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Show oo IRLB'SlilETS WHEAT MARKET AGAIN HELPED BY ARGENTINE Chicago, Dec. 30. Showery weather weath-er In the Argentine helped give the wheat market -today something of a life. The severe cold in districts northwest of Chicago, unfaorablo for a freo movement of the crop in that region, tendorf also to enhance values. Opening prices here werek 1-Sc oft to l-4c up. May started at 9S 5-Sc to 09c, tho same change from last night as the market taken altogether, and then rose to 99 1-Sc. A bit of a flurry "developed In the corn market. December jumping up a full cent. The reason was that offerings of-ferings of that optloiu Tvere limited,-' Slav opened.. 1-Sc to l-4c higher at G3 i-2 to 03 ' G-Sc, and advanced to 03' S-SgiS-JcT' VKjiA --" " f . .- Oats showed firmness with other grain. Trade was lighL May started 1-Styl-lc to l-43-Sc up" at 17 3-le to -17 7-Sc and seemed inclined lo hold within that range. A large run of hogs west made provisions pro-visions easy. Changing from nearby options to deferred months formed tho bulk of business. First sales were unchanged to 5c lower, with May delivery de-livery $15.90 for pork; $9.35 to 9.37 1-2 for lard and $S.55S.57 1-2 to $S.57 1-2 for ribs. GREATER STRENGTH IN THE STOCK MARKET New York, Dec. 30. Trading -was active and prices were higher at the opening of the stock market todav. Roports of the pending receivership for Allis-Chalmers resulted In somo activity In those securities. The 5 per cent bonds dropped 2 1-J to 52 1-4. The preferred stock lost half but the common stock advanced a small fraction. frac-tion. Several slocks, Including Baltimore Balti-more & Ohio, Canadian Pacific and Intorborough Metropolitan rose a point, Virginia Iron Jumped S points to S5, extending its advance to 15 points abovo yesterday's low point. Cle eland, C. C. & St Louis lost 3. Standard stocks followed in a moderate mod-erate fashion the spirited advances in numrcous specialties. Trading was on a larger scale than recently and tho list absorbed realizing sales easily. eas-ily. While gains in the Important stocks wero restricted to fractional proportions, the stability of the recognized rec-ognized leaders in face or Uic diversion diver-sion of iuterest into obscure stocks croated n more cheerful sentiment. Great Northern ore certificates ad-vnnceri ad-vnnceri 3 points Intorborough Metropolitan Met-ropolitan advanced 2 points, Bethlehem Bethle-hem Steel preferred 1 3-1, the common com-mon 1 3-S, and Northwestern, Corn Products preferred and American Locomotive Lo-comotive preferred 1. OGDEN VHOLE'SALE PRODUCE (Soiling Price.) Ogden, Utah. Dec. 30. Butter Creamery, extra in cartons, 35c; creamery, firsts, 34c; cooking, 25c; raChe'o8C Eastern, 1G 1-2; Utah, 1G; Utah mild, -15 1-2; Y. A.. 17. EggsPer case of 30 doz, $7.50 Sugar Cano, $0.80; beet. $0.50. Chicago Produce. Chicago, Dec. 30. Butter Steady; creameries. 2C3Gc; dairies, 2331c. Eggs Steady; receipts, 1,G1 cases; at mark, cases Irrludod, 1S27c; I firsts, 28&20c; prime firsts, 243Cc. Cheese Steady; daisies, 10 l-2(o, 3-4c- twins, 1G1-Ic; young Americas, Ameri-cas, 16 l-2&'3-lc; long horns, 1G 1-2 3-lc. i Bank Statement. '' New York, Dec. 30, Tho statement Af" clearing house banks for the week ffivc ilavs) shows that tho banks held MG -153.200 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This Is an increase of ?3,905,000 in the proportionate cash I (Continued on Page Fonrteen.1 I WLDMIfIS H (Continued From Page One.) M ' roservo as compared with Inst, wcclc. H Tho statement follows: RMH DAILY AVERAGE. W Loans, $l,S6-f,GG7,000; Increase, $7.