Show FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL GAINS SCORED IN Coppers Lead Advance and Market Shows Evidence of Strong Undertone er April S. S After After pursuing an uncertain course with prices first abaTe and then s 's closing range muse the stock market marLet developed de do- ett elop-ett strength today and trad trading ended with a number of seemed accrued to bo be chiefly tho reflection of activity oa on the part of ot prof professional ess traders who found It about as difficult to move more stocks stocka In one direction direction di di- as time the other Evidences of underlying strength were rero not lacking but operators on both tides aides of the market were unable to attract a following Of Ot th the various Influences brought to bear upon the tho market today the Presidents President's re- re first attention but bitt Us it effect the market wa comparatively At the tho time of Its delivery H time sold oft off J but the movement was waa short abort lived and had the ap appearance ap- ap of a hear bear drive timed to the tho hour of publication of time the mn message The market grow grew dull Renewed confidence was exhibited In the upward up ward movement of the tho last hour and bent beat e of the rt T were attained Reading and the copper stocks were especially strong The The- highly favorable character of the tho SOT SOT- report on winter wheat wn wa a factor l In bringing about the final upturn The lime March decrease of pounds shown by the copper cop per producers producers' figures was In line lino with pre dictions Time The bond market developed an nn easier ten tea dency deney Total sales par pr value United States 23 declined 1 U on call STOCK II I Ii I Cl I 6 7 78 Agricultural I American Beet 3 33 American Can 77 ISh 37 st Car American Cotton 47 Ii 13 American Ice 70 25 20 American Ii 73 Amer Smelting 3 72 71 1014 Sugar Tel Tel 13 9 37 1500 10 Preferred lC ll Baltimore c Steel 36 35 Brooklyn Transit SI 91 Canadian Pacific 36 Central Leather 27 6 2 Chesapeake a 69 5 66 ChIcago Great Chicago Mu St St. Paul 1104 25 34 Z Ga 5 Corn CO 11 11 Delaware Denver 1 RIo lt 0 20 Distillers 17 i rie 1 30 R 9 First 47 46 Second 37 eneal Northern phi 1700 I treat ore 77 Z 5 Illinois ji Metropolitan 1 17 64 i 59 International harvester International Marine pd IS International Paper 10 10 10 ump 10 City Southern ins Valley S ihil Mino St St. 1 S. S S. S Texas 10 2 5 Missouri Pacific 30 Biscuit I National Lead 51 51 51 ati Itys of Mci pfd 21 Yok Central s Ontario SITh Norfolk Western orth AmerIcan I Northern Pacific Mall 27 2 2 SC Peoples las C C. C L St l 36 26 96 20 Steel Pullman Palace Republic Iron c Steel 1 0 2 I 2 Preferred 85 Itcek laland Co 25 2 00 33 St St. T. T San Fran d pM 5 24 2 Air Line 19 rud ICO 43 Steel Iron Southern Pacific Railway 6 21 SO 80 Copper 57 t Union Pacific iss ms Preferred 86 86 I 55 States Realty I 63 67 65 65 03 62 63 lr t Copper I 55 71 Cor 77 53 1 5 I 40 Lulon 63 6 63 C 65 65 65 Late Irle t 6 Total ales for the day shares GOVERNMENT CROP RETORT Washington April S Th S.-Th The average condition of If winter wheat on April 1 was per cent of normal d compan-d with last year In 1311 1911 anT ami 63 time the year ten average There was a decline of 16 P points lt from December 1 to April 1 compared with an average decline of 56 points In the past ten years year Time The average condition of rye w was s 02 per percent percent cent of a normal compared with 87 0 9 last year yearS S 89 3 In 1311 and 01 the year ten average Condition of winter wheat cheat with year ten a aver crage cr- cr age by tate states includes Ten Tear States 93 Wyoming Colorado 94 Arizona Util 94 Nevada 95 Idaho 4 9 m Oregon o California 12 SI 91 LIVE STOCK MARKETS April S S. Cattle Receipts market mar ket slow and weak at e. do-e. c. c