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Show FADING fUSTLESS IfSSureless Day Marks Close i ll the Wek in Wall flffljfeet--ThcBanfc Statement Mpo New High Record i? J Deposits. to j I T & - J York. Jon- --Trading ln stocks 7 Lie's today and the changos In fwe'ro trivial. The market moved 2P finely throughout the session, but itV ? hvy practically the lowest. lt3l Lh-trading showed a disposition to IlirV Urlecs upward. In spite of the free : r of United States Btccl preferred i id 'J Leouraglng opinions current ovor tho , tlx giccl outlook. C III ravo way after tho publication or l" wk Btntement. Tho Item of deposits "1 id a r.cw record figuro today, and ' Wd'caMi resorves went abovo lost i record figures. Tho changes in tho 111 I-Items were not fully up to last Ijf unprecedented records, but tho ln-ii'ln ln-ii'ln loan?, with last week's and ono Lwccptlon, has never before been M ied and Uio Incrcaso In deposits never (, 1 l "ftith last week's single exception. ' " etn Item of the clearing-house banks ft i doso to the billion dollar mark. Lelc's caln ,n 03311 ia considerably s of tho preliminary estimates, but Bl Kit sufficient to make up the ln- id reserve requirement from the Dj jons crowth In deposits, so that tho lis slightly Impaired. Tho Now nks arc putting largo funds into Si piper from interior points. Trite loans havo been made on ster-tflktcral. ster-tflktcral. eo that the rapid growth of uTaccount Is regarded as sound and fc But there is a growth of conserva-f conserva-f the fellng about extending credits r Seulatlvc commitments in tho Htock b It 1b pointed out that the Incrcaso 1 ' Bldng reserves last year camo to a J i i the last week of January, while tho eiranMon proceeded from that tlmo Kr Stat, to tho extent of J70.O00.-nil J70.O00.-nil "rom February 7th to March 14th last I io New York banks lost over 50,000.-.1 50,000.-.1 ih and the surplus in tho same tlmo d 127,213,800. These conditions and II lnts arc a force In causing a halt in II Becuhtlve movement. Foreign in- -J m today wero slight but were favor-': favor-': io Weber prices. . THE STOCK MARKET, re has bcon a decided falling off In '15 ftUvltv of this week's stock markot, ?! ho animated operations of a powerful i iitd party for tho advance havo been lv Mess conspicuous. Measures of sup-lljf sup-lljf Efor prices havo not been altogether ., Poncd and tho pressure of sales to I lnhKroflta havo not been formidable. The llJIiBbal Interest attaching to tho markot ' 1 fccr. In the effort to trace tho opera. ; of tbo speculative leaders with tho ma on the part of tradera to follow 7o5eraUons or to meet thera as an "1i ible basis for their own counter oper-rAll' oper-rAll' i. There has been Httlo ovldenco of lu fenolne Investment demand for se-.1 se-.1 w or of any Important liquidation. if i in the speculative operations of ar vance is attributed primarily to tho i to attract any important outside "I jt, soch as would effect a widc- i I distribution of securities and af- '..7 i broad market for absorption. V highly professional character of , "4 tons and tho artificial character of jytSj ranee have awakened a feeling of "ijV t and Eccptlclsin toward It from the Bu? The movement lias had to contend . 