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Show firParty Stopped j jo Itsjovement i Jne Benevolent Supervision Had the V. j Effect of Discouraging I; Aggression. V7 TOniC, March 20.-Tlio effects ft rirc pcrccptiblo in today's stock market l 5? omo benevolent supervision, which if V(h0 eficct of dlscourarjlns aggression J the bear party. Tho buying which I Lked the decline, however, hesitated to if prices when they ran upward and H SSSailve operators who attempted to tho advnnco found themselves in 4 ntv conipiny. Tho re ult was a period f in tho tradlns and a narrow- i I in tne fluctuations, prices showing a Sdtncy to fettle to about last week's H Knc The impression was produced of 1 ?Xrt to hold the present situation on 4L n frrn keel, while awaiting tho result of f Ibb of tho doubtful factors in tho out-$ out-$ eC Thn nartv of reaction woro somo- fet 8M?evo in tho early part of tho ILyuDtll checked by tho measures of sup-with sup-with tho reaction checked some of tho m rumors of deals showed renewed vltal-fr vltal-fr Notably that alleging a plan for a JiVinc company for tho Vandcrbllt prop-Kd prop-Kd for tho combination of Now York alml Northwestern and Union Pacific "vorthern Securities caso also showed Smnant of its strong hold on spccula-4 spccula-4 r ontlmont when tho intimation was tjreubted that the Supremo court was Sir to conclude the caso by Issuing its jandalo today for the carrying- out of tho i lc0rencwcd signs of depression shortly her noon wero clearly duo to tho nows if the adjournment of tho court over the iess without issuing its mandate. About . nim" time there appeared ofilclal dls-htatrs dls-htatrs of tho New York Central rumors, iko pointing out the absence of directors !r ure a quorum of tho board. Such aera have often been issued in ,tf the most excited persons of late M attracting tho slightest attention, greatest effect today -was an index subdued spirit of tho speculation, jtlon converged In tho money mar-1ng mar-1ng to tho low state of the bank rc-and rc-and the expected growth of an ln-dernand ln-dernand for currency. Tho extreme y in nil lines of business itself to increase this demand and any al Inroad on money supplies would n-cted to affect tho stock market, was no ovidenco of lack of funds although rates wero well maln-Of maln-Of general nows tho conditions :d from all quarters were brilliant, me of reviews of traffic conditions Iroad officials was fairly enthuslas-a enthuslas-a only complaint being of a short-cars short-cars with which to meet tho busl-ffcring. busl-ffcring. ca of merchandise aro reported low. to former talk of rc-ordcrlng and are reported to bo coming now In olumo as to promise a glut of rail-rafflc rail-rafflc for some time to come Sug-is Sug-is were put out of an early payment rued dividends on Republic Steel cd and that stock made a spurt, if TenneEseo Coal with it in sympa-somo sympa-somo rcnowed