Reeves Beeves Texas ni 6 SI stockers and feeders cows an heifers calves Hogs its market trong gen generally orally ii o higher than linn hulk Bulk of sales aie light 40 mixed S. S 30 heavy rough pigs Sheen Sheep Receipts Receipt market at e t bet best price wet west em ern 2 yearlings 7 lambs in- in tire City April i. i Cattle Receipts 1100 market steady to 10 low Native steers 6 cows native cows antI betters and fc i bulls western steers western ll ceils K Re 5 market steady Bulk Bulb of SS heavy licary packers rn and but ber light a Z r in pigs Sheep market 10 to IE 15 hIgher Multon llO Colorado t S 0 range nud yearling range rano ewes South Omaha April S. S Cattle S. Cattle Ht market steady Native atie steers cows eow and helfen western Texas steer io cows anti and heifers heifer t 0 Receipts market tealy lle vv light pigs bul bulof hulk of sales Sheen receipts P X market higher Ye Year Year- 30 lambs AM AN PROVISIONS Chit ago April Wheat S. took tok A sharp h rp drop todAy t on publication of t tb the report giving promIse 01 the Attest wheat crop ou on the close cIse record At price prie simo-h simo Dt net de dt- dt dine cline wf of 1 i Corn i to i net lower Oat Osta were off to S. S and provisions pro pro- vl visions looi ranged front from 20 lower to higher Belief that the report would strew stow wheat condition to be at least 90 80 per cent and that It possibly would be as treat great n as 66 was waa entertained before th h report came out This caused early selling that carried TT I prices down i In the first hour boar A vaRy rally took place on buying bused based on firm foreign markets but It was abort lived for when tine the government report came out a condition of winter wheat that menus a probable crop of 35 00 bushels ou on a bails buls of Id 19 bushels per acre as against a crop of harvested lest last year price steadily declined At the close quotations quota were vere only a shade above the low point of the day doy the easing casing off of prices bavin having been lieso elded by reports of good ruins rains In tIme the country that seemed to add to the prospects of ofa a record cord crop lucid held out by the governments government's figures figure Corn lacked support nearly all day After ono one or two feeble It closed nt at the low point of the partly In sympathy with wheat Oats followed the downward course of other grains were quIet nil all day and at the close all prices price showed declines chines except September lard which under late buying made an advance of n a burn 2 Vit Leading futures n as follows W WI 11 12 EAT EAT- AT 1 I Open i high I I li w. w 1 t i Clowe Slay May 03 93 July 91 90 September COl- COl I Open Irig I Low i iMay Cloe Slay May July t ember 57 57 57 7 I OATS OATS- I Open I high I Low l i Close Cloer May 5 July 3 September PO UK- UK I Open Opec I I Low I Close hay 1972 I 19 1985 85 I 1955 1855 July I I 19 1977 1977 2977 LARD LARD- I Open 1 hInt 1 Low Close May 1080 I I 1005 I 1067 a July I I 1070 i 1077 SHORT RIBS RIBS- I Open high Low May f I 31 12 1112 July 1050 10 1057 Cash quotations were AS follow Wheat Wheat Wheat-Ne No 2 roil red lW lOS No o. o 1 S 9 No o. o 2 hard No 3 hard No N 1 northern No o. o 2 northern No 3 S northern No o. o 2 spring i No 3 sprint No I sprin 5 vei- vei vet chaff 7 9 i durum Corn Corn No 2 No o. o 2 white o 2 yellow No o. o 3 Xo 3 white C 65 No 3 yellow S No u 4 1 Sl No 4 o. o 4 yellow 23 Oats 2 white No r white o. o 4 whIte No 2 Tl ri H Clover 15 Pork Pork Pork-I 1953 Lard hUbs WOOL St. St Louis April S. S Wool Steady Medium grades combing and clothing 23 2326 light fine ne 13 1921 heavy fine tub 36 April S Sales Salos of domestic wool continue eon con lIght ht although a fairly good transfer Is reported in unwashed delain s. s Dealers are to bo be operating in itt the new clip