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Show I Stall Street Was I j sluggish and Narrow ' j Iflfc so Tor as General Movament 1 1 ffas Concerned, Although Thoro j Wero Several Spurts. J it ntf YORK', May 3.-Tho enrly stock ml narXct today showed somo dlspo- I SN Son to contlnuo tho downward novement which wn3 In forco yea-I yea-I ? , r Tho check to the decline had tho i ' Mce of a contest waged botween I i'fr"i factor in the market, and tho I 'f movement was discontinued aa I Vls tho ttHMas s checked. Tho op- !' m tor the dccllno seemed to center S oninff on Unltcd Sta Stccl pr" while tho supporters fat tho market K t their efforts upon Union Pacific S-r movement wag explained by any of tho day. and so far as regards I 1 to stocte seemed to bo prompted i SSrby the purpose to Infucnco tho gen-V gen-V i ffijrket. Tho general movement was nlrX-elr Ehipplsh ami narrow. filViSffStlon of trading In London U.vVf te tvJ , holldftv. with no evidence of JVPMta- reo i of tho military events M?5 wa a reassuring factor, and fl&rS somo buying hero for London lArWn the other hand tho heavy in" net earnings for March re-k-M'hr tho Pennsylvania .system was ri&it upon tho whole market, owing 131 th KpresantatlVo character of tho WLimnla traffic. The showing hail a !fe-Kfl cSrt on United States-Steel ifcM Srins w tho largo part played I f?&tonnage lit tho traffic of that A ILtia Pennsylvania stock Itself was llt- f rficted. The weather map showed lir fivorable conditions for the crops. W the weather bureau's weekly sum- rAr ot conditions gavo a better account ?rrlvc Edln of spring wheat and somo development of upfavorablo con-for con-for winter wheat cvon In tho dla-'.tfiis dla-'.tfiis hlch have suffered most, a lit pirly market was very mixed and i toalar. and rather more activo than tho I S?at average. Call money -showed a 5 & toseeirly. and for tho first time u -any days tho minimum rate was Hi I m- cral with loans made above that. I Su was attributed to the growing lnllu--4 r- o' the gold exports and to the exl- 6 h-cW of tho bidders for tho $37,000.0:0 h WVork city bond hssuo. After tho bids Wt) announced call money broke- to of R 1 cent. Tho time money market was H r4 iffeded. I Tbt (tatcmcnt by J P. Morgan In Paris I tUaf,rf the understanding of tho method 4 tftte Panama canal payment, and mado Iter Iho position of his Arm as tho fiscal rut of this Government and tho median .fr act-act with tho canal company. This Jsriwre pave the Impression that the 'rtrtecs reticence had been duo to tho I toiJiry steps to be taken in tho cx- ibt;4 market and reopened tho supposl-iln supposl-iln that other of the gold exports than ,1!csj of tho Morgan firm havo been con-'tjcied con-'tjcied with the Pennsylvania payment, 'tta deducting from the future rcqulre-wJs. rcqulre-wJs. The mflrkot closed dull and Irreg-! Irreg-! icd snowed small net changes, .;BMdi wero Irregular. Total sales, par ii!:e. J1,?2j;0. United States 2s, tho 3j biyin and tho old 43 declined' M and tho ttr -s W per cent on call. flWi NEW YORK BOft) LIST. ) Ir3f Ureg ..ICO Manhat c g -Is.. .103 )'rst2s coup.103 Mex Cent -is 67i kill's U reg IK 1st lpc 13 im Sis coup 106 Minn & St L 4s. 96 lrSr.4sreg . .122 M K & T 4s 100 IV S n Is coup. . .1324 2nds SSV1 IWr 8 oM is ret; W N R of M c -Is. 1S Iff ScU Is coup .107 X Y C gen 3ls.. SS4 Rltftlw gen 4s.l00ig KJC gon &s....l30Vi W. -tJJwtmcnt 3 01 Nor Pac -Is .lCCUl llUiDlIc CLis (5 Nor Pac 3s 70 I IB to U. . 101 N & YV con -Is.. 92 HBtO CHs. . S L is & P.... 03 8aI,t:tofGa5s . K6 Pa conv 95? ilr. Inc.. . 70' Reading gon -Is.. OS t0 Ifcs ... .10C9iSt L & I M c 5S.11S 11 1 A JHs. 77 St L & S P fg is S3 ;B i q n -is . . St L S'west lsts. 04 KL St P g 4s.KO Seaboard A L 4s. CS tjicon 7s. .127",, So Pac 4s DIM R I & P U 4s. 70i; So Ry Gs SOU Tex & P lsts.... 118 CCSt L g 48.10-1 T St L & W 4s. JjTrms.. .SO Tnlon Pac 4s....lCM4i Job 4s . 