credenco was given, ro, to tho story of tho merger or rn iron companies, railroad equipment stocks wero in i. Intimations of a new-found valine val-ine Canadian Pacific lands by rea-oll rea-oll discoveries caused an extended that stock and contributed with tho icnt in Southern iron stocks to tho closing and activity at tho best of the day lag exchango broke violently a full r of a cent on tho pound and this )'nted to as a promise of relief for mey market. Bonds wero irregular, sales, par value, $3,570,000. United bonds wero all unchanged. 1 ', NEW TORK BOND LIST. , J.S rtf is B .. 1M Japan Co cert 10HA j !.?? lOt-i L it X unl is... .1KH4 J j S rte .. . 10l4 Manhat con z 4a .107 I iP13 Mexican Cent 4b.. 71 JjS is rcc Jut lnc 2t i1?5??."" Mlnn & St L 4b.... M lM 4s ree ...10U4M. K & T -lo 1001 1WH 21,118 W " K,b ' CCrt' Xat oi :,Iox con 3 S2 !-b ,E4n is x J c son ha ....13.-.U UtolVi i N"or Pac i W IMS X & Wet con 4s.. 10314 fat c'"K i. ' I??14 2 S L rM& 4s - 97ai j ?M&.Ga e? Pnn eonv 314a ..103U II st o rfUi' 'L&IMcon 4 14 K 2U, ' ,S!l Sl L 8 p f s' a 'Btn!,w 5:., st S'Wn con 4h. S3 1 riL P a "i So Pac 4a 95U " t- ii.. 7 Sl Dob B 7201 tl JaVi"" S -J4 Wctern Md 4b .... m& J Vjllo- 4 .ilo0 'SC Ccnt U 31 W - CLOSING STOCK LIST. 2 iSeiioa Salpa. Hn;h. Iw. Clos. I , Mini' SSi MS M rfeJ Alton - v. 4Z 4li 4Wj li P Gt'w-.'.. 1M 81 si son 0,1111 ji c. n' 4M 2l0- 20 20H T I Sl P - 31'2W 181i' 9 1MH . ,IflttTf,l x : 17 Awsa im X ' v'.:? f.f . ' 4M l$K ST S5 boli central , I00 f, 5I'' 5' J 11 Ctntrai ' 3'SM lf,2ii "1 lfi2 . c - ioo jo Z caa CVni, 1 C-7M 124U li 12114 &s?ul :;; 3 2u gjn J 'V1'".: -SS 4 ja Wiitm C'1 c. Mtt 81-4 M14 f SSSovii'r w & j Jt St Ij COO S2H, S2'.i 61 -8 liSaco ie?S2 52H M J iBff PM"" 71 70 7014 j 5?n PaVin- ,W r C4 t J-lIlO .. .. ;5)C00 1 ' -f :f-r--r- -H--r- -r--r -f SITJR. 4- New Tork ; cSc -f 4- San Francisco Mc 4- LEAD. 4. 4- New York oxctmiiffo J4.W34.C0 4- 4- COPl'KR. 4. 4- New York cxchruiKO ....... $14.S7V:fF15. 23 4. 4- STOCK MAIIK12T REV1BAV. 4. 4- Pcaco rumorn from Paris porslatcnt 4- 4- and dcJlnltc. 4- 4- lloadloy wys Southern Iron mercer 4. 4- prourcsfllne satisfactorily. 4. 4- Trndo rcjwrts Indicate coureo upTrard 4- 4- for all steel products. 4. 4- German loan to Japan denied. 4- 4- Stocks plentiful In loan crowd. 4- 4- Heavy Increase- In pic Iron produc- 4- 4- Hon looked for this month. 4. 4- Nlncty-nvo roada for Jiunuiry show 4. 4- nverago net lncreao 11.4S pr cent, nnd 4- 4- for soven months, S.12 per cent. 4- 4- Hanks pained from eub-trensury on 4- 4- Friday, $347,000. 4. 4- Bank otatcmcnt nnnlj-zed ehown tho 4- 4- banks lncrcn6ed loans rather than de- 4- 4- crcaso.1 them. 4- Canadian Pacific ehowa earnlnc ca- 4- 4- paclty of about 10.26 per cent on Its 4. 4- otock, 4. 4- Illinois Steol company's rail mills aro 4- 4- hooked for full capacity until first of 4 4- November. 4. 4- Tvelvo industrials advanced 0.09 per -i-. 