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Show lr Off-Day With Wall Sstreet Brokers. ifj gf THE MARKET WEAK jflng Dfsclobed Exlstencs 'I tf Short Interest. S 1 101 fjmJcet Qulet-Torelgn Ex--ijf 'Advances in Response to Hi iHijJju . became halting and irregular tfT'nifiwIiat decreased volumo of moderato gains established infilL tuly rart of tho day woro ' llrfrlost Tho motive of tho early SJfS not very clear, but it was at-llis at-llis a covering movomont omons rtL 7h9 borrowing domand for Ktfc tas exchange this morning KWptb cxistenco of a considerable JCtft. Tbls promptod soma of tho IK 6uke the long sldo In tho hopo Out rtho short Interest Tho signs STshort position woro not want-K want-K liir but In tho then suspicious f ISoWltwos bcllovcd to 1)0 moro ttan wl. Tho professionals - LjSvlnced that tho real llqulda-W llqulda-W S Ks concealed by tho bor- 3-xk3 for temporary delivery 3- VbU 'h0 character of tho soll-.3 soll-.3 & feeling this morning on Sfli htt thit tho selling movement H bl overrun Its life, Tho ro-1 ro-1 :triMS of Americans m London ?f afwllns'. Tho buying movement j to visor and tnc 1'C3U,tIn ad- a very moderate. -a Mt tcno of the latter markot was m -Hi duo to renewed apprchen- k tb financial situation at tho Si Bffrtntcre of tho continent. Tho Duoorous banking failures at ftfia. Vienna, Lyons and rumors y& s;?ntal points woakoncd all tho 3f i Tbero was nothing In tho war ttcouat for this reaction, but It l ta natural misgivings that tho - j situation might bo strained so Crl eattn eventualities. u&a rebound on Monday while rtii tcsb closed from the panicky l fktardav was attributed to moro ',i'clal measures of support with of averting the. threatened lhe evldenco since that nec-itlon nec-itlon was proceeding under-nee under-nee anew. of tho Panama treaty In tho 0 an expectation of an early mtnt of 20 per cent of Gov-stlts Gov-stlts from national banlts. biglnnlng of tho data for tho icnt of currency to tho ln-Jch ln-Jch point 13 given by tho unt of New York exchango Tho foreign exchange mar-strongly mar-strongly In response to tho e Panama canal treaty, and ly on account of the Ilnan-s Ilnan-s In Europe. firmness of Amalgamated ittrlbuted to expectation of of a temporary Injunction ent of dividends on stock of npanles owned. Not losses at the close, but In only a locks did they approach a somo spots In tho early bond rices generally gavo way In th stocks. Total sales, par United States bonds un- YORK BOND LIST. f. .ICC Manhat c g 4s.l03i fT4BIScoup.lG5 Mex Cent 4s 61 U W H6 1st lnc 1231 . t ? Wi Minn & St L is. 9S 8 stff... .1J2H M K & T 97 11 P-ll4 2nds 75 M &. IWli N R of Mex c -Is 73 rwPAYi N Y C gen 3s. 97 Wt Hbt S N J C gen 58.... 13m , C fj L ".H Nor Pac 3s 70',i i "lJu w con 4s. 97" i 8K7"',S 0 S L 4s & P.... 904 ljGiIs,.j pa conv 313.,.. jA tEi'' , Reading g 4s.... 9C CfjMKr- ! St L & I M o 6s.ll2 JfiKSi.-.?!? St L S'west 1st 93 .iiK'X,5-4 Seaboard A L 4s (57, PPMj. 67fe So Rv Es 1014 . "pi Tex &. P lsts....H5' lIlK if T St L & W 4s. C3 iMB .""' Union Pac 4s... 1024 ' 'X,i,,MH U P COnv 'j8---' 94V6 lU'flKi. " 5114 u S Stool 2d Cs. 71U mmS, iT.'-i 'aoosh lst3 ...115Vi lnf.ls-. KTi AVabash dob B. 65 STfr.",',",?i Av & L E 48.... S9?I flttSC0nC0l0F-IS-"73 CBftj ji CLOSING STOCKS. 