5SiJU P conv 4s 07f, So 4s u S Steel 2d 5s. 73VA 'fcRG4s. Wabash lsts ...116 Prior 1 4s... SS Wabash deb B.. G1H SVAV & L E 4s .... S9H ivv S,lal"lw Cent-4s.... 90li Ixi Ul 4Hs 107U C P fi I Gs 70Vi r CLOSING STOCK LIST. ,A, . Salcs.HIgh.Low.Clos. 15.2iX 72 71 72 ftiferred . COO S3 92 K 0nl- 7-a 7S2 79 gaj Pacific i,coo 117 116 11674 ?h o . J jft-& jft-& Alton COO SS14 571; ?,;a & si: l;: :::::: ?A" lo Southern 200 irai rVH Jfcrrcd .. 100 Kit kS D2 Sa,1tIlrofcrred .. J . " 2iu jffcwd ;;;; ;;;; t DV6f;;A' 3J'5 2-'' feaf : 3,000 C3it C3 C3i W ffiJred' 2-S2? 7Ti asit Iftfcncd 1 a7 -C7 CG Stft"fd .. "" 171 fejy 8i:.::-i6o SanV::l 1U 307'J Kfttfe, m ll2Vi 142 frtVr A &tas-'' i afc a'" S'7j ?.'rfed JW 17t 1 IV k?vm".";:: feSkf onl - w iisif m ' Sifs ani n 2.9-C & q t"' a,'20 113 U"1! 117V 1 fts- t SL L.. ko CO co'4 1 feirVedv;: .r-CM jSJ rrcri ' u 1 5&S flc 7 13 iS V4 33J1 3 "ftfrAmV- 1M Si' 84 81 2?Sa . . 123 ssvt ?4 1- SX;- 5f 5 SW"-''"..: 2 rJ ptfy:::: 14,so 171 r 17 1 Prcfcrred KO 70 70 -69 Am. Cotton Oil . 53 Icforrcd '" Amorlcan Ico ...... 100 0-vi 6ff$i 06ii Prcforrcd 00 27 27i 274i Artu -Llnsood Oil .. 200 OS OS os Profcrred S Am. Locomtlvo .... oOO 18 jsU 18VT Preferred 200 fi2 Sl Sl American S. & R.. 200 49 4Si IS Proforred BOO -W 94 31? Am. Sugar Ref.... 3,300 127Vi 126 12C Anaconda Mln. Co.. 2C0 7Cj 7f.S 7C Bkn. Rapid T s,40O 4C'i 4.'i 45 Colorado P. & I 15 ?1og Consolidated Qas .. 3,200 S10V1 20S 209 Corn Products, 100 13 is 13 Proforred 70& Distillers' 6cc .... .. 22 Qcnoral Electric .. 300 157 157 157 Intcmat. Paper .... 7 n Proforred , "!I Gfl Internal Punp " .-isia Proferretl 300 7C Hi' 7G aUonal Lead .... 100' lfli 16V4 lf. uSTorth American .. CCO 84 $4 SI Pacific Mall 300 2 25 2t People's Gas Prossod, Steel Car.. 500 26A 2CK 2GVa Pfd (ox. dlv.) ..N" 7 .... C9 Pullman Pal. Car 209 Republic Steal ..... COO Ci ocm Proierreil 00 2 42't 42 Rubber Goods 200 icy. 10 16 Prof erred 200 77 " 77 70 Tenn. Coal & 1 1,700 3C S3 3.7 " U. S. Leathor 2(0 , 07 00 OC.'i Preferred 2 79 79 7911 U. S. Realty 100 06VV 0C OtV Prufcrrod & fvS'4. 5S 57 L. S. Rubber 2,400 IS lTi 17a: Preferred 200 G7 67 f.TJ-i U. S. Steel 17,200 10 10 10 Prcforrofl 27.1C0 Ki, 5o 65ii Whouse Electric .. 200 153 153 1531 Western Union g$iV Total sales for tho day, 2,SO0 aharos.' a-Silver and Drafts. NEW YORK. May 3.-Bar silver, Wc; Mexican dollars. 43ic. SAN FRANCISCO"; Mav 3. Silver bai-s, C49ic Drafts Sight. Gc; 'telegraph, 7c. Money and Exchange. NEW YORK. May 3. Moncv on call very easy, ?Sjl per cent; closing bid, per cent; offered at 1 per cent. Time loans steady; GO days. 2Vif?2U. per cent; 90 days, 2 per cent; six months, Z per cent. Prime mercantllo paper. 3?ift4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.Sr7.95 for demand and at Jl.Sl.SS-ffl.&l.OO for CO days. Posted rates, Sl.S&iM.SS. Commercial bills. ?4.&!N.&li. New York Metals. NEW YORK. May 3. Tin was a lltUo higher In London, an advance of 2a 6d being reported, with npot quoted at 127 10s and fuluroa at H20 15s. Locallv, the lnsldo prlco was raised slightly; but the outsido prlco was lower and tho average michanged, tho now range being J27.90tJ Copper was unchanged In Londop. with spot at IIS 17s C-d and futures at 6S IBs. Tho local market also remains unchanged at $13.50 for lake, J13.1218.25 for electro-lytic, electro-lytic, and ?12.87T13.12 for casting. Lead declined 2h Cd In tho English market, mar-ket, closing at ,12, whllo New York remained re-mained unchanged at 51.C0Q4.C5. Spelter was unchanged at $5.2085.25 In tho New York market and at 23 7 Cd In London. Iron closed at 52a 3d In Glasgow and at lis 7d in Mlddlcsboro. Locally Iron is unchanged. No. 1 foundry Northern Is quoted at $15.2ifjl5 75; No. 2 foundrv South-em. South-em. JJ1I.75$J1G.2S; No. 1 foundry Southern lTw) ' 1 foun,lry Soutllcrn soft, $11. DOS" Call Money at Low Point. NEW YORK. May 3.