Show I FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMER IAL I ACTIVE STOCKS CONTINUE FIM FIRM German Quarterly Settlement Attended With Less Difficulty Difficulty Difficulty culty Than Feared r B By Dr Bac Bader er Bros PrIvate Wire New ew eT York April AprI 2 The The 2 The Post In Is it Its financial today says tays Business moved mond more In today's todar stock market marke but the tone most rOt of ot the time was a fairly firm and there was no pressure to sell sel The Tie mor market ct appeared to t tate take a breath after tho Itic sharp of or the last three days 11 but none of oC the stocks weakness On 00 tU tile the contrary the tlc price ci tte nuch uch luch as a the they fractions fractional were tr were only Abro th the markets markets mar mar- ket were cre somewhat concerned by the troubles In Germany Gerany but the tie Berlin hours hoarse a after litter open open- ID log las weak wak c closed generally strong On One reason for Cor this this' was wu the relatively strong return by the Imperial Bank of or This conred the rr period when the April 1 were being financed and when th the Berlin banks were bid bid- dine hl high h rates for or mone money here While today's toony returns showed boWell 6 auch changes for tor forth forthe th the week as aI I loss in increase In i. crease le In Ia loan and discounts and expansion In note circulation the statement for tor a year 8 BRO ago O disclosed cash cau lo loss los for the w week ek Sl lOC Inc Increase Incase In loans loaDs and discounts and O increase In circulation Judged by the changes chaDes of or a year car ago afo therefore today s statement showed that the financing of t-t the quarterly settlement settle settle- meat ment period In Germany had ba been attended with Ie less difficulty than ba had b been en n feared In the money market represented chiefly the i l sort ort of or movements that nr are often otten seen after a t quarterly settlement has been adjusted ad d. d Most of or the call loans were made around 4 a per centS cent and C per cent was wa the nom inn inal quota quotation for tor or time accommodations I No o tat larse e advance were applied for by stoe stock m market borrow borrowers rs but there was waa a stroD strong for tor loans from mercantile sources H. H nud and many of or the banks bank hero bero were akel to t rediscount notes for tor their town out n correspondents These r requests re is- quests were cro In many cases acceded to and It was ralI evident that most of or tho the bank monc money which a year a eo ago o wa was ral put into short abort term notes pote was now hOW invented in high high grade me mercantile r. r Banks here in hl addition to rediscount notes notts for Cor Interior banks bonk had bad plenty of opportunity to tomake tomake tomake make loans loan to their own Q customers In connection connection tion with Uh tho th efforts of or these men to arrange their spring commitment commitments Some of ot the these e demands de cle de- de m mends mands were quite la heavy beaTy VY but jut th the banks willingly w made the necessary advances a. a Two Iwo or three thre railroads railroad were said eald to bo he in the market for loans but th the proposals were only tentative and will probably be Lie b held Jd In abeyance until the Investment demand has haq broadened ned sufficiently to insure quick absorption of ot the securities of of- tere feted bond market continues to show fair activity ity trading on the tile whole bolc being better than It it was ws a week ago 80 