Show and nd Commercial CHECKED BY PROFIT PROFIT-I TAKING PROFIT f. f professional Operators Stop t Bullish Manipulation of Stock Market I l RICES MOVE IRREGULARLY o to Heaviness Accentuated Accentuated Accentuated Ac Ac- by Bearish T Tactics Tactics Tac Tac- ac- ac Ii tics of Few Traders N cw cw York Yo Dec 15 Irre Irregularity is LB s tho the dominant feature of today's 1 ock ok market Bullish manipulation d a realizing for tor profits seemed to tol tove tove l ve ye exhausted tho force of at the tho market d professional operators were dis dis- ced ed to all allow 0 stocks to drift Tho 1 fell off art heavily and the tho list listro ro evIdence of apathy Tho The markets market's I to heaviness was accentuated I a few tew tra traders ers who sold the tho list In Insoft JI soft soft spots This was true of the uld issues Reading and ancl tho the copper res ires were prominent for their tho Reading Im- Im tIng Ung Increased ased firmness to Lehigh ley hey States Steel was as less 1 t than on recent days lM's and the trading I 1 ot off sharply In volume It was UnI un- un t considerable pressure at times and I d 4 1 two points under the top of I day Later it rose briskly Allis- Allis Imers mers preferred fell Uc to and 1 per cent bonds lie to both lv IV low records A heavy heavy- gain g in cash by bythe the banks s Indicated by 0 movements of or curdy cur cur- J dy y estimates of the amount running ri high as Bank nl exchanges es esthe Ii the week again made a a. favorable 9 with last years year's figures a a. gain of 6 per cent although with 1909 there is Js a 11 decrease 13 per cent trade figures thures for November wed iwed wed a n sll slight ht recession both exports L Imports falling somewhat below 50 o of last year ear The shrinkage e In luo tue of or all exports was only that there was an art actual gain aln of in tho the value of ot exports other othern in n n cotton he bond market was nas Irre irregular with eal movements unusually narrow narro tal sales par value 3 United ates tes bonds unchanged on call t r. r QUOTATIONS Sales 11 H. I JT I Cl i i ChAlmers pfd 1000 S 5 G 61 64 1 Copper Capper 23 fG 54 tH o M Agricultural 31 CO CO iI C A EOS Ss n Ct Sugar U 2400 w 4 i Can 01 It 11 11 1 lo Car 7 St Wi 4 fri 64 lean Cotton Colton Oil on tI H 44 2 u 11 er cr Hide k Leather pfd pd H nean can Ice Ire S Securities 19 13 19 is 15 erhan erl an Une d I n 0 Locomotive 10 57 37 31 cr r. r Smelling Rennin Refining 74 t 73 73 referred l IW t mean eileen Steel cl Foundries eran an Sugar o r Refining SOO O lU ll Wi lean can Tel Tel 11 HO i 1 lean can Tobacco pfd 1000 1001 can Woolen 5 ada da Mining Go Co 21 2300 0 1 10 4 I OSH 06 ite 10 lG 10 4 alk Coast Cent Line 00 13 2 I 4 in i more c c Ohio 1 w. w iO l lre 1 tm Steel ted 00 29 34 t Wa I. I Rapid Transit 1 t. t 2100 T ii i 64 77 17 Pacific 1700 1100 V 4 44 tra tta leather 2 20 O rete 51 1 1 I i of or Ne New t Jee Jersey 2100 lt 24 41 10 to 20 2404 aJ Ohio i 1 73 w I ca Alton II c caga Great Western 19 19 10 1911 13 li Ics Northwestern t mu esgo Mil MU II St. St 1 Paul l 2400 11 10 im C. C 3 C. C c. St. St Louis ratio rado Fuel I Iron IroD I Southern 00 46 1 4 I Gas 4 CO CO 10 1 lW 1 s Product d l l 10 10 aw are