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Show METAL PRICES OFF A SHAOMN LONDON Copper, Iron and Tin Slightly Lower: Home Markets Unchanged. SILVER. New York 64V4 s San Francisco $44. -f LEAD. -4 sV New York exchange $5.6O300 4 'UPPER. New York exchange tl8.7tv310.00 sf 4-4--fsf 4 4.4... NEW' YORK. Jan. 4 The London tin murker was a uliade lower, spot closing at 162 os and futures at 163 os The local market -was eaaler In tone, out prices lost very little with spot quoted at itt1p k I'.'-, Copper was nlo lowor In Iondon. spot being quoted at 79 10b and futures at f79 Up, The local market, hOWSVer, was unchanged. un-changed. Lke nnd electrolytic qiroted at 311 7Vtfl9.00, ;ind easting at $18.37iyfilR.87-. Iatl was unchanged at ib.WdG 00 In the li eal market, the Inside prices being for thirty days shipment or ilfty-ton lots-The lots-The BJnallsta market wan a fhade higher at 17 1'Js hl. Spelter nail unehatiged Ht EH 7s t)d In London, and at 36 7j.virU.CO In the N'ew York market Iron was lower abroad with standn.rd foundrv quoted at Gils 6d and Cleveland warrants .-it Mh T'jd In the English market mar-ket ).m.iii the situation was unchanged. Stock Market Letters. James A Pollock & Co., stock and grnln brokers. " A'est Second South street make public tho following letters on the stock lnurkei Logan & Bryan, New York, gay: 'The opening was unsettled nud nervous, but the market rallied well nnd held firm until late In the session, when the hesitating tone of the Copper group and the speech of Mr. Schlff. calling attention tO the need of currency reform and predicting breakers ahead If present conditions continue, con-tinue, i-aused a genernl selling movement. The market declined rapidly In some ln-Btanpea, ln-Btanpea, closing soft nnd lower nil around Mone was dcededl canter, loaning at 2o per cent for tho high figure and declining declin-ing to 6 per i ent " Mutton. New York, says' "Transae-tlona "Transae-tlona tmj.iv w.i-e hirgely of profeftloiial kind. There was strong support and good buying of Coppers at the low figures, also in Union Pacific and many other of the llrst -fcrade rillwa r-t.icks 'Hie uiniiev h:i nation conilnues to be the absorbing topic, account of continued high rates. Conditions remain distinctly favorable and higher prices are going to be seen, but there Will be shake-outs In the market v hen credit has been over-extended." Pick Bros Nw York, say: "The market mar-ket was ugaln excited today. Early de-. de-. lines were followed by an Irregular rally and a shOW 01 Strength In the early af-temoon, af-temoon, but later there came genernl .ind urgent selling nnd a consequent sharp break. This late break was due partly to rumors of trouble between Germany and Trance oVer Morocco and partly to a speech 'nude by .lacob Schlff. In whleh thai financier expressed fears of a panic Ultimately unless the currency system Is reformed The break was sharpest In Amalgamated Copper and Anaconda, to which much attention was given because of new bparlsh activity Of LSLWSOn. Read- Ing :,,H" broke badly on heavy selling by recently bullish speculators. As a rule stocks closed at .r near the bottom, and tin tone at the close was decidedly weak. ( all ey was easier never getting above 2T. per cent, ruling at 15 per cent and closing at C per cent." New York Money Market. NEtt' YORK, Jan. 4 -Money on call Arm. hfrS.". per cent, ruling rate, in(ir,, i !olng lld E per cent, offererl y Time loans flrn. sixty and nlneiy days, 6 .i7 per cent; six months, 6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6 per cent Sterling exchange ptrady. with actual business in bankers' bills at 24. w 4t4 K 4". for demand ami at U SC.KVff4.6 10 for slxt; -dav bills; posted rates. $4.83fJ4 H3'3, and ivi B644 7 i ommerclal bills, $i i Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 Today s statement state-ment of the treasury balance In the general gen-eral fund, exclusive of the $lW00O.noo gold reserve shows Available cash balance. lH'U,3v".23: gold coin and bullion. 000,100, 6K; gold certificates, $47.1GG,??(i Silver and Drafts NEW YoP.K. Jan 4. Bar silver. 64c; Mexh in dollu is, -I SAN FUANi I SI '. Jan 4 -Silver bars, 4'4- Tr;ifts: sight, 3 per ccnl . telejfraph. o per cent. Dried Fruit Market NEW YORK Jnn 4 Tho market for evaporated aprlcs is very quiet for tho time being, but prices tro Steadll) held. Common at T'tiSc; neaxl) prime, CKiS'c; prim.- r.'-j'-. choice, lOVic; faiu uffnir. Prunes continued flnu on a moderate Jobbing demand, tlrm advices from tho coast and light spot supply Quotations range from 4?ic to S according to grade. itic"ts ii: i dull and uncharge!, with Choice quoted ni 90-lOc; extra choice, lu'-j lOc- fancy. llZc r-.-ichi-s. ate ...1 i r.l fr.r'pi.i uuotallonH Extra choice lOr: fancy, lflfeiic. extra fancy. IV'Ot It Ralnli.s are more or less unsettled with tho feeling uncertain ..wing to the at-tiiupts at-tiiupts being made l, he combination nf growets t dispose of their holdings In block. Loose muscat. Is are quoted at 'V"V'. leaded raisins, i.,&yc, London lacr. SL00. Butter nnd Eggs. N EDW YORK. Jan 4 Butter Firm; Stale dairy, common to extra. 16fa"4c. Cheese and eggs Unchanged |