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Show jKTREET PUZZLED i Daring, but Un-n Un-n Leader Bobs Up. I Ions are heavy ploon Thought to Bo a l-Ctttin Kln. R'Blocks of Shares Hurled On) Portion of the Mar-ket Mar-ket to Another. k, Jan. 22. Another day of ac-ariod ac-ariod trading in stocks marked jag of the speculative campaign In' tho laat few days. The man-jlch man-jlch tho enormous blocks of iiousands of shares were hurled iortlon of tho aiarket to another ;Tent evidence that the leader- 10 market was In daring and Aands. KTonly news from a stock mar-Koint mar-Koint was made up of surmises personality of tho nowly active flparty and the identity of their .whether on the buying or the t Somo of the selling- was open-jthc open-jthc Interest of tho principals in ship, while their brokers were at other points with ostenta-'Sclferation ostenta-'Sclferation Tho usual dlfflcul-ng dlfflcul-ng skillfully conducted spccula- ions was therefore felt on the o anxious boardroom traders, it to follow the movements of operators, ular supposition was that tho Ive party in tho stock market ncculative elements that have ilhcnt in cotton and grain dur-ccnt dur-ccnt activity tn those markets. Something llko a pool has been y which these various elements Iff in concert to lift tho prices :to their own profit. The trad-itcd trad-itcd nil the characteristics of e7 of activity of such organized 1! The buying and bidding up ias skilfully shifted from ono to larter, calculated to affect opln-jharkct opln-jharkct as a wholo, and selling oints was colncldentally carried callzlng of prollts, Later In tho actlonary tendency became fair-junder fair-junder tho weight of tho selling land the level of prices receded Jfrom tho highest. ilBoIIIng was somewhat aggra-Ihc aggra-Ihc report of a banking failure id. and tho downward tendency rery effectually arrested before which was unsteady. Tho fore-jnbther fore-jnbther very favorable bank 'for tomorrow did not serve to Bjlatc market, as such a show-en show-en counted upon throughout the Inc to tho cxlremo case of Btlmntes of tho receipts of cur-ajthe cur-ajthe Interior arc unusually at k that tho gain In cash Is rcck-e rcck-e way from $$,000,000 to 513.009.-ill 513.009.-ill sources, The lessened pros-ir pros-ir Induces hlrchcr prices abroad fljierc, but there is no sign In n market for tho animation ilfere. Foreigners bought n few lehnros here today. Amal--oppcr and Realty preferred rTposltlvo .pressure all day. and Pacific and Pennsylvania were slfrom the general advance by fallze on yesterday's gains. Su-otably Su-otably strong on favorable p.stl-cnrnlngs. p.stl-cnrnlngs. United States Steel Lwas late in advancing and did rcll. kUsland bonds relapsed sharply. Vwero a few other points of re-thc re-thc bond market, which, how-, nued active and I'onornlJv firm' tit par value. 56.315,000. United ds were unchanged on call. V YORK BOND LIST, ifrcg KaV4 Tlock. V. 4s ..105 ift"vi l. & x. u. 4s.. S.......1IW Man. c gold is.lOa-'Ji rfi... lCiii ilex. Con. -Is 70 iTreg..lT2Vl 1st lnc 16 ft. . i.Wi m. & st. l. is.. m iTreg.-lOTy. M.. K. & T. 4s.. HS?i T....107'., 2nds St ig. ... 101-J Mev. Nat. c. -1s 7CV- .lOHi k y. p. g. 3's. OSVi lis.... 93?i N. J. C. g. 5s.. 131 An No. Pac. 4S....103U. Bl... . 