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Show jlaickhrkctDrops 1 1 to Low Level I I Extraordinary Play of Quotations J t Kept Up Appearance of Strength, 3 but the Break Came. I I XEW YORK, March 27.-An cxtraordl- I - riri' Play of nuotatlona In a largo num- I ' bir of low-grade Industrials and spc- 1 ! dames kept up somo appearance of I 6trcn"th for tho greater part of today's 31 ' session of the Block exchange, and served a I to disguise the realizing that was going I ( on in tho moro substantial tUocks. But I I tbo market gavo way lato in tho day and 1 ! rii shfir-ily to a low level- The early 2 S nSh Kept allvo the hope that tho H i tl-,t YMllIncv deve oped last week on 2 fnmKeek decline wits a herald of tho g nnms resumption of the advance. There was a generally confident expec-mi expec-mi nn muong professional operators that ' SWublous Point In the speculation had wn forced into the background by last HA f'.-monstrntlon of the resisting cower of the market. The halting tcn-. tcn-. unlm developed In the course of . the day s trading was not clearly trnce-nblo trnce-nblo to any change In conditions or out-ink out-ink but the disinclination to follow up i week's rccovoiy. With further largo buvlng thfs was vGry clearly defined. Tho miscellaneous collection of stocks which shot up from time to time while 1 efforts were making to hold tho market q were not the subject of any Information 'I rlthcr epectal or general to account for I tho movement. Tho absence of explana-I explana-I Ion and the lack of any common ground ' nf Interest between them were tho causes i ot some suspicion of the movement. A iui of twenty-live to thirty might be rtimnllcd. many of which rarely appear ta iC transaction, which were lifted from one to nearly eight points. Somo influence Is glvon to the mono51 outlook as the factor checking active I Herniation, and especially with tho April Y-MUircmcnts now near at hand. Quar-"v Quar-"v W payments on that date will add to :1 ! iu normal monthly requirements Vj A The renewal of demand for gold on the i Mrt of Paris, which enmo Into force In I tendon on Saturday. la regarded as slg-i slg-i nlflcant. and modifies conslaerably tho SI propects in the exchange market. Any II iendency for gold to move to New York i ' for London would be restrained by ftn ac-Sl ac-Sl companylng demand from Paris. An in-1 in-1 tlmatlon came from Washington also 9 that further calls for the withdrawal of H j Government deioslts might be expected I ' to the extent of ?lo,000.000 to ?20.0,O)0. as m opportunity might offer, without llkcll- hood of harm to the business Interests of A the country, tills measure being con6ld-il con6ld-il ercd desirable to be completed beforo a A possible money stringency In the fall. 3 The lone of foreign markets was re-13 re-13 carded as renewing tho double of an Im- i ' mediate peace, v, hlch Was felt with grow-i' grow-i' ' tag contldence to be Imminent last week. i A bad effect was produced by the de-lli de-lli I cldeilly weak showing of net earnings for ! February presented bsr Atchison, the deli de-li cllno In gross