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Show , i W Adding to Their Holdings : jpjtalists Are Evidently Refraining prom Makinjj Investments in Wall Street. 't : EW V0RK JIn' -0 'I'hc narrowing l and varying fluctuations In the stock market and the small volumo ' of Sh" total transactions each day accurate reflections on the timid and lllatlup temper of the speculative ' rind. Tho great body of capitalists aro iftfer.tly refraining from olther, adding to Dlr holding." of stocks or liquidating. J fit orders by room traders, on which the , ; rnocments depend, do not afford 1 fj.'c or nioro tnan 1jma'1 fractional cians5- ' movement of a fraction in-rlt in-rlt taking of the meager profit or In-) In-) ' i:cf.i the prompt pocketing of a loss, J ctftaRto the great uncertainty as to what T ! direction prices may suddenly move. ' I' Hie conviction Is general that the condl-, condl-, ivof absolute deadlock In which tho f. njrki Is now held cannot last long. The J. direction to be takin Is a matter of " 'f profound doubt. The mid-day rally to- IX .lavvras principally due to tho heavy debit i balance bv the sub-treasury warrant to ItJ P Morgan & Co.. as fiscal agents of the ivtpin'ama republic, for the canal. This JfA-ivmont Is to the benefit of bank cash RlVid will tlgure as an offset to the losses - Etftyy cold exports m TSo exports. Including tomorrow's, are tf 1 lh principal cause of the loss of 513.691.CO0 lbr tho banks on sub-treasury operations 5 hr the week The 52 500.000 shipment In .rM coin Is to bo reckoned, In addition. V ) movement of cash to tho Interior has ! prtn heavily In favor of New York again. ? ' -mlslne to reduce the loss to the sub-' sub-' ' treasurj' by fully one-half. The extent to ! fhlch today's payment will figure In the i 1 ircraccs Is expected, therefore, to decide ' J : tie complexion of tho cash Item by the '. ' tl(cnt to which It will modify tho cash 1 loss otherwise Indicated. i Call money was appreciably easier today srd was offered In large amounts by the I' tanks below 2 per cent. Sterling exchange ) tlfo continued its downward course, en-: en-: i cJiCTfing the Idea that tho gold movc-EMt movc-EMt may be reaching Its culmination. ' The beginning of the hearing In tho suit , , lotnjolnthe Northern Securities dlstrlbu-t dlstrlbu-t i ijca was of some encouraging effect. 1 ' c?lne to the steps thus tnken toward ; trpilng a condition embarrassing to tho ! ! Icanclal world As stated by the counsel ; la the case, It Is desirable to solve a ' ; dispute by which dividends of $W.000.lX) i -! ji lied up. The Influx of these consld-(Wllons consld-(Wllons vas faint and seemed to pass ' jsay quietly, allowing the dragging tond-! tond-! my of a stagnant market to reassert it- 3 Klf. ' I' Union Pacific's rise may have been duo 3 j la ths hope of winning Its contentions In ( th? Northern Securities suit It was the ' 'wlr noticeable movement In the list, Tho l carket closed not far from the best prices. ' ' Bonds were dull and irregular. Total . ' ttlu. par value. $1,310,000. United States i lor.ds were urn-hanged on call. j ! NEW YORK BOND LIST. 1 ; USreflsreg .104i Manhnt c g 4s 103 . ; US ref 2s coun lOlVi Mex Cent -Is W,i i V S Js rcg. 1031; 1st ino 13 U S is caup .105-Vi Minn & St L Is. 05 I US n 4s rcg -132M. M K & T Is 100 US n is coup.. 132V3 2nds 77 I US old 4s reg . 