1 reek with several positive reaqtlon-r'Tft reaqtlon-r'Tft tors besides. That of the war un-ri un-ri aty has been somewhat in ovldence. . i l of questionable force. On several .tho Btock market resisted tho ln- ) i i ot war depression on roreign ox-, ox-, . and on days when the decline ' i attributed nominally to the war 7P ithe commodity markets failed to ,v Kit this hypothesis, cotton continu-? continu-? ViM (-advance and irraln holding: back. bat Kb greater lnllucnco was the decline , fldeneo over Uio revival of tho iron t Wl Industry. This Influenco was dl-dipi dl-dipi !own In tho weakness of tho t ia) 1 States Steel securities, but was of - fa effect on general sentiment. Con-1 Con-1 Ions during the week to bring about Teement among the Southern Iron u m were reported to bo futile, either y i unR prices or making a plant for ijl B tho companies, n i, THE RUMOR NUL.T. K3 were In persistent circulation "trl Jho week of a cut In steel rails, and - k it-the important Western interests "j? wtspoken In their dissatisfaction &e present price schedule on tho n lis i ilhat they did not sharo in tho nd-prK nd-prK f J tne Eostcm railways from call Jf71?01 Bteel products ns an olt-- olt-- ( the hlch price paid for rails. ud i Ago was also frankly pesslmls-T pesslmls-T the trade- outloolc A reaction in HKil3arkeJ regarded ao usual jrallel ehjnincanco in tho iron trade "or direct effect upon Amalga-MPPcr, Amalga-MPPcr, in which an active specu-lf specu-lf ,'n Progreitd. The events of the ' ,v?e oC reviving discussion nh 'JtJ f methods of promotion a fdgyyfoUon of corporations, and tho &'lKv. ect wsls not favorable to ' mTii Th0 traKlcal termination ot rfK?V i-anI1 tllc career ot Tilta-' Tilta-' r: SimJ" ?nKland was mado tho text ' WrSrl 1?,t.ne DrCB3 arl In "Wall Ef;?:.whlch was not calculated to ' f.L.clirront doubts and sus- 1 fcr iSf thoda of speculative leader-HI leader-HI nVenco.pC the same kind was ramw?MacU,ou oC tl10 stock cx-K.nlties cx-K.nlties 1x1 strllcing from tho ? a i , l"ted on the exchange l (MidU8i1al corporation. The efforts to effect n ' S .J embittered disputo of SsA fe shipbuilding organiza-thiiynalwc,Bht organiza-thiiynalwc,Bht in their cf-WV310"1 cf-WV310"1 tnus aroused. Rc- wbllWnJfs ?f raI,l0"ds for De-1 De-1 ffi bfcd .du.rIe Uo week wero i Saw Thi? 3t?rna 8Iculatlon for 'ton . ac r '"""once was mod-4 mod-4 MtUnlnSnro b?;th0 nclusIon of the 1 ffi inPnClfic staemcnt and the 1 : ;5trmnIB TSlW, Bill the AllriUn tc.'?c"t'. showing th.j erowth ;KsuliinBUn.. ,n .Cl'033 earnings, JF 5 thi AMlo,noC. Blmilar ror3 im Vc J ihM tlrno,loans served as eriWlola normn? NeiV Y.ork banks Is ' ,C '?Eto the conclusion promising s at ff ot enormous loan jBf ot h yc0Tk 1,ana 3Ico the tlHM bnrtnS?CitlonaTy tonlcnc' of ,Jltil S?41D,M 'Jecllned In vol. nlfKZ-l,aica -3 a"d old havo do- SILVER. 4. New York 55. -f- San Francisco 65t,;0 4. London , 2d 4- LEAD. ' 4- Xow Tork oxchanpo 5i.4rff4.CO 4 4 COPPER. 4 Xcw York exchange $12,&5'12.75 4 4 STOCKS AND BONDS. 4 Stocks Irregular. 4. Bonds Railroads, Irregular: Gov- 4- 4 crnmcnts, steady. 4 4 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. 4 Wheat Active, lower. 4 4- Corn Lower. 4- On ts Steady. 4. 4 Provisions Wcuk. 4- LIVE STOCIC 4 4 CatUe Unchanged. '4 4 Hogs About steady. 