Show BANK CLEARING STATEMENT SHOWS DECREASE IN LOANS AND DEPOSITS AND AN INCREASE IN circulation prices higher on wall street livestock sales small on a steady market STOCK MARKET CONDITION new york dec 17 the urgent liquidation in the stock market vas uncompleted last broke prices badly on monday and part of tuesday but support checked the decline and an irregular and baiting recovery succeeded the after effect of the commotion in the market was most notable in a subsidence of activity and smaller total ealce than for three months past the spectacular method of attack upon tho market and the success chich seemed to attend it vas a factor in the nervous disturbance I 1 the continued good acs 0 he progress of industrial and business expansion aa effective in causing the recovery WALL STREET new york dec 17 tho leather stocks awo under pressure of liquidation on the announcement of the reorganization plan but otherwise prices were hig herRock island and amalgamated copper rose 1 l CI ed copper rose 11 8 erie U P C P U S steel preferred colorado fuel and electric a point and tennessee coal US steel and illinois central a laign fraction leather preferred dropped 2 and shares of tho common sold at 15 12 1 2 and 15 compared with 16 58 5 8 last night tho market was affected by the heavy operations erat ions in U S leather A rally to ac la that biocic was attended by high cr prices as were new york central illinois central hocking valley tennessee coal and brooklyn transit showing momentary advances to 1 to 1 12 stop loss orders wera uncovered in U S lej ther on another drop and alio list fell back in sympathy tho earlier advances were largely lost the U S steel stocks and soiro of the trunk lines were supported others were sold american coal sold at an advance of 25 points over the preceding sale the undertone of tho market was very firm and sustained by the strength of tho U S stoel stocks but the striking gains were confined to less important stocks U S steel rose 1 the preferred nearly 2 and tho stocks rallied a fraction ivr a point electric rose 5 federal mining 6 14 1 4 lake brio and western 4 virginia iron 2 12 northwestern 3 14 1 4 general electric and american express I 1 34 3 4 and st paul kansas and texas wisconsin central preferred and republic steel 1 there was a fall of 1 38 3 8 la C A 1 34 3 4 in pullman and ain great northern preferred realizing when the banka statement appeared caused some recessions and a break in amalgamated copper to a point below last night unsettled the list reactions ran to a point la some ol 01 the leaders and reading lost a point tho closing was weak and active BANK CLEARINGS new york doc 17 statement ol 01 averages of clearing bouso banks loans decrease deposits decrease circulation increase legal tenders increase specie decrease reserve decrease reserve required decrease surplus increase ex U S deposits increase MONEY AND EXCHANGE new york dec 17 money on call nominal no loans time loans easy sixty alays 90 days and six months 31 43 34 3 4 per cent prime mercantile paper 2 per cent sterling exchange strong bankers bills for demand and for sixty day bills posted rates 2 and commercial bills 12 1 2 bar silver 8 mexican dollars 48 14 1 4 WOOL st louis dec 17 wool nominal territory and western medium fine medium 1718 fine SUGAR new york dec 17 sugar raw firm fair refining 43 8 centrifugal 96 47 8 molasses sugar 41 8 refined firm crushed powdered granulated coffee firm no 7 rio 8 34 3 4 CHICAGO CASH WHEAT chicago dec 17 cash wheat no 2 red 1141 2 no 3 red no 2 hard no 3 hard no 1 northern no 2 northern no 3 spring CHICAGO PRODUCE CLOSE chicago dec 17 close wheat dec 1091 3 may 1101 2 july 98 38 3 8 corn dec 2 may 8 jan 42 58 5 8 oats dec 2914 4 may 8 july 4 pork dec 1125 jan 2 may 2 lard dec jan may 3 ribs jan 2 may 2 july rye 74 flax timothy 12 1 2 clover 1275 T barley CHICAGO LIVESTOCK 1 1 T I chicago dec 17 cattle Rec cipta 1400 steady good to prin a steers poor to medium stockers and feeders cows heffers heifers canners bulls calves hogs receipts market steady mixed and butchers rood to choice heavy l 67 12 1 2 rough heavy light bulk of sales sheep receipts sheep and lambs steady good to choice fair to choice mixed western sheep native lambs western lambs OMAHA LIVESTOCK omaha dec 17 cattle receipts nominally steady native cows and heffers heifers steers cows and heffers heifers canners stockers and feeders calves bulls HOGS receipts market ac hi gher heavy mixed 2 light digs bulk 2445 SHEEP receipts 2200 unchanged KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK kansas city dec 17 cattle receipts market unchanged HOGS receipts ac higher bulk heavy packers pigs and lights bonc NEW YORK BONDS U S refunding as registered U S refunding as coupon U S as registered U S as coupon U S new as registered U S new as coupon U S old as registered U S old as coupon atchison general as atchason Atch lson adjustment as atlantic coast line as 99 baltimore and ohio baltimore and central of georgia as central ot georgia let inc 91 chesapeake and ohio as chicago and alton as 82 C B aej quincy new as C M and st paul gen as chicago and northwest con as C R I 1 and pacific R R as 80 C R I 1 and pacific R R col as 93 C C C and st louis gen as chicago terminal as 81 consolidated tobacco as 77 colorado and southern as 90 denver and rio grande as erie prior lien as erie general as 91 fort W and denver city ast 1st hobling valley as louisville and nash uni as manhattan consol gold as mexican central as 76 mexican central ast 1st inc 23 ahm and st louis as 97 missouri kansas and texas as missouri kansas and texas ends 85 national R R of mex con as 81 new york central gen as new jersey central gen as northern pacific ag northern pacific as 75 norfolk and western consol as oregon S line as and bartic penn colv as reading general as st louis and I 1 mountain con aa st louis and san fran fg as 89 st louis Sw estern ests 98 seaboard air line as southern pacific as 93 southern railway as texas and pacific ests toledo st L and western as 83 union pacific as union pacific colv as U S steel ends as 91 wabash ests wabash deb B 68 wheeling and lake erie as 93 wisconsin central as 92 Vs colorado fuel and iron 85 |