1004 N R of M c 4s.. 71 , i I S old 4s rog lufii NYC gen V&s.. 00 i Atchison gen Is 101 NJC gen 5s . .13Ui ', , adJU3lroent 1 91H, Nor Pac 4s 104V6 Ij Atlantic C L 4s. 03 Nor Pac 3s 72i I . B L O 4s . . UOv's, N & V con As... OS'A J B L O 3Us fM?4 OSLIs&P.. . 'Jli H', Cent of Ga 5?.. 105s Reading gen Is.. OS1,, i , Is: Inc . .. . 71 Pa conv 3,js SAVj liC & 0 4s St L it I M e 5s.ll4 ? Chi L A 3i.-t . 7S St L & S P fg 4s S1T4 C B & Q n is... 34Vi St Ij S'west IsLs. Pl 1' ! CMt St P g IS.109V, Seaboard A Iv Is 70 , Chi i Neon 7s 120 So Pac 4s 91,A I C R I fi P R 4s. C9 So Rv 5h 115V ' col 5s 70 Tox & Pac lsts.llS'4. CC C St L g 4s ICO'i T St L. & YV 4s.. 70 ( Chi Terra is. ... 76J.i Union Pac 16... 10IVt Cons Tob As . .. 59ys U P conv Is 03-5, 1 Colo k So 4s.. . S-l US Steel 2d 5s.. 72?i IJ4RG Is . ... OSVi "Wabash Ists ...111 . Kr a i.rlor 1 4s . . OS Wabash deb B. . r.7 : Erie cen 4s ... S v & L, E 4s FOVi ' MV JDC lsl.106, Wis Cent 4s 00 .: Hock al 4ts .107'.. C F & I con 5s.. 70-71 ' L L N unl Is. ..lOOVi U j CLOSING STOCK LIST. 3 ', ., . , Sales. High. Low. Close. Atchljton 10.5W) CS 0S', . prerml 3 01 OlTi 92 ! Bait & Ohio 2,4(0 7Stf, 77 78 , Pr(e'red 2W 91 91 91 i Jfi'iia" Pac 500 117 11C HC?i i & OTiio n 29'A chic k Alton .... : : preferred I J c & G West ... 303 15 14 14 Va ! & N West .7 ICS I LMfcSjt p .. ... 7,400 1301 133 139 Kcforrcd 100 175 175 175 C!lc T & Trans .... S ' r nCorfedc 200 17 K i(K Co.o South 10) 15 15 15 ; ' 1st preferred " ..." 51 u, 1 nti Pr?Cerrcd 20-) 20 20 20 ' n J f Iiud 14 154 ! ! ' nTn WcRl 200 257 2C0 257 , UKG jnii j, Preferred :;. c5?l ., fi.300 23 22U 23 t preferred 2.30) M 5SU 5S3! , Hikivr?cd 200 111 SS1: m 1 g , J y jMinoJs cent .." 50 129" 120" )a '".a Cent . icii ..Preferred , 33" ' nPyiSo - 500 20 2.)' 19 , : .::: '-ffi ' iir.n Sz St L ini BSff45.88''"-' 'iw ci ci . Preferred . 118 ' '' "uJSL-Url Pac ' 2.000 90 80 S9T& ' llun i Tcx WW 15'ri 15 lB?fa , i SnfMex " 400 Mli 3,?i ; ..Preferred . . M 1 Wm'0 C;nl ' WW n lit lii" 1UV1 ,S.fast. 200 M . g ! PC P c!11? G'700 113' 112Vi ; 1toE i; r? ?rc,crrod jf!" w t' WMifl2Vd Co 2.000 hi 204 20 1 $tLfc?S.;-: 'SO ,i5 Gt W St I q SF :,,a PW- r 200 44?; 44 44 1 v'a Weal 12U ' ..Preforrcd ' nTti : t0"lahfn Ry 1,50) 20 20 20Vi ifeSf. 24ii 1 SS 8 ?2 brio is tMtconsin Cent ., i 1W1 , Preferred iT -lgcan Cent , . SOO . 'iij- '? 7t prcaj corapanles- $SS$ wiup ' ioo I t iti ,arg0 200 ' i'fcellancous- ) 'TCTl fi' "i 4 V fir'"-: :::: " S6 j ua 100 6?i Gy 6 SILVER. -f- Now York 55Uc -f San Francisco 55Lic . t ,London 27 7-lGd LEAD. 4- Now York exchange fl.0Oftl.S0 -f COPPER. f Now York exchange ..$12.0212.52 4- preferred Too 5j Amer Lin Oil -6' S7f .preferred... .. '300 is" " 4 -merLoco .......... 17?. n 1 preferred ,800 WJ wi? Jg' Am Sugar Ref 2,000 1254 I2t Anaconda M Co ... ! Hrpoklyn R Trnn . fi.iw 45 -is" 4Ui Colo F Sc Iron iw 2S Con Gns . u;. 2.30) 209 20S 20S Corn Products .... 2O0 1U1 Wi il pre.'erred -"4 Distillers' Securs .. . "Yiu Gen Elec 0 155" 15l" im Interna Paper jq preferred "" Interna Pump 37 preferred . 70 Nat Lead 3Q0 io" 1S 19 North Amer .... $q laU 100 25 25 25 Pcople"s Gas x-. P Steel Car SOO 25ii 25' ' 234 preferred ..." 