Goods'' , 1HH preferred , 70 Tenn Coal & Ireo.. 400 35 35ri 35- U S Leather SCO 6t Cix 6-4 preferred 2.1C1 704 79v4 79 U S Realty 6.600 ri preferred S.700 CO HSi W T; S Rubier "... WOO 1SU IS 17JS preferred COO 63 67 C" U S Steel l.son lOi 9T& 10 preferred 4,100 55 W-i "Westlnghouso B 3J56 W'csteni Union CM SS? SSU K'.i Total sales for the day. 214.EO0 shares. Condition of tho Treasury. TYASinNGTON", May 4. Todny'a statement state-ment of the treasury balances In the general gen-eral fund, exclusive of tho J15O.000.C00 gold reserve In tho division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, ?220,E)3,-210; ?220,E)3,-210; gold, ?116,390.219. Silver and Drafts. NE"V YORK. May 1. Bar silver, Mc Mexican dollars, 43Vc. SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-S liver bars, 54c Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight, 2Vc; telegraph, 5c. Money and Exchange. NEW YORK. May 4 Money on call, easy. 101 per cont; closing bid, IV per cent; offered, 1 per cent. Tlmo loans, easy and dull, for sixty and ninety days, 2Vig2-M per cent; six months, 353i per cent. Prlmo mercantile paper,. aiifoMU per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at S4.S7 for demand and at $4.S4.S5iff4.S4 90 for elxty days. Posted rates. 54.S554.56 and J4.SS. Comrriercial bills, $i.Si. New York Metals. NEW YORK, May 4. The London tin market was rathor Irregular, -with spot closing 5s lower, at 127 6s, whllo futures woro 10s higher, at 1K Es. Locally, prices were held a shade firmer, with at $27.93 (J2S.10. Copper was lower In London, closing at a decline of 10s, to 5S 6a 3d for spot and SS 5s for futures. Locally, prlcea are unchanged. un-changed. Lake 1b quoted at ?13.D0; electrolytic, elec-trolytic, $13.12U 13.25; casting, $12.S7p 13.12, Lead declined Is 3d, to 11 ISs 9d, In London, Lon-don, but remained unchanged hero at 51.C0 4.65. Speller was unchanged In both markets, being quoted at 22 76 6d in London and at S5.20ft5.25 In the local market. Iron closed at 52s 3d In Glasscow and at 44s Gd In MIddlesboro. Locally, Iron is quiet and without further chumre. No. l foundry Northern Is quoted at Jiri.23ff 15.75; No. 2 foundry Northern. J14.75gl5.2i; No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $14.00JpU.&0. Live Stock. CIUCAGO. CHICAGO, May 4. Cattle Tt&celpts, 19,-000; 19,-000; market weuk to lOo lower. Good to prlmo steers. ?3.0Og5.R0; poor to medium. 2.90tf4.85; stockers nnd feeders. $3.00 4.40; cows, Jl.50fi4.75; heifers, J2.2ig4.75; canne(, 51.50S2 CO; bidls. J2.00S4.10; calveff J2.5O1J5.0O; Texas fed steers, ?.CK3 Ho Bi Receipts today, 4,000; to-norrow. 25,000; market about steady. Mixed butchers'. butch-ers'. J4.C&04.5; good to chclco heavy, J4.75 .ST1; rough heavy, J4.Og4.70; light, J4.55 gM.75: ublk of soles, 54.65&"4.75. Bhecp Recelpis. 14,C; market lower, IombH steady. Good to clioico wethers, J-l.75ft5.40: fair to choice mixed. J3.:ff4.00; cllppod Western sheep. J4.C55.40; native lambs, clipped. J4.25tJ5.75: clipped Western lambs, J4.77yg5.W; woolcd Western lambs, JG OC'J.M. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY. May -4.-Ca.ltle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 6000; steady: native steers, J4.00 5.35; natlvo cows and heifers, J2.0OiT4.7O: stockers and feeders, J3.25fpi.70; bulls, $2.65 !?3.85; calves, J2.76-8C.00; Western fltecra, 54.004.75; Western cows, J2.0024.40. Hog3 Receipts, 10.00D; steady: bulk of sales. J4COff4.CS; heavy. J4.G5-1.72: packers, pack-ers, J4.COff4.C5; pigs and lights. J4.tK34.C0. Sheep Receipts. 