- H 575,000. H Specie, ?321,749,000; Increase, 56,- RMj 243.000. H Legal tenders, $S4,491,000; increase, H $1,050,000., H v Net deposits, $1,723,302,000; in- H i crease, $16,262,000. H Circulation, $50,507,000; increase $213,000. mm Banks' cash reserve In vault, $343,- I 409,000. H ! Trust companies' cash reserve in H t vault, $62,831,000. Hj i Aggregato cash reserve, $406,240,000. H ! Excess lawful reserve, $16,453,200; M i Increase, $3,905,000. LWL j Trust companies' reserve with B clearing house members carrying 25 mm per cent cash reserve. $57,271,000. j ACTUAL CONDITION. H J Loans, $1,S7S,3 17,000; Increase, $1S,- 1 I 007,000. H f Specie, $327,905,000; Increase, $12,- M I 023,000. H 1 Legal tenders, $57,175,000; incrcas,o, H . $4,509,000. Hh Not deposits, $1,752,405,000; in- j creaso $42,031,000. H Circulation, $cO,SS5,000; decrease, ; $62,000. mW Banks' cosh reserve in vault, $350,- B 553,000. H) ' Trust companies cash reserve in RMJ) vault, $6-1,530.000. j Excess lawful reserve, $415,000,000. RMJ Excess lawful reserve, $1S,99C,S50; S Increase, $77,S5S,550. Trust companies' reserve with clearing clear-ing house members carrying 25 per Mmm, , ' cent cash reserve, $59,G12.000. H Summary of state banks and trust RMJ companies in Greater New York not reporting to the New York Clearing houso: Ixiaus, $610,921,200; Increase, $162,-' 400. Specie, $67,816,500; Increase, ?1,-100,700. ?1,-100,700. Legal tendors, $11,2G5,300; dearoaso $222,400. Total deposits. $GS2,S99,700; Increase, In-crease, $5,949,500. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 30. Cattle Receipts, 200, no southerns; market steady. Nali"4p steers, $5.40aG.75; southern steers, $1.75a6.50; southern cows and heifers, $3.00a4,50; native cows and helfors, $2.75a7.00; stock-ers stock-ers and feeders, $4.00a6.00; bulls, $3.40nG.25; calves, $4.00a7.25; west-orn west-orn steers, $l.75n7 00; western cows $3.00aR.00. Hogs Receipts, 3.000; market 10c lower. Bulk of sales, $5.70aG.10; heavy, ?6.05aG.lf; packers and butchers, $.-..90n6.l0; lights, $5.60a6.00; pigs. $4.00a5.00. Sheep Receipts, none; market stendy. Muttons, $3.00at.2o; lambs, $4.75a5.40: fed wethers and yearlings, year-lings, $3.50a5.25; few ewes, $2.50a 4.00. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Dec 30. Cattle receipts estlmatod at 600; market steady; beeves. $1 75g1S. 60: Texas steers. S-i.25 5.75; western steers', $4.-l0(7i fi.Grt; stockors and feeders. $3.25J75.S5; cows and heirors, $2.006.10; calves, $5.25S.00 Hogs Receipts estimated at 29.-000; 29.-000; market alow, lOr lowor; light. $5.70(5 0.10; mixed. $oS0ffjG20; heavy. $5.856.25, rough, S5.S5fafi 00; good to choico heavy, $6.00(6.25. pisrs, $4.75(055.75: bulk of sales, $5.95If G.15. Sheep Receipts estimated at 2.500; mr,TKet steady: native, su.i&hzm.&u: western, $3.00(51.50: yearling.. ''.60 (ST.G0: Iambs, native, TLoG.oO; western, $1.75?ifi.50. Omaha. Omaha. Dec. 30. Cattle Receipts, 100; market steady; native steers, S5.257.75: cows and heifers. $1.25) 5 50; western steers, $3.S0(f?G..10: range cows and heifers, $3.005.15; ranners, $2.75(fD3.50; stockors and feeders. S3.503TG.00; calves, $3.50 7.50; bulls, stags, etc.. $3.50(5.25. Hogs Reiipts "6,000; market stcadv to 5c lowor; heavy. SG.00J 6.10; mixed, $5.90fi.00; light. $5.G5(ri 6.05; pigs. $4.25g5.50; hulk of sales, $5.S5G.D5. Sheep Recolpts 100; market steady; yearlings, $t.25(S1S.0O; wethers, weth-ers, $3.50(p)1.10: ewes, $3.003.75; lambs, $5.25(0.25. Metal Markets. Xew York, Dec. 30. Tho metal markets wore dull and nomlnaltin tho absence of exchanges. Lake copper, 14 1-414 l-2c; electrolytic, 14 1-4 14 3-Sc, and casting, 13 3-i14c. Tin, $44.65(44.90. Lead, $1.40(4.50. Spelter. $G.250.35. Antimony. Cookson's, $7,75. Iron, unchanged. New York Sugnr. New Y'ork. Dec. CO. Raw sugar, holiday: muscovado. S9 test, l.lltfJJ 4.15; centrifugal, 9G tost, 4.G14.G5; molasses sugar, S9 test, 3.S603.9O; refined cubes, 6.00: fine granulated, 5.75; powdered, 5.S5. , St. Louis Wool. ,' St. Twouis. Dec. 30. Wool Steady territory and western mediums, lQrf? ISc; fino mediums, I517c; fine met dlums, liaise. |