4 Sheen Steady, 4. 4-44444 44444444 4 cllncd Vi and the 3s coupon have advanced V Per cent on call during thc week. NEW YORK BOND LIST. US rcf 2s reg..lK; Hock Vnl 4,4s...l05 U S ref 2s coup. 105 L & N unl -la.... 5D U S 3s reg 10G Manhat c g 4s..(Xli U S 3s coup 107 Mcx Cent 4s.... CO U fa n 4s reg...l32i 1st inc U S n -Is coup,.133ii Minn & St L 4s. S7 U S old 4s rt?g..l07U M K & T 4s 077, U S old 1s coup.l07',i 2nds SOW U S 5s reg 101U N R of Mex c 4s 7( U 8 Gs coup.. ..101U N Y C tr 3&s.... OSVi Atchison fxen 49.100 N J C gen 53.... 131 adjustment 4s. SOVi Nor Pac 4s VJSi Atlantic C L 4b. 93?4 Xor Pac 3s 73 33 & O 4s 101H: N & W con 4h. 07 ItVili O S L 4s & P... B z O VAs 041A pa conv 31A3.... 0C. Cent of Ga Cs..lW Reading gen 4s.. W)i Ifit Inc 70i St L & I M c 5p.112 C &. O 44s 103V& St L & S F fc 4s SiVj Chi & A 3is 7CV6 St L S'wost lsts 93fc C B fc Q n Is... i'3Vi Seaboard A L 4s C M & St P g 4sl0S So Pac 4s 89 C & N con 7s... 131, So Ry 5s 113 C R I Sz P R 4a. 71 Tex & P lsts... .11015 col Cs S2 T St L & W 4s.. 72 C C C St L g Is D7V4 Union Pac 4s. ...103 Chi Term 4s 78M: UP conv 4s 97Vj Cons Tob 4s ... 53i U S Steel 2nd Gs 72M, Colo So 4s.... Vvabash lsts ....IISVj D & 11 G 4s.... Wabash deb B.. C5Vi Erie prior 1 4s... OS W & L E 4s 90 Erie gen 4a SC1 Wis Cent 4s.... SO F W & D C 1st .105 Colo Fuel c 5s... 72& NEW YORK CLOSING STOCKS. Sales. HlRh. Low. Closo. Atchison 17,700 70Vj C0 C04 profcrrcd 220 0LVt OlVi 01 Bait & Ohio D.670 83 S3ft preferred V 2 Jfli 91 Canadian Pac 72) HSVt llTTi 118 Cent of N Jersey ." 150 Ches & Ohio 200 34 V& 3-iVs 34 preferred 3,100 S3-yt S3. 3y Chic & G West ... MO ir$i lcaj l&l B preferred ...... 200 30 20M. 20' Chic & N West .... 100 1C7& 1C72 1G." Chic T & Trans " 10' preferred 23 C C C & St L 79 Colo South 300 IS IS 17,i 1st preferred r,'z 2nd preferred 200 25 25'. 25 " Dela Hud 300 1C7'. 1G7 1C5 Dela Lack & W 272 D & R G 200 21 21 21 preferred 72 Erie 2,50-3 27i 27 271 1st preferred 700 67 6rt C6?, 2nd profcrrcd 1,000 474 47iA 47Vi G Nor Dfd 7 170 Hocking Val 7515 profcrrcd 300 S3Vi S3ai 83 Illinois Cent 2,000 1531. 133 133 Iowa Cent 201$ preforrcd 100 30 30 39 Kan City So 19 preferred 564 Louis & Nash 70) 107 107 107 Manhattan L, l.SCO 1441J U3V3 UP.i Met St Ry 400 121V1 121 12)Ti Minn & St L 00 Missouri Pao 2,600 91 M1. ?3?i Mo Kan & Tex 17 preferred 2CO SOft 30'i" 30 Nat R R of Mox preferred 35 Now York Cent ... 400 119; HOiA llO1. Norf & West 700 61Vi GOVi preferred' so Ont & West 1,200 23?i 22T 22ft Pennsylvania; 27,00) 120 120 120& p c c & st l : r,i Reading 9,r0 46ii 45U 5',i 1st preferred , 79TS 2nd preferred .... Cl Rock Island Co .... 7,500 24 21V; 24 proferrcd 3 CO C4Vi &l St L & S F 1st pfd OT 2nd preferred SCO 4S 4S 47J St L S W 2fO 15 11?; 11 preferred 200 34 31 34 St Paul 4,700 145 14tti 144Vi preferred 177 Southern Pac 0,400 f-K 50 KM Southern Ry 600 23Vl 22;i 22V proferrcd 200 Siu. U fiSVi Tex & Pao 700 26i 26i 2C Tol St L & W W preferred Z&A Union Pnc 11.C00 Sli- S01 80 preferred .... .... 0 Wabnsh preferred 1,200 39' 39 . SOft W &. L Erie 100 ISVi 1S1A 171 Wisconsin Cont ... 700 20,. 20 lSTft preferred COO 4Sfc 45 45 Express Companies-Adams Companies-Adams 220 American 193 United States 105 Wells Fargo 205 Miscellaneous Amalg Copper 14,500 4Si 47 4& Amer Car & F 500 10',; 10 39U preforrcd l... CS Amer Lin Oil .... 