0514 Pullman Pal Car . io" Rep Steel ; " ,4 preferred 200 33 .15 37 Rubber Goods 15 preferred 7c4 Tenn C & Iron 100 33 33 32 U S Leather 000 6 fi 6 preferred 200 79 79 7S L S Realty 2,700 7 7i,4 7 preferred 3,100 01. GO 61 U S Rubber 100 10i 1GU 16 preferred 20 C7 6G C;i U S Steel 1.7(0 9 S 9 preferred 21,200 53 52 52 Westlnghouse Elec. 500 150 155 " 15fl West Union 0 SOO S6 SC 6U Total sales for the day, 142,500 shares. Silver and 2rafts. NEW YORK. May 20. Bar silver, 55c Mexican dollars, 44c, SAN FRANCISCO. May 20. Silver bars, 55c. Mexican dollars, nominal. v . Drafts, sight, 5c; telegraph, 7c. Money and Exchange. NEW YORK. May 20 -Close: Money on call easj, 162 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 1 per cont. Tlmo loans steady; sixty and ninety daya, 3 per cent; six months, 34 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3CiMU per cont. Sterling Ster-ling exchange heavy, with actual buslncftf In bankers" bills at $4.SG.C5(M.S6.70 for demand, de-mand, and at f4.S4.S04.Sl.S5 for sixty days. Posted rates. J4.S5.M and ?4.S7'ff I.SS. Commercial bills, $4.S4. New York Metals. NEW YORK, May 20. There "was a sharp break In the London tin market, with spot declining 2s Gd to 12 2s 6d. and futures 15s to 124. under heavier offerings. offer-ings. Locally, tho market was easy, in sympathy, and closed at $27 GOt?27.S0. Copper also showed some weakness In London, closing- at a decllno of 2s 6d to 5G 12s Gd for both spot and futures. Tho local market was quiet but unchanged. Luko and electrolytic aro quoted at $13.00 &13.12 and casting .at $12 6212. !S2. Lead remained quiet herd at 4.60ff4.SO, but was Is 3d lower in London, where It closed at 11 15s. - Speller was unchanged at 22 In London and at $0 15fi6.20 In the local market. Iron closed at Gls 9d In Glasgow and at 13s 9d In Middlcsboro. Locally, Iron Is easy. Pig-Iron warrants arc quoted nominally nom-inally at $9 25, No. 1 foundry Northern Is q.iotcd at $15.0OtfM5.50; No. 2 foundry Northern, $14.50515.00; No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southorn soft, S13.50JM3.75 The London molal market will be closed until Tuesday. Condition of the Treasury. Washington, May JO. Today's statement of the treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold In tho dKlsIon of redemptlbn. shows: Available Avail-able cash balance, $161,391,210; gold, $74,-035.717. $74,-035.717. High Record Figure. 1 NEW YORK, May 20. The sub-trcasury today has a debit balanco of J9.415.17S at the clearing-house. Of this amount $9,000,-000 $9,000,-000 represents a treasury warrant received re-ceived yesterday from J. P. Morgan & Co. from the State department at Washington. Wash-ington. Morgan & Co. are the financial agents of the Panama Republic, to which Government has now been paid tho full $10,000,000 due on account of the Panama Pana-ma canal. Tho warrant was brought horo by special messenger. It was deposited at llie First National barik and went through the clearing-house, today. The passage of the Panama draft through the clearinghouse clearing-house Bwclltt today's cash balanco there vto $20,111,397, a high-record figure. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, May 20. The following table, ta-ble, compiled by Bi'adstrect, shows the bank clearings at tho principal cities for the week ended May 19, with the percentage per-centage of Increase and decrease as compared com-pared with tho corresponding week laBl ycar- Inc. Dec. New York JJ.229.G11.5S0 .... 9.7 Chicago 160.020,929 .... 11.2 Boston 132,452.442 4.1 .... Philadelphia 117,277,353 .... 14.2 St. Loots 53.6SS.&SL 1.0 .... Pittsburg 37.696.CS1 . .. 27.1 San Francisco 10.2SC.9SX 7.1 .... Baltimore 20.009.4Gl .... 15.1 Cincinnati ., 23.233,450 .... 3.0 Kansas City 17.294.203 .... 9.6 Omaha Z-M ::m -8 Los Angeles 7'fv? u " St. Joseph 4,452.951 .... 