Show AND STOCK QUOTATIONS MOVE IRREGULARLY Y New Weak Spots Develop in in Inactive Shares Tone Shares Tone at Close Heavy New ew York rork Mar liar 2 Speculation re readier chell n. n state or of deadlock k toll tod tody i liar Iia Jn ha ini in been forced by th sharp harp h rp rl rise c of ot stocks stock jester jester- th tie demand from frolD this source wn was limb l Althou li h some seine small g gains galna were registered regis reI- ll In the early no ns efforts were ninde on 00 the tho Ion Jon Ions side and thc Lie market reassumed rc re- n assumed It Its familiar I aspects aspect Ct with narrow and anil Irregular movements m nod nol n a 8 ln tendency flu l u. u ro n markets were lr ou Oil the thc improvement In the thc outlook Th heavy tone lone toward the tLe close sc was Influenced latin latin- eared h by tb the development of or new spots amon among the Inactive hartl A l substantial I train rain aln in cash 1 by 11 the bank banks on the weeks week's operations wa was wal tJ bT known movements of or currency 1 Intimate Estimates of the tho weeks week's al n from U to r. r AIoo not nl nl- 10 for tor the ovar on May 1 which Ins Ina may affect tic the r result materially Money honey rates s bold steady ou on the lower lO basis baMs which has bas prevailed r recently we were en of the thc opinion that If the the- themore m more rp i indications indies indica lions for tor pa pam pam-in ln of ot the Balkan crisis were wi-re borne out 1 relaxation of oC the Lie J market markets which wan Willi i l by y the reduction in the thc Mauk Ihuk of or I D discount count rate rute to 4 i per percent cent two twi weeks u ago uco o. o should bo be Some home additional low JW records were THC maiM by br 5 S per cent boo bonds but bat the general was uncertain Liquidation was wa checked In some ome bonds which hare havo liven esp JI II weak recently Total 1131 sales par United States ton bonds were unchanged on call STOCK QUOTATIONS II H. I I. I I Cl Amalgamated 1 Copper It ii 74 72 iJ 73 American Agricultural l 4 American heel Sugar J 9 29 10 29 American Cau 3 I I 4 2 Prete Preferred rJ CM 0 Z I 9 American Car COI fc t Foundry ro fA 50 S American Cotton Oil on 0 44 H n Il 1 12 American lee Ire Securities 1 23 II 1 American 1 I eed S I. I S J American OO 34 31 31 W. W Am Smelling Un A. A Preferred t I Ht 1 huh I 1014 American n Sugar 10 lit III American Tel Tel hOC 1 American 1 Tobacco iI g Anaconda Co 7 2337 8 11 37 AtchIson s. s 23 99 Preferred l e. e I 14 1 00 Atlantic Coast Line Lino 00 1 r Ohio 1 I SV Sl 91 Bethlehem Steel Stall 23 4 Brooklyn U Transit MO 1600 59 ts S Canadian Pacific S J tO 2 t Central Centini Leather Ieather 3 23 3 23 22 2 Chesapeake ko Ohio 34 II 1 01 I Chi Western 14 Hi Hh CUI Mil Mu i St. St t. t laal 80 Chi Northwestern 1 Colorado Color Fuel i. i Iron 09 31 1 L' L Gas Gos co l 19 1 11 C Corn rn Products ro 10 10 lOt 10 Delaware Hudson on 30 Lie I 5 llo Ho G 1 Ifs I 19 19 19 Preferred 3 Distillers Securities 40 IO 1 15 15 f i fine ErIe 4 OO 23 1st 41 43 c 42 41 preferred U 34 H. 3 It 1 General Electric 10 00 1 1 Great Northern n pfd 1000 coo IG 1264 IGI 1281 I Ut It Northern oro ore ion 33 32 11 Illinois i trat ii ui 11 i a IDI 10 14 ml 14 i 11 r. r i 1 iVi o i l ri 1 Int International ti r t r I. I l i International Marine pC pfd International 1311 r Ho 6 8 Si 8 International m lump O 9 S S S. S City Southern 1 G Gas I II Valley a m i i. i 20 gi m Ui 33 1 St St. P. P Ic S. S R 4 I. I 00 1 lt 1317 Ito Kansas Texas 1600 23 Z U 1 23 31 I at cult Nation und Lend 0 4 u t. t It Itys of Mo Io 1 pM 10 23 23 I New ie lork Central l GiO 11 1014 1 r O. O W Western Cj 30 29 14 k 80 j 10 t lo-t ort North 71 Pacific I. I P Pacific Mali lull 22 IHy Peoples Ga P. P C. C C. C St. St I Coal 1711 Presed Id steel Stcl Car a Car 00 IS d. d Iron t St Steal cel 23 n 23 2295 l 1 62 62 I 6 s nock flock Island 1 Co 19 11 10 20 IJ 31 31 St. St 1 I. I 3 S. S S. S lit I IM 00 O O 20 8 Air Ir Line 17 i u 10 J 4 41 4 42 1 S. S S. S iron 30 