10& preferred 27 Amer Loco 3,200 2l8.; 2?; 20-1; preferred 300 79', 79 Vj 79l& Am S &. Rcf 3.000 50 49'. 45 preferred 02o Am Supar ReC .... 3.CC0 12S 127 127. Anaconda M Co 70',j Brooklyn R Tran . 11,250 4S'i VA 471 Colo F & Iron SO) 3H1 HVjL 3IU Col & Hock Coal .. 400 lo'A 15 111 Con Gius OO) 1034; 193M. mVi Gen Eleo 2,400 372 170 1706 I Interna Paper 100 3 3?l 33-; 13 preferred WA Interna Pump 100 33,6 ZP.i 33'i prcfeiTcd ICO 73 73 72 Nat Biscuit 1 40 Nat Lead 100 15& 3514 15W North Amor SS?; Pac Mall 400 27Vj 27 27 People's Gas 70) 101 KOT4 100'i P Steel Car 300 31 31 30?i preferred 70 Pullman Pal Car 210 Rop Steol 30) 7'.4 74 74 preferred 30) 44',5 44',? 44 Rubber Goods 200 21 21 20-; preferred ,. 77 Tcnn C & Iron 700 CSVj 3S 3S U S Leather 00 V.h 7k VA preferred 100 7S3; 7S'.i 7S'.; U S Rubber 500 )3;& 33'A 33'4 preferred 52VI U S Steel 7.500 11 10 10 preferred 32,70) C5T; 51 54'& West Union SS Nor Securities 0116 Total sales for tho day. 21I.S0O Bharcs. Silver nnd Drofts. San Francisco, Jan. 30. Silver bars, C5c. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts, sight. 12',-ic; telegraph, lEa Money and Exchange. Now York, Jan. 30. Money on call nominal: nomi-nal: no loans. Tlmo loans steodior; sixty day3, 34 per cent; ninety days, 1 per cent; six months, 404U P!r cent. Prime mcrcantllo paper, 415514 per "sterling exchange steady with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.SS.50fc 4.S5.f5 for demand and at ?4.S2.90 -LS3 for 3Postcdrate3. $4.S3iM?4.Si and ?4.85r-.?7. Commercial bills, i4.S2fr4.S21i. Tjivo Stock. CHICAGG. Chicago. Jan. SO. Cattle Receipts, COO. Weak. Good to prime steers, J 4.7505.50: poor to medium, $3.754.50: stockcrs and iccders, $2.201.0): cowa, 51.50fT4.00; helf-ors helf-ors 51.7&54.50; dinners. $1.5032.30; bulla, 51.7I54,10: calves. $3.5037.00. Hogs Receipts today 2300; Monday 3700. Weak. Mixed and butchers. J1.70S5.02&: good Xo choice UeaT JUoSCOji rough heavy, .C31.E5; light, SU034.S5; bulk of talcs, W.75G4.05. Sheep Receipts 3200. Sheep wcalc lambs wcalc Good to cholco wethers. Western sheep. 31.0Og5.S5; native lumbs, J4 235.M; Western lambs, 54.50ff5.9a ST. JOSEPH. SI. Joseph, Jan. 30. Cattle Receipts, 400; steady. Hogs Receipts, E50O; steady to 5c lower; low-er; llsht, $-L53frl.92; medium and heavy, W.&O25.03. Sheep No rocolpta. OMAHA. South Oaiahn, Jan. 20. Cattle Receipts. 100: murkot unchanged: native steers, J2.50 (g-3.00; cows and heifers, S2.70g3.CO; stock-ors stock-ors and feeders. J2.50ff3.S5. Hogs Receipts, 550); market about steady; heavy. J4.75S4.95: mixed, 34.701I4.SO: light, S4.50S4.75; pigs, J3.7&3-1.40; bulk of saleo, ?4.70'134.So. Sheep Rccolpts, 200; market, steady; fed muttons, 53.4OO5.10; wethers. 53.70J4.25; ewes, 53.001.0); lambs, 5i.5035.S5. KANSAS CITY. Kansas City, Jan. CO. Cattle Receipts, 500; market unchanged; native steers, J3.C0 CM. 70; native cows and heifers. 52.253.00; stockcrs and fi-eder, 53.O0O.75; Western ulcers, 53XO(?4.20, Western cows. 51.501j3.2). Hogs Receipts, 5000; steady to lower; bulk of sales. 5 1.654.00; heavy. 