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Show 1 SinV Wall Street Speculators Want More Definite Convictions Before Acting. CONDITION OF THE CROPS FACTOR TO BE CONSIDERED - strife in Republican Party Also Regarded as Influence of I Retarding Nature. I NEW YORK, Aug. 4. The speculative I attitude toward the stock market xcmalns one of watching and waiting, as was f shown in the hailing and irregular move- ment of prices today and the extreme I dullness of trading. C Belief that bankers had been called on again to relievo some over-extended ac-f ac-f counts of large capitalists, and that some of the liquidation yesterday and early to-f to-f day was In that connection, had a dls- turblng effect on sentiment. The condition of the crops holds the V largest share of speculative attention, r The marking of the harvest for wheat as It proceeds northward seems to bear out the earlier estimates or to exceed them' both as to ylold and quality. Evidence of Improvement in corn docs not preclude anxiety over the critical period still to be met by that crop. The cotton market today was taken to indicate indi-cate more hopeful prospect, the predictions predic-tions of rain In the southwestern portion por-tion of the belt making an element in that feeling. The reported denial by the president of the United States Steel corporation that prices of steel products were being ca did not set at rest entirely the be--Jfef that the market In that Industry as tending there. The special weakness weak-ness In the copper Industrials revived doubts over the success of efforts to bring about effective reductions of output. In the field of politics, the action of party conventions In the western states was advanced by some operators as ground for selling stocks. In the view that movements to alter the tariff and renewed agitation of anti-corporation sentiment would detract from 4J10 demand for corporation securities. The favorable views of the crop outlook out-look and several good reports of car loadings by rail were factors in turning the downward movement of prices up-Thc up-Thc net changes proved trivial. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. 51.473.000. United States bonds were unchanged on H New York Bonds. K U S ref Is rcg.100? Inter Met ijs... 773 K do coupon 100J Inter M M Us . SO MM do 3s rcg 101 J Japan -is S91 MMW do coupon 101 i do 4 is 948 MM do is reg 114j K C S 1st 3s ... VI mm i&o coupon . . . .1145 L S deb is 1031. 92J mm A-Chalm 1st 5s. 74 1, & N un 4s . . . 971 I Am Azr 5s 100S M K & T 1st 4s. 978 M Am T&T cv 4s. 991 do gen 4Js ... $31 Mm Am Tobac 4s ... 7Si Mo Pac 4s 16 WM . do 6s 105 X R R of M 4s. 931 HE Armour&Co 4Js. 90 N Y C gen 3Js.. S75 MM Atch gen 4s 973 do deb 4s 931 MM do cv 4s . ...104 NYNH&II cv fis.131 Mm cv os 10S X & W 1st c 4s. 973 At C L 1st 4s.. 93i do cv 4s 97 MW B & O 4s 'J0i X P 4s 99i mmi do 3js 90 do 3s 70 I do S V 3is . . . 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The condition condi-tion of tho treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: Trust funds-Gold funds-Gold coin ?S47.S02,6G9 Silver dollars I90.15G.000 Silver dollars of 1S90 3.G30.000 Silver certificates outstanding. 490,156,000 General fund Standard silver dollars In general gen-eral fund 2.313.935 Current liabilities 9S.3.3.3S0 Working balance In treasury offices 30.15S.398 In banks to credit of treasurer of the United States 3S.I97.7G2 Subsidiary silver coin 20.431.79S Minor coin U4S.S40 Total balance In general fund.. 93,23S,i0o New York Money, NEW YORK. Aug. I. Close: A. Prime mercantile paper. o$G per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business in hankers' bills at 54.83.2555; 4.S3.35 for sixty-day bills and at $4.S5.10 for demand. , ' Commercial bills. ?4,S2i4.S3. Bar sliver, 525c. ( Mexican dollars, lie. Government bonds, steady; railroads, irregular. ir-regular. Money on call, easy, 1 iT7l 3 per cent; ruling rate, 15 per cenl ; closing bid, U per cent; offered at 1J per cent. Time loans, firm and dull, for slzty davs. 3ijj3i per cent; for ninety days, 3J 1 per cent; for six months, 4Jgi5 per cent. New York Produce. NEW YORK, Aug. 4. Butter firm, unchanged. un-changed. Cheese firmer: state whole milk special, 1516c; do fancy, 111c; do average prime," Millie: do fair to good. 12?g133c; do common, 93113c; skims, full to special. spe-cial. 2h2c. Eggs, steady, unchanged. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS, Aug. I. Wool unchanged: medium grades, combing and clothing. 23 24Jc; light fine, 19tf?21c; heavy line, 15 17c: tub washed. 2567)330. |