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Show Securities Market I SomewhaMJnsettled ' Activity In Wall Street Was Nearly $ S All on a Descending- Scale ' J Yesterday. a' I yE- YORK, March 423- Today's Btock $t fnlrkct was an affair of constant lluctun-I lluctun-I VtioM slvlwc an appearance of uncer- V utaty 10 th0 tcmper of th0 sPCII,a- Ji -Lgg but the fluctuations were mostly i lulow last nlpht's level. The occasional 4 "SfSta wero poorly held and tho end of h 8a day showed tho averago of prices 4 Wldcrably below last night- Tho ac- .ri - nearly all on a descending a" S3e of prices, tho occasional rallies lcad- fi f-c Un to dullness and neglect, showing " hi subsidence from demand from tho 5 Xrtt at tho higher level Call monoy S'irtln touched 3 per cent, and the outlook f the money market plainly -was tho ioost direct factor In the operations of tho r reparations wcro being made for tho fiutieriptlons to the new Japanese loan, Ji-hich 1 to bo offered tomorrow, a $75,000,-m $75,000,-m Installment being New York's portion. Thoe In charge of tho offering claim that virV safeguard will bo adopted to pro-tt pro-tt tho monoy market from dlsturb-inc dlsturb-inc and that tho operation will be largely large-ly In the naturo of a transfer of book accounts ac-counts between banks. But Wall street has an old expcrlcnco ' cf seen assurances, and Is well awaro , that an operation of that magnitude Is not Mrfectcd without a necessary shifting of Lvms on a Jarg scale. The amount of aiuurbanco resulting In tho money mar-: mar-: Is llkiMv to be dependont on tho width of tho ma'rgln surplus above the legal rsrvo requirements. As tho surplus Is list now unusually low for tho period of tbe year, there was some natural misgivings misgiv-ings that Iho money market might not ttcape the spring Hurry, t in addition to tho money situation tho W rm9tvthad to pass another day without ' nr9riIlcation of numerous morgCr or 1 al'd'nsnd rumors. A Southern Pacific dlvl- I' dextaA been definitely set down for yes-iterday. yes-iterday. and not being forthcoming' thero I iwts disappointment on tho part of an elc-lircnt elc-lircnt which had bought on that report. ITho report that St Paul contemplated tho I expenditure of ?100,000,000 for an extension to the Paclllc coast was formally denied :(fcr tho chairman of tho board of that com-'jjnny com-'jjnny The denial was effcctlvo In induc-?lfl induc-?lfl selling of the stock, although similar I denials, official or Informal, havo been f nude of nearly all tho recent deal rumors. tThera was evident unloading, also, of j Heading on the part of recent large specu-jlatlvo specu-jlatlvo buyers of that stock J i With the speculative favorites, including U'nlon Paclllc St. Paul. Now York Cen- Ural and Reading thus under pressure, i Jnnali Influenco was exerted upon sentl-I sentl-I ijinejit by tho few advances In tho lndus-3 lndus-3 i trial class, which still manifested them-i them-i 5tlres In a scattered manner. 