30 Southern Pacific 4 S 'S t m 97 11 21 I 24 I referred 1 1 76 78 il 74 Cop Copper cr 30 00 35 33 21 at 34 lH Texas PaCIfIC HS HS II j I El SI Putted St States t A blaRed States 64 62 u United n States t IJ r 2300 1230 h a Preferred oI j lO Utah C Copper 20 0 il 51 30 GO 10 33 i 9 9 20 tS Wabash 20 1 3 3 Z 2 10 1 Eaton Unton 63 63 w lSe ho Electric WO 61 61 Gp I 11 blIn 5 lI Ello ilo I 4 4 H. H 1 saie for tor the tho day clay 0 shares CONDITiON OF 01 TIlE rnE Washington 14 The condition D or of the United States treasury at the ot of l' l nl nees tOd today was wal balance I In banks mind Inti uc treasury I Total or of l Receipts l ICS I fiscal year Deficit tilDe limos lat lawt year fU Time for receipts disbursements PIUS nail deficit P Panama nama canal and aDd pub pub- tic debt transactions V M YORK YOnI nl MARKET ETe ET e New York May ay 2 Money 2 Money lon ou on call steady teay tea T 2 24 3 ie 11 per cent uti ruling rate rale 2 closing bill bid 2 i offered At nt V h. h lo loans ns steady sixty nail and dusty days day 4 I sl sis sir months liHt mercantile pa paper cl f oi per bier cent exchange steady with actual bu hll bust l l. l ness S In blinker beakers Lulls bills at nt for Cor day sixty bills mind at st I. I for tor demand Commercial bill lulls Mexican dollar bollers IS bonds boulb steady railroad bonds Ic Ic- I. lS New cw York Tort May 2 Copper Opper Copper Steady r standard to July I i 1375 7 lake Jalc 1557 casting 1350 nw Tin TIn Kasy spot rot ji May lar OCa I June JunC j 49 1923 July S. S I 1 Steady Lend C d Steady 41 bill bid Steady Speller spelter Steady y ET l lj r i Antimony Antimony Dull Dull M Iron ron Imn Steady and unchanged Copper per tons exports for tr the n ft I ft monin u or wu WoI ions IOD London copper firm spot CS 68 6 Cs d futures 6 6 s London tin steady spot pot 10 futures future J 2201 London lead had c 17 iTs lis G Gd 1 London spelter c 23 25 i 10 lOe Iron Cleveland 1 warrants nt LJ I ll l In III London MARKET Jun r New cw York May InT Ift I. I Future Futures opened It steady r at an advance of or 4 to S 8 points in sympathy with Jtb higher European c cables did hI not lI seem to b bo be any aggressive hut but there was some rue scattered scattered scat scat- us wIll tell an au moderate support from local loco I or ot foreign ln trade sources s and ami the m market worked up another few points The close was wasa a 1 shade from mCI 11 tin till host best under realizing and aud barely steady Meady Sales Sl OO May hay lar 1099 10 9 June 1114 1111 Jill July 11 W 11 1119 o September pt October o nail December 1119 January 1131 J March fh and April 1123 Spot run nio 7 In II 11 j l J Ill 1 ii 13 23 Mild quiet aulet ulet C Cordova Cordon U ili EI D Duluth Minn May eed d. d 11 May Ia July 1 1335 n tru cP r i asked October 1 u asked ked Io ET Chicago go May lor 2 2 s Receipts it n gt ota 5 U 4 T j 17 lun I. I Chicago May n 2 Lire Lire poultry steady chick cUck- ens ns and anti 17 li lL New No y C York May I. I Baw 2 Haw ar steady teady 1 Mu u covado conlo Mi 3 I. i ino- ino la 2612 iii- iii a AND D PUO ISIO Chicago May fay n 2 Unconfirmed r reports of ot Montenegro's threat thrOat to annex in III letalien let et alien of oC tile the powers po t today Jay o gao a I. strong clo close close- e eto to though prices showed 11 11 1 R a net t lo lois of or I to Lo 5 Sr i o Corn Com 1 a 11 h shade a up to a s shade down lown oats ts closed n lower Jower to i cr er 11 were cre 11 at t n a net slat lo to toot j of ot 2 3 to fiL 15 fi 3 L hu the war wor situation 1 lit lt It latest n Ij to trailers traders Induced l buy huy lug Inc ot or wheat that rallied j to to tue th figure of or the thc do day ilay A 5 considerable hl l ot tIC rallies rallies' had haJ tal taken lo place before the war scare wade felt the main simm lu In the th do- do 11 ri 10 II being holn an sales V t deadlock bel between CU h buyers aol and American exporters 1 II 14 reported over ocer the function lion tion of or payment for Cor caro e A