Show SIO STOCK MARKET OPENS 1 AND FI A ACTIVE m mI FR I The Th stock market opened moderately NEW YORK Feb at lEW which had the best shares S suppo the bought an traders firm Boom Doom traders stocks which M strengthened tren priced jour bidding up of Jow P C I was some ome J Improvements reached from 1 to J 1 In ln Amalgamated S Sugar around ti Pacific Mail ii N Railway 11 vav Manhattan Biscuit Mal jjr Gret 0 Street preferred and Chicago Halway Indianapolis Louisville A sharp rise In n raw prefErred Amalgamated and Metropolitan was taken A Induced buying of 0 o abroad of the road regarding the valuation or of the president views optimistic new securities taking Profit-taking forced prices off of later for a time but the J when Sugar was n marked up to on the announce again firmed U up refined Sugar Bonds were steady a advance vance in point five a point Sugar was marked up 2 over Saturdays Saturday's cose close to but other I stocks stock were lifeless The Union Bag stocks continued upward and in In ill all The Inertness of th the market e. market was demonstrated I two ea of the al Western Pacific Sou Southwestern or active coal s 8 fact that none 7 General Electric reacted three points fl a half point range r mo v. v SILVER Sic New York r San Francisco I j London d I. I 7 16 LEAD New York exchange COPPER New Y York ork exchange ge 2 Silver and D Drafts New York Feb Fb 17 Bar Bar siver silver Mexican dollars 43 Silver Silver n i. i bars hars bars San Francisco Feb 17 lver Mexican dollars tic Drafts Drafs telegraph loc lIe Money and anti Exchange New Ne' York Feb Money on 00 call cal steady at 2 VA per pr cent prime mercantile paVEr paper 4 4 per cen cent t sterling exchange bankers bankers' firm with actual business in bills bis at ft for demand an and t at for sixty days posted rates 4 5 and bills bis New York Metals New York Feb 17 All All of the local metal markets were dull dul and unchanged with the exception of tin which was somewhat wih higher closing tn at 2530 bid cosing The London market for or tin tn was 3 1 Ss higher with wih spot at and futures at fill Copper r was unchanged here wih with lake at 12 electrolytic at 12 3 and casting at 12 At London copper wa was fl 1 6 2 higher closing with h spot at 55 Ns and n I futures reco at nf 35 55 V Lead was unchanged here but firm at 4 43 but London was Is 3 higher at 11 Speller Spelter was steady here at 4 while London was 2 6 higher at 17 Iron ruled steady but quiet Local prices were unchanged Glasgow Glasow closed 5 dd and Middlesboro at Sd Pig Iron warrants closed here at 1515 No 1 foundry northern norther No 2 foundry northern norther No 1 foundry foun oun- oun dry southern souther 1650 1750 No 1 foundry southern souther soft San Francisco Francsco Mining Stocks San Francisco Feb 17 The The official closing quotations for mining stocks to today today today to- to day were as follows folos Belcher Occidental Con 00 Best B. B 25 95 Caledonia OVerman 0 07 Challenge C. C 2 16 Potosi 41 4 Chollar 10 Savage 07 Cholar Confidence Sierra Nev 13 Con Cal Va Va 1 5 Hill 67 6 C Crown own Cl Point 06 Standard Hi Gou Gould Id G. G 13 Union Con 21 Hale Nor 3 Utah Con 02 Justice 10 Jacket Jacket 17 1 Mexican NEW YORK MINING INING STOCKS Am S R. R Leadville C. C o 1 Am S t R pfd ti Chief 12 Adams Con Con 20 Ontario g 67 Alice 45 90 Alce Breece Breece 65 Phoenix 06 0 Brunswick C. C 09 Potosi 10 Comstock T. T T. T 0 05 Savage OS 08 Con C Va Va 12 Sierra N. N Deadwood T T. T 50 5 Small Hopes 1 10 3 Horn Silver Smal Standard Standard 30 Iron Silver 64 BOSTON MINING STOCKS Adventure 8 2075 Old Domin 2150 2150 Allouez Alouez 32 Oscola Osceola Amal 70 Parrot Parrot 75 Baltic 3 Quincy Bingham 2250 Tamarack 2200 C Centennial 10 1250 Copper R Triniy S. S 1800 g Dominion I lo C g 2425 g Franklin I fJ Isle nW Royale al g f 1150 Mohawk Mohawk Wolverine Wolverine 50 50 St. St Louis Wool Market St. St Louis Feb 17 Wool Steady 7 Wool Steady Territory Territory Ter Ter- rl and v Western mediums ne coarse 1216 San Francisco Francsco Wool San Francisco Cal Cat Feb FEb 17 Quota Quota l.