Show and Commercial j BUSINESS QUiET one I. I AFTER Valley and Great Northern North North- em ern Ore Certificates Fluctuate y Widely COPPER COPPER GROUP IS S STRONG Anaconda and Utah Make Substantial Gains Gains U. U S S. S Steel Is Firm yen New York Dec 20 The The appearance of thO stock market today after afler the triple IpIe holida was hardly hurdly changed anti and was In the sonic seme dull monotone the tho preceding week The total transactions for or the day were only In excess of Among the tho few stocks which moved LehIgh Valley and Great North North- ore certificates wore conspicuous e ore certificates showed shoved pronounced weakness early In the day selling selling- for fora a time al at a decline of three points Le- Le tigh Valley rose to the highest figure ca record since It was listed In New NewYork Newyork York but later lost more than It had haI gained The selling was vas presumably wed on reports of r furth-r postponement postpone postpone- ment ent of action In regard to the segregation segre segre- gallOn gation of coal property from the tho rail rall- ro d. concerning which Wall street has recently much gossip but nc authenticated statement copper group developed strength is ha the afternoon Anaconda and Utah Copper made substantial gains United sate aies Steel showed firmness Tin Tin- from the steel trade continued to toE tobe E be of favorable character and it wa f that by the first of the year yea ii plans of the steel corporation would It 14 running at close to J s 5 per cent of r L Monty loney rates showed no reflection of heavy demand for January Janu Janu- I ary in 1 I payments payment and nud It was apparent iUt there was as a large supply of loan loan- r title able funds on hand The ne banks ro- ro large remittances from froni out out-of- hown correspondents which are prepared pre pre- pared wred to take advantage of an upturn ja is rates if tf such a movement occurs at atthe atthe the the end of the Hie year Price Ices were shaded In the bond mar mar- showing coPs COM ket wIth Wabash fours after afler a slight adI ad- ad I anCe Total Tola sales par value WI States bonds were unchanged w. w a r- r 11 pfd I Ss 4 G 6 2 3 fler Can 10 Foundry SO 44 Jeric an Cotton Oil 4 46 Lt Leather c o Steel Sugar berlein TeL I ioa iOs' iOs S lOG 4 Line ii itt io Steel wl Ot 7 7 41 Leather ii 14 of Non Jersey 13 7 k Great 34 34 to t MU St St. Paul 1100 iiO cc C St LOUL Iron IS 43 I IS Gas tm iO 10 t i 1167 hUe Grande 19 tOOt 3 I Ze 1100 3 preferred I I t 4 I leer i iI I Northern pfd 1 27 tt Northern On Ore CU 3 r 37 Central Centra OO 1 1 13 Preferred Harvester 1300 IW bt r-arlo r pfd SO 9 I Pump U I Central tui City Southern u I Ic A. A Si St I al K St Sic 1 JL S S. S Ste. Ste M. M id I Kansa Texas I C Mirl Wi i aal tk l Ld bI 3 n EJ lip of rd d p P. P 3 33 34 4 i York Central York Out Ont W WO 3 son I 3 1 I W 0 74 74 74 MiH 31 1 Pc C i. i St I uli 37 57 37 I G. G Coil Coal lM 10 15 V itt Car 38 I Car Hf 7 St Steel I I t 13 IK 7 7 27 37 1 WO 64 S tk 1001 10 28 wo 44 41 44 bl x 8 S. S d 41 SO 70 8 i Ht-i Iron 44 11 1124 ac acol er 71 71 71 T Copper s 37 e Paitie I 1001 20 2 1 H Loala f I V t.- t. 4 I I wJ 14 ti tv 4 48 48 1 1 blatti Ch 57 e 4 1 G Gl C 16 16 61 OUe Electric v 67 67 C 7 78 Lake 4 1 3 9 3 26 2 4 18 18 t for the i. i TON oi Dc- Dc W c. Al the begInning of Li y tho th Condition of I Iv pp J 15 iu f office 8 P- P 2 tw l lop 7 PP L tk It 1 v- v P 4 A date tit y tn Tt it thi laM wr fl S t. t 6 tt l' l l' l ao 1 puli- puli ui rf eik i. i Lt lilt li T MT Ulet J 14 iW 4 f. f 18 1 II at t Now cn enI ants ti tiu t lU 75 t u fir ili t I 44 L t. t iu tb j there tern noro no cable from I Tin quiet f spot ot January 14 71 March j. j j j April Ix 40 Now en York i t St St. Spoiler S New en York 60 t Mi Lul uli 3 Iron No 1 I 1470 1300 No u 1 2 14 No o. o 1 aud stid No o. o 1 southern soft vort 14 NESS NESS' Now York Do Dc M. M G. Money mi n cull 3 43 P r cent ruling 3 34 per pr Cent clu lug bid 3 34 per cr cent red nt Ut 3 per cent tune Time loana r for ly i days ant and for tor ul ely e- e ly I.