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Show COPPER SUPPLIES STIUipiABiE Humors of Transactions at Better Bet-ter Than 19; Higher Abroad. New York , 4- -n T rancisco .. axT T x .. -4V 1 'K AD. t New V"rk exchanirc V5.60fl6.S6 I COPPER. I 4 ; ; 4 ; NEW VOKK. Dee 27 - n,e T.ondon tln lift the ngurea of fa Friday, with spot ; ' at 12 6d and future at 161 m 'id. The local market continued verv Quiet with 6Pt quoted ut 33.S7fl6 ' ( "." r llM Ml llttto h.gher abroad. With spot closing at T9 7s M anJ f.auro, 178 1-s 6d. Locally the situation was with"-out with"-out i i.ange It Is still Mid that BUpplIea , ; tWa aid. , April are aim"" m.iv.ilUbl.- ;.nd th. m r.. rumors of 't'1 f"r deI,vry befor! Sit tin,' ' i nm prle. M ,-.ver 19 rnts a pound but the general market Lake nd electro&tlc i?iffll8S4f $,Xr"';'1'-)(" casting at ind WH.S ""changed in London, but ili8pot W.a-S.a llUle p;is,,r- th ket belnt; quoted at $S CVfif. V. t St" a hh.-r ..i fjs r- m London WKfl6 65 nia,'kf- was ouchanged at Iron had quite a sharp advance the English market, with standard o.uoied u,t Ms and Cleveland warrants at 64 3d Locally the market waa firm and unchanged. Stock Uorket Letters. James A. Pollock & Co G West Second Sec-ond South street, make public the following follow-ing loiters on me atock market: T A. Mclntyre & Co., .mVV York, sav It looks as though th- banks and the trust companies, were anticipating today the disturbance In loans due on Thursday i.l l-YMaj next and It is hoped thai I i la a high money rt.' )s the hlgh-st that will be reached, pending the settlement of these accounts. After the turn of new ''' fh money market conditions win. Of courts , In i ome iiiucli fai-l-i and uiail-ually uiail-ually return to the normal condition Kor the pics, ni we advise extreme caution lu one's operatlonn.'.' Dick nine.. New York, sav: "During the gieater part of dav stocks not only held lirm in face of th high monev lat-. but many nf them went up sharply. It was not until the all loan rate Went above 50 per cent that the market became reall) weak. Money remained lu active demand until tin- closing." 1-ugan Sr Bryan Nw York, say: "Yes-tcrday'i "Yes-tcrday'i buoyant was not in evidence to-da, to-da, the market being more Inclined to halt. The situation generally looks art rained and we would go slow In buing sinks until after the new year pur advice to take profits on th hard spots still seems good, and the wise truder will protect himself with stop loss order." Money and Exchange. Ni:vY YORK. Dee L'7 Call money today to-day was lu great demand anil the supply v:is barely sufficient. The rate of i r i ent per annum, the highest In years was touched lato in the afternoon Highest, 96 per cent; lowest, ; ruling rale. 05; lavt loan. SO; closing bid. ?'; offered at 50. Time money lirm: sixty days. 0 per cent and commission, and ninety uays and vl months, 6 per eent. Prime mercantile paper, r,',M', .r cent. Sterling exchange weak with adiral business In bonkers' bills ut $4.S5 odg .8f..Vj for demand and at I4.S2&4. s.'J.r. fur sixtv-day sixtv-day bills, uostc-vl r.i" 4 kTu S'l'r 4;, commercial bills. J4.92. Silver and Drafts XKW VMRK, Dec. 27 Bar sliver. GoVic, Mexican dollars. Goc. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27. Silver bars. o',e, Siexicun dollori nominal; drafts, slglit, .'1 per cent; telegraph, 7'; pr cent. Treasury Statement WASiilXOTOX. inc. 17. 'Today's statement of the treasury shows: Available Avail-able , ;,.!, balance. $1.1S,VJ -j7.' . gold coin and billion. iv;.'ji'.H'. , K"ld c-rt ttlca tes, $4n.-".r'.4.t4. Butter and Eggs NKV YORK. Dec 27. Butter firm; street prices extra creamery, lSfj.'8c; of-flclal of-flclal prices unchanged Cheese Strong; Stale Cull cream, small and large colored and white September fancy, Uc; flo Octohsr best, I34c; do late made small colored and white average brwt 12 , do large, L'l4c; do fair. ll''i ll4c Eggs steady; Southern, 2Jfl29o. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOC1S, Dec. 27. Wool steady; medium me-dium grades combing and clothing, MQ 20c. light fine, -l'fl2oc; heav Hue, 19021c; tub washed. SMHIV- New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Dec 27 Sugar Raw firm; fair refining. 3yc centrifugal. .96 n st. .'Pxi ; molasses sugar, 2a; refined, steadx. |