-Quota- Quota Quotations ions tons on wool wol here today were Spring Spring- Nevada Eastern n Oregon Valley ao Oregon ct Fall Fall d Mountain lambs 6 San Joaquin Plains 6 Humboldt and Mendocino 1 10 New York Sugar Market I New York Feb 17 Sugar Raw Sugar Raw firm fair refining cen centrifugal 96 c I molasses sugar refined firm No 6 I 42 No 7 45 No 8 40 No 9 4 No 10 39 No 11 1 30 No 12 1 38 No 13 13 30 No 14 1 38 standard A. A 45 confectioners confectioners' confectioners confectioners' toners toners' A 46 mould A A. A 41 cut loaf crushed 50 powdered 40 granulated granulated 48 cubes 5 Live Stock Stock r r CHICAGO Chicago Feb 17 Receipts Cattle Cattle Receipts 22 OCO 0 active and steady to firm good to prime steers poor to medium stockers end and feeders cows heifers 2245 2216 canners can can- ners 1022 bulls buls u. u 2245 ca calves Texas fed steers 1 is today 60 tomorrow I left over lower Mixed h and butchers et h s good to choice heavy a rough heavy l light ht 11 fg t bulk f of sales sales sales' Soft Sheep Sheep Receipts Receipts 20 sheep and lambs lower good god to choice 7 5 25 fair to choice mixed 3 46 We Western and yearlings l native terr Western st lambs s. s 1525 6 ST. ST JOSEPH St. St Joseph Feb Catt l Re 1200 steady natives b heifers ie a cows and stockers stock stock- ers s and feeders Hogs Hogs Receipts 4 10 to lower lower lower- light and lg light t mixed medium and heavy v 5 Sheep Receipts ts 1700 10 O t to higher Western lambs 7 Gi Western estern 15 sheep KANSAS CITY Kansas City Feb 17 Ca Re Re- aCci 3 Including i 10 o Texans tf Steady tTa Native steers steer Texas and ad Indian Indian In- In 62 dian steers Texas Texas' cows i k native cows and heifer helfe l S 'S O 5 stockers and feeders d 5 bulls 45 5 buls Hogs Receipts Hogs Receipts Market 5 to lOc bc lower Bulk Bulk of f sales sales- lO o heavy helvy 63 6 packers medium medium light 92 Yorkers nJ GC pigs U. Sheep M Market l lOc c lower Muttons lambs range i 5 ewes ewes OMAHA i South Omaha Feb Cattle Re Re Catte tf fi on 6 fi vf 2500 market steady native steers cows and heifers i Veste steers n 52 Texas steers e w cows and heIfers helfe 1 85 l f and feeders feEders 4 calves 8 00 7 on bulls buls stags etc 50 loJ Receipts hogs S Re fi 0 market slow l 5 w eo K 10 W. W lower ower heavy Y mixed 57 light 69 Ss p pigs gs 4 45 5 5 bUlk o of sales 5 Sheep Receipts market steady I lambs ambs easIer fed muttons esier Western ewes 44 t 4 75 96 com 0 mor 5 5 and stockers l lambs 3 50 DENVER DENVER Denver Colo Cob Feb 17 Cattie Receipts Re- Re 5 firm finn fr beef steers Catle cows stockers and feeders freight paid to river 3 stags etc 4 Hogs Hogs Receipts Receipts 30 lower ML ers 8 mixed e and heavy M Sheep Sheep ReceiPts Receipts e Ji f firm rf t tM tons lambs Foreign Market Market New York Feb 17 The Te The Coot Com Advertisers Advertiser's London cablegram n stock market had a firm opening but later weakened with wih big speculators are being bing su z continent also sold attaching und uni porta nee to the small smal Boer Beer sue turn succor the fresh Boer mission to the tha ta States The Rhodesians were t tally cx ally aly strong the copper erl r e boomed Next week Rhodes a athe the prospectus of hl his South gouth Aid per trust It I will wi be a 25 W t lion tion and will wi be backed b by th ton Wernher Belt L lort Morton n. n Con were dull dul i Americans were slack 9 hi hI lightly on New Yorks York's late pm PU u Baltimore Ohio and United SuU Sta St being particularly In demand RI R advanced to and copper 1 14 Stocks show a decrease of 2 t