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Show STORM RETARDS TRADE Wall Street Dull, Market Uninteresting. Un-interesting. DEALINGS ON SMALL SCALE Uigent Buvlnf? of Raw Copper In London and tho Ehirp Advance in tho Ftlco IU&ulted in Buying of Amalgamated Securities Railroad List, Outside of Some Minor Stocks, Wns Sluggish nnd Neglected Money Market Showed Some Degree De-gree of rirmness Bonds Steady. MI.VIIH New ork ... Me Mil I'rnnclscn SSHc London . 23 7-iH LKAD. New loik exchange JU0flll5 COl'I'KR New lnrk exchange . l212'il2 37'!i Silver and Dinfts. New lork Tib 17-IJar silver, EoC. Mexican dollars, (V. Pin 1 rnnclsco, I eb 17 Silver bars, Btle Mexican dollars C.c Drafts-Sight, 12'ic telegraph, 15c Money nnd Exchange, New ,ork, Keh 17 Money on call, steady at i'J, per c-nt, prime mercantile piper, 4HHJ per cent sterling exchinge firm with actual business In binkers Mils at JIS7Vi for clemanl and at ItsMnJS for slxtj di posted rales, 'i and iMM, sommerclal bills, Jl Sl'ii New York Metals. New lork, leb 17 -All of the locnl metal markets were dull und unchanged with the exception of tin, which was somewhat higher closing at tl M bid The London market for tin was ti f, higher, with spot at 1117 and futures at 111 15. O-iprer was iinchunged here with lake at l2Vas. electronic at 12Vfeb and casting at ttta'U'fs At Lorvlon copper was fl h 21 higher closing wllh spot at e5 17s fid and futures nt &t a Lead was unchsnged here, but firm at 4' but London wns Is Id higher at til l's 9d Spelter was steady here at SI 10 in 15 while London was 2a hi higher at III 17s Cd Iron ruled steady but nulet Local prices were unchanged Olnsgnw closed Kis td and Mldrllcslwro at 47s M Pig Iron warrants closed here at 11 oOTliro No 1 foundrv northern' $17 Weils 60, No 2 foundrv northarrt1 U7fa)fll8(n. No t foundrv foun-drv southern, JiawJlTfO n0 1 foundry southern soft, !i7W)17tti Son Francisco Mining Stocks. San 1-ranrlscn. leb 17 -The official closing quotations tor mining stocks to- dnv were as follows Ilclcher ,. JO.DI Ocjcldenlal Con JOfH Hret fc fl 25 Opblr M Caledonia . . 28 Overmlu ... 07 Challenge C . HI I'otosl 41 Chollir , 10 Snvage 07 Conlldence . M tlerra Vev ... 11 Con Oil Va 1 a Mver Hill ., . f7 Crown Point . m tranelnrd . . , 3 15 O011II &. o .13 t'nlon Con . 21 Hale & Nor ... 11 Utah Con .. 02 Justice ... 10 ellow Jacket .. .17 Mexican a s NT.W 01ttt MIN1NO 8TOCKS Am 8 Sc It V) 17V, leadvllle C SHn Am B & It pfd 'l I Ittle Chief 12 Adams Con 20 Ontario C75 Alice .-, 45 Onhlr i-i Ureece 65 Phoenix .. .. ev, rirunswlck C . .(3 ivuo.l . . 10 Comstock T. or, a-.lage .. OS Con C ft Vs . 1 23 Sierra N 13 Deodwond T Ml SnAnll Hopes . 11 Horn Silver 111 Standard 3 00 Iron Silver . . 61 BOSTON .MINING STOCKS Adventure .. t 20 71iold Pomln $ 21 M eAlloues 32.1(OsceoU. .. 77M Amal 7100Parrot . 