91 4s 73 5;... ire x. .c w. c. -is.. 97ii FX... . o-, o. s. i -is t p sr. RT.5s..iriP Penn. c. 3l&s.... 96 "1 Reading g. -Is.. 90V Us... lrtWi St. L. & T. TUt. Kts 7Ci consol 5s 112 9- n, St L & S. F. 03'9 fg. -Is SI bt. P. St. L. S. W. lsts 01 s. A. l. -is ito; .Tc.7e.13Hi, f-'o. Pac. 4s .... Sli & P. So. Ry. 5s 113 3; t. & p. ists....na S2-j T . St. L. Sz W. & SI, Ih 72i(. 8'.... .17 I'. Pac. 4s imi'3 is.,. . SHC conv. 4s ... PS Ma.... Pl'-t lS. Steel 2nd 5s 75 . f$i AVnhash lsts a 4s.. OS deb. B 05-11 :n 4s.. PS w & L. E. 4s.. 00 W... S3 Wis. Con.1 4s... 00 IP. C Colo. F. & I. 6s 73 MSING STOCK LIST. Slr. Hlch. Low. CIoko. A-i- T0.0CO 7Py 70V1 if.-. ,.. o.coo 02 sm SflVt. Ji- 21,000 S3Yi S2A S3 . 200 91 91 " MVt ?nclfic .. 10.700 121 4 1104 120 lft" IGU. li?ii 1C1 Dhlo . 7Sf 35 nAy TAUon l.fiOO .TSV. as 3S i.7oo si ' si sm red .. .. oo 31 30 30ii a& t jot n 10 10 TcVV r,rt 2I'A gst l... ?r,n so 7.01A InutliPin 7nn irv. iri. 1Rc. (ferrcd . 1 fifo PS ns'" PS irefcrrcd. 1.700 2S-; "7 -!! & "" M1 1CS' ir7 yfw. ... 200 273 070 IH 7I' 7.... ... 14 301 29 Vi 2S ilerred .. 8.KO 60'A GO m . galley .. 2.0M 77ii 7.V 76 fe:.- 7 3 S ty So .. 100 21 Sl nj.v g-- - EM SSVfc 3S 1 38 -- -f- SILVER. New York ...Rc -V 4- San Francisco ..;..65ftiC 4- London 25 3-lCd -r- LEAD. 4- New York exchange J-I.COI.Co -f COPPER. Xcw York exchange ....$12.50212.75 -- STOCKS AND BONDS. -f Active and irregular. -f -- GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. -r- "Wheat "Weak; lower. Corn Inactive; weak. -f- Oats Steady; prices lower. Provisions Irregular. -f LIVE STOCK. 4- Cattie Steady; strong. 4- Hogs-Hlgher. -f Sheep Strong; higher. -f L. & Nashville .... C.400 111 110 110. Manhattan L 0.400 146ifc 145Vt 145 Met. Strict Ry 4.C00 124 123 123'j Minn. & 3t. Louis CS Missouri Pacific .. 62.CW Of. 04" 95lft M.. IC & T 1,300 10 1S! 1S Preferred 1.700 42V4 41 41 Mex. Nat. pfd K0 39 S3V- 39 New York Cent.... 5.400 121 120 120 Norfolk & West... 9.700 C2 CIVi CIV'i Preferred S7 Ontario & "Western 1S.700 23 23 22 Pennsylvania C1.300 122 121 121 P., C. C. & St. L. COO fJ5 05 05 Reading 16.7(0 47 4G 40 First preferred .. 1,000 SO SO 73 Second preferred CI, Rock" Island Co....9S,S00 27 Vi 20 20 Preferred 10,000 GS 157 G7 St. L. & S. F C7 First preferred Co Second preferred. 1,100 47 40l,(i 4C St. L. S'wcstcrn.. 400 1G'i 15 1G Preferred 2,200 30yt 30 30 SL Paul 44,200 14SVx 140 147W Preferred 1C0 170 179 177 Southern Pacific .. 45.700 52Vi nitf 01 Southern Railway. 1G.G0O 23 Zi 22 Preferred 7,000 S6V1 5 S5 Texas & Pacific .. 5.300 27, 27 20 T.. St. L. & W 2C Preferred 100 550 30 38 Union Pacific .... 39,000 Sl Sl Preferred 200 90 00 90 "Wabash 1.700 21 20 20 Preferred S.000 39 30 SOU Wheel. & L. E.... 2.S0D 19'A 10 1S "Wisconsin Cent.... 2.900 21 21 21 Preferred 900 47 47 47 Express Cos-Adams Cos-Adams 220 American 1D0 United States IDS "Wjellfs-Fargo 203 Miscellaneous Amal. Copper 59.300 PHI 50U "-05a Am. Car & Fdy.... 1.7CO 20 20 20?4 Preferred 1,000 71?fc 71 71vV Am. Linseed Oil .. COO 12 11 11 Preferred 29 Am. Locomotlvo .. 7.S00 l&ti 1S 10 Preferred 1.400 7S 7S',i 77 Am. Smelt. & Rcf.. 2,500 49 4ST 49 Preferred S00 91 91 01 Am. Sugar Rcf.... 11,20-3 129 127 125 Anaconda Mln. Co 100 7C 7C 75 Bkn. R. Transit... 24.700 61 50 50- Colo. Fuel & Iron,. 1,000 32 30 31 Col. & Hock. Coal.. 1.100 14 II 14 Consolidated Gas .. 7.100 19C 191 105 General Electric COO 179 17S 177 Internal:. Paper .... 3.3CO II 13 12-(, Preferred 1.300 C7 Gt 07 Interaat. Pump 100 35 35 33 Preferred 71 National Biscuit .. 