k Hudson IUd loo 1 1 i iau th f yer Hlo flie Grande rt au 20 21 l I I 4 CO iO U 4 41 I 44 41 tillers tillers' Securities roe six sis 31 I 1 I zi i first frat Irit preferred 1 2 t rJ Uli nd preferred HoO 42 43 41 U 41 2 it eral rt Electric i. i MO In 4 15 it t Northern pfd 1 i 1 is ItH I It it t Northern 1 Ore Ore CUI 1700 Z 3 1 31 5 15 I mis Central COO GOO Hl nii in 1 Metropolitan 1400 IP i 15 15 referred H HIM motional Harvester l H 1072 Marine pfd pM 17 Ii Paper aper national Pump z Central iro 17 16 15 as I City Southern S 67 1 de e Ga Gas I 00 1 I r Nashville J l ISH l k St. St I loul 34 t D st. st I 1 r. r s. s s. s M. M 1 1 ise OO 13 13 33 mn rl KaD Kansas Kanas AJI Ie Texas tOO 29 9 24 91 I 6 1 i url uri Pacific 39 all nal Disco It I 1 lonal L Lsd vad ad rJ 51 HH iii 1 14 4 I Ia IL of ot Mexico Id pfd 1000 1 33 33 a York Central SO WI Io I j York Out Onto Western ll I 3 I 4 IM Ik It Western 00 ito o-n o lW-i lW ibS uh I American 72 ern Pacific Je Ie Mall raU 31 3 0 SHI SH I 2400 1 ehi JI Gas lC 10 Hn C C C. C le St. St Louis t tUb I i torch Oal Onal Lus a d 4 Cal Car Ca 10 l 3 I am in ID Palace Car Cr 16 riy nI 11 St steel cl Sprint 10 LI I lint XO 1 W St 2 lle Ie Steel DM jO 21 I i a 5 0 A 63 1 Z ferl Island Co 10 S' S 54 25 2546 C. C 7 46 6 46 L San Ban Fran 21 M 12 20 H H 41 41 4 south Southwestern farre 71 j i erd St Steel ct li Iron IroD 45 41 hun barn Pacific 2600 6 12 1 11 herD hern referred 2 I iT I Copier 17 17 M Cee Pacific 22 dO o. o St St. St I k West 40 1 15 15 Ui 14 IH I ii L f erred cn c 37 31 n Pacific fiO S 12 my 11 2 l States Realty C 91 d Stair Stata cr JuMet io 00 67 47 i d tr Steel W f-W 6 67 6 1 l I 1 1 1200 Ui 11 tO hOtS 10 41 Cooper 53 DI t Chemical h mi I h. h I 1800 1600 10 j 7 G 5 i 4 lOi 17 G 1 16 em ern Maryland C I D 04 I n bol Electric 1700 0 53 1 67 61 1 JW item teru Union 0 1 SO 60 i SO 10 0 line i Luke Erie Edl 1 IV lis Valley ley 2500 O i I a. a t tal 1 sales isles for the day da S RE REPORT onT rf I far York Dee Dec 15 tomorrow uy W jL r ro features llao stand out ont prominently In le the J k g 1 trade ne news the news 8 tho a admittedly bol hoi I Ii i trade at a most rost i lot and oDd tho Iho Ul 4 br better undertone In Ln Iron and steel W I n Advances being significant In La connection finished II teel I. I On the tho other hand band trad m liber Iber line IID receded B R li little U zt 1 Tact fact n a 1 general luTS Indicates that th the iUt haM ban 11 bc cn bt-cn en too to to mild for Cor a fee tn l lor ol ot seasonable Rood goMi at retail while Jobbing J I i L Ok lias been betl mainly to filling in 10 r f for fancy Cory articles suitable t to holiday 0 Incidentally J clearance sales sale o of ili ilo in J Rood good at st retail era BrG lu lacing pcs pressed NI at lt nn In I 21 let r tIt dat usual ill failures In the HIp United Stales Steg for Ibe HI ending caillo Dl 14 U WN OG 67 7 ji I Vt it k 24 2 In I 11 the ho II like v ck of lt 1 lio 1100 10 23 In ll f 31 In fn It and anti Is 0 In 1517 IETA if j w v Tork Dec 15 copper stud I L' L U. U 1 r Ix Il- Il r. r Jann- Jann i i lUG April AprI In 0 I easy reasy un spot pI et 61 ITs il 11 i n r Os h 1 Oil d. d om m house hou how t-how f l of lt Q Q far 1114 