1125 Haltlc SD"1Quhicy 14elftl lllngham 2250Tnmirack 1200 C A H 62tiie.'S Trlinountnln 7310 Centennlil . . II 00 Trinity . 12 60 Copper II tsewte ji . .. ilteo Dominion C 73W Olnh . 2123 I ranklln .. 13 81 Victoria .... 5 00 Isle Unvote 21 on Winona . 1150 Mohiwk 3125 nverlne 50 St. Louis Wool Market. St Louis, l'eb 17-Vool-Slcndy, Territory Ter-ritory and Western mediums laic, ,ne, jsaife.. coarse. 12ni1c San Francisco Wool. Ban Kranclsco Cal , Keb 17 Quota, tlona on wool here today were Spring-Nevada. Spring-Nevada. 10til2c, I astern Oregon liviile, Vnllej Oregon IJfllSe Kali-Mmmtnln lambs tvar. San JosqUln Plains, 6(j8c, HumbolcH and Mepdoclno, lO-gLHc New York Sugar Market. New lork Feb 17 -Sugar-Haw. firm, fair refining J'lc centrifugal, ' test 3Sc, molissfs sugar, 2',c refined firm. No el 4 2j No 7 414, No S 1 03 No 9. 4. No 10, 3 16s No H 310, No U U, No 11, 3 No. 14 3 90, standard A 113 confec tinners A, 4 (ti mould A. 4 13 cut loaf, 5 4 crushed. 5 "ft powdered, 1W, granulated, granu-lated, 4 M, cubes, ROi Foreign Market. New York, Tib 17 Tho Commercial Advertisers Imdon cablegram 'Tho stock market had a firm opening todai. hut later weakened with Kaffirs Two big specnUtnrs are being seiueesed Tho continent also sold attaching undue Importance Im-portance 10 the small lloer successes and tho fresh lloer mission to the United Stntes Tho nhoileslans were exception-allj exception-allj strong the copper discoveries being boomed Next week llhodes will Issue Ihe prospectus or bis South African copper cop-per trust It will be a f.2 tail UNO corpora, lion nnd will ho b icked b the cloth-srhllrts cloth-srhllrts 33ernher licit A. Ixiwisohn and Morton Consols were dull Americans were slack, hardening llghtlj on New .orks laic purchises, llaltlmore & Ohio and United Slates steel being pirllrularl) In demand ItloTlntoa ndvinced la 4tfoc nnd copper iv.e to M Storks show a decrease of 202 tons und supplies 127 Ions Stocks and Bonds, New Yotk, rb 17 lodiv's severe snow storm lessened the attendance at ihe stock exchange and midn Hie slav short of thoso brokers who did nttenef The comeequrnce wis a dull anel uninteresting uninter-esting market of no fixed tendencj Only a few stocks shewed deallncs nf any lin-liortance, lin-liortance, nnd the prlcn movement In these was Inclined to vary A number of usually Inactive stocks made some pro. gress upward The undertone was firm an! whllo prices did not hold niacins nt ihe best tho level of prices dll not get below last weeks clise There was an active speculation In Metropolitan Street railway, hut the opinion of th new plan remained nhout as unfixed as atnee Its promulgation Suunr adv sneed on account of the rise In the t rice of refined sugir and ihe continued hope Unit tho dull on Cuban smears would be remitted bv Congress The urgent huylng of raw ropner in lonelnn and the sharp advance In the prho resulted In buying ot Am ilkamated topper here Thrte