3C0 40 40 39 National Lead .... COO 1G 10 1C North American .. 2.000 90 S7 87 Pacific Mall 1.700 31 30 30 People's Gas 16.3(0 100 93 99 Pressed Steel Car .. 2,100 32 30 31 Preferred 200 71 70 70 Pullman Pal. Car.. 100 219 219 218 Republic Steel .... 4.950 OS 07 07 Preferred 3.300 47 46 4Gi Rubber Goods 3.400 247 20 21 Preferred 900 7S 77 78 Tenn Coal & Iron. 1.200 40 39 39 U. S. Leather 2.(00 v 07 07 07 Preferred l.COO 7S 7S 7S U. S. Rubber 00 13 13 13 Preferred 3.400 PO 40 50 U. S. Steel 45.300 1 2 11 12 Preferred 70,100 -CO 59 C93& "Western "Union .... 1,000 SS SS SS Northern Securities 91 Total sales for tho day, 1,065,700 shares. Silver and Drafts. San Francisco. Jan. 22. Silver bars, 55c: Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts-Sight', Drafts-Sight', 12c; telegraph, 13c. Honey and Exchange. New York, Jan. 22. Money on call easy; 1"5J2 per cent; closing bid, 1 ncr cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans easy; sixty days. 3 per cent bid; ninety days. 3 per cent bid; six' months, 41T4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4fi5 per cent. Sterling exchange ensy, with actual business in bankers bills at 54.S5103I.SC for demand and at $4.83.201.83.30 for sixty-day bills. Posted rates. Si.S3 I.SG. Commercial bills, SI. 83. New York Metals. New York, Jan. 22, Tin underwent a revere re-vere break in London today. Spot declined de-clined 1 17s Cd to 127 7s Cd, and futures were 1 Is lower at 12S 5s. The decllno was attributed chiefly to speculative Influences, In-fluences, but was followed to some extent ex-tent locally, where spot closed at 52S.0OS! 23.50. Copper was also easy In London, spot declining 12s Cd to 56 17s Cd while futures fu-tures were 7s Cd lower at fiiG 15s. Locally, Lo-cally, copper was unchanged. Lake Is quoted at ?12 75ffJ3.00, electrolvtlc at S12G2'Q 12.87, and casting at $12.00$ 12.75, Lead was unchanged here at 51.GOffl.65. but declined Is 3d to 11 13s 9d In London. Spelter was steady at 5l.95Si5.C6 In New York, and was also unchanged In London Lon-don at 21 7s Cd. Iron cloRod at 49s 9d In Glasgow and at 41s In Mlddlesboro. Locally, Iron was unchanged and more or less nominal. No. 1 foundry Northern Is quoted nt 515. OOf? 16.00, No. 2 foundry Northern at $14.0072 15.00. No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft at $13.7511.23, Live Stock. CHICAGO. Chicago, Jan. 22. Cattle Receipt. 2500; sleady: good to prime steers. l.9g5.G3: poor to medium. $2.25'&4.50: stockers and feeders. J2.C0S-I.00; cows. $1.50jJ4.00: heifers, Sl.75ff4.50; canners. $1,5052.45; bulls, $2,007(1 4.00: calves, $3.00ff4.10. Hogs Receipts today. 21.000; tomorrow. 20,000: mixed and butchers. $4.90f5.10; good to choice heavy, $5.CKVfr5.20; rough heavy, $4.S5555.05; light, $4.GQgl.95; bulk of sales, $4.8r,'55.03. Shocp Receipts, 5000; sheep and lambs strong, to 10c higher; good to cholco wethers. weth-ers. ?4.1O?4.50: fair to cholco mixed, S3.2501 4.00; Western ahecp. S3.50ffl.35; native lambs, $1.506.00; Western Jambs, f I.15ff5.95. ST. JOSEPH St. Joseph, Mo.. Jan. 22. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, COu; steady to strong: natives, 53.50 u.lG: cows and heifers, ?l.SSff-I.40; stock-ern stock-ern and feeders, 53.00-1.20. Hogs Receipts, 3000: 10c higher; light. $4.751.95; medium and heavy, fl.90ff0.l0. Sheep Receipts, 50-3; higher; lambs, $5.85; yiarllngs, $5.25; wethers, $4.40; ewes, $4.00. KANSAS CITY. Kansas City, Jan. 22. Cattle Receipts, 2C00; ateady to strong; native alters, $3.00 ff4.C5; native cows and heifers, $2.15ft;!.G0: stockurs and feeders, $3.0003.75; bulls, ?2.23 103.25; calves, 52.75ff6.00; "Western steers, $3.00ff-l.25; "Western cows, Sl.GOff3.iO. Hogs Receipts. GOOO; higher; bulk of sales. $4.70ff 1.90; heavy, $1 S5ff5.03; packors. 54.70JM.S5; plgH and lights. $1,3554.85, Shcp Receipts. 2000; steady to strong; muttons, 33.E0ff l.40; lambs, 51.G5ff5.S0; rango wethers, $3.25ff-J.30; ewes, $2 50ff4.00. OMAHA. South Omaha, Jan. 22. Cattle Receipts, 700; market steady to stronger; natlvo steers. $3.60ff3.10: cows and heifers, ?2.75fii 3.75; canners. $1.5Off2.G0; stockera and feeders. feed-ers. $2.7fff4.0O: calves, ?3.0Offl.25; bulls stags, etc., $2.25ff3.7b. Hogs Receipts. 0000; market active. 5c higher; heavy. $4.$5'!iM.;5; mixed, $l,0ffl.S5: light, $I.C5T4 SO. pls, $3.50ff 1 10, bulk of Bales, S4.Wff4.PO. Sheep Receipts, 400; market steady; fed muttons. SI25ff4.S0; wethers, $3.S5ff4.10: owes, 53.OOff3.90- common and stockcrsT $2.50 ff-3.70; lambs, $4.75ff0.9O. Treasury Statement. Washington, Jan. 22. Today's statement state-ment of tho treasury balances In the goiseral fund, exclusive of the $150,000,-000 $150,000,-000 gold reservo In the division of redemption, re-demption, shows: Available cash balance. $220,236,400; gold. $SC,f02,SOO. Coast Grain. San Francisco, Jan. 22. Wheal Easier; May. Sl.SSM. Barley Firmer: May, $1.07 bid. Flour and apples steady. Potatoes and onions firm. St. Louis Wool Market. St. Louis, Jan. 22 Wool Steady. Medium Me-dium grades, combing and clothing, 17ff 21o; light fine. 15&17c; heavy fine, 12 14c; tub washed. 20ff31c. New York Sugar Market. New York. Jan. 22. Sugar Raw, nominal; nomi-nal; fair refining. 2 27-32c; centrifugal .96-tcst. .96-tcst. 3 ll-32c; molasses sugar. 2 19-32c. Refined Re-fined Dull; crushed. 55.05; powdered, $4.55; granulated, $4.45 Butter and Eggs, New York. Jan. 22. Euttef Unsettled cri-ainery. luff 22c: Slate dolrv. llfflOc. Eggs Steady; Western, 2Sff31c. Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Jan. 22. On account of ctlp-rlcd ctlp-rlcd wlro service outside trading was light In tho wheat pit. The market opened weak, largely because of lower cables and largo Argentine shipment. Anolhor factor fac-tor was a report of additional ruin In tho Southwest, effectively breaking tho long drought In that section. May was a shadu to ffc lower at 91 to 01c. The sentiment senti-ment nmong pit traders seemed to bo decidedly de-cidedly bearish and they were Inclined to sell freely. During the first half hour prices declined rapidly and May was soon selling at 01c. Opening buying bv tho big bull operator temporarily checked tho downward tendency and some recovery was made. On every break tho prominent long would send In buying orders in an endeavor en-deavor to support tho market, but his efforts ef-forts were of no avail Prlcea continued to sink until May had touched M, a decline de-cline of lc from the opening, wlifcli was the high point of tho day. Tho closo was weak, with May at 00c. July ranged between be-tween 31 and S3c, closing at Slc, a loss of l(,c for the day. Corn was subjected to about tho samo experience as wheat, with tho possible exception that tho pit crowd was less fearful of selling corn than wheat. Clos-. Clos-. lng