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Show COPPER STOCKS DOWN Amalgamated Comes Near Touching Bottom. ONE POINT ABOVE RECORD Last Prices Wcto Ocnerally Below the Best, Owlnrr to a Movement to Take Troflta In the Final Hour, but the Close Was Steady Professional Contingent Still Mal'e Up the Market Mar-ket to a Large Extent Among the Gould and Southwestern There Was Some Show of Stiength. piiAnn. Sew York ,.MJ San Pronoleeo itYit I ondon ' lww II P New a.ork exchange M W4 I OI'PBR New o,ork oxchange Hs - Sliver and Drafts New Anrk March 17 -liar silver. Sic xiexlcnn dollars U'.c .,,. v,... Hin Irunclsio Maich 1. -bilver bare BtVkc .. Mexican dollars tVc Drafts tight he telegraph i'c. Money and Exchange. Kew lork March 17-Monev on call, firm 3tti(' per cent clolng hid ami asked ftf per cent prime mercantile rnper 4o per cent, sterling exchange, stead) vvllh actual business o h")" bills at HS for demand and H ''," flxt) divs losled rales II M and l SSic, commercial bill? It !' 'i New York Metals Vew Tork March 17 - n advance of about '0 points In the price fir tin on spot w is the feature of the metal market In New tork tola). The closing range was lVi(21 with the tone firm and advanced This lone wis due in light olferlngs of spot tin and to a gain or i In London which market clo.ed with spot at (114 13s and futures at 111! s !d Copper was slead) but unrhanaed here with lake nt I1212WCI12 37". ectrolvllc ll!Mlf11237ii nnd ciatlng at l2iWtit:i At ionlon copper vvas lis lower at fS8 7s ftl for spot and IU 6. for futures l-id vvas unchanged nt w tork and I ondon Ihe former standing al II 13'a and the latter nt II la , bpelier was also unchanged here ind nbroid New lork closet nt II ' anl linden at 117 Ids The market was Flesd) In Arm here but nulet and unchange-l Pig Iron wirranls were nominal so I foundrv. Northern tH WJip W No 2 founlrv. Northern 1 00 No I foundry. Houihern II .ff" " M Nl ' foundrv Southern sott lleWqisaj Lng llfh markets reltecled a decline Olaegow closed at 62s 3d nni Mlddlefhoro at Ma 4 id San Francisco Mining Stocka San Pranclsro March 17 -The official closing quotation for mining slocks tcda) were us follows Alia "I Justice I "a ndes 01 Mexican ; Helrher . M occidental Con H II . Ophlr a nulllon . 0' overman . . co Caledonia ... 41 I otoal . . 11 f hal 1 on . II -eavsge ' Chollar ... 10 leg fielcher . . 0" 1 onildenee . .. 1 Flerra Nev . ia ( C t a 1 Silver Hill ' 1 rown olnt ... ' Union Con . i-o i-o A c m fish Con ti. N SI Vellow Jacket IS LW tOntf MINING B-OCNB Am R . nef JIHMIIeadvllle Con If; preferred 98 Ml lltle Chief . t IV Adims Con . 11 Ontario . 7 v Allco . (VlOnhlr ... " llreere Mirhoenlx m Hrunswlck (Xlotoal M Comslock run Oi Ravage . . 0.1 c c f, ta 1 Sierra Vev . 12 laenlwood Ter to Fmall llopej ' Horn Sliver I ia standard . 