'itm S5,cs- H,Ph- Low. Closo - jj .o ran c-i "aKu' 2 SS. SSU 8S IP 75 7I'4 jEjx'j 112'i 112 SS0"'"" 5 3! ZSK3 S S4Vi 34 341 3- i3Sit 13714 137 t3Kkt.;:.: j SKp ;; ;; ily, ? PwImI 157 15C 15G'" iJWr? A"" WW 262 2C2 00 SILVER. -f- Naw York 5540 -f -f San Fiancleco .BS&c f London 20 15-16d LEAD. Tew York cschango Jl.COff-l.M 4. f COPPER. 4 Tow Y'ork oxchange SCOJ'.Co -f STOCKS AND BONDS. - f Irregular. f GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. t "Wheats-Active, strong. -Corn Steady, higher. -f- Oats Hlchor. 4- ProvlBlons Active, higher. -f LIVE STOCK. Cattle Steady to weak. Hogs Active, lower. -J- Sheep Slow to lower. 't4-4--H----f--r-4--H-f-H--H--f Erie , 13,300 23 22V4 22i 1st preferred 3,400 G2M, Ul ' Cl 2nd preferred .... 2,100 48 47i 37'A Hocking Valley .... 70 preferred ......... 400 811 50 79 Illinois Central .... l.CW 12C 125 125i Iowa Central 103 17 17 1H'. preforrcd 43 " K C Southern iga preferred 29" Louis & Nash 2,400 102 101 1014 Manhattan L 900 140 140i 140& Met Securities S3 Met Street Ry 900 115 111 113& Minn &. St L rS M St P & S Sto M GOO G9i BSrt nreferred 100 US US 11C Missouri Pac 2,000 SS?i 87 S7i Mo K & Texas 700 1514 14-7i 14". preferred SO0 25 20 24 N R or Mo:c pfd.. ICO 35 35 31V4 N Y Central C.C00 114 113 HV,i Norfolk & West... 3,200 C6 65 G5 preferred SS Ontario & West.... 6.100 20 19 19 Pennsylvania 25,300 113 112 112 P C C & St L 65 Heading 17.7CO 40& 39 39 1st preferred 85 2nd preferred 55 Bock Island Co.... 12,400 2fi 1951 19 preforrcd .... .... 200 69 59 59 St L &. S F 2nd pfd 40 " St L Southwest 13 preferred 1.0CO 29 29 29 Southern Pac 2-1,900 43 42 42 Southern Ry 4.000 19 1814 18 preferred 2,400 78 77 7S7i Texas &. Pnc S00 22 21i 21 T St L & West 100 22 21 21 preferred 200 32 S2 82 Union Pac 3,20) 73 72 72 preferred 300 87 87 S7 Wabash 200 17 17 17 preferred 3.400 50 32& 33 Wheel & L Brio 14 Wis Central 17 preforrcd 2(0 40 40 49 Express Cos-Adams Cos-Adams 220 American 185 United States 100 Wells-Fargo .. 200 Miscellaneous Amalg Copper .... 2,800 4G 43 45 Amcr Car & F 2,200 19 .... 18 proferred GOO 07 G7 C7 Amor Cotton Oil 23 preferred SS American Ico COO 7 7 7 preferred CO CO 30 SO Amcr Linseed Oil.. 100 9 8 preferred - 27 Amer Loco 1,900 21 21 21 preferred 200 79 79 . 79 Amer Sm & Ref... 1.G00 47 40 4G preferred 200 90 SS S9 Amer Sugar Rcf.. 6.900 121 122 123 Anaconda M Co.... . GO Brooklyn R. T 20,800 49 33 3S Colo F & Iron 4.000 S0 3-D 29 Cons Gas 3,701 1S951 1S3 159 Corn Products .... 900 17 17 1G preferred 103 69 69 G3 Dletlllors" Securit's 200 23 23 22 General Electric .. 2,100 15S 15G 100 Intcrn'l Paper 11 preferred GOO 05 64 G4 Intorn'l Pump 33 preferred 71 National Lad .... 200 14 14 14 North American .. 200 S2 SI 81 Pao Mail 1,200 25 24 21 People's Gas 1,200 98 97 80 Pressed Steol Car.. 3,10) 27 2G 2G preferred GS Pullman Pal Car 207 Republic Steel 400 7 7 7 preferred 5fO 43 41 41 Rubber Goods GOO 19 19 18 preferred 76 Tenn C & Iron 700 S5 34 31 U S Leather 1,10) t G G preforrcd 3CO 70 75 70 U S Realty 1.300 7 7 7 preferred 2,409 G2 50 C-0 U S Rubber 10 preferred 4G U S Steel 3,20) 10 10 10 preferred 49,400 55 54 51 Westlnghouso Eloc 1,100 365 354 154 Westorn Union .... 