4- cent. 4- Twenty nctlvo railroads declined 0.34 4- 4- per cent. 4. 4- 4- 4- 4- Southern Railway c.SOO 351 34U 23't preferred Mi; rgi- 59,, Texas & raclflc 400 - 38 53 3S"A Toledo St Li & V,r l.COJ J9H 33 w prtifcrrcd 1,100 nsi' G7U 571;, Union Pacific 1T3,100 132-4 1304 30:'4i preferred j.ooo S3 14 99'A Wabash 7W 23 22i 22 preferred 300 4G 451; jm; WTieellnB & L E .. JgaJ Wisconsin Central .... 100 23T4 "31. 23li preferred 400 C2?i 62Va C214 Kxprcas Companlps Adams 05 Amcrloan mo United States 7... 130 Wells-Fait'o ojq Miscellaneous AmalRnmated Copper . &0.200 SO 78"1 79M Am Car & Foundry ... 5,2(0 38i 37i 33H preferred OOO 10 s' 99 ' Am Cotton Oil 34 preferred ,y Amerlcnn Ico 514 preferred ' '"' 35(4 Am Linseed Oil V j7ij preferred ,., 43' Am Ixjcomollva 20,090 49 47 4S preferred .... 390 lie 11514 115?; Am Smcltinjr &. Itfng . 33.10-1 103V& 112 103 preferred 18,0ft) 122"fc l"-' ii; Am Sufrur Reflnlni; ... 3,S0) 1I3U 141K 142U Am Tob pfd cert 900 96&J, 95"j 93i Ana Mining Co 3.G0O 120' 11714 "119 Brooklyn R T n,700 C7 C0i Colo Fuel & Iron li.GCO Wi C2?' 5114 Con Gas 2,900 203 201 20U Corn Products 2,500 IS 17 17 " preferred 200 71i 7114 70'4 Dlst Scurltlen I.IJW II' 40ii 41U Gen Electric 1,300 1S9 lS7ai 1S9 . International Paper 22 preferred 200 7S14 7SU 78 International Pump '., 37 preferred i$ National Lead 12,700 3S"-1 3" SSli North American i.too 102V4 102 102MI Paclflo Mali 200 454 45 15i Peoplo'3 Gas 2.1W 112 111 111 Pressed Steel Car 200 3J314 3SU 3SU preferred .... 1,100 9211 92 92 Pullman Pnlaco Car .. 100 247 217 24714 Republic Steel 10,200 21 19 ro-i proferred C.70O 7914 7014 73V, Rubtwr Goods 400 2C14 26U 261i preferred .'. 31 i Tcnn Coal & Iron 2,8(0 924 92". 91 U S Leather (M) lift 12IA 12i preferred 200 101 li 101 103'A U S Realty SW 91 9371 9)Vi U S Rubber 2,400 4114 4014 41 preferred MM ltlU HI?! 1101 U S Steel 4.SO0 SoTi 31', 35 preferred 21,900 954 flli 95 Virginia Caro Chcm .. 300 34T4 3IH 51 preferred 103 107 107 107 "Wostlnghouso Elec isu Veatcrn Union 8) 93i 93U 93'i Totol eales for tho day, 1.097,200 ohurca up to noon. Silver and Drafts. NEW YORK. March 20. Bar silver. 6Sc. Mexican dollars. 44"ic. SAN FRANCISCO. March 20. Silver bars, 5Sc. Drafts Slcht. 714; telegraph, 10. Money and Exchange. NEW YORK, March 20 Money on call firm, 2S3!4 per cent; closing- bid, 214 Ier cent; offered, of-fered, 2i per cent. TImo loans steady; sixty days, 3f3!i per cent, ninety days and six months, ZXGVA per cent. 1 Prlmo mcrcnntllo paper. S1!-! per cent. . Sterling exchange, weak, closing steadier, with actual business In bankera' bills nt M.S7.955?4.S6 for tlemnnd. nnd at JI.S3.90 71.S for sixty-days' bills; posted rales, J4.S5 and ;4.S7; commercial bills, Jt.Siifl.MTi. UTe-w York Metals. NEU YORK. March 20 Tho London tin market was unchanged at 135 10s for spot nnd 13-1 Cs for futures. The local market wus quiet, but a uhudo higher, at 29 50J29 75. Copper was firm and slightly