2000; steady; muttons, J4.50fi5.75; lambs, J4.95fr0.70. range wet hern, JiWgG.75; ewes, J3.6uflG.50. OMAIi-. SOUTH OMAJIA, Nob.. May 1. Cattle-Receipts, Cattle-Receipts, 4500; market slow, steady to strong; natlvo steers, tf.etgo.lO; cows and heifers, ?3.00W.20: canners. J2.032.SS: stockers and feeders, J3.003H.2S; calves, J3 00S5.73: bulls, atags, etc.. $2.7&Q4.CO. Hogs "Receipts. tCOO; market 6c higher; heavy, J4.COSI.70; mlxfd. J4.57'3'4.C0; light. J4.I07H.W; pigs, J4.OOiN.40; bulk of sales, J4.57-I.C2. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market steady to easier; Westerns. Jl.70iJ5.5Q; wethers, J4.60 tfj5.6Q: ewes. J4.0Cg5.10; common and stockers, stock-ers, J3.C0S0.00; lambB, Jo.TCfgS. Now York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, May 4. Sugar Raw, firm; fair refining, 3 3-lCfi3 7-32c; centrifugal, centrifu-gal, .9C-test, 3 11-1033 23-32; refined, steady; crushed, J5.43; powdered, J4.S5; granulated, $1.76. Butter and Eggs. NEW Y'ORK, May 4. Butler Easier; fresh creamery, 14(If24c; State dairy, common com-mon to choice, 14y23c, Eggs Bai-cly steady; Western storage selections, lS'tlSc; firsts, ISc St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS. May 4. Wool Steady; medium grades, combing and clolhlrur. 2021c; light, Huh, 1617c; heavy, line, 1 llfll4c; lub-waBhed, 2021c. London Wool Auction. LONDON. May 4. Tho offerings at the Wool auction salcH today numbored 13,200 bates. Coti petition wsis spirited and all grades worn firm except faulty and faulty Merinos, which were somowhat below tho March prices. Fine Merinos were strong and showed a hardening tendency. Scourcds sold spiritedly. Kew Zealand creasy was in active demand from France. Coariso croas-brcds were eagerly taken by homo and Gorman buyerB, and locks and pieces vcro sold to Continental buyers at high rates. Tasmanlan wool was in actlvo request. Americans secured se-cured a fair supply of fine and medium &roaa!ctt. Cacs Q.l Gupd. Hope and Natal ( sold well to the homo trade and Ger-mnny. Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, May 4. Conflicting reports regarding tho condition of wheat flolds In the Southwest caused a firm close in wheat today. Final figures on July wero a shado higher than yesterday's close. Corn Ik up Vc Oats show a gain of 5? c. and provisions 7c to 10c With an Inclination to weakness tho wheat market opened at a slight decline, July being down c to &c at S4Vlc to 84ic Fine weather everywhere and tho fact that spring seeding was proceeding rapidly wore tho principal contributors to tho bearish sentiment A rumor that crop reports of Michigan, Missouri and Ohio would show a modorato Improvement Improve-ment In conditions of growing wheat Increased In-creased the selling pressure. Talk of a posvslblo general tie-up of lako navigation also hud Bomo bearish Influence. 