was some movement In Ihe stocks of different steel compi-nles compi-nles apparent!) In connection wllh the annual mtellng of the I ntted Stntes Steel corporation but thn mtivemenls of thn stocks themselves was nnrrow nnd dealings deal-ings were not on a verj Urge rcale considering con-sidering the enormous volume of the cap- Ihe railroad list, oulsldn of some minor stocks was slugglih nnl neglected The continued pauclt nf the grain movement and the obstruction to traffic b storms foreshadows a rei etltlon of thn decreases of first week gross eurnltiga for the sec. onel week In rebruaty Although lonfhleiirai his been professed In Walt street that the Supreme court will hand down a aprlslon next Monday favorable to tho Northern Securities com. pany. as tho tlms approaches fnr tho court to convene there is a disposition to hold off sperulsllio operttlons until the case Is decided The money murket showed somo degree of firmness, although not quotably changed The late rise In sugar to 3 points over Saturday and the recovery to the top In malgamated Copper sll talned the market, which was otherwise Inclined to yield In successive spotB The closing was Irregular Bonds wern steady Totil sales pir value M.4"0(aX United States bonds were all unchanged on the last call HON I) LIST I' 8 ref 2s reg lOSi.ilj S is coil 108 1' 1 ref 2s cou 0S C & S IS 94 1 I S 3n reg loHi.'D & R O s "2Ja I 8 is cou IW4 Northern P 4s 105S U s new 4s reg 13J Northern P Is e4i t 8 new 4s cou 13S', touthern r Is 05 f 8 old 4s reg 112 II 1 4s J " '. V 8 old 4s cou 112 U r conv 4s 107 t' 8 in reg li CI OS1.NQ STOCK LIST Slles High Low Close Atchison . .. 3 5l 77 77. 77', prrferrtd 800 w 9J. '' II 4 O 1400 10. V, I0l1i 10. 1 referred . l t an Paclllc , 1 SKI 11514 113 113 (an Soilhern S7 ( A. O . HO 4hVi 4S14 4.1, C . A . SO 34', 31 II piererre.1 .... 7.1! C I ev. I. . 11 J'O 5f,U 5i, Ki preferred ... 1 tV 79U 79 7l'n rti, 1 , .100 1111I nit, mi, C (1 W 2W1 24I 241, 211. A preferred .... 3W h) So, M H preferred . . bal 4714 47i ia C & N VV . . . 100 221 220 219 C 11 I & V .. . 3W Ml 1D118 lbt C T T . I preferred . . . 31W C C C & Ht L . 100 1014 HI", 1011 Col.i Southern lOiia) 101I IS', 11', 1st prefetred . 2 Hal r7'i w, ". 2nd preferred v 2 400 IVi V, 3il Tel H Hudson . . 300 172 171'. 171', 1) L & W 3") 2SI 2X1 2S1 1) & It O . 411, preferred . 100 tvu, ilji 911, Urlo . , 10 400 39'j 30H SO), 1st preferred .. 1 10il 70li 6iaJ 70 2nd preferred . ia 57'i rM, E7 Ot Northern pfd ... f 1V9'I ISO imu Hocklog ulley ... 300 (,SU iVi ri preferred . . 500 si', ml! fl III Central .... 500 111 111' 110-', Iowa Central 00.) 49 4Sij 4si, pleferred ICO M SI tfli, L 1: &. im m i nij preferred 11-1 L N ... ICO IM, 103 10..1. Manhattan ... 12 000 11! 134 HHJ Met St Itj .. 27 000 1721, 1711, 1711, Mex entrol .... 200 2al, 2S 2' Mex Nation cl .. .. 