prices were weak at nearly the bottom bot-tom figures. May c lower at 49ff49'4c. Oats displayed weakness In sympathy with wheat and corn. A fair demand from commission houses and local traders, however, how-ever, caused a steadier feeling. Tho market mar-ket was affected somewhat by tho weakness weak-ness in wheat and corn. After opening a 3hade to c lower at 42ff42c to 42&c. May sold off to 41c, but closed steady at 41c. Local receipts wero 115 cars. Provisions There wa realizing In lard on an unusually largo scale, but in splto of this selling provisions ruled firm. A strong hog markot was tho principal bull factor. May pork close Cc higher at $13.32. May lard was up 10s at $7.35, and ribs 2ff5o at $6,76. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 30 cars: corn; 235 cars; oata, 110 cars; hogs, 20.000 head. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2 May 91 91 90 90 July S3 S3 Sl SHs Sent 78?i 7S?i 77 77 Corn No. 2 Jan -15 45 45 40& May 00 50 49 49 July 48 43 47 47$. Oats No. 2 Jan 29 39 3S?i 39 May 42 42 -11 41 July 37 37 37& 374a Sept 33 33? 33 33 Mess Pork-Jan Pork-Jan 13.12 May 13.32 13.40 13.30 13.32 Lard-Jan Lard-Jan 7.10 7.12 7.10 7.12 May 7.27 7.37 7.27 7.35 Short Ribs Jan 6.42 6.45 6.42 6.45 May 6.72 6.77 6.72 6.75 July 6.82 C.85 6.82 C.S3 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, firm; No. 3 spring wheat, 75ffS7c; No. 2 red, CSff9rc; No. 2 corn. 450; No. 2 yellow, 48c; No. 2 oats, 39ff39c; No. 3 white, 3Sff40c; No. 2 rye, 05c; good feeding barley, 40c, fair to choice malting, malt-ing, 47ff68c; No. 1 flaxseed. $1.07; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.12; prlmo timothy seed, 33.25; mess pork, per bbl., $13.22ffl3.35; lard, per 100 lbs., $7.02; short ribs sides (loose), $6.37ffC.62; short, clear sides (boxed). $6.G2ffC 75; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.27; clover, contract grade, $11.25. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Rets. Ship. Flour, barrels 24.300 20,300 Wheat, bushels 70.100 36,400 .Corn, bushels 259.000 204,700 Oats, bushels 179,700 221.300 Rye, bushels 11.000 14.000 Barley, bushels 73.S0O 2S.200 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produco exchange today the butler but-ler markot wus steady: creamery, 15ff21c; dairy, 13ffl9c. Eggs Firm at mark, cbsch Included, 25ff27c Cheese Steady; 10ff' 10c. Bank Clearings. New York, Jan. 22 Tho following table, complied by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at tho principal cities for tho week ended January 20th, with thw percentage per-centage of Increase "and decrease as compared com-pared with tho corresponding week last year: Inc.Dec. New York $1,232,355,739 .... 17,3 Chicago 1S0.392.401 3 .Boston 139.024.754 .... 14 0 Philadelphia 119.9I5.COS .... 6.3 St. Louis 56.167.C2S 14.5 .... Pittsburg 37,511.052 .... 17.1 San Francisco G0.3IS.S9C 2.2 .... Baltimore 23.074.215 .... 3.4 Cincinnati 24,702.950 .... 4.3 Kansas City 22.194.C0S .1 .... Cleveland 11,246,210 .... 17.3 Minneapolis ll.27u.C60 .... 0.7 Omaha 7,784,222 4.9 ... St. Joseph 6,133,839 17.2 .... Denver 4.203.SO5 2.7 Seattle 3.951.133 10.3 .. . Washington -I.W6.106 23.6 SALT LAKE CITY. . 3.126.S11 12.3 ... Portland, Or.r. 3.3S4.9SS . . 4.7 Spokane, Wash 2.118.130 10. 4 .... Helena 736, III 18.0 .... Totals U. S $2,110,825,803 .... 11. S Outside N. Y 87S.470.CCS .... 2 7 Totals Canada I1S.CS9.52S i |