'J'ho selling was quite general for a time, and In consequence p'rlOvs continued to decline, de-cline, July going dowp to Stc. But sentiment sen-timent gradually underwent a change. Ono of the principal traders seemed to bo moro Inclined to buy wheat, and tho action ac-tion of tho operator was the signal for an Increased demand on tho port of pit traders. Reports from tho Southwest as to tho condition of winter wheat wore docidedly contradictory Tho fact gave fresh encouragement to tho bulls and brought out additional buying orders. The market became active and strong. With only light offerings tho price of July advanced ad-vanced to S5c During tho last half-hour there was considerable profit-taking, which carriod prices bade about half a cont, Th market olc-aod firm, with July . at &S4c. Clearances of wheat and flower woro equal to 12C.900 bushols. Primary Pri-mary receipts were 201.400 bushels, compared com-pared with 277,700 bushels a year ngo. Minneapolis, DuluUi and Chicago reported report-ed rccolpts of 93 cars, compared with 71 cars last week and 119 a year ngo. After oxhibltlng some weakness "early In tho day as a result of a decline In wheat, the corn market displayed considerable strength tho rcraalndor of tho session. July opened a shade to Yto lower at 47I5?f 4i?ic to 4c,4c, sold between 47i'347:ic and 48c, closing at 4SfilSLic. Local receipts woro 103 cars, with only uino of contract grade. Small receipts and an active demand woro Influences that crcalod independent Htrength in oats. The market closed strong. After openinir unchanged to a shndo lower at 3Sc.38o to 3Sc, July cold between 3S?ic nnd 33Uc. ami closed at 35i4'gi9c. "Local receipt wero 59 cars Buying by Shorts and packers caused a firm tone in provisions. Tho market was holped by tho more bullish hog situation and by light offerings, July pork closod with a gain oC 10c at $ll.S2. Lard and. ribs woro each up 7p at $tf.70 and JC147 3'j.60 rcspoctjvoly. RANGE OF LEADING FUTURES. Articles Open. High. Low. Close. . Wheat, No. 2 July (old) SVtU 8CU SG July (now) SIK $5 84 84 sept fold) : si si?i 0i si Sept (now) 79ft SOU, 79i 791 Corn, No. 2 ' aiay 4nl .J6 451 46 v, 47?;. 4S 47i 4S'i September .J7, 4S(i 47 4S Oats. No. 2 .May 40 40U 40 40 July .. IiS SOI', 33?; 33 September 30 30T6 30 ' Z0' Mess po'rk, per bbl. May 11.60 Jl' 11.72 12.05 xll.72 11.82 Soptcmbcr 11.95 12.22 11.95 12.02 Lard, per 100 lbs. May 6.50 6.57 G.&0 C.B5 July C.72 0.77 G.62 C.70 Scptomber C.S0 C.87 6.77 6.85 Short rlbF, per 100 lbs. May C.20 C.25 6.20 6.25 July 6.45 C.G7 6.45 6.50 September 6.C0 6.70 6. CO 0.65 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations woro as follows: Flour, quiet and steady. No. 2 spring wheat. 90fr 93c; No. 3. 85fl92c; No. 2 red. J1.02. No. 2 corn. 47?4(Jj4S'lc: No. 2 yellow. 61fio2o No. 2 onts. 40-Mjr41ic: No. 3 white, 40frI3c No. 2 rye. 69; e. Good feeding baric v. 32 37c; fair to choice malting, 151355c. No. 1 fluxsecd, $1 01; SsTo. 1 North western. J1.0S. Prlmo timothy seed, J2.90. Moss pork, per barrel. Jll.C0fiJll.G5; lard, por 100 pounds, 56.55(00.67; short ribs sides (looso), Jfl.12 576.25; short clear sides (boxed). 16,601(70.75. Whisky, basis of high wines, J1.2S. Clover, contract grade, J10.75. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Rocpts. Shlpts. lour, barrels 27,000 1 l.oro Wheat, bushels 52,000 31.500 Corn, bushels 251.100 U8.CC0 Oats, bushels 110.200 11S.900 Rye. bushels 2.C00 6(0 Barloy, bushels' 123.600 19,700 PRODUCE EXCHANGE: On the produce exchange today tho butter but-ter market was steady; creamery, 141j23c; dairy, 1221c. Eggs easy, 16-i31Co. Cheese easy, S10c. Coast Grain.- , SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. Wheat Steady; .May, Jl.27: Decombor. Jl.26. Barloy Steady; May, $1.66; December. 96c- |