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8 SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S TRANSACTIONS IN THE THE CASH MARKETS SLOW M DULL CLOSING WHEAT QUOTATIONS AT LEADING MARKETS —May Wheat— ;'; —July Wheat- Thursday. Wednesday. Thursday. Wednesday. Minneapolis $1.15% $1.1476-15 $1.13%: $1.12% Chicago 1.16% 1.16% _ i:00% 1.00% Duluth 1.13% 1.13% 1.13% 1.12% St. Louis 1.15% 1.15% .96% .97% Kansas City.. 1.06%-% 1.06%-% ' .90 .90%-% New York.... .1.16% 1.15%- 1.04% 1.04% PRICES WEAK EARLY, STRONCERAT CLOSE Same O!d Story, Shorts Sell Themselves Into a Hole and Cover at a Loss Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. Feb. 9.—The bears started off like a whirlwind this morning- (in comparison with recent activity). The opening was unchanged, but the bears understood that there were a number of stop loss orders in the mar ket a short way below and went after them. A few were reached at $1.14*4. and the selling of this wheat with short selling by the bears carried the price (ii>\vn V further. The wheat was well absorbed on the decline. When the shorts discovered this and tried to cover, they found very light offerings and the higher the market went the stronger it became. The advance was sharp and quick up to call price. $1.1514^1.15%. but was check ed here for a short time on selling against calls by holders thereof. The wheat from this source was soon absorbed and the market gradually worked up another 14c just before the close. Those who had not operated against their calls up to this time turned and sold, causing a fair reaction, the market closing firm and about %c better than tin day before for May. July was the Stronger option today, while September was tic weaker option, closing only %c hiuh.-r. The cash trade was very dull, millers not in the market except for "wheat ir Milwaukee cars, for which they were willing to pay %c premium. This Is <im BCfbtmf of the scarcity of cars for loading out flour for shipment east. When tie wheat is loaded out of the Milwaukee cars-, instead of returning them to the railroad company they load them with flout. May vheat opened unchanged at $I.T4 7 8 @1.15. sold down to $1.14%, rallied to $1.15%. and closed at $1.15%. July open ed at $1.12%. sold at $1.12-%. advanced to $1.13%. and dosed at $1.13%. Septem ber opened at 94% c, broke to 9334 c, and closed at 94%e. Minneapolis stocks show a decrease of 500.000 bu for five days. Receipts. 196 fats, against 20l a year ago; Duluth 33, against 27; Chicago 13. against 13; Kan sas City 52. and St. Louis 39.000 bu. Clearances of wheat and flour, 47.000 bu. Primary receipts. 303.000 bu, againut 432,000 bu; shipments, 305,000 bu, against 484.000 bu. Argentina estimated ship ments for the week, 2.400,000 bu. Liverpool closed unchanged to %d higher. Paris wheat 5 centimes lower to 10 centimes higher, flour 10•centimes higher. Budapest higher. Berlin %c lower and Antwerp unchanged. A Toronto exporter says: "We cannot help but think there is going to be a scramble for contract grades i n Canada and the United States during the months of May and July and that we are bound to go into the new crop with the old stock depleted and waiting for the arri vals of the new crop of grain to meet the domestic requirements. Manitoba Wheat—We are in touch with all markets from No. 1 down to feed grades, and on the average of five days in the week we find the demand exceeds the supply and We cannot figure where the supply is go ing to overtake the demand between now aiid next crop." Price Current—Some scattered areas of growing wheat unprotected by snow re cent hard freezing not necessarily injuri ous. Condition of plant well maintained. Corn well matured. More offering to feed ers and shippers. Week's packing at western centers, 590.000 hogs, against 490, --000 corresponding week of last year. Liverpool—Wheat—Opening quotations were i-gd lower in each delivery owing to the declines in American markets yes terday. Later prices advanced i/fed in March. %d in May and July owing to fewer offerings of La Plata, "due to the firmness of Argentine holders, owing to the strike. At 1:30 p. m. the