13 1 London was a heavy seller In this mnr-1 mnr-1 Ikct, and thero wcro reports of a violent I I disturbance on the SL Petersburg Bourse. I , Paris was especially affected In sympathy, yj 'but tho manifestations were read as a I ! sign of coming peace, which is a dovelop- i scent hoped for In tho securities markets. Sterling exchnngo wns strong and moved dccldvely awny from tho gold Import point or It immcdlato prospects. : Bonds wore Irregular. Total sales, par wluc, C.WS.OW,. United States bonds were alhmrhangcd on call - j j : NEW YORK BOND IIST. . V S rf it ng . . . -10l-; Topan Cs cert ,...10:i 91 coupon . 1054 L, & Nash Vn Is ..103 31 t S Is rtg 10JV. Mnn con Kolrl 4a 105; II , ewpoe ..10ty ilex Cen s 77 U V $ New 3s rerr 12"4 1st Inc 21 II1 'CMpon 1S24 Minn & S I, U ... 56i I b S Old 4a re . AW, Mo Kun & Tex 4s 10114 I tey;on ... in yj, 2nd n MU ' Asi Tcb 4s ctrt Nat R R of jr c ts S21i I " N y f; Ben 3U3 ,.100 ; cen 4s . ...104H jj j c Kcn t9 .1351; I K .V1 u MV No Pnc 4a 105 U11! c, h 13 m 3 7CVa m 'VfiO U .. mi Not- & W con s 103 - ,L?', 3214 O S L rfdE 4i .. &7i II 1 1 . ; 3 H5i Pcnn conv 3.s i -Tj t 91 Rood Gen 4s .. ..102K 'igf.ft ! S U & S F fit 4a M 1??, ,ton ?s- UK 3 l' S con 4s .. 62-4 IV f wQ0Mwj! Sea A Jj -la II l i1' P n n 10 81?i So Pqc to M L Ice cast So R)' Cs n9'4 1 1 CoL mm! ta, ' . 37 TSLtTMs .... fi 1 ,"fr?u SouUl 4s Mi' conv 48 ijoiZ 1 R?JSw 13 SIJ Deb B 70 I ' ErilrJ,1? ' 10V4 West M.l 4s S3i i k V(i W iiSi w'8 Ccntral 43 -51 HSV j NEV Y0RK" STOCK LIST, tL?) &lMn &l,M HBh. IOW. ClOBO. M'l. iu'i 2. io:i 102 3 . Ct e- r ." -w' sl SI SO f fe & & .1 nlsr si 18 i E D Uek i w; W) 18s'i 1S7 1&7' ftl "l pnftmd "2?'S n -; Siisiil !ft lj&ml i.w 27?; 2SU ferr 80 ' i6 3i it" 3? j iV 5- "0 lK f 'Jtalttn cn.;l GAW 1UV- 1MV1 122ll ' .trtfcrrtd 9 M "7 S: c ii Wl A, Mitt 1C0" 1W?4 3-s,S l r Anaco W'i i3 l Lis 700 73-i 7U 78i ?3r uiern r' CIU C3U fj Ui-m it.: 3M U8K US 117 J5i & V 300 07V1 9Ci Wi SljWL&xv 37 37 W ,"'crrca M'-i 37 i rl"ln VaQ M csu 57 S7 LJUI Vttnea 1,9'Si") i:s 27Vi "isuh . 01 Ml i& cwnt08- af Ito'lcon ' ' 211 itHS .rrcd 1 3-J?J 35 yfi U ?r Cotton on' ? Wl4- '7?i w (tf, Ar lcA 92 I .iMtmc! 200 5'-4 Cli : r At iwT6ir.::: -r- ------r- SILVER. 4. 4- Now Tork ; 557; 0 4. -- San Francisco WTto LEAD. ' -f New York exchaaffo fJ,50t?4.C0 -f 4- COPPER. -f 4- New Tork exchango $li.S7H91S'2C 4. "f Market Summary 4- 4" London Bottlement began today. 4. 4- tTnltcd States Steel net earnings for 4- 4- March quarter approximated 127,W5,O00, 4- making record' for similar period. 4. 4- No early nctlon on American Loro- 4- 4- tlvo dividend likely. 4- Stock transfer tax bill practically 4- 4- dead, 4- Stocks plentiful in loan crowd. 4- Success of a Japanese loan practically 4. 4- assured. 4. 4- Twenty-nine roads for third week In 4- 4- March show averago gross Increoso 4. 4- 7.S2 por cent. 4- Money not expected to tighten mo- 4. 4- terlolly over end of quarter. 4 4- Banks lost to nub-treasury nine FrI- 4. 4- day $733,000. 4. 4- Annual election of Pennsylvania rail- 4- 4- roal directors today. 4. 