higher In tho London market, closing at &3 7a Cd for spot and S 15s for futures. Locally tho market was quiet but firm, with demand reported quite active. Lako lo quoted at $15.37!4CT15.M, electrolytic. J16.25S 15.3714, and coating, ill. 87 14 Q 15.25. Load was also higher nbroad, closing at 12 Ss 9d Locally tho mnrkot was steady nnd higher 011 tho Insldo price named by tho largo producers. Tho quotation now stands at fl.60 M.C0. Speller was lower In London, closing at 23 7s Cd. Tho local market remained qulot, with the outside prices a little lower and tho General Gen-eral range from JO, 15 to JG.25. Iron closed at 51s 9d In Olusgow and nt 49s 3d In Mlddlesboro. Locally Iron was unchanged. un-changed. No. 1 foundry Is quoted at $17.95$ 18.25; No. 2 foundry Northern nt tl7.50tfl5.00; No. 1 foundry Southern nnd No. 1 foundry Southern eoft at $17.75T13 23. LIVE STOCK". Chicago. CHICAGO, March 20 Cattle Receipts 23.000; mnrkot 10c higher. Good to prlmo steers, ST..1R 195.25; poor to medium. J3.S0ff5.00; stockers nnd frrdnm. $2.70171.60; cows, .OOff4.40l heifers, heif-ers, $3.00fiS.OO: canners. $1.60Si3.40; bulls. J2.C0 I.CO; calves. J2.75175.50. Hoga RtScolpta 30.000: tomorrow 27,000; market mar-ket 10c higher. Mixed and butchers', J5.10J? 5.10; good to choice heavy, H.&OS5.4G: rough heavy, J5.MH75.26; light, J5.05tf5.SJ; bull; of oalci, Si. 25115. 10. Sheep Receipts 22,000; nhep and lambs Btrong to 10c higher. Good lo cholco vvcthors, $5.75C.M; fair to cholco mixed, J5.00fl5.60: Wcftcrn nheop. 15,0036.10: nnllvo Inmbs, J5.I0 37.73; "Western lnmbs, JG.10ff7 75. St. Joseph. ST. JOE., March 20.Cattlc Receipts 1500; strong to 10c hlghor. Natives. J4.00ft5.50: cown and holfcrs, JLtOffLCO! otockcra und feeders, $3.O0?4.CO. 1 logs Receipts 7100: CfflOc higher. Light, J5.10g0,25. medium nnd heavy, J5.15J?5.2714. Sheep Receipts C3(0; 10c higher. Colorado lambs, J7.C0. Kansns City. KANSAS CITY, March 20. Cattle Receipts. E00O; strong; native steers, J1.00Q5.75; stock-ers stock-ers and feeders. J3.003-I.C5; bulls, J2.t0ffl.10, cnlvrs, JJ.OOiC.W, eastern fed steers, 1.25(J5.25; Western fed cows, J3.003-1.M Hogs Receipts, WA; mnrket CiflOc higher; bulk of pales, J5.1035.0: heavy, $5.23fi."..35; packers. J5.15ffR.30; plgn and light, Jl. 245.15. Shnr-p Receipts. 4000; market 10 cents higher: high-er: muttons. JI.90if5.W; lambs. J0.COtT7.35; rango wothtrs, J3.3536.C0; fed ewes, JI.&OQ1 5.C0. Omaha. OMAHA, March 20. Cattle Receipts, 450): market actlvo, 10a higher; native, siecre, J3.75 IS5.W: cows and liolfnra. t3.(jOJf4.S0; canners, J2.00J?3.00; stookfirs nnd feodere, J3.OW4.CO: calves, $2.1b&S.iy, bulls, stags, etc., J2.25ff 1.30. Hogs Rccolpls, 3000; mnrknt rJJ10o higher; heavy, J5.1O35.20: mixed, J5.033C.10; llglit. J5.00 Q5.15; plgn, Jl.IIfl'I.CO, bulk of sales, JS.OSft C.1214. Slieep Receipts. 4500; mnrket 10c higher, yearlings. !5,S0J?8.05; wethers, J4.25U5.75 Jambs, J6.5O37 40.' |