supplies tons 1 Stocks and Bonds j Bonds were steady Total so value 4 O United Unie State s 4 were all al unchanged on the last laatt f BOND LIST C 4 CU U S r ref f 25 reg U S 5 59 coo COU f U S ref 25 cou 10 C S U S Is reg 4 D R B G 0 3 r rU U S 35 cou IO 4 Northern Norther P PU PU U S new 45 reg Northern P PJ U S new s Southern h P PU I IU g U S old fd 4 45 r reg j U P 45 fJ 1 U S Sold old 45 cou 12 U P U S 55 reg reg 10 CLOSING CLOSING STOCK LIST Sales High L LAtchison Atchison 35 77 7 i preferred 98 B 0 0 0 8 9 1 preferred ef t c Can Pacific I lc 1200 15 I ICan Can Southern gal C CO 0 t o 4 46 C CA A A. 80 MH I preferred 3 C I L preferred ef 1600 3 C cP CEI E rf 1 lf lU I IC I IC C G W W. W. W 2609 2600 NI NIA 1 A preferred 86 8 i B preferred r I IC C N W W. W 10 2 B BC 98 C R I J P 1 I g C T t T T. preferred C cP C ebere C St t L L Colo Coin Southern Souther 19 1st preferred 2100 2nd preferred U 2400 B Del Hudson 32 10 11 1 D L W W. 3 2 2 D R B G G. 3 preferred 10 Erie F Ei 1st preferred rr 1300 70 Wl 2nd preferred 57 I 6 Gt Northern Norther pfd SOO 10 1 Hocking Valley Valey 30 m m preferred Ill Preferred Central ri l t I 1 Iowa Central Central 9 49 preferred 10 81 S L LEW E W W. W 10 68 6 I preferred L LN N N. N 1 10 I Manhattan 1351 13 1 Met St Ry 20 1 li II i Mex Central 2614 Mex National m l 1 Minn F St L L. ll 1 i I IMo J Mo Pacific 1 IOTA I 1 10 M K T 2 25 Mpr preferred fe rJ g 5 i N J C Central N Y Central ll 2700 Is 1 1 Norfolk W W. 2700 57 aUg II preferred r o Ontario f f W W. W. W 2000 2003 0 W Pennsylvania 99 a Reading 58 1st preferred rr d 4 83 1 2nd preferred ff e 69 St L gr t S F j 62 81 4 1st preferred I 2nd preferred r St L S W W. I preferred 69 8 St Paul Paul J 1 preferred i So Pacific m 1970 Ii So Railway way 32 34 3 preferred Ri red 44 9 87 9 I 41 Texas exas Pacific SOO 80 4 T St L W W. W 4 22 2 preferred lS 1800 un 42 Union Pacific 66 10 t I f preferred 70 s 8 3 Wabash 2 2 pr referred preferred 4 W L E k 19 ISo 2nd preferred ef rr i m 30 I Wis Central 45 21 lbs preferred 1900 19 Express Companies Companies- Adams American ca t United w States t i s tf I Wells Wels Fargo A Amal Miscellaneous Miscellaneous- Copper rus 7 9 A Am Car F 25 29 preferred ee e m mAm 88 Am Linseed OH Oil preferred 4 A Am S SR R it 1 1100 j preferred e e er 99 Anaconda M Id Co Co i Brooklyn R T T. 61 6 Cob Colo Fuel IR Tio Iron 83 3 W Con Ga Gas s 50 27 11 Cont Coot Tobacco pfd 10 J 1 J Gen Electric e 4 1000 25 13 gf Glucose c Sugar ar lm 4 3 Hocking Coal i 1 gp Paper g 4 20 Power Laclede Gas Ga National National U l Lead Biscuit UIt 1 18 4 T National j Salt Sal preferred N No rel American 6 50 93 Pacific Coast Coat u fc Pac Pacific Mall Mail 2500 0 f. f Peoples People's V ba Gas j 2500 10 4 0 I. I P Pressed S Car preferred r d C. C 2 W fg 1 Pullman Pal Car Car J Republic Steel l. l 1400 W i preferred D Sugar Rugal 56 2 Tenn Coal Iron 67 60 J U B P Co Ir 6 1 Up preferred e r ero 00 82 8 U S B Leather e 81 Up p preferred eki iw iwU 20 Sh U S Rubber 5 preferred 1 JJ 44 41 U S Steel 2 9 41 w- w 9 preferred 10 0 91 91 t stem Ostern Union J 31 4 3 Am Locomotive 80 3 preferred prefer d m 40 cP g ST STO LONDON CLOSING pC M H K Cs C's for Cons for sect acct N Anaconda Mh 61 6 I lor folk lk rio 10 8 Atchison 79 7 aDI lson pfd 10 J 7 B flo Atc O 0 1 lO ii R Radin 1st t Canadian P 1 l i R II P 0 O diM ra Chicago Chess G W W. southern sg RY BY pC Jj C M St St P. P P. P 1 South th P p D R O G. G 4 Southern Ion p. p Union D R G pfd 05 SIs SI's 4 oed Erie 4 40 13 Steel 71 t. t S Erie 1st pfd 7 L lErie p l' d Erie 2nd pfd 58 5 l T S stee h Illinois Cen lH h pfd 1 Louisville N. N M lot K T. T T. T P 1 ft Bar silver steady 25 2 7 16 rr Money 2 per CeO cent In tl opt The rate of disCount er cent ket for short bills bis Is 2 tl o opt e eThe I Ire The rate of ct n 2 1 ket for re |