4- Twelve Industrials declined 0.31 per 4- 4 cent. 4- Twenty nctlvo railroads declined 1.02 4- 4- per cent. 4- preferred , 4pt, Amer Locomotive 2.20'3 S1H M WJ preferred 1,000 1174 117 117 Amer S & Ret 10.200 101U 100 100H preferred 1,30) 121 120U 120 Amer Sugar Rcf C3.100 142 110?4 UOM Amer Tob pfd cert ... Mil Anaconda M Co , 117' Brooklyn R Transit 17.J0O 67H K W-'s Colo F & Iron 20. SCO KV, t5i Con Gas 2.700 2M14 2054 205U Corn Products 300 14 13 preferred 1,400 Ui fA C4U Distillers' Scurs 9.7P0 45 4-1 44H Gen Electric ICO 1S4T; 1S3 184' Interna Paper 10) 22V4 21Tfc 21Vj preferred 301 7S 77 77 Interna Pump .... C6 preferred S5 National Lead eo-l 43K 42H 43 North American COO 100 iron Pac Mall S00 41 434 -I3V4 V Steel Car 1.200 40 40 40U preferred 700 91 '.CM S3'o Pullman Pal Car , 20J 24SH: 2)S',4 2IC Rep Steel 10.800 22U 21K 21H preferred .'. fi.000 S1T4 794 SO Rubber Goods 3,10) 31 23U 23S prcfcrrtHl 00 93 97 974 Tcnn Coal & Iron .... 19,300 97 4 93 U S Leather SO) 13U 13 13H prcforrcd 1,400 lOJV 103 104 U S Realrj' IV) 93 92 92 U S Rubber 1,700 -42 11 42 preferred 200 113 112 112 U S Steel C9.3" 35V4 34 3-J preferred 17.300 5 9lA 94& Vlr Caro Chemical ... 60) 34 33 34 preferred ..." 107',4 WestlnghoiiFO Eleo 175 Western Union 200 92V. 5Z P2? Total oalea for tho day, 1,050,000 nhares. Silver and Drafts. NEW YORK. March 28. Bar silver, 55;lc Mexican dollars. 43V4c. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. Silver bars, WT4c. Drafts Sight, 74; telegraph, 10. Money and Exchange. NEW YORK. March 2S- Money on call strong. per cent; closing bid, 3U; offered of-fered nt A per cent. Time loans steady; sixty nnd ninety days, 3',4 per cent; six months, 34 3 per cent. Prlmo mnrcantllo paper,. 3T-U por. cent Sterling exchango olrong with actual busl-mm busl-mm In bankers' bills at fJ.SJ 9054.85 93 for demand de-mand at at T4.M Mffl 81 for sixty-day bills Posted rates, $4.S4H3I 85 and J4 144.57. Commercial bill, f-l.SIHfM W. New York Metals. NEW YORK, March 2S. The London tin market wan rather Irregular, being higher nt 1137 2s Cd for ppot. while- futures were a little, lower at I1S4 17 b 6d. Locally tho market wiw quiet, but was held higher, with fpot quoted J2S.75Q30.00. Copper was ussier abroad, with London cloning 67 17n 6d for spot nnd ItA 7o for fu-lures. fu-lures. Tho lfcal market waa unchanged. Lake quoted $lt.374fTl5 60; olectrolytlc, ?lS.2Ct?li;.37H, nnd costing, SH.SlHGlS.o. It la reported that tho prices given are being shades in somu lnRtnnco, particularly In Lake. Lead unchanged, $4.D03'4.C0 in tho local market, mar-ket, nnd 112 ts Od in London. Spelter weak In tho locnl market at yesterday's yester-day's lato decline to 3 6714 for spot. London remained unchanged, 23 12s Sd. Iron clowd t-4s In Glasgow and 49s l',4d In MIdillesboro. Locally tho markot was qulot nnd whllo unchanged seems to bo a lltllo easier eas-ier in tone. No. 1 foundry Northern. $17,911? 18.25; No. 2 foundry Northorn, ?17.COSl3.00; No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern South-ern soft. $17 "54T1S 23. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, March 2S. Although tho trading In quiet, there la distinctly a Ijcttc- feeling In the wool markot. Tho unoxtxcte.l keen demand de-mand for wool at tho London tales and tho general keen demand for wool at '-ho London general strong demand broad havo shown tho trade that thero Is a scarcity scarci-ty of wool In Europo nnd It Is opparent that dealers who havo bought In tho West nro feeling encouraged over iliu slluntlon. The Territory wools aro qult, but pulled wools nro lh bettor demand. Foreign grades an steady. Quotations: Territory: Idaho Fine, lDff20c; heavy flno. lfi17c, flno medium. 19i-20c; medium. Sltilc; low medium, 23g24c. Wyoming Fine, HViGlWic; hra-y fine. 16ff .lCc; nno medium, JS-Q193; snodluin, 22'c; low medium. 23S24c Vlah and Nevada Fine. 17lSc; heavy flno. irai6c; flno medium. 17'j01Sc; medium, 22i 23c; low medium, 23tf2le Montana IFno choice. 2H?22c; flno averago, 19 C"f20o; flno medium cholco, 2ld?2c: average, 19 ib'20e; Btaple, 22ff23o; medium. 230210. Dried Fruit Market NEW YORK. March 8. Tho demand for evaporated upplCM shows no Improvement and tho market seems caslor In tono, though no quotatlvo chango haa taken pla'co In prices. Common aro quoted at 4Q3Hc, prlmo, 5ff5',4c. choice, Cfl6V4c; fancy, 7c Prunes nro still somewhat unssttled, qwlng to prewiuro to dlsposn of inferior 6locks, but tho general range was unchanged at 2!45;ic. according to grade. Apricots In small supply and firm. Cholco quoted 104'ffllc; extra choice, lH(T12Uc; fancy. fan-cy. 12fflf-c- Peaches aro firmly hold. lOSlOUo for cholco: 10HtrlOc for extra cholco and Ill4ffl2c for fancj'. Ralslna contlnun to show an Improvement In tono. but quotations remain within tho previous pre-vious rnngo. Loono muscatels aro quoted flcyc; London layers. Jl-OMjl.23, and seeded raisins, 5466c. Available Grain Supplies. NEW YORK, March 2S. Special cable- nnd telegraphic communications recolvcd by Bradstrert's bhow tho following changes In nvallablo stipplivv, as compared with last ro- 'Mitat, United Stales nnd Canada, east of tho Rocklca, deenwum l,5frt.0OO bupliolsi nrtv.it for and In Europe, decrease. 1. lOO.Oftl IjuhIi-els- total supply docrea--, 2.!W,000 busholr. Com, United States nnd Canada, east of Rocklca, Increase. 112.000 bushols. Oats, United Stales and Cannda rnst of tho Rockled. Increase ISO.OOO bushels. Tho leading decrease? reported this wot-k nro an cetlmalo of 2ft),OM bushels nt Niuh-weMern Niuh-weMern Interior clevntore: lW.OOO in Manitoba nnd ffl.OOO bunhols at Mlnneaivjhs prl-nto elo- Th"'loadine Incrcstea are 173,000 bushols at Fort Worth and W.OOO bushels ut Chicago p.i-vato p.i-vato olovators. Condition of the Treasury WASHINGTON, March 23. Today"a ntate-ment ntate-ment of tho treasury balnnces In tho general fund, exclusive ot tho flW.OOO.OOO gold rcsorvo in tho division of redemption, shows: Available Availa-ble cash balance. J135.31C.362: gold. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS. March 28. Wool Dull: medium crades combing and clothing, 23ffij- light lino, lSQtOiic; heavy flno, 1 Iff 15c; tub washed, 30337 Ko |