- s. it PIT r cent for i Ix per her cent Prime paper ir cent Sterling Exchange w with lib actual liu l- l nc-n nc nevin In bill ot nt for dJ vity-dy bill and ut ot for 4 lIar Bar Mexican dollar b hinish ad steady l oud vary t AM Chicago Dec 26 Welcome snow falling throughout the winter crop bolt carried the of wheat today to u a lower level Tho close was weak veal nt at a net decline of 1 to g. g Corn fin fin- off to 2 up oats down 8 c to 1 and hog products unchanged to Gc c advance f I With protection anti and moisture being well supplied to fall planted fields as asa asa a result of the general deposit of snow wheat traders flocked to the selling sellIng sell sell- Ing side This action was made nearly unanimous at times owing to quotations quota quota- for the c cash sh grain being weak and lower at all the leading winter vinter wheat Besides world shipments ship shill ments were considerably larger than expected An Upturn in tho thu market at Buenos Ayres a little merit ment to the bulls and there was also a abit abit bit of for comfort them ii in an unlocked for lessening of the United States total May ranged from 97 to 9 the windup a loss of ieA ie- ie A forecast of told bold weather promising prom ising better bettel roads In the country and therefore larger receipts made tIn tho corn crowd more sympathetic to weakness of May fluctuated front 63 63 to weak c lower at Cash Cash grades were depressed No 2 yellow ivas as quoted at 71 for old Selling out out of a big line of oats by bya a local Long caused heaviness nil all day in the arket for that cereal Upper and low r limits for May were 4 and 46 with wi the tho clove close lit it He Uc down at I started higher with hogs but were halted by notice of quite a falling off in lard exports In the end steady at the came figures as Friday night to an advance of Sc future v sued r-sued sv follow 11 Lo ve tri Cio dousE ln tuc 54 cius May Isy J. J 9 ie lit I 64 63 Ma G IWi 1 63 V OATS OATS- 7 7 l jp I Lowest I 4 44 4 16 j Jn 43 43 r j ter Ter barrel I l. l I Closing M l I 1 1807 I li 4 I I 1 1630 1620 1610 1620 Its Its' pounds pound T 7 I Clo log r J I 3 to I 4 9 Mir I 45 I 43 I 9 4 I JW Q pounds I t l I Cl 10 i iM i 1 si l I s. s by I L 4 1 I I 83 I Ca h were a as f follows Steady No J. J c. c F or fair t td s Steil i- i Cloer n S Me Pork Per Per Ito ICO bort lo e 70 I GRAIN of PC and flour fluur wore were tl ii 00 tu he receipts were 40 l lu liel the Ibe OTI OT- OT day a I year rear ago The i I p if 1 In th United stale nl amount r rC C bread bread- d- d for tb lu no w ase increased iV d rv lpt for tomorrow 77 till n t ru ears cart oats SO 0 cars can hog 7 4 hlad Xi V l v ItiC w York Dec 2 26 Ilour wa we Spot No 2 I rM UI f. f o. o b ii b bavia l to rice arrUe No Xo 2 I re l export 1117 f. f 0 b. b o. No 1 a afloat IV-at afat The b market wan ca ca easy y early In of l on the but bat sain eai nl off under re renewed e. e Mm limos clou ID lower December May lisT W U-W 5 1 5 C. C 1 Ki COlM AM Coffee Quiet inlet TICS net York use Dec 24 Coffee ew Kalex Salea bar 4 I to 7 point If eral er May MIT 1334 April Jui antI and July Au end and September 1360 and anul October Uc No 4 coffee Rio No 7 Ut Sauto Spot nominal Cordoni dull coffee cuteT 4 He test quiet Itaw e muta e auar 8 test tj 3 apples steadY New sw York Dee Dec 2 prime spot fancy choice Sic urn ft-urn Cc Sc to Prune firm quotations and from to j 13 f for r up P 12 lIe for choice extra Apricots choice holce fancy extra e. e steady ll fancy fauCT 12 4 muscatels u lr n loose choice choie to fancy 7 London layers haTch l AMI iNI in Unsettled 26 lInt Hut r ii-r New York Dee Dec ew fIrsts S 0 c cry ery 25 tubs tub milk fall f ear e toto nh whole le Her o.-lal o. kliu 3 extra SK ln e tiled fresh froMi second 27 30 r 29 tiNts extra 31 Jc fanCY local P marku paid O us JI r W Chicago Dee a I n mend r gs caMs caM's prime 1 ue bCe bOrOS long young America 11 1 y Dec 2 flax Hosed it 11 TOCK ted ilee Cat t It 1000 iDe lIt to T 4 fc and E oo sa COWS 1 S M 0 market S l IL 55 rt 1 I heaT choice heavy to rife TI bulk of i oio MO market lt M l at western ln at IC lambs D iv 20 e II 0 J W t ISe 6 0 higher sterN and southern coT you 1111 U f-U lera Cows 1119 Ir saI bert y i I pica 6 hiL w nt i l nna a raus t range ranee bee ket slow tu tul ice lt marcow mar mar- cow Native l CM Li S western erg ste-erg M vote T slId 0 cal V rn ml 1 s. 0 stags ctt etc riot pi of higher 5 t. t tOc iamb VOL MARKET St St. bee Ww 26 1 Of medium fine M tl ht line TOW tub wl 1 of of nil ini lalle do anile or tile 1911 chips the new vol will bring l ii alrea cern re n a hotter ot of con con- tie or lalue K and I iu ci nellie fr large of r ter s a both iii oh a arc nrc reported with firm prices lv Ul nio In but there lix us' California stUng oft In flu ml stuck lal rT Teia Xa fine vl ls to fine fine fall fail California northern county IS Oreon southern orn fi c fall tree free o. o I ample 5 e stern etero r Loc tOc Talky ralley No o. o 1 i. i fIne staple 1 fIne ts- ts pie fine Mug clothing e do ito 46 Cc do do SIc extra WO c fine A t. t supera Sc |