54.S5ft5.00, puckers, 54.7&3-L90; plga and light, 54-25fr 4.75. Sheep Receipts, none. Market nominally nominal-ly steady. Wctv York Cotton Markot. New York, Jan. 30. Cotton closed inactive, in-active, 70 points higher; middling uplands, 51G.75; middling gulf, 517.00; sales, none. Story of the Banks. New York. Jnn. SO. With an aggregate loans of 5994.552.00). deposits of about 51.024,000,000 and cash holdings of $2SO,O00,-00), $2SO,O00,-00), this week's bunk statement breaks all previous high records. .The Increase of deposits slnco January 1st Is 5157.000,000. and doDonlts now excood loans bv not quite 530.000.000. This week's Increase of about 20,500,000 In loans Is said to havo been caused largely by heavy purchases by local banks of commercial paper, as well as by the discounting of foreign exchange ex-change bills. The statement of averages of tho clcar-lng-houso banks of this city for the week shows: Loans 99-1,552,100 Increase 20,4S7,2CO Deposits 1.023.043.S00 Increase 37.W0.500 Circulation 42.73O.0CO Decrease 402.2CO Legal tenders ; 75.C37.5C0 Decrease 1.E03.100 Specie ; 2O5.4S7.G00 Incrcaso 10.269.COO Reserve rSl.llS.OOO Increase S.4M.E0O Reserve required 255.0S5.POj Increase 9,010.125 Surplus 25.120.050 Decrease W3.fi25 Ex. U. S. doposlts 24.353,SC0 Decrease 935,450 New York Metals. ..ew York, Jan. 20. There was fair Saturday Inquiry In local metal markets but no material change In quotations from those of yesterday. Copper ruled quiet. Lake, 512.02 12.87'.$; electrolytic. 512.5012.75; casting, 512.3712.62J,t. Tin was steady. Spot 525 25?23.35. Fair domand for lead. Spot 54.45Jx4.50. Spelter quiet and easy at 51.90375.0). Iron shown continued dullness with quotations nominally unchanged. Grnin and Provisions. Chicago, Jan. 30. Tho loss belligerent tone of news from tho Orient was the main intluencc In thc wheat pit today. Small holders took profits, causing a dc-cllno dc-cllno of nearly a cent in both the July and May deliveries. Some of tho loss was regained, but the closo was weak, with May $s'ftic below last night's final figures. May corn closed ?.4c lowor, but oats wvro up He Provisions wero 7jo to 30c lowor. The leading bull operator supported tho whesat market on breaks early In tho day, and thoro was also scattered buying from commission houses, but tho demand was not nearly so urgent as It has beon recently. re-cently. In tho face of higher prices at Liverpool, opening quotations hero showed losses. May being off a shade to MSac. at SflTaUaosje. July opened 'ilc to i3-?ic lower, at S2-';RS2v4;c. Local holders were Inclined to disposo of their lines, and in splto of moderate buying by the big bull interest, prices began be-gan to seek a lower level, May declining to S0"4o and July to SGc within tho first half-hour. Trading was of a dragging character tho greater part of thc day. The market exhibited renewed signs of life at ono time, when, on a report that tho big holder was selling July, quito general gen-eral liquidation In that delivery developed. devel-oped. Tho price quickly dropped to S2c, and May sold off In sympathy to SOTic Later In tho day a firmer feeling was manifested on less prcssuro to sell, but tho Improved tone was only temporary. Renewed profit-taking and evenlng-up sales over Sunday caused a weak sentiment senti-ment to prevail at the finlslu A less bullish cash situation in tho Northwest