recent rul rule wax wail by lIy exporters that t payment fh shall ll M t. ou tin draft draft lint but the Ens li trade insuLt on ft 8 sixty tiny basl The weak tone of tho wheat market t prior to the final upturn wa was Increased bv by the fine itle crop croll outlook Primary re reo er of C wb via via-st at today tOlla were r. r oo last car j-car 1 nh Jl clearances o of oC wheat nl flour Clour equaled 1 ls I line Pino weather made ml a 11 heavy y corn market mo mot most t of ot the Sue ItO day Scar close there was a I. somewhat some some- what hilt condition c and made a I slight t ra rally II loll bate te co DIt by shorts helped IJ I C oat bi which mo mot moot t of of the Jay day hail had teen been weak buying strength in to pin pm- visIons for a II time but tally's I later ease cased off partly In iii sympathy with weakening of ot prices nt at the thc yards ards anti and partly pArtir II by Iy reason t if a 1 considerable consid consid- amble erable increase in ha the worlds world's lard stock Leading futures ranged M as follows follow 11 EAT EAT- I open I nigh i LOW Lo I no t e. e May Muy 1 11 S1 M 90 DOi 12 91 1 July 91 1 SI-a SI t 1 O 1 11 Sli Sit Sept l 00 su CORN COlt I Open I II High I Low I IMay Clo 1 e. e I May Ia oI 36 July C l ss 2833 iJ I 28 Sept 5 ji 56 OATS OATS- I Open I High I I Close slay May 33 July I I Ij 23 I i 31 i Sept 34 f 33 4 Z I Open I High I Low I Clo Close e. e 1970 1970 1950 Jill July 1 1963 1917 Sept 1942 1942 1 1123 1020 LARD LARD- I Open I High I L Low w. w I Close May 11 09 1035 1093 10 il July 10 IOs 1053 I 5 l 10 1073 11 1053 1083 1075 1073 RIBS ElliS I O Open o. o I High ilich I 1 Low I Close Chose May 1150 JJ 1150 1147 July 31 1101 03 1105 1103 1003 Sept Sept 1057 I 1077 Im m 1 1077 CR Cash h Wheat Wheat Wheat-N. Xo 2 red reil 1 1 No XI 3 roil red No So 2 herd hard Xo e 3 hard baril Xo o. o 1 I. northern I OJ iMi X No O o. o 2 northern ilZ 2 I o. o 3 00 91 Xo No o. o 2 spring 91 K No So priuS I w-un w eJ civet t chaff 83 durum Corn 2 No 2 white hile s. s J X o. o 2 yellow ellow 6 1 iY'S 20 3 No u. u 3 white bit u. No 3 yellow w I. I Hii t I Xo 4 No o. o 4 Ilow 0 l Oils 15 0 2 white ti 23 No 3 4 23 So No 3 whIte ji Xo Na I 4 white t standard Jar 1 I e lyv No 2 2 sl Karley riO Timothy Timothy 5 Clorer 17 O ij J Pork lork l lork 19 ro 0 10 M t. t l 25 11 nu X Nw sv w Y Vork lork rk 1103 10 2 Ilour Hour steady vi Wheat rot pot Spot eM easy No o. 2 ret red rII No Xo 1 1 f. f ro fo o. o b b. b afloat Futures mi 11 anu WeaK early on OD nail ana crop rop rOI flea hilt but n I ID In this tho last hour ou on u war nc news sen-a Mar hay 0 7 16 Jul July 00 7 16 September Si Sli n wheat Hay hay- sal and July Tuly R. ElS T'S TS WEEKLY REPORT New York May laJ 2 tomorrow will ill say Trade reports report continue to present mixed all as- peels but lout Th when n all nIl the tho primary are re sifted the thc weeks week's development def IndIcate to that things have lo moved tern forward rather than back ward Thus winter whaler wheat presents an extraordinarily manly good god condition C for r this thU seas reason ot IC C the they yar y ar other uther s are being M seeded under nailer nets an- plc t. t arc are distinctly more favorable t than tUan those of of- I la last t II spring sprin lri 0 1 u aud in tbt 01 south col cotton QUOD ton planting has haa progressed In a It relatively lr atis factory cl rY way way- with indications favoring an In Ill Increased creased ll acreage neca Distributive trado trade at r retail tsU lJ has bus s been stimulated ll by hJ bright sparkling weather cattier nail and reorders re re- re orders except in the east cast arc are of or pretty l satisfactory satis factory r volume while throughout the northwest and ami parts harts of lC the thc southwest buying for tor fall account ac ne account count la is uch Ie-uch such Shell as all to suggest that little r or r no unsettlement exists in ill those sections Moreover More More- over o er the thc sonth seems cern more cheerful chet sail