STOCK QUOTATIONS S. S II I I D. D I U I. I 1 ci Cl CI Amalgamated Copper I iI 71 7 73 I American Agricultural 4 I American fleet Beet Sugar 4 4 3 32 j z 23 American Cani Can Can l WO 3 i Preferred l. l 2 2200 0 n 97 n 93 American Car t. t 00 53 3 31 1 H i American O Cotton COttU Oil on 47 47 n 4 43 American Ice Securities 25 i 6 American Linseed 10 10 10 American 00 33 Sr 33 t American Smelting Ret Bet H SW 71 70 70 O Preferred 00 lot American Sugar 1142 American Tel 4 1 Tel 1 1400 c- c 1 82 1 13 American Tobacco 2 1 44 10 10 Anaconda conda Mining Co 1300 23 f 1400 to 10 Preferred jI l ico i ice Atlantic Coast Lino DOO 15 12 12 Baltimore t f Ohio WO 00 tOl em 1100 27 Zt M 1236 1 36 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 91 S 5 90 Canadian Pacific 7 i Control Central Leather J. 4 7 27 k Ohio 73 31 71 71 Chicago Great Western 16 16 1 11 Chicago go Mil St. St raul Paul 5 ato k 13 Colorado Fuel Foci it t Iron 6 j 23 Ii Consolidated Gas 1400 Corn Products 00 12 lZ 11 Un 11 US Delaware Hudson on 16 WU 4 Denver Denter 1 A. A RIo HIo Grande 0 Preferred rr d. d 00 3 t 36 u 34 Distillers Securities COO oo 17 li 4 16 1623 Eric 29 23 23 34 25 W Ii Tint trat t preferred oo 46 46 6 5 43 Second preferred General Electric 00 HI Gr Great at Northern pfd 1100 10 Great Grent Northern ore ctt SO 37 G C Illinois 40 1 1 Metropolitan 17 17 IH Preferred 60 53 3 International nal International Marino Marine pfd COO 00 Ij 1 l International Paper 2 Pump 10 4 Kansas City South Southern rD 2 24 2 Laclede Gas L Valley m 1604 Louisville Nashville OO 16 1364 Minn ninn St. St P. P S. S fc k S. S S. S Marie Mule i 4 lG Missouri Kansas ono k Texas Teus 6 26 25 54 2 Missouri Pacific 1300 3 23 3 National Biscuit National Lead 49 43 49 49 xul Its of or Mex pfd 1 23 New ew Y York rJ Central 6 00 1064 lOC s' s N. N Y Y Ontario fe Western estern 0 Norfolk rf lk Western fOO a 1074 North American 77 7 Northern Pacific 2800 1181 11 1 Pacific Mall Mali I 1500 Peoples s Gas Gos 1 Ul Pittsburgh C. C C. C St. St I. I Ii o 5 wi Pittsburgh Coal o cow Pr Pressed urd Ste Steel l Car Car 1 2336 29 S1 21 Pullman Palace Car hh 1512 needing 1 1 Republic Iron i k St Steel l. l I 6 6 Preferred S i R Rock flock k Island Co 1900 23 2 PreC Preferred 1000 S 2 II St St. L. L Si San Fran pfd 25 74 27 S Seaboard Air Line too 00 20 19 19 Preferred 44 u. u u 4 t 5 Steel Iron Iron Southern Pacific l ItCh 1 10 ll s Southern a fOO I t Preferred ICO 1 8 tO 7 ll tl 80 T C I Copper 00 IS Ki T Texas J. J Pacific mettle 19 Union J Pacific l u i 1 SS 4 Preferred ZW SS 3 i L. ilS United States State's lS IS United SinH'S K es 11 United Stats States Rubber 1300 6 eee ee- ee United States Steel 6 T 6 hu e b Preferred OJ 50 Q 10 lOSt io lOS 4 IDS 1 H 31 tl 1900 Utah C Copper a v C lr Chemical Wabash i 37 1 I I f err e 1 40 11 lii 11 11 11 ll i Maryland I 41 41 Western e Western Union 00 i i a 7 6 70 63 69 1 1 leC c OO 6 3 5 es E 6 fc k Inke fori 6 salts Ales for or the do MW shares VISIBLE IE GRAIN GRUS SUPPLY SUI v. v New ew York Tort April nril 2 The TM visible of m In the United States State Saturday M March 20 M. M S oS as grain In coined compiled b by the New Keir ew York produce e exchange was as iS follows g. g I Wheat iO Decrees In Wheat Increase Co Corn rn lIle 1191 Decrease Oats tt Increase Oats In bond Itye Increase Barley Barley Darll In 10 bond boud Increase W G CHAIN US AND PROVISIONS Chlea Chicago ChicaRo o. o April 2 A A ta large larze e lc in the worlds world's visIble wheat supply Rate gate tn tl strength tb to the tho