earnings being aggravated a i by a rlso In operating expenses so as to 1 i Induce a decrease In net earnings for 1 J the month of 311.000. or more than 12 Sj pr cent. Reports of railroad traffic gen- j ! crally continued highly encouraging on id the part of the railroad ofllelals, offor- -1 i Ines of all classes continuing large, v.'hllo A : favorablo weather conditions enable tho i? 5 handling of the business at lowcot possl- jll : bio cost of operation. If ! Stocks, however, showed Increasing ii , flgns of weakness n3 the day progressed. , 3 and closed at practlcall the lowest of 5 the day Union Pacific's decline ran to 3 i threo points, and many other Standard a y slocks fell from one to two points. J i Bonds were Irregular Total sales, par I $ value. $1,320,000. United States 3s cou- 'X jfi pon and the new -Is" coupon declined Vt i j per cent, and the new Is regular per -y j cent on call Jfl Jf NCW YORK BONDS. S U S P.cf 2s reg 101 Japan cert 102", S coupon ... - 106 Louts & X un Is 103li i Cf ti rcg . ..104',4 Man con e Is ....106 !i coupon . ... 101 Mcx Cen Is "-s .1 V S now is rcg 13214 lut luc .. .. ... .1 coupon ... .152V4 11 Inn & S L. ts - OCi J I S old is res .. 101 Mo Kun & Tox s 101 J coupon iCC't, 2nds Soli L Am Toti Is cert .. N R R of Mex c 4a Kl J t crt in x y c bcii 3'.4e ...100 J AlehUw gen 43 ..10H K J C eon Ca ....135 f t-!jt SG' No Pac ie 100 M Atlantic C L 4r ..101 Ss 7C fti B ft O 101 N'or & W con ia ..103 M .JHs M',4 O 8 1, rfde ) ... 97 U ? Ctn or Ga :s .. .11C Ponn conv 3Va ...105 H ILK1! ' P2 Read Cnn 4s 10214, ft - r 1 , "XUon 3!4a S: s Ij W con 4s .. 82-4 H Q n.w PcnlwarO Air L. 4s 90 W ? P R R ls S Po 1nc 3i PLfJ" ,My s 7r. Union Pnc 4a .... 1M B 1 MifillUr.P e'' -V-li Wabash Ists 118 t? rrii nil 5 2 Dot) B 7Sli )i j CLOSING STOCK L,IST. ."! Atfhl Snlc.. IIIcV Iiw. Close. 0h, iw in 103 ' Chic A n V.r r,0,i 82 St SO ? 'Ti t M,rrwl. l-m Mis M C0 "a : UuVvovr::: ,!? 1M 180 Stt . J ? 1,! ; S,4(M My. 4i 45H Jr f ISktn vT1 !'0M C714 C7 VTW 11M, MIA T i frVrlrjl JW 2S! t& r?cfe fc0Ut,,frn 30 s0 20 i Ma p"u"..;' l.O 16SV. 1C ICS J JItiican'U 1D3V4 1I21A 1221i ' S i B:? 33U Wl? Mo ton lf,7 10C ' Prer?r? TX S00 3, 31H 31 l, Kc w01 pf(l C.W 41 41 40 1 Softool Vvf1 61-K0 raw 62 62 - -- -- -----T--- -f f SILVER, -4- Xcw York .... c -f -4- Son Francisco 5Cc LEAD. -- Kow York exchange $1.5034. CO -f COPPER. Now York exchunso ?14.S71it?13.E 4- - preferred 1.5CO S0 79 70 St L & S F 2nd Dfd ... 70 St L S Tront SCO CC 2C.A 2C prorerred l.tOO Cl 61 63 Southern Pac .7 24, GOO K) GTS 67 preferred 400 HSli 11S 11S Southern Ry W0 Ki 3Vt 34 proforred 4CO 014 714 07 Texas & Pac 6.KO 30 3S 3S To St L & W 2,800 30 3.91i 30Vi preferred 2,400 DOVi 67 r.7 Union Pnc H7.GM 131 12S 12ST4 preferred 100 W.A &01A 90 Wubaah 2,0)0 Zt 23 2i preferred 3.10) 17 45Vi Itl IV & Lnlce Erlo 18 WlRCOUFln Cent 1.101 211', 23 2Vx preferred 1.100 E2 51?! Clli Express Companies Adams 211 American , 223 United Stntcs' 120 "Wells PnrKo 200 MlscIInneoue Ainalc Copper 33.600 SO 7S 7ST4 Amor Car & F 12.100 K 3754 MS preferred i.COO 100!. SO 0S Amcr Cotton Oil 54 preferred 01 Amer Ice MO .V.a 5'A 61 proftrred SO) 59V . 