had depressing Influence on speculative buying. May closed ajtfi'c lower, at OOVic, while July was down ViffHc at 82e. Corn prices declined slightly In sympathy sym-pathy with wheat and on selling credited to a leading packer, but, taken as a whole, the market was steady. Tho closo was steady, with May IS'SUc lowor, at 5014c. In tho oats market thc strength in cash articles more than offset tho lnlluenco of tho easier tone in wheat. May closed at 434ic. Ho up. Liquidation by commission houses and selling credited to packers caused weakness weak-ness In provisions. A late decline In tho prlco of hojra added to the depression. May pork led In the decline, closing with a loss of 20c; lard was off 12&C, while ribs were down 7l5'10c RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Articles. Open. High. Low. Closo. Wheat. No. 2 May 90 90ri S9L 90H July &2vi S2 S2 S2'A September 78 7S 771 77Si Corn, No. 2 Januarj 47 47 46;b 4C-"; May 50?.; 50 50 WU July 4Si 4S',.. 4S1J 4SH Oats, No. 2 January 40 4CHs 40 40 May 41 43'.; 42U 43'J July 37J 3S',i 37 33 Mess Pork-May Pork-May 1S.27V2 13.E0 12.974 13.02'i Lard-January Lard-January 7.1G 7.20 7.10 7.10 May 7.I2Vi 7.42& 7.30 7.30 July 7.42V-:, 7.42Vi 7.3214 7.32j Short Ribs-May Ribs-May 0.70 G.70 C CO G.G2a July U.S2& C.S2& 6.7214- C.72Vi CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wero ns follows: Flour, 3tcady; winter patents, 54.201r4.50; straights. 51.COJJ4.20: spring patents, J4.10fi 4.60; Btralghts, 53.COtr4.00; bakers". J2.40?? 3.30; No. 3 Hprlng wheat. 7S3$7c; No. 2 red, 8$-;592c; No. 2 corn, 474c; No. 2 yellow, 48; No. 2 oats, 40ff404c; No. 3 white, 405) 43o; No. 2 rye, 57c, good feeding barley, 33 S'JOc; fair to choice malting, 4557c; No. 1 Jlax seed, 5L10; No. 1 Northwestern. 51.1C14; prime timothy e?ed. 53.05; mess pork, per barrel. 513.0OB-13.12Vi; lard, per 100 pounds. $7.100715; abort ribs sldra (loose), RCG G.60; short clear sides (boxed). 53.S7li?7.CO; whisky, basis of high wines, JL27; clover, contract grade, 511.25. RECEIPTS AND 5HIPMENTS. Articles. Recps. Shlpn. Flour, barrels 24.800 C5.100 Wheat, bushels 39.100 40,300 Corn, bushels 233,500 32200 Oats, bushels 132.700 310,100 Rye. bushels 39.000 C5.S00 Barley. bushoLs 107.G00 17,300 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produce exchange today tho butter but-ter market was firm: creameries, 16G2c; dairy, 13190; eggs, steady, 27Q29c; cheese, steady. 1051015c Coast Grain. San Francisco, Jan. 30. Wheat Easier; May, 5L3SIL Barley Easlar; May. 51.00. Nerw York Sugar Market, Now York, Jan. SO. Sugar Raw, quiet; fair, refining, U3J-lGc; centrifugal, SG-tost, 3 5-lGc; molasses supar, 2 0-lGc. Refined quiet; No. G, $4.00; No. 7, 53.93; No. 8. 53.40; No. 9. 53.85; No. 10. 53.80: No. 11, 53.75; No. 12. 53.70; No. 13. 5165; No II, 53.C0; confectioners' con-fectioners' A, $4.23; mould A. 54.75; cut loaf, 55.10: crushed. 55.10; powdered, $1.50, granulated, 51. 40; cubes, $4.63. Butter and Eggs. Now Tork, Jan. 30, Butter, firm; creamery, cream-ery, 15tf22,:C; Stato dairy, 51319c Eggs Steady; Western, 27(329c. St. Louis Wool Market. St. Louis. Jan. 30. Wool Steady, medium me-dium grades, combing and clothing, 17H 21c; light fine, ISjJlTlc; heavy line, 12'S Hc; tub washed, 2030iAc. |