3 35 Iron bilver 7S UOSTON MIMNO STOCKS Adventure I 20 ew Osceota fa CO Allouez 1 7V Parrot 1 ro Amalg d m Quine) no ro Ilalllo II W Hie Cop It 25 lllngham 23 (0 Tamarack IWi no C S. 1! fi)f Trlmountn len 01 Centennial I it Trinity 11 70 Cop Hange at r l' S rw I)om n Coal lot 00 Ptah SI evi l'rinklln II M Mcterla S 4V Isle novate 1" av Mnona 1 rtL Mohawk 03 to Wolverine WW Old Dom n 11 SO Torelgn Market. New tork Mirch 17-The Commerclil Alvertlsers Lonion hnnnelil cablegram snvs Although flock exchange buslress did not increase todav there was a letter tendencv forced sales on the mines hi Ing censed There were s)rnptoma of I ear covering Consols were weak but sp parent!) tho on!) cause wis a few cash sales In a quiet market Atpeiiean shares were oulel but business lu this qiailer whs vcd small lmdon bought a few shares In Ihe street ltln llntos were clown Copper stsliatlcB show Incrcntcd stocks of 731 tons and of sunn lei HVa, tons Tie drop In malgamnled copper causes talk over here that It ts tho Vmeri can policv to break copper anl New tork ealcs of ltln Times confirm Ihls Idea n Is predlctel Hut Amnlgamatcl will tni. IO The metal was diwn ' to l4 tho ton (lol I Is off 4d to 77s Del Silver nil lied on small speculative balng offsetting offset-ting New tork sales London Wool Auction London March 17 The offerings at the vvoot auction sales toda) n unbered I32M biles rhi attendance vvus luige Hplr tied cnmretlllou an eared all d.iv anl I rices wrro ilrm throtigho it The diving was b) home and conilnenlil homes I roestireds were In lurge sujil) and soil well, Americans taking a few parcels I Stocks and Bonds New tork March T-The general speculative sentiment In Wall aire 1 w i a good deal encouraged Iv Hi imprcvel londltlvn of tho mone) outlook n di closed b) the Halurda) bank ft it ment Thi re wa no absolute Imi rovement In the conlltlon of ihe hnnk llaclo.rd bv thai floctimenl hut there had leen more or e.a drea 1 last week thit the surplus reserve would be entlrel wipe em iy the man) drains upon ihe cash reserves Ihe large loan contract! n acted i an offset In the dralnuge In the alvnce cf distiirtance In the market while una wis telng done which dlrallited l good deil of ihe anxiety fell over the money out look It was Ihls conil ler ellon th it prompted the traders to bid up Iho 01 en Ing prices for stocks It develored however durlig the ourse of the day thnt the professional contingent 'HI make up the market io a very I i tent and ver) little tollo lug w ictel by ihe advancing 1 nl cue) of mnrkei. The jr aal opeiatlons. also weie in dine I iv revert to Ihe lnlusiil.il. ii1 si e dallies This was parity iue 10 thi fact that no relvxatlon was nppueni In Hin Interest rales (.all loans ruled ul 4 per cent and over mnng the Ooutd stocks and tho i.ouih western! generall) there was some agree mnt In n show of sirenrth There was 1,1m' proilt taking In Manhnitin but It continued In show