13.8 Denver 4,292,200 .... 14.5 Seaufo.. ' 3.977 639 .... 2.1 Portland, Or 3-2H.c2i -6 :yi SALT LAKE CITY.. 2.0W.t?3 .... 15-5 Spokane. Wash 3.342.MS 12.3 .... Tacoma MIi,' J-.2, "' Helena ll.aa - Totals, U. S $2,024.2141.467 .... .7 Outside New York..-. 791,G29,!n5 (.2 Live Stock. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, May 20. Cattlc-Recelpts. 1500; steady, good to prlmo steers, $.20& o70: poor to medium. $i.20ffl.25; stockers and feeders. $3.25.60; cows, $1.504.i: heifers. S2.50?4.S5; canners.$l.EO.??2.7G; bulls, $2 231.25, calves, $2.50go.5G; Texas fed steers. $4 004.00. Hogs-Receipts today, 20.000; tomorrow, 15 000; market 5o lower; mixed and butchers butch-ers S4COfr4.77: good to cholco heavy. 0 04 80- rough-heavy. 14.0034 65; light. $4.60g 4.70. bulk of sales. $4.65171.75. Shr-ep Receipts, 6000; market steady to nrone; lambs, steady to strong; good to choice wethers. $5.0Off5 C0; fair to cholco mixed $3.7525.00; Western shcop, $1.765.60; clipped native lambs, $1.60g6.fo; Western lumbs, $5.006.25; spring lambs, $o.OO&7 50, OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA. May 20.-Cattlc-Rc-celpts, lfX0: market steady to yrc: na-tive na-tive sitccrs. J3.9O5C20: cows affd hclfsru. SU.25S4.E0; canners, $1 752.76; Blockers and feeders, $2.75.M 30: calves. $2.Gy.-t. bulls, stags, etc , $2.7&S1.2n. Hoks-Rc-colpts, 7300; market F.c lower, heavy. $4.45 1,55, mixed, $1 40ff4.45; light. W.30'j. pigs. $4.0054.30: bulk of salos. $4.404.50-Shoep-Recolpts, 3000. market active and strong: Westerns, $4.75-36,25: wethers $4.60 05.2;: ewes, $4,O04.8C; common and stock-orH, stock-orH, $3.00516,00; lamlw. $5,76'5.73, KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY, May 20 -Cattle-Re; celpts, 1000; steady; native steers, Hw 5.20; native cows and heifers, $2.0JT-4-&;; stockens and feeders. $3.754.70; bulls, $2.0 1T3.S0; calves, $2.754 75; Westorn steers, $4.OM?4.50; Wostorn cows, $4.0)IN.G5. Hogs Receipts, 7000, Cc lower; bulk of gales, $4.45U1GS; heavy, $4.601.70; packers. $4.60 4.65; pigs and lights, $J5Oi?4.50. Sheep-Receipts, Sheep-Receipts, 1000. steady; muttons, $4.5055.25: lambs, $5.0yI6.7o; range wethers, $4.75 5.25; ewes, $3.&03.75. Grain and Provisionc. CHICAGO. May 20. An advance of 2c In the price of wheat was followed by a sharp break of 4c today. The erratic actions ac-tions of the May option resulted from speculative maneuvers attending the scarcity scar-city of wheat for present use. Closing figures fig-ures on Slav were unchanged from yesterday's yes-terday's flna"! quotations July closed at a loss of -li to Tic. Corn is up to Vic Oats arc down to lie and provisions, 2 to 12c down. under tho influence of congestion In tho May delivery tho wheat market opened Hrm In tho face of excellent weather conditions. con-ditions. Tho smallest local recolpts on iccord'-namely. flvo cars, with little prospect pros-pect of any Increase In arrivals caused an active demand from shorts for the May option. Initial sales of May showed a gain of to 2c at 99 to $1.01. July opened ',;c lower to c higher at S7 to S7lc There was little May whoat on the market. Shorts. In thuir anxiety to cover sales, bid the price of May up to $1.01 within tho first ton minutes. Naturally othor options felt (he cffccL July advanced to SStfc early ear-ly In tho daw Tho market was extremely erratic tho entire session, dominated by the fluctuations of tho May delivery. During Dur-ing tho latter part of the day futuro deliveries