00 IP, ls pJ Minn d St I. 400 HO-, lioij 1101,, Mo Pnclflc 10500 101'i 101 WIV, M K ft T ... . 4 Ron a,s4 a,i, 2-,u prferred 7 3cW K,'-, Mv X N J Central 191 N 3 (entrnl STiaJ 1GI', lr.l'i lfl'k Norfolk ft 33',. 200 67 57, 57-p preferred .. suit Ontario A 3V . .. 2 0 3IX, "51 33, Pennsylvania .. . . Iiro lot', 151 lMvi Heading . ... 200 5Si, 575, 5W, 1st preferred .. 4 2eO S.TJ sis, gin, 2nd preferred . . Sornal ei f7;, (X St L & 8 V 11 0 62ta flH 6l's 1st preferred , , . ... Kl 2nd 1 referred 72s, St I. B 3V 21 preferred SOI 501, W, f"), St Paul 5700 m 1SJ 10", preferred . I'm So Pacific 19 701 ru, f!, tiiiV So Hallway .. 3 2ft) 31 3314 S3', preferred . . 4 400 Ti, fr, iai Texas & rorlflc . 81 42s, 4I, 42 1 St I. & W . ... 400 22 21), 21l preferred . .. 1 Ron 42', 411, 42 Union Ps-lrlo BhOO 10(111 102'( IOCI'4 preferred 7W tvl S9Vi 5siJ 3'abnsh 4 "00 2I 21 241! preferred 11 200 44I 43H i; 33 ft L K .. .. 300 loij IS', 19 2nd preferred . . ion Hi, 3i W 331s Central - . . 4 We) -lli -0', Ml J preferred . 1900 4115 40', 41' lWi r.RH Cnmnnnles rxi ress Companies Adams 193 American 2'0 I nlted States .... 100 117 117 ll Wells Varro in Allacellaneous Amal Copper . 314") 71, 70i 7Pi Am Car ft V rM 20 2S'i 2S' preferred 100 !3 51 8 Am Unsr-ed Oil 19'4 preferred . , 4 Am 8 ft It , 1 100 47t, 4' 471, preferred . 4Q0 93 91 M'5 Anaconda 31 Co . 13'a Ilrooklvn It T 900 6314 KV 61 Colo Tuel ft Iron 300 86V4 t Con (.na 6 0V) 221 2201J 22H, Cont Tobicco pfd . 100 117 117 117 Hen l.lectrlc ..100 292 139 25011, nlurose Sugar .. .. 400 4Vj 431, 4l, Hocking Coal ... . . 1734 Intend Paper 4on IMi is, preferrre 1 . , 7. Internl lower 53. Ijlclecle Oas . . ... f. National Ulseult ... V0 4 47 47' National I e id 1C0 11 11 17S Nations! Salt .. . 23 preferred ... ... p No Amrrlcnn , 500 M1, 91 91 Pacific Coast .. . 73 Pacific Mall ... 2 500 471, 4i, 4, Peoples Oas . 2V lOOlI 100 I'm, Pressed 8 Car . , V preferred . 2i M', 'IM, Wb Pullman Pal Car 220 Hepubllc Steel 1 400 163, lev, 16 preferred . 200 601J -ail ta Sugar r9 6 131i 12SH 1314 Tenn Coil ft Iron 67 67, Mil 67 IT II ft P Co . elTrt 17VJ 15VJ 11,1, prefern I .. SOD S2 M SI II 8 Leather , It1' preferred ... 200 51lJ SP, ltj I' 8 Ulibber .... , H't preferre.1 . 110 Sl, rut nil US Steel ... 22 900 41V, 44t 44'J preferred . 10 4V) 9t oi'J nsj 33Vstern Union . 500 01 01 t) Am Iiromotlvo .. . 500 SP, II', 31t preferrel .. .. 400 92'! 'i O LONDON CI OSINO 8TOCKS C s for money 91 7 14 31 K ft T pfd 54 Cons for ncct . 9414 N Y Centrnl F71, Anaconda . .. . 6' Vnrfolk A 33' tvovi Atchison .. 7v, Ontario ft 3V . 34', Atchison pfd . 100", Pennsjlvnnla 771 H ft O .. lOMJ Resiling . 29i; Cnnadlan P .. 117 i Heading 1st pfd 42s, Chisa ft O .. 4"i, rteaelli.g 2d pfd 34. Chicago n 3V 25 Southern nv 141, c M ft st P 170 south rty nfd no n ft n n ... IVI. Southern P . 68', 1) ft It r, pfd . 93'j, Union P . . 105a, Frle . 403, u p pfd . 