May delivery was i/gd under the advance. Corn—The opening was Vfed lower in each delivery and continued unchanged, the market be ing (juiet and featureless. Chicago Cash Business—The principal trade in cash wheat yesterday was 10,000 bu No. 2 hard at $1.12% in store, or 3%c under May. Late in the day there were Inquiries-for more, but sellers were scarce. The demand otherwise was confined to car lots. No. 2 red was unchanged at $1.20; No. 3 red sold at $1.10% to $1.15; No. 4 red was $1; No. 3 hard at $1.10. and No. 4 white at $1.09. The only trade in spring wheat was 2 cars at No. 3 at $1.13 Cash wheat in St. Louis declined %c, No. 2 red in store $1.144 and f. o. b $1,171,2 to $1.18. Kansas City sold 10.000 bu No. 3 hard. No. 2 hard was $1.11 to $1.13 f. o. b. Corn brought V 4 c advance. Accep tances in lowa were the largest in ten •lays. Sales for eastern shipment were 100,000 bu, partly on the basis of 4%c over Chicago May. At the seaboard exporters sold 04.000 bu corn. Weather—The map shows additional snows extending from the northern part of Manitoba down in Kansas. It is much colder in the Northwest, temperatures West and South averaging about the same as yesterday. There were heavy rains in the South, more than one and one-half inches at Chattanooga. In the extreme North and Northwest it is generally clear and colder,- S to 20 below. General dhows precipitation trace to .36. The North west is generally cloudy, 12 above to IS below. West and Southwest partly cloudy, 2 to 16 above, precipitation trace to .20 and snowing at Omaha. Forecast—lllinois— Generally fair to night "and Friday, except snow flurries in north and central portion tonight; much colder with cold wave in north and cen tral portions. Indiana—Snow flurries to night followed by fair Friday, much cold er; cold wave in north and central por- MINNEAPOLIS OMAHA Edwards- Wood MAIN OFFICE flfg g^ Fifth and Robert Sts., ' Wjji O B ST. PAUL, MINN. (IKCORPOBATBp) - " • DEALERS IN Stocks. Grain, Provisions Ship Your Grain To Us Best Facilities. Prompt Returns. Liberal Advances. DULUTH ~°T WINNIPEG A. J. CUMMINCS : *V GRAIN COMMISSION Provisions ——-- Stocks -—^ Bonds - y :; -. ~ private WIRES Member. Minneapolis-Chamber of Com . ! • merce, - Duluth . Board •of Trade. - . .=;; Office— f Floor Dispatch Building -': *v: ::'•<" rri v"-. ST. PAUL. ' " tions.. Missouri—Partly cloudy with cold wave tonight. Friday fair. Lower Michi gan—Threatening with snow flurries to night and in west and north portions Fri day; much colder. Upper Michigan— Partly cloudy with snow tonight and Fri day; colder tonight; cold wave in east portion Friday. 'Wisconsin—Light snow flurries tonight followed by fair Friday: cold wave. Minnesota—Fair tonight and Friday, except snow near Lake Superior tonight with cold wave In east portion. lowa—Fair Friday, jJreceeded by snow flurries in extreme east portion tonight; cold wave tonight. North Dakota— Fair tonight and Friday; colder in east portion tonight. South Dakota and Nebraska — Fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight with cold wave in east portion. Kansas— Fair tonight and Fridays cold tonight. Indications are more snow flurries in this section with clear up tonight and more fair weather will prevail on Friday throughout the district, except In Michi gan and in middle Rocky mountain slope. Cold wave will advance eastward and southward and overspread the entire dis trict. Range In Minneapolis Prices i i : j ! Close.! Close. I Open. ! High. I Low. jToday.l Yes'y. Wht ! j j j r~j May $1.15 $1.15% $1.14% $1.15% $1.15 July ! 1.12% 1.13% 1.12% 1.13% 1.12% Sept j .94% .94% .93% .94% .94% Oats I May I .28% .-28% .28% .28% .28% . Closing Cash Grain Prices* No. l hard. $1.16%; No. 1 northern. $1.14%; No. 2 northern. $1.10%@l.ll%; No. 3 wheat. $1.04%<5>1.07%; No. Idurum. 95c; No. 3 yellow corn. 40% c; No. 3 corn. 40% c; No. 3 oats. 27%©27% c; No. 3 white oats, 28% c; barley, 37©45 c; rye. 74%© i7>4c; No. 1 flax on spot; $1.24; No. 1 flax to arrive. $1.24; No. 1 flax Februtrv op tion, $1.24. Puts and Calls Minneapolis May wheat puts. $1.14%® 114%; calls. $1.15%; curb. $1.15%. Milwau .ff^Ma^', wheat l' u, tß ' $115%(&1.15%; calls. $1.16%©1.16%; July wheat puts. $1.00%; ? aJ ls> A 101; May corn Puts. 45% c; calls, 45%©40% c. Minneapolis Receipts and Shipments „- . Receipts. Shipments. Wheat 188.160 110.880 Co™ . 