deliv-eries woro subjected to a. considerable selling sell-ing pressure as a result of favorable crop reports. On tho break shorts became ac-tlvo ac-tlvo bidders for May, forcing tho price up to 99c, where tho market closed. Tho futuro fu-turo deliveries, however, failed to rally, July closing at S64 to SGTic, a net loss of ;c for the day. As a result of a small movement and of tho strength In wheat the corn market was strong early In the .day. Later the selling becamo quite general and prices recoded sharply. Tho mnrkot closed firm on renewed covorlnc by. shorts, July, j opened a shade to Vt'IfUc lower at 48 to 4s;Sc advanced to 4916c, sold off to 4Sc and closed at 4S4c. Tho feature of trading In oats was tho early strength and subsequent weakness of the May delivery. May ranged between be-tween 41 and 43c. closing at 42c. July opened a shado to lc lower at 35 to 2Rre. sold between 3Sg3Sc and 39c, closing at 3Sc. Provisions woro firm under tho Influence of stronglh In grains; July pork closed with a loss og 12o at $11.02. July lard whs down 2c to $0,32. Ribs were oft 5s at $C.37. ! RANGE OF IjEADING FUTURES. ; Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. 1 Wheat, No. 2 May 1.01 1.01 97i 99 July (old) 89 R9 $K SS July (new) S7-"!i $8 S6TJ, Sept. (old) 82 , S2V 8Pt (14 Sept (new) SHi 81 80 Corn, No. 2 May -18 48 47i 47:5, '' 4S 49Vs . 474 4l!i, September 47 4S ' 47?i 47 Oats. No 2 May 43 43 41 42 Jly 35 30 383 3?-j September SO'jg 31 30 SO Mess porlc, per bbl. July 11. 20 11.3) 11.00 11.02U September 11.35 11.40 11.22 11.22 Lard, per 100 lbs. July r..3n 6.40 6.30 G.ZIVJ September 6.52 G.55 G.47 6 50 Short ribs, per ICO IbB. July 6.37 6.42 6.35 fi.37 September 0.57 6.57 6,52 6.52 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wero atj follows. Flour, dull and steady; No. 2 spring wheat, $94c $L00; No. 3. Gfi97e; No. 2 red, $1.050'l.OJ;; No. 2 corn, 40h49c; No. 2 yellow. 62 52c; No. 2 oats, 42"42c; No 3 white, 128t4c: No. 2 ryo, 77c; good feeding barley. 353Sc; fair to cholco malting, 45'ti 56c. No. 1 flax 3ced. $1 00; No. 1 Northwestern, North-western, $1.09 prime timothy seed, S3.05. mess pork, per barrel. S10.9O5Tll.tO; lard, per 100 pounds. $G.205TC.22; short ribs sides (loose). $6.25fi6.37; short clear sides (boxed), $?.255T3.o0; whisky, basis of high wines, SI. 28, clover, contract grado, $10,75. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Rccpts. Shlpts. Flour, barrels 30,000 31,300 Wheat, bushels 11.000 31,800 Corn, bushels 50,60) 169,500 Oats, bushels 103.000 131.700 Rye. bushels 4.0CO 90) Barley, bushels 66,000 5,100 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchango today tho butter but-ter market was easy; creams. Ufilfic; dairies, 12jl7c; eggs, steady, 15Vi-315c; cheese, weak, new, good, 7?i39c. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, May 20. Wool-Stcodv; medium grades, combing and clothing. 17 tfr21c; light, fine, Ufjl7c; heavy, fine, 125?. 14c; tub-washed, 21-??31c. Now York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. May 20. Sugar Raw. firm; fair reilnlng, 3?ic; centrifugal .96-tcst, .96-tcst, 3?fcc; molasses sugar, 3c; refined, firm; crushed, $5.60; powdered, $5.00; granulated. gran-ulated. $4.90. Coffee Steady; No. 7 Rio, GTic. Butter and Eggs. XEW YORK, May 20. Butter Easier; crcf-nery, common to choice, 14420c; Stato dali,. common to extra, 1319c. Eggn Easier; Western Htorago selections, selec-tions, 17'OlSc, firsts, 17fll7c. |