021, file 1st pfd 7iv, tr 8 Steel 43l! 1 rle 2nd pfd 61 U 8 Steel pfd . 01, Illinois Cen HI 33 abash 23 Ioulsvllle & N 10714 33'abssh Pfd 45 M IC ft T 25 Spanish 4s 77', liar silver stead! . 25 7 -I'd per ounce. Money 2Vi'Ti3 per cent The rate nf discount In the open market mar-ket for short bills ls 24, rer cent The rate of discount In the open mir-ket mir-ket for three-months bills Is 2 per cent Live Stock, CHICAGO Chicago Feb 17 -Cnttle-Iteeclpts 22. 01 active nnd steady to firm, good to prime iteers, '6 507 00 poor to medium JllWd. stockers nnd feeders 214 to cows il2fii6i heifers 1; 2,14 rai ran tiers il oof2 25, bulls ilivutm cnlves U 0-0,700 Texas fed steers 4 2fn5 73 Hogs L celpls todav O)0C0 tomorrow 40fi left over II ono HVil .c lower Mixed and butchers f" "fM M good to choice hcivv. Mfii630 rough heavv, JVSO'ISIS, light, SS !'' M. Imlk of sles, r.3sjl113 Sheep Rerelpts, 2i(Va) sheep und lambs, lowct l,oe)d lo choice wethers, II 7.'iv 2j, fair to choice mixed II M(4 ft) 33 estern nnd enrlliRB UMfUl mtlve lambs, UTyiofo 33esiern hmha, ii6 60 Sf JOSLPH St Joseph I eli 17 - Cuttle Ileeelpts, 12O0 steady, nntlvei II(KVriit75 eows nnd heifers JliS'ifiio veals, 41 16 73, slock-ers slock-ers and feeders 12 Wt 75 Hogs Ileeelpts 4mo, 10 to 15e lower, light and light mixed, .r.3i, 10 medium and heavv .. osaojr. pile,, J1 "CfjO 01 Sheep Heceipts no 10 to ic higher 33 estern lambs J.i"ji?i, 33 estern alieep 14 CHin 25 KANSAS CITY Kansas Cltv, Keh 17 -Cattle - He. celpts J Including 1(0 Txns Hteaelj Native steers, 8.ll"0 Teras and In-dlan In-dlan steers 312515 29 Texas lows II 75U B'o native cows and heifers, lootisoo Blockers and feeders. SI oOiiS 6. bulls, 13 2 fl I 'ft calv es, II 75-86 "5 Hogs Ileeelpts 7300 Market 5 co IV) lower Hulk of sales, 1 20-16. to, heavv l.2.i3,, packers tolvf, 2ei medium 5S'88 2,, light .V40i(B, Yorkers, . 2fe 61.1 plrs, Jl 6035 20 Sheep Ilottlpts "M Market loo lower Muttons HWI515 limbs J,10f,n.i rango wethers, ll7i5W, ewes, JIOViSOO 031A1IV. South Omaha Teb 17 -Cattle-no-rr'P!s kM market stead native steers. 14 it'll al, cows anil heifers tlowsm, Western steers, J7u.?f3.5. Texas steers I3 0.SIM) cows and heifers 7Hl2K.. J!'ISWJT ?'"?. feeders, 12 75100, e.nlves 4 (aK-7 00 bulls stags etc X. 50cW 50 Ilejks- flecelpts, tvicrfi market slow. 5if 10c lower, heavv. iS-KHlsou. mixed S7o4 t light. imH 95, plks, il tvierf' w, hulk of sales 13 70415 DO Sheep- Ileeelpts, 5.10,1, market, stendv! lamlw easier, fed muttona JSOcldliU), 3estirn JIWVu600, ewes 11 40H4T', com: mor and stockers, 3eif4 o, lumbs, 3Wf pi.vvcn Denver Colo, l'eb 17 Cattle n-celpis, n-celpis, tv Arm, beef steers titA&ta. cows. UrAqlOui stockers and fneilers, ft eight paid to river, U1M, bulls, tai,s cto.. nmtim Hogs Ileeelpts 800, lower, light paik-ers. paik-ers. V.KO-S6 00 mixed and heavy 3 0Ortn5 Sheet.- ltocelpts fa), firm root fat mut-tons, mut-tons, 13(103400, lambs, IKaKJoA |