3i"A 3SHt Amer Llnsocd Oil 100 18 18 171i preferred ICO 41 41 II Amer Locomotlvo 37.300 5214 G0 51 preferred ' 4.300 118 110 11"4 Amer S & Ref 10.SO0 10214 101 101 preferred 200 121 120 12) Amer Sugar Rcf 2.0M 14214 111 141 Amer Tob pfd cert ... 1.000 07j 07 9j"4 Anaconda M Co 700 118 11714 IIS Brooklyn It Transit .. lo.O-M 67 674 C714 Colo F & Iron 22.GO0 GSli EC Con Ons 1.S00 20S 20014 206 Corn ProductB 10.600 1414 1 H preferred ."' Cll4 Distillers" Securities .. 21,300 K 41 11 General Electric ICO IKli 1S5V. 1S5 Internu Paper v. COO 23 22 2214 lireforred 100 7S 7S 7S Interna Pump 36 preferred S3 Nnllonnl Ioftd 16.2W 15 4314 41"fc North American 2,50") 100 1C04: 1004 Pac Mall 700 4514 45 4114 People's Gas 2.COT 112 III 110-4 P Steel Car 10.100 41 3014 40 preferred i 1,600 Ol'.i 03v4 l'3!4 Pullman Pal Car 200 21S14 21S14 24S14 Republic Steel 1G.700 23 22 2: preferred 14.700 S314 81' Sl4 Rubber Goods 10,100 31 23 30 preferred H fS 0S14 Tcnn Coal & Iron .... 21.300 0714 M"i U S I-ealhcr 1-14 preferred 100 303 105 10414 U S Realty S-M 0314 02T4 02 U S Rubber 2.M0 42 12 12 preferred &O0 11314 113 113 U S Steel C3.300 3611 35 S314 preferred 25.200 05 0tT4 91 Vlr Caro Chemical .... 1.300 3514 31 34 preferred - 200 10S 10-5 10S WeetlnKhouHO Elec .... 000 1S3 1S2 181 Ventorn Union . 921a Totul sales for the day, 1.033.100 shares. Silver and Drafts. NEW YORK, March 27 Rar silver, C0c. Mexican dollars 41c. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. Silver bars, CW.c. Mexican dollnrs. nominal. Drafts, slt'lit, 714c tcleKrnpb. 10c. Money and Exchange. NEW YORK. March 27 Money on call, firm. 3IR3!4 per cent, closing bid 3. offered, 314 per cent- Time loans firmer; sixty and ninety days. 314 per cent; six months, 3!iiff3 per CPrimo mercantile paper. 3Ji 114 P" cent. Sterling exchnnge Btroim. opened easy with actual buslncES In bankers" bills nt ?4.So N)tf W.S5S5 for demand and at $4 83.75 t. S3. SO for atxtv day bills; posted rates, 4.S4!4$j I.So and t.6"l4'54.S7; commercial bills. $1.83481 New York Metals. NEW YORK, March 27 Tho lndon tin market was hlehcr, owing. It wan reported, to covering of short,- followlnc tho recent decline, de-cline, nnd closed XI36 15s for spot and fl35 for futures. Locally the market was quiet but steady. In sympathy with tho advanco abroad. SK)t closed tit $29.701320.00. Copper also advanced In tho London market, closing IC7 13s 9d for spot and CS s Cd for futures. locally tho market was unchniiRcd. I,akc quoted $15.37'ttl5.E0: electrolytic. $15 25 15 3714; custlng. $14.8714015 25. Lead closed 12 8s 9d In London. Locally It was unchnnged at Jl.G0TJ-t.G0. Spcltor weak locally, with spot quoted $o.Si!4 nominal. Tho forclcn market unchanued, at Iron closed 54s 3d In Glasgow and 40s In Mld-dlcsboro. Mld-dlcsboro. Locally Iron was unchanged; No. 1 foundry Northern quoted $17.KT1S.25; No 2 foundry Northern jrT.WfflS.OO; No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft. $17.7013.25. Condition of tho Treasury. WASHINGTON, March 27. Today's statement state-ment of tho treasury balances In tho Kcnornl fund, oxcIuhIvo of tho $150,000,0(0 Kold reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Avalla-blo Avalla-blo cash bulancc $110,105,230; gold, $67,912,116. LIVE STOCK Chicago. CHICAGO, March 27. Cattle Receipts, 22,-00). 