-Call monoy loaned today at the lowest rate in yenra. something llko J5C0.0X) lending at of 1 per cent. Condition of tho Treasury. WASHINGTON. May 3. Today's statement of tho treasury balances In tho gonoral fund, oxcluslvo of tho S150.COO.000 gold reserve in tho division of redemption shows- Available cash balance. J220.192.-322; J220.192.-322; gold. nU2.790.277. Live Stock. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, May 3.-Cattle Receipts. 2o(0; slow; good to prlmo steers, $5.1 Off' C.40; poor to medium, $3.90T4.D0; stockers and feeders, $3.0034.40; cowe, $1.5004.40; heifers. $2.lC5H.7G; canners. $L50fr2.50; bulls, $2.(KKJ?4.00; cnlvcs, $2.50i?6.00; Texas fed steers, $4.O04.75. Hogs Receipts today, 14,000; tomorrow. 30,000; market opened strong to 5c higher; closed weak: mixed and butchers'. HG52 4.S5; good to choice heavy, J4.75i 1.E5, rough heavy, $4.COr4.75; light, $4.5054.75; bulk of sales, $-1 CSft 4.75. Sheej) Receipts. 11.000; market 10gl5c lower; lambs. lOflSc lower; good to cholco wethers. $4.755.40; fair to choice mixed, $3&Ofl'l CO; clipped Western Bhoop, $1.00??, 5.50; clipped native lamb?, 3l.5Og5.90; clipped AVestorn lambs, $5.0035.f0; wooled Western lambs, $5.25f7.00. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 3. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 10,000; steady; nutlvo cows and heifers, $2.0004.23; stockcrs and feeders, $3.2504.05; bulls. $2.(5QaS5; calves. $2.75 COO; AVcstern wteers, $4.00pl.SO; Western cows. $2.CO04.4O. Hogs Receipts. 13,000: steady; bulk of sales, $4.554.70; heavy. $i.70?JM.75; packers, $1.001.70; pigs and lights, $4.ttJM.63. Sheep Rccolpts, S0O"J; Hhado lower; muttons. mut-tons. $4.50ffC.OO; lumba. $5.25CiC.75: rango wethers, J4.50fiC.00; owes, f4.G035.7o. OMAHA. OMAHA, May 3.-Cattlc Receipts, 3000; slow to 5c lower; native stccra, $3.5(ff'5.10; cows and heifers, $3.0004.20; canners. $L75 02.90; stockers and fecdera. $3,0001.23; calves. $3.05.75; bulls. $2.75f?l.00. Hogs Receipts, 13,000; slow. 5o lower: heavy. $4.50-01.00; mixed. $4.5004.55; lights, $4.4004.55; pigs, $1.0004.10; biflk of sales, $4.456f4.55. Shcop Receipts, C000, hIow; nhadc lower; Western yearlings shorn, $4.S50,j.5Q: wethers, weth-ers, $I.CO0C.CO; ewes, $4.4006.10; common and mockers, $3.OO0.W; lnmbs, 5o.7TXtf465. London "Wool Auction. LONDON, May 3. A large number or buyers attended tho opening of tho third Herles of wool auction Kales today. Tho offerings numbered 14.55C bales, mainly crossbreda. The buying was chiefly by the Jipmc trade, but Americana secured Boveral lota of m-idlum and lino cross-brcds cross-brcds and also suitable parcels of good Romnoys' wool at full rates, Tho offerings offer-ings of merinos were light and thoy Hold well. Capo of GoOd Hopo and Natal lino giadcH were unchanged, but heavy greats wero somewhat easier. Punta Arenas was In fair demand at unchanged prices. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON. May 3.Conceaslons by deal-ors, deal-ors, in order to clean up tho old wool, hax Iwen the feature of tho wool market iho past week. Many dealers aro expecting expect-ing considerable shrinkage In the now wools because of tho high prices generally paid. The trade aeem3 unanimous In tho opinion that tho prlcoa aro entirely too hlgh-and not warranted by anything now In sight in tho goods market. Territory and pulled wooln aro quiet and genorally steady. Tho market for foreign wools Is firm. Territory quotations are: Idaho Fine, ll'.ifllac; heavy, lino, 13fil One incdU . |