1 GO 87 87 86 Nor Securities SS Total sales for tho day, 494.EO0 shares. Silver and 3rafts. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24. Silver bars, GSc; Moxlcan dollars, nominal; drafts, sight, 12, drafts, telegraph, 15. Money and Exchange NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Monoy on call steady; highest, 2 per cent; lowest, 1 per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; last loon. 1 per cent;' closing bid, 1 per ccnt; offered of-fered at 2 per cent-Time cent-Time loans steady; sixty and ninety days, 3 per cent; six months, SQ1 per cent. Prlmo mernantilo paper, 4aS Per cent. Sterling exchango Btrong, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.&5.&53l.45.eo for demand and at 54.83.35arl.83.-15 for sixty days. Posted rates, S-LSl.M. Commercial bills, 54.53-1.83. Bar sllvor. &Sa Mexican dollars. 45c. Bonds Railroad, Irregular; Governments, Govern-ments, steady. Metal Markots. NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Thore was a decline de-cline of 17s 6d in tho London tin market, with spot closing at 124 17s Gd and futures at 124 32s Cd. Locally, tin was lower. In sympathy with the foreign decline, closing clos-ing easy at $2S.10ffCS.40. Copper also wno easier abroad, closing at a decllno of Gu on the London markot, with spot quoted at 57 7s Cd and futures at 58 2s 6d. Locally, copper was quiet. Lake is quoted at S12.GOS12.eo; clcctrolytlo and castlnffr-.512.371pl2.62. Lad advanced Is Id in London, to 11 lGs, but remained unchanged locally at S4.GftS4.Gq. a , , . Spelter also advanced In London, closing clos-ing 2a Gd hlghor, at 21 15s, whllo hero It remained qulot at J5.0Mj5.ia Iron closed at 61n in Glasgow and 42s 2d in MJddlcsboro. Locally, iron was easier, with prices lowor No. 1 foundry Northern North-ern Is quoted at $14.7&3'15.25; No. 2 foundry Northern. $14.2f314.75; No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southorn soft, S13.25313.7tN Ijivo Stock. ST. JOSEPH. ST. JOSEPH, Feb. 21. Cattle Rocolpta. 2000 lG1?15c lowor: natives, ?X40G$o.2S; cows and' hoifors, $1.75L&; stockers and feeders, feed-ers, J2.76tf4.l5. Hogs Receipts, 10,700; weak to 6c lower; light, $5.0OZt5.37; medium and heavy. J5.30 Sheep Receipts, ISO); steady to 10c lower. OMAHA. OMAHA. Fob. 24. Cattle RcceiptB. 6000; market slow. lOfflGc lower; natlvo steers, pSs.lO; cows aid heifers. $2.6ftgfl,C0; con-ners con-ners S1.75S2.40; Btockers and feeders, $2. 10 p"00: calves. &OO2G.50; bulls, ctaga, etc., Es-Rccclpts. 13.0O); market Pc lowor; heavy! iW5& mixed. J5.10fr5.GO: light, qwflnflcolnta, 7000; market slow, lOo lTSSttlMMi mothers, JkOOp 4JW; owes, .00Skl0: common 1 and stockers stock-ers J2.DOS4.00; lambs, $5.00aCOO. KANSAS CITY. TTA.NBA3 CITY. Feb. 2-L-CatUo-Rc-cel5t8 70W; market steady weak; na-fivS na-fivS fitV S3 756.15; nntivo cowo and rr 0O4 15 Btoclcors and fecdors, &25'mnb3, ilCOa.OO; calves. $3.25 ?fslorn steTrs. W04.: AVestorn CHo8g3-S&, B.0M; teady; bulk of sales. JS.E555.40: heavy, J5.40gy.G0: packers, pack-ers, J5.3OJIG.40; pigs and light, $4.30Z?j6.2S. Sheen Receipts, 5000; 6ffi0c lowor; muttons, mut-tons, J3.S056.25; lambs. J5.0Ofi5.S5; rango wethers, Jl.lSJj-d 