strength on laige deal Ings In common with the oihar loeal tractions llaltlmore . Ohli nnl lit re late! roil rnrrleta showed strength Out side of this the advances In the rillrnil Hit se'mid lo be of n cn ,. incur as v re those Ir, Ihe Ir IllslrliU hlni showed Inrrcarlng sirensth during th dav and ro later over Hitiirdiv Other striklni, lalns were In Ihe I cnl gas com panle s the eleeirlo componlen nnd c inn cnial Tobacco preferred On the other bird Iheie were a mini her of ehirp relapses Horn rereni liish prices among ohacure rnllrot'l ani Ind n trial slocks The Ikiulilatlon In Vmil gnmaled lfpp"r cnnliniied very hi cv that stork hading Ihs list In paint nf 1 llvliv loul t over the mnlnlenii t dlvl lends caused Ihe elllne and Inn acipOit vvss accorded It Ar nn extreme decline of "'i the slock tou he I p about a j olnt nbvve the lowc t re riei price The last price was a fra 11 Ihe last pileea were genmll below ih beat, owing to a movement to nke prom the ttn.l h ur but the cln'lng was ;,,v,'rn.t!Hrd"w'" ad unchanged on the last call DONf) 1 1ST ', sTsco'up w.HKa '": iL 5 " "up '. ?o 'V'cinc j; ,JJ 1 S old 4 coup 112 U r tonv (JSbKI lw U.OSINO STOCKS Mchlscn i tS Jj W4 9fi nliSSSS1 oh.o i&J h . i-j ,i.:qd.'citic i; .ffl .'!; ;,' Csnada Southern M 1 t, ( hesapeake & O 1 ' JJ j,, fti, Chicago Mton " " 75 prefeired 0 M, g sja, Chicago I L K2 S,I ts", 7? preferrtel JjJo lil l'' 1! ( filcago c. 1 vn ' ',, jjlt Chicago H -J3 ? ,;i4 HiJ V preferred '"" " " ji, II 1 reierre 1 ,, u, Ml Chicago .v, N N -(W Hi 172 ULVgoVe. t -g'J;; ;; r crcccTet .. jj i-y. , 'ff: Colo South, rn JJM : .,' f,4 1st preferred If" j ' J, 4. nsY'ViVud. ' 3fS . . .y gi preferred . , ,, ,,, lit preferred .. JW J'). ' ' JJ 5n.l prercrred W ,i JJ norrfaVe, .g 'a fe preferred 9 ' s- 5; laike t rle ei . . ,, "rrvAJs., .. IP: ' Norfolk H V. . m b.'n w - a&"u " m 1st ifeferrel 50 SI'i M'l V od Preferred llgja r, r;. 1st irererrel 20a II W 2n 1 jireferred 1 Jja W4 72H OVi St 1. Soithweslern 8nn "7 57 ", prif.?re,l tl Mi W1 . bl Paul 13SfO 14 ll ISH. preferred l11' houihern ricifle noao ffiij ri. fi;t Southern lev 6 I'M 13 12 32, I referred 1 l7. W W Texas & Pacific 1 wo t"t T J!"l 1 St I (. m 2' 2 i 2 preferred 4 an Wt m Ihlonriclflo 4 Ron 91 V, D'. preferred "" " K i5.' v'ahash l-WO !V, 23f B, prefirred !" 4s 4 4Pi Wheeling el I I! 1,10 !'. '. 19' a 2nd prefeire.1 Jl'S VV Isconsln rn . ' U'l KH 2" a preferred .. 000 ll'I 43a 41 Adaif,'.""- 2M American . . 2 I tilled States a. .. . II" Wells rargo IM M isce ill neons mal Cooper V" . 1H f 4m CX. r 2f 13 IHa Sl'a pre ferret . ivi sail fav. Hi Am I Inreer oil .131 i 2H4 21'i 1 referred t.(!io I 57 M'l m BAR 700 lllj 4 4MJ preferred 6" Vnarondl SI Co !IA1 311, 30 W Hrooklvn It T lio i44 a, oH colo r 1 4 ewi iew iiv5 it (onsolldalel Ois W fWl aiJ)! 