as mowers growers are holding for higher prices Most of tr the o western operations are v In southern Nevada where 14 Is If demanded Unwashed delaine sells for from 5 5 to f while medium combings combing bring 70 0 Territory wools move slowly while some rom fine medium clothing of Wyoming stock brings 5 3 Clean Clein Texas Teras nod and California wools are very quiet The leading domestic quotations ranse rane as tot fol lows Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces washed 29 blood half combing 27 bl x il combing 23 ter combing delaine unwashed fine unwashed J. Michigan and New ew York Pino unwashed un an- washed delaine unwashed half half- i. i irons In p rid Al 3 quarter bloodS Kentucky and sin similar Half blood un unwashed 23 thre- thre e unwashed 30 J scoured Texas basis FIn Fine twelve months monti fine six ala to eight months 55 5 fin flea fall California Northern middle county N JW soUthern fall tree free Oregon E nl rn No 1 staple sisters a valley No o. o 1 1 25 Territory Yin Fine staple Uple j staple fine clothing ot W SS tine fine u Nothing lothing half blod combing combine C three eighths combIng QU blood combing Pulled Pulled-AA A 5 32 31 METAL ETA L. L MARKETS New York April 8 Copper Copper Steady rot to July 1650 io lake casting Arrivals Arrival WO 80 tons exports this month 0 tons London Londea dull spot CS 68 Ss 5 futures S CC-S tS 2 Oil Cd Tin Quiet spot end and April S. S Stay May London easy spot Si s fa te- te tures lis 15 cad I Steady Lead Steady bid London 16 17 Cd Spelter Spelter-Essy Spelter Kw y I London 25 tt Vs Antimony Doll Antimony Dull Iron Steady unchanged Cleveland In London Loudon 67 64 CONDITION OF THE TUE Washington April S. S The of tb tins United States treasury at the beginning of bail ne flees today was Working balance balanes lo In lank and Philippine Total of general fund final Receipts yesterday Surplus this thU fiscal year Deficit last lant y year r The figures for receipts disbursements and surplus nod and deficit exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions transaction YORK MARKET New York April S. S Money Money on call firm finn 3 51 4 I per cent ruling rate 4 per cent flowing bid 2 24 per cent offered at 33 per cent Time rime loan lean item firm sixty sisty ninety days and sly months month per cent Prime paper 54 2618 per cent Sterling steady after decline with actual in bankers bankers' hill bill st it for day sixty Mils bIlls end at Commercial hills Mexican dollars 47 Government bonds weak wat Railroad bond easier NEW ES' YORK GRAIN New ew York April S. S flour S. Spot easy ease No 2 red 1114 elevate an and f. f o. o h. h afloat No l I northern Duluth f C. C o o b. b May closed ut itt 39 93 July 3 37 sep sep- tc COFFEE AND SUGAR w Nt-w w York April S. S S. Cof e coss steady hut but a net Jr-is Jr of 57 2 to 41 11 points April 1002 1062 Slav Mav June 1077 July 1087 Au- Au gust 1097 September and October 1109 No o. o vember 1110 December 1111 January and aS February Fe 1112 March 1114 Spot wenS weak Rio 7 7 11 Santos is mild dull Cordova 14 i. i nominal Raw sugar nominal centri- centri fuaI molasses refined quiet New ew York Tort April S. S Cotton Cotton future steady Closing hId bids April Stay 1212 June 1203 July 1206 1193 September Septem ber 1160 1100 October December 1153 Jana- Jana any ary 1151 1158 Spot closed quiet Middling 1263 middling gulf NO sales AND EGOS EGGS New York April S. S Butter Butter Firm Creamery extras cites 27 2 firsts Cheese Irregular 1 Eggs Chicago April l. l Butter Butte S firmer Creameries 27 31 I Eggs hIlgh at mark cai eases s included ordinary firsts firsts POULTRY MARKET April 8 L Poultry DresseS I turk turkey IS it live chickens chicken 1 17 live springe 17 POTATO MARKET I Chicago April S. S Potatoes S Potatoes Ety Minnesota 4 Wisconsin 0 |