14.850 6,860 °. ats • 23.200 7.450 Rye 2,340 960 Barley 31.000 10,800 £3 ax ••••; 6.480 870 Flour (bbls.) :::::::::: .::: 4 8>633 MINNEAPOLIS CASH MARKETS Flax Market Is Active and Closes Lower, Selling at $1.25 Early Flax—A strong demand early sold most of the samples at $1.25. The close was easier, however. No. l flax closing in all positions at $1.24. Receipts, 1) cars, and shipments 1. Corn—The demand holds first class and the market is strong and active. No. 3 yel low closing at 40% c. Receipts, 15 cars, and shipments 7. t • Oats—A better demand today in sym pathy with the higher market at Chicago, advanced prices fractionally. No. 3 white closing at 28% c. Receipts, 16 cars, and shipments 5. . ~ Rye—A fair demand for the small of ferings, with prices steady at 74% & 77% c. Receipts, 3 cars, and shipments 1. Barley—The market is holding very strong. Shippers are in the market for all arrivals, which are readily absorbed, malting selling at 41 ©45c and feed at 37 £i4oc. Receipts, 31 cars, and shipments Feed and Meal — Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, In sacks, extra. $155215.50; ™°;J ground feed, 2-3 corn and 1-3 oats SO-lb sacks, ■ sacks extra. $15(5)16; No *> ground feed, % corn and % oats, 80-lb sacks, sacks extra, $16<g>16.50; No. 3 ground feed, 1-3 cor n and 2-3 oats, 75-lb sacks sacks extra, $16.50017. '■!■*. Millstuffs?—Bran in bulk. $13.00; shorts $13.00; middlings. $15.50; red dog, $17 so' all f. o. b. Minneapolis; in 200-lb sacks $1 per ton additional; in 100-lb sacks $1 50 per ton additional. Shipments, 1.79 i tons Hay — Reported by Cleveland & Co.- The demand is still urgent for good to choice samples, with very little of this class coming in. prices very strong at quo tations. The bulk of the receipts are made up of ordinary and poor stuff the ordinary offerings sell fairly well, but poor stuff is slow and the market draggy Timothy, choice, $9@9.50: No. 1, $8.50® 9; . No. 2, *78: No. 3. $6©7- upland choice. $7.50©8; No. 1. $7©7 50; No " if. 06.50; No 3. *55-s°: midland. ■&,s'■ swale. $4f«)6; rye straw. $5.50@6; wheat or oats. $4 ©5; receipts, 102 tons. GASH SALES Minneapolis, Feb. 9 ii^W 1 ortnern—- cars. $1.14; 12 cars, $1.13?4; 5 cars. 51.144; 2 cars SI 14im part car. $1.12%. ' "' •■: ?*/ So. 2 Northern— 9 cars. tl.lf«t« •> cars !!:!!k 7: fg&g&M w s^ "s «5 WM; 6 cars. $1.07; 2 cars. $1.07% „No- 4 y\Tieat—l7 cars. 97c; 6 cars 93c -13 cars. 96c; 3 cars, 96% c; I cars 98c- 3 cars. 93c; 1 car. elevator? 85c~- 7^caVs, Me -6 cars 95c; 1 car. 91c; 1 car, frost BSc: 1 car, tough. 88c; 1 car. thin. 90c- ■•, ■ ,rs' smut, $1.08 1 car. smut 96i4c- 1 car smut, 97% c; l car smut! $1.02-' 1 Sr smut. 95c; 1 car. smut 94c ' Rejected \Vheat—2 ' cars, 82c: 1 car SOc; 1 car, frosted, 72»*c; 2 cars 75c^ -i cars 87c; 5 cars. 75c; 3 car's. 85c": ear 60c; 1 car, frost, 76% c; 1 car 73c; 1 ca?' mfxed. 6° C: * <*?: 54C ' l-ar/barfe^ No Grade Wheat— l car 67 No. 3 Yellow Corn-r2 cars' 41c . No 4 Corn—l car,'4o?ic -1 ca°r G39 ai4c Corn-2 cars ' 38c; l car ' 40% c; 28%c;\^rhsK S- Cars ' 2*% C; 2 cars. No. 4 White Oats— l car '>BVie No. 3 Oats—l car, 27c; 2 cars. 27% c NO. 2 Rye-1 car, 78c; 1 car. 75c. No. 4 Barley—2 cars. 41c; 2 cars 43c -1 car, 4184 c; 2 cars,' 41c ' 41 No- 1 Feed Barley—3 cars, 40c; 1 car, No. 2 Feed Barley-5 cars. 38c; 1 car. No Grade Barley—Part car, 38c; 1 car OoC> No. 1 Flaxseed—l car, $1.24>A- ■ mm car. $V.11%; 1 car, $1-. 25; 800 bu 'toTr rive. $1.25. Durum" Wheat— l Car rejected, bin burned, 18c. Screenings—l Car per ton, $10; 1 car, per ton, $9.50; • STATE GRAIN INSPECTION Inspected In — Wheat — Cars — Great Northern—No. 1, 13; No. 2. 35; No. 3 40- No. 4. 45; rejected. 19; no grade. 6. C, M. & St. P.—No. 1. 9; No. 2 '_'• No 3, 7; No. 4, 19; rejected, 6 M. & St. L.—No. 2, 2; No. 1, 1 Soo Line—No. 3, 2; No. 4. 3 Northern Pacific—No. 1. 1; No. 2 1 • No 4, 2; rejected, 1; no grade 1. C, St. P., M. & O.