month I collier a IS UGH canting 1313 34 i. i i ot U. U 9 U. U lc DeCember ember 1 January 4 4 1 F February brUy CO March Marh April hrU 4 llo London firm spOt 10 10 futures ln lIe S. S I. I Lead t quiet 44 15 New York mi I ABt St. St Lul Lout Loula Ix 15 lOs Spelter quiet 6 6 New York York 6 6 Rut East St. St t. t Louts uL London Ludon 26 6 17 4 61 Gd Antimony dull ul Ckon Iron Iron Iron-Cleland Clef land warrants 4 lIe i Od M d Iu ii II l I. I Locally I Iron was us Itt No 0 o. o 1 foundry north north- en m. m No Xo Z 2 n. n No Xo 1 south south- era em rn and aud No Xo o. o 1 southern soft sott NEW V EW YORK 31 iONEY EY MARKET New York Dl Dec 15 Money Money on In call ul steady 31 41 4 per pcr cent ruling tate rate 4 I per pr cent closing log ild 3 34 per r cent offered at nt 4 per cent Time loans Ins firm finn fn for or sixty and Dud ninety DIMly dayi day 4 i per por cent for six months month pet per tr cent Prime mercantile p piper pr per cent nt Sterling exchange firm with actual hu business In n bankers bankers' bills bis at 8 for tor sixty day bills 11 and andt at t 4 5 for fcc demand a Commercial hl lulls bills 4 lIar Itar silver 55 5 I Mexican dollars 46 regular Government bonds steady teady railroad bonds Ir Ir- i I I I I CONDITION OI OF O TILES THE Til TREASURY lRE W Washington I Dec 13 1 At tb the beginning of ot bu business today tb the rendition of ot tte tM United States t treasury was vas Working in 1 treasury otc office In banks and Int Philippine The total of or the gold fund was Ordinary receipts yesterday mS Ordinary dl disbursements yesterday 3 e Deficit to date this thU fiscal year yer Deficit same fame date last year yeu 6 These figures exclude Panama Anama and public e debt transactions DUX'S DUNS TRADE TIL REVIEW New York l Dec SnO S. IU O. O Dun DUD k Cos weekly rule review of ot trade trado tomorrow will wi say u. u The betterment In industrial and tra trade renditions con ren tD 81 signs 1 of t which hue have been visible to clone c observers for two months has become plain to al all and now 1 is Ii reflected I by the ex expansion C. C Iu lu bank clearings and railroad earn eum earnings ur loge ings the tho Ib big uplift In 10 the Iron soil and steel stoc trade trado tho Iho advance Ruce al Iu In 1 copper the thc lacerated Increased activity In dry Roods goods the Hie brisker r demand to for money 10 le u am und nl In he the confidence Inspired 1 b by the r record record- lt breaking cotton coton crop crp of oC upwards UP of ot 1130 bits bales 1 Business u loru men mo are arc dL disposed el to move mOTe ahead and the situation as I the year par dm draws to a clo close clow clowIs Is Ii so 10 munch much more wore encouraging an as 1 t ti tl ll be the years year's roost moat mot conspicuous development The do trade active In alt all bol holiday Is II notably al the larse inre e eUI cities This Thil retail activity coupled with the unusually mutually warm weather and the end endo o of the year accounting operates to make wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale operations slower but there then thc hue bus been ecu DOrell no DO real rell cheek check to tin the tlC expansion In lot Tie outlook for tor the new jear