IO market today mode mid a n net Rain gain of ofa a to U tZ cent cent- c Corn rn colt clo closed d l at t a n net t advance of i t to to Gi oats vi up ap p and lons o lower r to 2 Vi t Decrease of If HOCO bushels Lathel hel In la the worlds world's caused buln In the wheat pit at nt t th the tha opening of good lots by br local p brought an advance of f i i in In the first riNt hour bOUt after which the market b became e CD dull and local i in 11 character Some p strength tb also JS wa was w. given to the market at tb the by r ca We l A kearly all th the j St being oln up B Berlin In nod ADd hot furnished th tb the eption cr ere on n the tho lf l rather bullish Bullish and ard this d ri n h hen r Po from the winter crop b belt lt ss lu 10 thu country ahio abo were that ron I told or amo from Corn d fly Cly str beaul receipts receipt from this Interior were we JI L J. J the be cash situation Is noted A little better shipping call gate gue firmness to The market waS waS' as' as and aDd prices moye t within a a. narrow range raD Trade was m mostly most most- t. t ly 11 or of is Ii scattered sort Leading aDi ranged lIS as fonow WhEAT WhEAT- I I b. b I 1 Low 1 Close Ia 51 Jul JuI 1 9 s 50 89 II f 5 8 89 S COR CORN CORN- I Open 1 i 1 w. w I Close May a 4 July I 34 w r. r Ej 2 GS 53 t. t 3 22 6 S 3 OATS OAT I 1 I I III h. h 1 LOW Loll I 1 Close MaT hay 4 i July I U U 24 84 34 M 34 r lu 34 34 r FOnK- I 1 Open I 1 High I Low I Close 14 00 2067 I 5 I 2062 06 July 1 Oz 2033 I 2037 37 2030 20 2027 7 L. L LARD LARD- HD- HD I Open I High fligh I Low IMay i Cloy May lay 1 1112 1113 I 1110 1 1115 1316 July Jy 1 10 1 1110 1 1 1100 I SHOUT SnOUT RIBS RIES- RIESI I I Open 1 High I Low I Close May Mar 1133 1 1137 1137 1 1130 1131 I 1137 1131 Jul July f 1197 I 1197 1191 1190 1150 U. U 1195 5 Cash Cub quotations were as follows follow Wheat No 0 2 red redS 10 1 No io 3 red reil SC Xo In o. o 2 i Y hard h 4 OO 93 Xo No 3 bard hard t S1 No Xo 1 northern W No Xo 2 northern SS S No Xo C 3 northern SS SS No o. 2 spring S 1 No Xo 3 spring No Xo 4 spring T chaff durum S1 Corn 2 yellows yellow 5 1 5 o. o 3 3 l o o. o 3 2 white No o. o 3 rH 1 34 No o. o clil 4 c lil 51 No 1 4 white jj 2 No o. o 4 yellow cHow Ii Oats o. o Z 2 white tU No 0 3 white tt No o. o 4 white standard Z 6 NEW E i MONEY I. I T Ne York Yort April 2 Money Mon y on 00 call catl easier S 2 4 44 p per r cent ruling rate 4 44 closing bid bla 4 44 offered at 4 44 Time rima loans loons easy sixty and ninety d days and 81 six months H. H 5 i per cent Prime mercantile paper 6 per e cent nt exchange e easy with actual business In bankers bonkers bills bill at 83 5 for Cor sixty day bills bill and at nt l for tOr demand Commercial bills Mexican dollars 47 OOT Government bonds ca y Railroad d bonds Irregular MARKETS yew New eW York rork April 2 FIrm Copper Copp Copper r Firm spot sIt April and May hay 1475 IS 1525 5 Juno and July 1462 1 1512 electrolytic IS 1525 1523 lake bk ca cant cant- t- t lag 1500 Tin lin Easler Easier spot and April May hay June Lead Steady Steady 0 bid Easy Spelter-Easy Antimony Nominal Antimony Nominal Iron Iron Unchanged Unchanged and anti steady Copper arrivals 70 O tons exports this month 2574 2374 t London copper firm spot 67 ICs ils d futures r 67 1 ITs lis 0 M. Io Local l exchange sales ules tin 7 75 76 ton tons London tin quiet spot pot futures 5 on L-on London on lead 16 16 7 Ti j. Gd 64 London lter 26 Iron Iron Cleveland warrants Cog Us Jd Sd in la London LIVE STOCK MARKETS u. Chicago April 2 C Cattle Re Receipts