and lu in U the Mississippi y country fear tear of cor overflow has virtually passed ld Outdoor Outdoor- r operations a are arv 1 proceeding apace the Industries and nii farm anI operations aStor afford acute active employment coil while strikes s are arc rather nu May 1 passed cd without any great 1 df- df gree of or disturbance It is however conceded that lint new hew business In la and specifications for Iron aud nIJ steel Ire are lI lighter that premiums un on fin In shell goods are arc being eliminated and nol that Dud and worsted mills ore lire working at a 0 re l-c rate i I Z C Collections vary ami anil in ha general they are arc L hardly above fair tair the poorest reports minI coming 1 from the tho southeast Demand for tor mone money Is not so O active and tho the banks bank which are aro well tell loaned up n are p not luot encouraging borrowers this fact tact presumably b being more important than nn any I slowing down In trade c The stock toe market continues continues con Ion dull anti nl narrow harrow early c weakness b Win superseded b by 13 higher prices at the tha Week end cal wheat Including floor flour exports from Crom row the States tl'S nud Canada for Cor the week ending In ny 1 a aggregate bushel against 3 3 1311 bu hels Is this week list last year I I DUX'S DUNS I TRADE JU Ne- Ne York York- May 8 2 Duns Dun's Duns Dun's tomorrow III III say ay th the thc bu business situation lIon throughout t country showS w a n further slight U bt recession In activIty ac- ac HiltY th there rc appears to bo be a growing confidence na as to he future and arid the tho volume of ot current mer mar cantile cantlie transactions Is much larger l. than thian Is gen gen- n. n emily realized it Is Ix moreover m that labor continue well employed anti and that Wl waz wan's 3 S are arl fully maintained m 1 and In the ease case of or the railroad firemen hi C been advanced by b. thou The favorable fn crop outlook which y development during the Itie lo lau last week b have bate In lb Sri wn accounts In III a I large it for Cor the hue prevailing feeling of oC optimism a as 1104 1 h the Ohio f future u ovary flee froM troD wo western lern flood renditions has i. i been I. I n a ls is by luy th hue tho i 1 of ros tro r railroad 11 1 earplugs earnings which showed a II gain oc of 6 61 per cent lii in hue thu week cd ot of Auril n iA nn n a s lo-s r. r f or of 33 I i-cr i r cent nt JD In the tOteS week CL the net gain for or the three e weeks being I. I 12 J r Celia On tho other hand bank banI cl arin i I In III a 11 Jt loss or of r fi 17 7 Il Ir liar r cent nl as corn com ellis clup pared will t tho corresponding rr moniEs a n year BIO chiefly to the thc dullness s in the tho leading lathe tl markets r loj part to the th interruption to caused b by tb recent 1 floods han kun sin to renea-ej renea anxiety regarding tb the Bal Dal- Situation money rates 1 are again caln aln firmer the huhle a-huhle tho 1 local 1 market has bas also hardened In ro o i ii of oC the ut r re In iD current production In 10 I Iron n nUll and st 1 Is Lu t. t tl tb tho ti-f ti c capacity r tb there e 1 is h le hers 1111 M tv ni-tv n ant n nent lIt a factor arc D nl longer so 80 Let ld rim rhe normal normol lumber trade tralle Is active acUT an and 1 tLc the cod coal ussr ussr- Most weather reports continue o to be toe bl highly und from reagent Indications ol ihU r. r promises s c to lt be ayes I I of f C Pl crop Thus Tao OJ uc i es jar large e ami at the tho New v port ort i-ort o or of lock amounted LI lo to 1 List last 1St week a. a un 1 excess of tJ t 1 Over Imports s and with Irh or of exports last year r. Comparing k figure this we-ak we li In the United Unite d States are 3 against 1 the corresponding week last Jut year E E AND EGGS coot roo New I ew tubs YoI May III Butter unsettled Receipts I Creamery ry extras to 30 firsts state process i dairy W firsts Chic st. rR il lit JO JOt JOr t to Creamery r primo firsts 7 1 select nuki tin first G Hi ii r pa |