ca Is I l In the he dry goods good J trade the U rao-U t notable development l I. I I the betterment Dt In wool wool- inn ni 0 and aDd worsted Silks S i rite are al also aho o lr leather i Is I dull dul but prices arc firm Crl hides s sare are or Wl'S weak k rach lach k serves to the ie pronounced pro In fo Iron and aud Iud steel Op Opec Ot r- r atoo at mills mia and aud furnaces arc ar on to on nfl enlarged 0 en c scale anti and nil several ral lila Ulo will I Ir plants plant now IJo start 1110 after the tho Ihl elo doss close of or f thin lila fm November r statement of tb Ib the United States Stales Str Steel 1 corpora corporation I lon Ion was wan Part particular kila dy ta favorable a Hr ll Prices 51 0 0 sl slightly t the heavy decrease In ID copper stocks last Int month OO tl quotation cents have bup advanced within a fraction o of fourteen WOOL MARKET St SL J. J Louis Ioui U Dee Di-c e 13 WoI trl Wool Steady Wool Steady y medium grades combing and clothIng 2121 H nl g fins fine 30 heavy huy tine fine tub washed Dee Dec 15 Tho a.-Tho Tho Com curds Bulletin will wi say UJ of the Ibe ile wool ul market tomorrow There re has hu been a n fair activity In 11 the tho Boston Bonlon wool wol market this k more morn than IbID pounds of or eui JI having bavin been been moved Included In tb the transactions con considerable 11 were further CD lines of ot staple stape fine rne ll half blood Montana al Cl respectively Sales of ot quare blood ter-blood l fleece and ht wools n hive ve bren Iru firm ri furl fairly lon large inre with 11 the Irl price IrIC r unchanged lul bul CO FIm D SUGAR J. York Dee lC fitter steady ut Ul n a net decline ot of pointe 1 Dc Ct cuiter 1374 January 1310 1 20 13 March urb 13 10 Af April l. l 1304 May siy June June July and d August Augut 1301 1311 j r 1 Jun October and November 1 1253 9 Suet 1 O o. o 7 7 unsettled Jt Illo me 0 14 tV Santos J No Ye fo o. o 4 I 1 15 IM MId i quiet Cordova T Haw quiet mu do steady t. t Ett ol M 53 I tf teat t t. t I I. I i molses sugar Ulf 53 1 teat lest 1 11 J quiet quid ulel mOlac LAX I MARKET i. i Dec I P. P closed 01 a at r JUNK CLEARINGS New ew York D Dec t. t S. bank clear loge Ing report for the week ending December D 14 1 shows sOS an n Ig aggregate tc ll or of as a against halt lut week Cl and aDd O o In the corresponding week eel last year The following Is a 1 list o of th the cities r mount Amount I Nea w York 1 S. S 62 1 Ion O. O 19 1 St St. t. t Lul Louis 63 63 Kansas linnas City M. M 1 13 Pittsburgh I San an 8 SD S.D. 26 t Cleveland ss 8 New T 94 26 Orlean lM 8 Detroit 36 C Omaha O 2 1543 JAM J. J 19 Louisville lul 4 G C 3 34 4 St St. tt 9 Atlanta Ort 86 buffalo S1 63 l t. t 1 52 leS D. D C. C St St. t. t Joseph JOC lh SI 5 10 t GIO lort orth 6 Memphis 11 37 56 44 4 hAKE KE s. r 18 8 Albany Tacoma 61 o 17 54 Savannah Tu a b. b io 4 40 9 hartford I 15 SD l Lies 1 15 4 S1 Nashville o 0 31 I 17 WichIta o 2 41 1900 Peoria l. l M Norfolk o 11 Oakland Ca Cal Sioux CUT City 47 47 haven 61 I II New cw 0 11 b I JI IS Scranton s. s 61 11 J 1 1 lia 1 O HS ss 1 Okah lR S tG lO Oa Ga AIl or t. t tr 9 J 92 46 71 6 Mu 10 11 71 Mo a. a 13 V. V a 19 41 Little flock 71 Hok f S. S C. C 8 lilo II l lr 15 