O mar mu ket steady to shade u up Beeve Beey lo T Texas su steers western stern t steers ers js S1 cows and heifers 3 00 stockers toe r and let feeders calves Hoge Receipts market weak Tuk 10 lower lotter Bulk of sales lilIes 91 light bt mired ii heavy rough pigs ps bb Sheep Receipts cp Receipts 1600 market steady to 10 10 higher her lIth western I yearling i o S 10 lambs n native thc western 7 SO Kan Kansas a CIt City April 2 Cattle Cattle 01 including 40 0 Bouthern marJ market t ig Native I st steers rs southern steers steen 6 60 tO southern m cows COW and anti heifers heifer native cows cow and heifers 4 stockers and feeders bulls calves 8 western west west- ern un tt steers rs wt rn cows COW 4 S. S Hogs Receipts hogs Receipts 6 lower Bulk BaIt of oC sales sale s. s lG heavy beaTY W packers flickers arid and butchers light W pigs n Receipts stron strong Mutton S. S Colorado lamb 70 mb mare e era Or ra and yearlings range raDiO ewe ewes eco Ut South Omaha April 2 Cattle Cattle Receipts 2400 market 10 higher Native Nathe teen steers 8 63 5 3 co cows s sand and heifers 57 went western cm Texas It steer cn range cows cow and heifer calves 7 15 Hoga Receipts hogs Receipts is market lower n uy 3 light 88 S. S pigs pit bulk of or sales alca t 90 Sheep Receipts v Receipts market m 10 l higher Yearlings Tc 6 O ii 75 lambs Iambs 1 fl S. S 70 COFFEE AND SUGAR Xe New Nan York Tork April ArII 2 Coffeo Coffee futures closed d toady steady Sales Sale Si OO April 1140 May Maj 1160 June 1170 July 1160 nw August u lt 1150 September Septem b bar ber r. r October November December January February Feb mary March 1 1201 Ol Spot quiet Rio No o. o 7 i Santo Santos No 4 13 i. i Mild doll dan Co Cordova r- r nn 13 nominal Raw Ran I sugar ar- ar steady 89 59 9 test 2 centrifugal 0 56 6 test molasses 83 test tut iO Refined steady stealy NEW XE YORK GRAIN GRAIS MARKET New Now York April 2 Steady Flour I Flour lour Steady V but bat quiet Wheat Wheat Spot t Spot firm finn No 2 re red 1114 elevator and 11 f. f o. o l ii b. afloat No o. o 1 I i Duluth 1 10 O f. f o. o 1 b. b afloat Futures steady 1 on small offerings 8 owing to a L liberal decrease crease In stocks but easier markets abroad discouraged active buying May r I iJ S 16 5 cl cI closed cd P 93 3 July JUIT closed 07 i September closed 9 98 9 4 Bonded wheat May ray and July clo closed ed d 97 9 MARKET New e York Tork April prU 2 The The cotton market closed net unchanged to C G points higher Cbs Clos In ing bids April 1 1235 1233 Stay May 1 1221 2 June 1214 July 1212 August 1 September OI September 11 1163 October Oc c. Oc- Oc tober 1156 6 December ILOS January UK 1163 Spot closed dOled steady middling uplands 12 CO middling gulf gult 1283 1255 Sales baI bales BUTTER DUTTER A AND D EGG EGGS EGGL Chicago April Apr 2 Butter Butter Finner creameries reamed s. s Cheese Chees Unsettled d new new- daisies 12 twins H 1414 14 H Eggs Steady Eggs Steady 1 to higher at mark eases cases Included In eluded 1617 ordinary firsts Ii 17 firsts tints 1 IS 18 EVAPORATED E FRUITS New ew York April 2 Evaporated u i f tl prunes Kte steady dr apricots p peaches steady raisins quiet POULTRY MARKET Chicago leago Io 4 April 2 Lower Poultry Lower dressed turkeys 1 IS 1 live lITe chickens 1 K 11 live UYe springs spring 1 POTATO MARKET Chicago o. o April 2 Steady Potatoes Potatoes I St s-St Steady Michigan Michi gan an U Wisconsin S. S WOOL MARKET St. St Lou Louis April Wo WooT t-Sl t a y territory and aDd western mediums 23 fire fine mediums 1820 tint line tine 1337 |