40; ewes. J2.7c4.60. CHICAGO. CHICAGO. Feb. 24. Cattle Receipts, 2G.CO0; slow and lower; good to prlmo Btccrs, 54.90xjo.75; poor to medium, $3.GOS 4.75: stockers and feeders, J2.CO3l4.10; cows, JL76S3.90; heifers, J2.00g4.70; canners. SI. 76 2.50; bulls. J2.0OftM.00; calves. J3.EOOC.75. Hogs Receipts today, 45,000; tomorrow, 4G.O0O; atendy to 5o higher: mixed and butchers, J5.15S5.55; good to choice heavy. $5.655.63: rough heavy, J5.25S6.60; light, J4.90ij5.20; bulk of Bales, J5.25S6.50. Bhcop Receipts, 30,000; sheep and lambs, steady; good to cholco wethers. $4.254.50; fair to cholco mixed, J3.G54.25; Westorn sheep. J3.20&6 25; natlvo Iambs, J4.0OS5.75; Western lambs, JS OOffG.OO. Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, Fob, 21. A largo decreaso In tho world's vislblo supply caused an ad-vanco ad-vanco today of 2c In tho prlco of tho May dollvory. Tho July option closed at a not gain of 2a Compared with last night's ilgures May corn tlnlshed lo up, Oats, lo and provisions 12'flS7c Tho wheat markot opened strong. Hlghor prices at Llvorpool In tho faco of tho sovoro break hero yesterday wcro taken ta-ken as sufficient Inducement to buy Initial In-itial quotations In May were lfflo hlghor at $.1.0331.05. July kas up lo at 93 S94c Tho advance brought out liberal realiing sales. Tho leading long was reported re-ported to bo selling freely. For a tlmo general liquidation ensued, resulting in May declining to $1.01 and July to 53c. On tho break tho principal bull operator apparently changed tactics and bocamo an actlvo buyer, giving especial attention to tho July delivery. Prices started upward and soon recovered recov-ered all tho early loss. Bradstrcot's re-porL re-porL of tho world's wheat stookH was a bullish factor, showing that for tho week ihero was a decreaso of 3.614.000 bushols, compared with an lncreaso of 1,320,00) bushels in tho corresponding week last year. The strong cn.sh situation was an additional bull lnrtucnce. During tho final hour of trading thoro was nn active dorannd from all sources. Offerings, howover, woro light, and in consequent con-sequent tho market becamo exceedingly strong, May advancing to $1.0J, a gain of 2c from tho low point, whllo July sold up 2o to 96c. Tho market closed firm at $1.0; for May and 95c for ,July. Clearances of wheat nnd flour wore equal to 147,100 bushels. Primary receipts woro S7S.300 bushels, agalnat 532.600 bushels a year ago. Minneapolis, Dululh and Chicago Chi-cago reported receipts of 290 coxa, compared com-pared with 299 cars last wcok and 245 a year ago. Tho feature of trading In corn was heavy purchases by sovoral of the principal bull Interests. Tho oponlng In May was 4lc higher at &Zr56c. After docllnlng to 66?4o. thep rico gradually advanced to 57c. Tho closo was at 67c July ranged botweon 51o and G5c. closing l?3o higher at 55c. Local receipts woro 4&S cars, six of contract grades. Oata also sold higher In sympathy with wheat. Tho closo was at tho best prlcoa of tho day. May opened '2'o hlghor at 4347-i5c, sold between 41TWI43c and 46c, closing at tho top. July was c hlghor at 41c Local recelptH were 26$ cars. Buying for InvcHtment account was tho feature In trading In provisions. May pork received tho most attention and tho udvanco In the prlco of that commodity was G7c Thero was scattered selling early In the day on the break In grain prices. Later, howovor, offerings becamo light and tho market readily responded to nn improved commission houso demand, After selling between $15,70 and $16.25 May pork closed at tho top. May lard showed a final gain of 12V.