221 i font Teh pfd fWn ni! 115 ut'i I eneral I lertrlo lioa 312V? W 310 Hneklng Coal 101 17', l-'4 17 Intl Paper 4 no) 111, Jl tl ireferrel IMI 11 r 7'4 Intl 1 ower l) M't fi fa 1 icleile (lis lOl 11 tea VI Nat lllscult CO) M 41', M, Nat leal s IM 20', 10 MV Nal Hull pfd U North mer 4 71 101 IM 1M' Pacific Com 71 Pacific Mill I 4"0 4VU 4"'4 47'i Peoples Has !) isii! loai, jfn, I reared Ficel Car 40 I rerried 30.1 SJVa M. S', Pulman PC ?i0 w, 2J 2 Ilepiilh Steel 1IW0 III. l-vi ;i, pref rred 1 Vl 7114 71lJ 71 Pigsr 27 201 iai IM'! It, lenn 11 iail m (HI, 11, t nlon H P Co 10) ij,, mf, uC I referred 7S.U I S leather 1 Jf) nr, hi 11 ; preferred . Ml. t S Itilbter . . " 41 f referred f.1. U R Steel lew (T, i 4Jic preferred . jc lis) tiv, ir 9S1J, Mestern I'nlon sea on. "v. an. Am !.oeo to jstj 3 siti ireferrel 110a fyi 01 fo lotal sales for the da), IHI 100 shirei 1' Live Stock. CHIf AOO Chicago March 1? -Cattle necelpts ?a . rjeo Votive nnd strong in We huher Ooo 1 '.? r"!"'? e'eers W mm 10 poor 10 me eHliffl.Jt',6,,, "'ockers nnd feeders, Xmtv rows .H-Wlf. SO heifers 17 '4 'n ranners IISM12W hulls UtAHtti, alves MOVftffl Texai fed sl-ers II 7 JlW", I'erelpls lodaj S feX) tomorrow 10 f'f I ert over 4 W Hulk sold 10 higher i,n,!Fe,nJ"' l""'r Mlxertunlbuie.il. ers idfrti,, vi o d to choice heov) M31 JiiM roish beiivv Knnc, , light WOO ia bilk of sale. c!ie16,o' ' "" W Sheep-It, eeinis II mi Sheep and lamlm Y Jo lV hlgler dool lo choice welhers l)7VUMlf fair lo cholro mixed t4cVf,4 7R .N)S.l.r4i '!',"'' l TV.Bro. native I ,mbs tfnt175 Western tnmli", JI!i86 2S hT JOSI.PH St Jnseoh March 17 -Caltlenecelntj Mend) to ,( higher Natives WiY) ie 71 ows an I heifers 1 fCjf IN veils 13 "fill fO hulls mil mil II ISKItODO am kers ond feeders ;iVh5:.r. Kogs-lteeelpla IK0 Idc higher I Ighl anl light mixed t-VMif, & medium and heevv lejimol.. lgs MMlfil'jO bilk fe H6I Shee Herelpls B989 Strong to 10c hlgler Western lambs 15 7880, ct-em ct-em sheep II 2M.'. liV OMll South Omaha March 17-Catlte-lie Ipie. llOfi innrkrt alendv nillve sleern IIOjAlUJi cons and heifers IIOerilK ealern steers I1-3tT.10, lexns sleers. IK'riM 75. dinners llMtl atoekers 1111 f eders :7.ll"H enlvrs tlOOQ"(a hulls stags etc "Mi4-' ' II igal ecelpis W1 market Ml to. high- s'a'les MS """ "6M " ' ?u7l!US'1l, niatket steady to lOe hither, fed iniillons. t.tfitil(S Wen crna IIMftia ewes llr.VHO common and Blockers tfet!4) lambs tiljiVi KVSSAS Cllt r&1 1 u'stw; e-xv'Te",; J1 S4IIWI nil ve r ws and heifers IJ "1 i,r,r"-b ?J h'iv,r! ii im ilium laJ 'pile &V1'"0 vorkers'U?34Vj1' tc l.r,Lr,,,rn,!l,,., 'f&W lmh,"?f '. 0 4i rang, we,,, ,. VS,l . T1' , ?i IHNtKIl eii,W'U,p,',,.!!i."t,r?1,,! ":h, f1rl Sheep-He, eh 1, 1, ,)' A' 1?71' millions IiWim Inmba tcvdw1 ,at St Loula Wool Market. rltn'rv1 n.l i,"rrh "-Wool Qel Ter Ban Frnncifco Wool. Wcw York Sugar Mnrkst lrmR,r 'Sim M h. ' , "till mn nlrl ugal ' run !, ' ' ' h", 1H'5lr I "iff "e tl, .ranulatt 1, ,1 " "' ow- |