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Show STRONGER TONE OF MARKET FOR METALS Copper, Lead, Spelter and Iron All Record Slight Advances on Thursday. 4- PRICES OF METALS v IN NEW YORK MARKET 4- Silver 502c r v 1-ondon quotation 23 7-16d v Copper (electro.) $13.37!S 13.621 4- J- Lead, steady ?4.G04.7O -l- NEW YORIv. March 3. The market for Standard Copper on the- New York Metal exchange was firm today, with spot quoted at 513.15(13.40; March, $13.20fl 13.35; April. 1S.12113.40; Mav, ?13.17J 13.45; June. $13.20g13.50. Tho London market was firm, with spot closing at 60 10s and futures at G1 7s Cd. Local dealers report a more favorable business and a decidedly firmer tone to the market, mar-ket, with lake quoted at S13.r.213.S71 : electrolytic at S13.37itfM3.62. and casting at ?1 3.1 21 frl 3.25. Arrivals of copper at New York today. Including matte, amounted to 155 tons. No exports were, reported. Tin was firm; spot. ?32.7532.05; March, ?32.70(?7i32.S5; April. ?32.S033.O0, May. 32.S533.00. London market steady at an advance, with spot quoted at 140 15s and futures at 151 10s. Lard closed steady, with spot quoted at $4,G04.70 New York, and 54.40(0)4.15 East St. Louis delivery. The London market was higher at 13 5s. Spelter closed firm, with spot quoted at $5.755.00 New York, and S5.555.G0 East St. Louis. The London market was unchanged un-changed at 23. Iron was higher at 51s 6d for Cleveland Cleve-land warrants In London. Local market quiet and ensy, with No. I foundry northern north-ern quoted at ?1S.2518.50; No. 2. $1S.00 31S.25: No. 1 southern and No. 1 southern south-ern soft, $1S.001S.50. Closing Stock List. Sales. II. L. Clse Allls Chal pfd 45 Amal Copper 34,700 SU SO SO Am Agricultural 100 478 47? 46 Am Beet Sugar 000 301 30i 30 Am Can pfd 600 781 7S 78 Am Car & Foundry... 3,500 G5S 65 642 Am Cotton Oil 1,400 67 67 67 Am Hide & L pfd 300 30 3S5 3S- Am ice Securities 2,200 251 24 24J Am Linseed 500 151 151 351 Am Locomotive ..... 1.700 549 53 531 Am Smelt & Ref 22.S00 Sfi 842 S43 Preferred 600 1001 100 10SE Am Sugar Ref 500 12G1 1251 125 Am Tel & Tel 5,000 142g 141i 1111 Am Tobacco pfd 041 Am Woolen 500 .IS 372 371 Anaconda Min Co 6.S00 512 508 508 Atchison 14.600 1171 1162 11G1 Preferred 500 103& 1031 1031 Atlantic C Line 1.500 132 1311 13U Bait & Ohio 6,400 1131 H21 1122 Preferred 01 Bethlehem Steel 1,800 31 301 31 Brook Rap Tran 6.200 76g 755 753 Canadian Pacific ... 2.000 1S1 1S01 1801 Central Leather 4,000 43j 431 431 Preferred 100 10S 10S" 107? Central of N J 300 Ches & Ohio O.SOO 852 S5i S5 Chi .t Alton .100 50'd 5S2 58 Chi Great West . 500 32 312 313 Chi &, N W 3.S00 150 1571 1571 C, M & St P -1,000 1462 146 146 C. C. C & St L 300 S01 SO SO Col Fuel .t Iron 500 41 41 41 Col & South 1,300 64 63 62J 1st preferred '. SI 2nd proferrcd 100 SI SI SO Con Gas 12.600 14S1 1461 147 Corn Products 300 101 18? 183 Del fi Hudson 7,000 177 176 1752 Denver fc R G 5.S00 43" 113 421 Preferred 600 80 SO S01 Distillers' Secur .. ,. 