22,-00). Market 10c higher. Good to prime steers. $5 2506.25; poor to medium. $4.COff5.00; stackers rind feodorn. $2.757175; cows, $2,803.60; heifers heif-ers $3.00i5.00; ennnere, $LCOG2.50; bulls. $Z50 fil.OO; calve. $3.00f-00. Hops Receipts, 40.0Xi: tomorrow. 30.000. Market Mar-ket Cc lower. Mixed nnd butrhcrs. $3.25uf' l0; koo1 to choice heavy, $5.40fiS.60; rough heavy. $5.23S5.35; llfiht. $5.20ff3. 1214. bulk of sales, '"shcep-Rccclpto. 26.000; sheep nnd lambs stciuly; pood to cholco wethers, $5.73U6.2o, fair to cholco mixed. W.00ff5.50; Western sheep, $5.00fiC.25; np.tlvo Inmbs, $5.5037 70; Western lambs. 5C.W7.80. St. Josoph. ST. JOSEPH. Mnrch 27. Cattle Receipts. 2000; strontc to 10c higher; natives. $I.O0f5.76; cows $l.S0fft.G5; Blockers and Xeodors, $3.00 fi-4.75. Hobs Receipts. 3100; vtak to fc lower; llcht, $5 1&5.25; medium ami hcaT. $5 MIT5.20. Sheep Receipts. 11.300; steady; Colorado Iambs, $7.50; yearlings, $3.75; ewes, $5.75. Omaha. OMAHA, March 27. Cattle Receipts. 2000. Mnrket 10c hlchcr. Nntlvo ntcerp, $3.755.75; cows ond helfors, J3.O0frl.30: Conner, $2.00fj 3.0); slockeni ami feeders, $2.75-4.M; calves, J2.7f5.75; bulls, htacs. etc, 2.al.23. Horb Receipts. 4000. Market a shado lower. Heavy I5.121i175.25; mlxod, $5.105.15; Hunt. $5.0005.15; pigs, $I.30S5.00; bulk of sales, $5.10 Sheep Recolpts, H.fXO. Markot stoady. .Western .West-ern yearlings, $5.75J6.75: wothera, $5.2jff3.7j; ewes, J-l.S0iri.J0; lamb?, $6.757.60, Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. March 27. Cattle Receipts, 10 000. Market steady to strong. Native niters, Jl.25fi5.75; native cows and heifers, J2.00W4.S5; stockers and feeders. $3.003 1.75. bulls, $2.C0tf 4 00; calves, J2.5O&6.50: Western fed steers, "HoEORrcelpls. 7CO). Market Cc lower. Uulk of sales $3 10f5.2714; heavy, $5.25iJ5.33; pock-crH. pock-crH. $3.15fi.r..23: pigs and lights. $1.4505.45. Sheep Receipts. 10.000 Market slcndy to 10c lower. Mullens. $4.ffiff5.S3". lambs. $6.507.50; rungo wethers, $5.23CC C5; fed ewes, $4.S5t5.05. Dried Fruit Market. NEW YORK. March 27 The market for ovanoroted apples Is steadily hold, but actual buslncrs Id light. Common arc quoted nt 4 6c: prime, choice, Cyclic and fan- 0Prunes' are meeting a fair Jobbing demand at tho moment, but no chango on spot so far as tho local mnrket la concerned. Quotations rango from 2Jic for 90-100's to 5;c. according accord-ing to gmde. for California fruit, while Oro-gon Oro-gon rango as high a 7c Apricots aro In limited supply and rulo firm. Choice arc quotod at 1014'tfllo". extra choice, U14l214c and fancy, 12Ifl5c. ' Peaches nro also firm, with choice quotod at lOftlOlic; extra choice, 10KlOc and fancy, 11RuIsin8 aro roported to be cleaning up- for Bomo varieties and prices nro steadier. Looso Muncatols arc quoted at JHfic: London layers lay-ers at $L051.23 and Bccdcd raisins at 6V4tr4c. |