-15c at JS,00ffS.02. whllo ribs wcro up 3032o at J7.S7&7.. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 20 oars corn, 175 cars; oats, 90 cars; hogs, 49,000 head. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Articles. Open. High. Low. Close, Wheat. No. 2 May 1.(6 1.06 1.04 1.06 July (old) 95 97 94 97 July (new) 94 9i3 93 96 Sopt. (old) 90 91 S9 91 Corn. No. 2 February 53 53 C-3 63 lay G6 67 65 67 July 63 55 64 G4 Oats. No. 2 February 43 May 45 46 45 4G July 41 41 41 41 September 36 36 30 36 Mess Pork-May Pork-May 35.S0 16.25 15.70 16 25 July 35.90 16.40 15.S0 16.40 Lard May 7.S7 8.02 7.S2 S.02 July 8.02 8.15 7.93 S.15 Short Ribs-May Ribs-May 7.60 7.0) 7-57 7.0) July 7.72 7.95 7.67 7.95 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wcro as follows: Flour, firm; No. 2 spring wheat. 93cS'$1.03; No 3. S3c$l,02; No. 2 red, $1.03gl.0s; No. 3 corn, o3c; No. 2 yellow, 54c: No. 2 oats, 3(SH3cj No. 3 white, 41&45c; No. 2 rye, 730'75c: good feeding barley. 42 43c, fair to cholco malting, 4&g6Sc; No. 1 flax seed, $L12; No. 1 Northweatorn, $1.18; prlmo timothy seed, $3.10; mess pork, per barrel, $16.12gl6.23; lard, per 100 pounds, $7.S0Jr7.S2; short rib3 cldc3 (loose), $7.G2?5'7.75; short clear sides (boxed). S.WGfI.TS; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.27; clover, contract gratia, $1L15. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles. Recps. Ships. Flour, barrels 40,800 26,700 Wheat, busholB 67.C00 35,0)0 Corn, bushels 348,900 209,600 Oats, bushels 432,100 211,300 Rye, bushels 20,000 12.S00 Barley, bushels 141,800 17,600 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchango today tho butter but-ter market was steady, creameries, 11 26c; dairies, 13S22c; eggs, caslor, 212220; checso. firm, 10g!lc- Butter and Eggs. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Butter, firm; fresh creamery, l&ff2Gc; Stato dairy, 14 022c. Eggs, lower and weak; Western firsts, 2Gc New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 24. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining, 2c; conlrlfugal, .9-3 test, 3c; molasses sugar, 2o; rctlncd is steady; orushed, 5.15c; powdored, 4.65c; granulated, 4.46c. Coffee Steady; No. 7 Rio, 7o. New York Cotton. NEW Y'ORIC. Feb. 21. Cotton futures opened firm; March, 14.25c; April, 14.3Sc; May, 14.60c; Juno, 14.54c; July, 14.65c; August, Au-gust, 14.70c; Octobor, 11 SOc St. Louis "Wool. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 21. Wool Nominal; Torritory and Westorn mediums, lS!g19o; flno mediums, 1617c; lino, l&giGc Treasury Statement. Washington, Fob. 2S. Today's statement of tho treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive- of tho J15O.O00.0O3 gold re-sorvo re-sorvo In tho division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, 522-1.414.CS1: gold, 5102,424,769. |