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Show ALASKA COPPER HAS SHIPMENTS TED UP BY RAILROAD DELAY Tha was tar mining camps ar not tha aery place where than ha baan a curtailment cur-tailment af ar dallvarto by rsaaoa af severe weather ooadltlon. Tha Alaska mlnss baa ataa baaa hampered, aad according ac-cording to advices received bar, tha Ooppar Mvar d Northwsstarn railroad baa baaa tied up for th paat faw weeks owl rag to advsrss weather condition Thl ba prsvsntd tb shlpmsnt of copper or from tb Bo nana mlnss which the road wen and nons ha baan r ported slnos rridaBt Taft's suggestion that th (ovemment expend about IS. 00. M in constructing two nsw railroad la Alaska to open up rich mineral territory recalls ths heavy ospendlture which tha Morgsn-Ouggenhelm Morgsn-Ouggenhelm syndlcats ha mad on account ac-count of thalr railroad. Starting from Cordova, aa tb coast, ths road waa built to tb Ksnnaoott mines, a (lstaaos of IM mil, at a OMt approxlraatinc Ut.OM,-000 Ut.OM,-000 In addition, thsrs I understood to have baaa pat Into th copper property about mTMCM. m that tha total expenditure expen-diture thus far ta thl dlrsctlon ha baan cioaa to MMM.M. Upon tha Invsstmsnt thsrs ha ban thu far returned dfrldsnds of jl.OOO.M. .paid last yaar from cappar profits, or 10 Pr cant on tb capita! Involved Ownership In th Morgan syndicate I uadsratnd to b. divided .. follow. J. P. Morgan A Oa., II par oant; Kuhn. Loab A Co . M par cant: Ouggsnhsims. U par oanL Originally ths Alaska proposition Was squally dtrldad between Morgan and tha Ouggwn halms, bat tb latter several yar ago dlspoasd of M par oaat to tha Kuhn-Loab Interests and 1 par cant to Morgan, giving ths tattsr ctul control. Th railroad rid mining propertlee ara undsratood to be similarly dMdsd as to eanawWla ttnitn it.. wKee . AAA AAA mortgage has bean siecutsd. but so far a I known none of th bonds have. If Issued, aver been dl.trlbulsd. Th Income from tha Kanaaoott Mlnss company operations m ill pistldsd M.-OOO.Ooo M.-OOO.Ooo In drrldBd aad a ilka amount far the treasury. ' Should tha government undertake to build paw road in Alaska, a suggssted by President Taft. tba svsrsge ooet would be. H I claimed, about HOMO par mil, s gainst 1300.000 per mile for th Out an kalm road. la Its oonetruatlon th Copper Rlv.r road had ssceedlntrty difficult bar-rtorjtourosunt. bar-rtorjtourosunt. the ooet af a singls COPIOUS SNOWS EASE WHEAT PRICES CHICAGO. Psb 11. Plentiful meta-ture meta-ture aver th entlra winter crop bait ad prices today la wheat. Offsrlngs. howsvsr. were light Accordingly, the market especially rallied la syrrrpathy with the May option and Brm oablaa. The opening waa I to g lawar. May atartad at Ml to MtOtMa. a loss of to. to jc ta touch sd MOMM aad (toadied at lUc Corn (bowed decided flrmnsss owing to th wt wssther. May opened a shade tat to fro up, llfrc to iHwAMo and sdvsncsd to IllOfMje. Notwithstanding wisgir demand, oats hard. nod owing to oern str.ntlh May. which started unahanged to a sixteeatk higher at 140140, rat to I4frr Renewed scarcity of bags gav revisions revi-sions an upturn. First seise ranged from Isat night's l.vsi to 5J7c Iflghsr with May. Ill 111 to h U tor perk. IIAMIO 10.M far lard, aad HAM for ribs resettle sign 1 1 lsmn tor wheat here SS wsL s west prices later slipped hack. Tha otoaa was steady with May lb nst lower at (2c. Tba corn market afterward rslaxnd when wheat failed to hold. The close was stsady at IMc for May, l0c above last night Oath cio. Wheat May. MM: July, lllc; Sept em bsr. Mta. Corn May. lto; July, Me: September, 6ICito May 1434c July. Mto September. Sep-tember. 4c. Pork May. 119.70. July. Ill 41 Lard May. 110.17: July. 110.M. Short ribe May. tlo.46: July. 110.47 Cash Closing. Wheat -No. i red, 11.01491.01; Na. I red. (ogMLOO, No. I hard. lldMwo. No 1 hard. MOMo; Ida. 1 northern. lJfro. No. 1 northern, sic: No. I north am. velv'chs. MOIlu; durum. "?TOIc. Corn No. 1. Ac: No. 1 yellow. 1049101c. No I. 47494c; No. 1 white, 4li04lic No. 1 y.llow. 47J494H''. No A 4047,c. No. I whit. MiOOtcrNo. 4 yellow. lafO 471c. Oats No. t IM: No. 1 whits, Itatac; No. A lllc; Na. I white, lliOMe: So. 4, lllc; No. 4 white. UOlito: "Tandani, Ml Rye No. LtlOdlc. Barley ITOTle. Tlmo6iy-.T0Od.T. Clover tllMOU M. Pr-lMK Rib MITIQlAtl. NEW YOBJC MO NET NaTW YORK, Fab. 11 Monay en call, sealer. liOM per coat; ruling rata. t: cloalng bid. II: otartd at It. Tims loana. easier; sixty and ninety days and six month. 4J04I per cent. Prim mercantile paper l par cant. Starling exchange, steady, with actual business In hanker' Mil at 14 Mil for sixty-day bill aad at 14.17.10 for ds- ommerlal bills. MAM, 8ir loVw, lo7 eilcaa dollars. Mc Government bands, staedy: railroad bonds, heavy. IelVEBPOOL ORA IN UVBAPOOU Fab. 11 -Closing Wheat Spot, steady; No. i Manitoba, .. 7d: No 1 Manitoba, f M; futures stsady; March, t. ld: May. T M; July, UjL Corn -Spot American muted new. quiet M IM: Amertoan mixed old. sexy. M lOfrd; American mixed new via Clalvss-ton. Clalvss-ton. ay. I M; futures, stMdy: March, La Plats, no stock; March, American mixed , 4 Md- NEW YORK PRODUCE NEW YORK. Feb. 11. Butter Weak ; creamery, extras. MOUfrc Chsa Steady: fresh gathered, firsts, boxes State whole milk, held white, specials. 17l7c. Ears Steady, fresh gathered, firsts. lMOMc; nearby hennery whites, good to targe slse. nsw laid. IfOfTc. Poultry DroMed, quiet, but steady. CHIOAGO PRODUCE OHICAOJO, Fab. 51. Butt sr Easy Crsmries. MOMc. gat Firm. Rcslpts. lilt caees; at mark esses Included. HOlte: rsfrtgsr-Sar rsfrtgsr-Sar flratXllOo: nTeto. Illitlc. Potatoes -StMdy. Receipts. Tt car; Michigan. JMJ' Mlnnssota. 154lc. T. LOUIS WOOIa BT. TjOtTM. Tab. shifjfjM stsady; territory and wsstern medium. 21011c; Bns mediums. UglOc; fine, Italic. MBW YORK SUGAR NBW YORK. Fab. tl. Raw sugar-Firm; sugar-Firm; muaoovado. M tat. II II. ren-itiifugal. ren-itiifugal. M teet. tl.4l: molasses, tl test M il; refined, steady. BaaR lanxuU sit.xJ suiaani11. -.'SluiBjiSsSf. |