000 344 3-H 331 Erie 3,600 318 Sli 311 1st preferred 2.700 501 40,1 40 2nd preferred 300 30 30 3S1 Gen Electric 2.000 157 155 1551 Great North pfd 7.000 3S 1381 13S1 do ore ctfs 000 71 71 70g Illinois Central 300 1131 1 134 142 Inl Met 3.S00 223 22 22 Preferred f.000 56 55 552 Int llnrvcster 2,000 05 03 03 Int Marine pfd IfjO 21 g 2l '21$ Int Paper 4.S00 143 14 Mi Int Pump 4S Iowa Central 2.400 23 231 223 Kan Cltv South 1.300 40" 3S2 30 Preferred 100 70 70 604 Louis & Nash 700 151 153 152 Minn & St It 12 M. St PSSS M... S00 145 14 12 IH3 Missouri Paoitlc 000 716 71 71 Mo. Kan t Tex 7.500 -4-1 4 433 433 Preferred 100 721 721 "U Nat Biscuit 100 111 111 100 Nat Lend 1.200 R41 84 S3 NRys of M 1st pfd.. 100 65 651 fill N V Central 0.200 1233 122E 122S N Y. O & W 1.000 46 46 452 Norf & West 3,100 101101 tftl 1 North American 500 M SOl 80? North Pacific 2.500 137S 1371 137 Pacific Mall 100 32g 32? 32 Pennsylvania 36,000 137 136 136 People's Gas 000 1114 11U110? P. C. C & St L 400 1021 102 1013 Pressed St Car 1,100 451 145 441 Pullman Pal Co 100 1071 1071 106 Ry Steel Spring 400 444 II 13 Reading 137.100 1603 167 16S1 Rep Steel 2,4001 403 401 41i Preferred 500 1031 1023 1023 Rock Island Co 13,400 50S 50 50. Preferred 800 861 S61 Sl St L & S F 2nd pfd.. 500 501 501 50 St Lotils S W 201 Preferred 200 73J 73.1 73 J Sloss Slief S it I :t00 78 78 7S3 South Pacific 13.100 12SB 1273I127; Soutli Railway 5,200 301 208 203 Preferred 1,400 674 664 671 Tenn Copper 800 343 31? 341 Tr-xas & Pacific 1.000 311 303 303 Tol. St L & W 200 4 12 14 -ill Preferred 000 67Z 673 67 Union Pacific 51,300 ISSi 1S7A 1S7A Preferred 000 000 OS 00 r S Realty 100 75J 7oj 75 U S Rubber 600 45 45 45 U S Steel 107.800 S5i S44 SIS Preferred 2. J00 121 120121 Utah Copper 2,200 51 504 504 Va Car Chom 1,600 561 551 551 Wabash 100 221 221 21 Z Preferred .. 5.3O0 ISi! 173 471 West Maryland 4,600 611 50.1 501 .Westing Electric .... 500 741 74 73 Western Union 4.200 7S', 76 77A Wheel & L E 51 WIh Central 100 51 51 50i Pittsburg Coal 500 223 22 21 Am Steel Fdry 600 64 634 633- United Dry Goods .. 200 110 11S111S. Laclede Gas 600 1023 1021 102S Total sales for tho day, 686,000 shares. Now. York Plour and Grain. NEW YORK. March :i Flour Dull and lower to sell; receipts. 20,660 barrels; shipments, l it barrels. Wheat Spot, weak; No. 2 red, $1.28 elevator domestic and nominal f.o.b. alloat: No. 1 northern Dululh and No. 2 hard winter. 51.274 nominal f o.b. afloat. Options Wheat was active and weak under general selling by longs on lower cables, more favorable- crop news and estimates of large farm reserves and In sympathy with corn, closing He to 2Sc ,,,rt,J-ovor- , dosed at $1.21. July at 51 1-a. ami September at Sl.OSi- Receipts, Re-ceipts, 50.400 bushels. Now York Money. NEW YORK, March 3. Close: Prime mercantile paper. -1 Jf? per cent Sterling, exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' blUn t 54.85.05(f7) I.S...ln for sixty-day bills and at S4.S7.20 for- demand. Commercial bills, $4.8411,S5J. Mexican dollars, 44c. Government bonds weak. Railroad bonds firm. Money on call easy at 233 per cent ruling nito, 23i por cent; closing bid, J per cent; offered nt 3 por cent. Time loans steady; sixty days, 3J per cent: nlnoi, ydnys, 32 per "cent; six months, 324?4 per cent. St. Louis Wool. ST LOL'IS. March 3. Wool Un-clmngcd; Un-clmngcd; medium grades combing and clothing, 24(yj20c; light tine. 222i2So , heavy lino. 1221c; tub washed, 25(j37c. |