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Show METAL MARKETS STILL HAVE JJPWARD TREND Copper Very Strong; Producers Sold Ahead Three Months of More. SIL.VER I N"w v,"k .- .... 66HC San Francis. LEAD, New York exchange $G.6i&C10 4 COPPBR 4. ew York chanKi ..18.87I8.76 NBW YORK, Dec. If -The London tin "imket Avas somewhat irregular, follow-hiR follow-hiR Hie sensational advance of yesterday. Spot losed at 16J 10s und futures at UCi Uk). The local market was steady, with spot quoted at J:, u-;,.:g Copper also was Irregular lii London S!"L v-''s 'l'i"t d ,,t f?l io. .., ,,nr.-3 ii ..1. Locally th. mark. 1 is said to be in a very strung position, v.lth producers sold ahead for three inont or more. y ?o --aiKl, electrolytic are unoled at fis 3714 VU.70 and casting al $lS.uO(iri8.So Lead was unchanged at (5.O06.1O in tho ocal market, but was higher at U7 8e I'd In London. Spelter also advanced in the LinKiish market, losing at CU ir.s. Locally, the market was firm at M.4066.f0. Iron was lower in ICngiand, with Standard Stand-ard Foundry closing at 3!s 4l and Cleveland Cleve-land warrants at Gfeo I't-d. The local mur-ket mur-ket was lirm and unchanged. Stock Market Letters James A. Pollock & Co., stock and grain brokers, o Weat Second Sou'h street, make public the following letters on the stock market: T. A. Mclnlyro & Co.. New York, say: "Th. market closed today In the greatest confusion with as many stocks ruling heavy and receding as others among the specialties were being manipulated to new high records, it js impossible to oxpress any decided opinion on the Immediate Im-mediate fpiure course of prices wlm any degree of assurance, under exist in,.; conditions. con-ditions. In any case, it is rjangerque for the average small trader to overload and have his account unprotected without stop orders." Mutton, Nnv York, says: "it was generally gen-erally expected that some recessions would he seen today in view of the re-potts re-potts of furl tier tension In Russian affairs af-fairs this morning, but the market remained re-mained very ilrm, and many new record prices were maae. it is certainly a most phenomenal situation, and only proves that the big financial Institutions hero propose to have higher values Steels were active, and bought. In large volume. It is not unlikely that the railway stocks will be lakcn up totnor-i"v totnor-i"v .-eaii: nnilei tin h a .J. r.-hip ! I'nlon Pacific Dick Bros.. New York. sa. . "Market has shown Irregularity today, extensive exten-sive realizing conflicting with further aggressive manipulation ami enthusiastic enthusias-tic buying Those rails which were so prominent on Monday hesitated and v r.' somewhat reaetnmarj , while industrial specialties became active again, the spectacular features of the day being the old favorites. Smelters and T. C. 1 Roth made new high records. Among the railroads which Were qulto strong at Limes wire Southern Railway and Missouri Paclllc. At the closing there was wild c-xiit m nt in the Sin.-lt-Ing and National Lead stocks, which ran up in spectacular fashion, while the g in ral list weakened." Logan & Bryan, New Y'ork. say: ' The market closed irregular, more so than yestarday, and on the whole the tone seemed not as good. Money was moro erratic, although esterday'8 high price was not reached. The tone throughout the day was marked by more nervous-n-s. th. market el.r.riv showing more hesitation. The money situation ns yet has not been cleared. Jl seems the part of wisdom to think of taking profits on the hard spot- and fee) It would he wise to piotcct long stocks by stop orders." Money and Exchange. NEW YORK. Dec. 11' Money mi j ail firm. i'.2 per cent; lowest, C per cent; losing bid 1". offered n't 11 Time money strong; slxt . nlnetj days and six months. C per cent. For shorter periods it Is with commission commis-sion added, making it, nt rate, 7 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, .: per rent sterling exchange, weak, with actual business In bankers' bills at 4 ST. 7."t 4.ST..S0 for demand, and at Sl.S'J 7in I S.'. . for sixty-day bills Posted rates. $J.3 and M.866'4.86M commercial bills. H 88j4jN g. |