Lincoln J. J C 80 80 Dai 1 De Del I. ss 10 1 1 0 JOI 79 19 Cn Cal Topeka O 16 4 45 Vail 11 r l In 96 Youngstown 49 New Bedford 11 feh 11 Canton o lb Ohio Y M oz 67 i Akron FAi S. S n. n O. O 96 CC 5 I helena G. G S. S Columbia C. C 13 86 1 S. S D. D 4 3 0 6 Erie ErIc Pu Il o lii II l 3 HI 9 1 1 lii II lr ln r 3 Olie pO 1 Bol Int 7 I Lw 1 hiss l Decatur 11 1 It hl lo I b 12 6 U 1 lk York Pl 1 6 Ii 1 Iowa 12 OrIl I 0 1 1231 St Stockton kion Ca Cal GlO r In 1011 because other t than b n lol Read Herald Vv GI AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec IE Speculative 15 buyIng buying buying buy buy- ing Ing of ot futures hero for tor both European and Argentine account made wheat to today today today to- to day advance with wih accelerating speed Tho was firm U lic to than last night Other leading leading I staples too all al scored a a. a net gain corn Jc c to S c oats c c to Be ic c and ho hog products 2 c to i More Moie 1010 than usual attention centered I on reports from tram Argentina the tho reason being that foreign orders to buy wheat In Itt Chicago followed news o ot ot extensive damage from tram storms covering a wide area of at the tho South American belt bolt Shorts were made more moro nervous because of an advance of ot Ho He at Antwerp a n market that Is in touch w with th Buenos A Ayres res I For or a while the liberal receipts at cities cItes northwest of Chicago had a restraining effect on bullish sentiment This Influence vanished however when statements camo that the thc bl big movement movement move more ment meat of at the spring crop was over and that the percentage back on the farms would prove very small mal May ran e ranged from Crom c to tiDe with last sales showing a gain of lj net WI With th country roads In bad condition and with an Increase In offerings s from tho tue interior slow the corn market had hada a strong stron tone most of ot the da day May fluctuated from o to closing closing firm Be to e up at Cash grades were In rather men meager er supply No 2 yellow clow was as quoted at sUPPly lIe for tor car lots In oats the chief aid to tho the market was wa lh the tho corn com stron strength th May 13 ranged from to with wih the c c at Firmness at the tho yards ards In the face tace of ot ofa ofa ota a hog ho horun run nearly double that of a ayer year yer ugo UJO put flut backbone into provisions As a result pork and ribs ended tho the day with wih a a. not gain of ot e to 60 50 0 and lard was vas up 60 Sc to lOc bc Leading futures ranged as 08 follows I 1 Oln 10 1 1 Lowest t. t I CI Closing J 04 I H 92 54 May Mey l. l I 91 i I M 51 19 91 97 I July 14 4 r 54 i wu 4 its its- t. t Lowest I Closing Dec 62 i 62 62 May I C tl 63 G 54 64 c July 63 64 LI 61 t. t Lowest I Closing Dec 47 H 47 46 17 1 May IBY m 1 1 9 f- f July Joly 15 m l Ier bbl tr 1 Lowe Lowest t. t I CI Closing lur Jt lo in iu u i IS Stay May 1 t 1615 U g. g 1590 1530 1600 t July Jul 16 1620 1 1620 1607 16 1 12 2 LAUD iet L. Ier IW 10 10 Ibs Ils Highest Lowest I Closing Jan o 9 10 Mn 9 93 I I 9 92 20 9 July 9 9 H Ir ier Ier ItO ICO Ib Ix Lowest wp t. t I CI lo May Iny sio SL 8 S 62 I r 2 July 8 86 86 S r I Cash quotations were as a follows olo 1 Ilour |