—No. 1, 1; No. 2 I; rejected, 3. Totals—No. 1, 24; No. 2, 42; No. 3. 49- No. 4, 70; rejected, 29; no grade. 6. Other Grains—Rejected durum wheat, 1; rejected winter wheat. 1; mixed wheat 1; western wheat. 17; No. 3 yellow corn. l>; No. 3 corn. 1; No. 4 corn, 4; no grade corn. 11; No. 2 white oats. 1; No 3 white oats, 16; No. 4 white oats, 8; No. 3 oats 4; no grade oats, 3; No. 2 rye, 7- No 3 rye. 1; No. 4 barley. 16; No." 1 feed bar ley, 11; No. 2 feed barley, 15; no grade feed barley. 3; No. 1 northwestern flax. 3 No. 1 flax, 2; rejected flax, 1; no grade flax, 1. Cars Inspected Out—No. 3 durum wheat 8; No. 1 northern wheat, 26; No. t north- THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1005 em wheat, 50; No. 3 wheat. 86; No. - 4 wheat, 41; rejected wheat, 33; no grade wheat, 2; rejected winter wheat, 5; No. 3 yellow corn, 15; •No 3 corn, 12; no grade corn, 1; No. 3 white oats, 23; No. 4 white oats, 4; No. 2 feed barley. 1; No. 2 rye. 7. i ' ' DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT ; The following are the receipts and ship ments at the principal primary wheat markets: Receipts. Shipments. New York ............ 13.650 • Philadelphia ; 2,400 - Baltimore r....."-:.:r:. 1,000 Toledo 1.000 1,000 Detroit ...........;... 800 " St. Louis ."....;. 39.000 ■'. 72,000 Boston 22,919 Chicago 17.000 39,000 Milwaukee 18.480 17,968 Duluth :.;....... 4,i.55 Minneapolis 188.160 10.SS0 Kansas City 29.700 61,200 SPECULATIVE GOSSIP Chicago—To .Sidney C> Love & Co., Minneapolis: Scaicity of May wheat of ferings at opening, crowd selling July com looks good to me as a purchase; think the short Interest very heavy. King, of Toledo, says: "St. Louis di- : rectors stand by Russian red. They had a meeting today and decided it was deliver able on contracts. They have been al lowing it for several months. Some think it is against the law in Missouri and Illi nois. It certainly is unfair, and will con tinue to hurt that market, where they seem to regard buyers of futures as suck ers. Gold means gold, not brass." St. Louisl have got some corn bought and have had it for a long time. We have to pay 50c for corn laid down at the sta tion near my ranch and every farmer in the whole country will have to buy corn '■ to feed the work teams and the young ; stock. The weather is, has been, and i probably will be. of the kind to make heavy consumption. I had to buy corn this fall to ship to my ranch; also quite a good many oats, the first I ever had to buy on the ranch In my life. Corn is Just as scarce in my country as it was In the spring of 1892. and 1 have always thought this season that corn would sell very ! high, and becoming more convinced of this every day. now when I see the large ex ports, heavy consumption and prospective speculation in corn this spring when the roads break up and receipts become small. • Chicago—Oats opened steady. Tom Bennett has been the best seller. B. F. and C. Lamson and the scalpers best buy eis. The market has shown a little strength since the opening, in sympathy with corn and wheat, but there appears to be plenty of oats for sale around 30% 0 30*, c. Chicago—There seems to be a good many resting orders to buy May wheat around $1.16. with no selling pressure, except from pit scalpers. The price looks favor able for the bears and any little dip gets the crowd short. Their covering causes the frequent %c advances we have had. Kansas City—Four cars No. 3 hard by sample Just sold at $1.1.1 to go to Mis souri mills. Yesterday's range was $1.07 to $1.09. Chicago—lf you want to buy something that has not a friend, and that every body knows is going to sell lower, and for a break in which all the speculators have prepared themselves, buy oats and you will make some money. Chicago—Local traders went home last night fixed for a break in wheat. There is no selling pressure this morning and shorts quite likely to cause another rally in covering. Peoria wires: "On our bids last night. 42% c for No. 3 corn or better; and 30% c for No. 3 white oats which, by the way, were very strong bids on this kind of a market, we bought 6,000 bushels corn and' 1,300 oats." Mr. C. H. Spencer, of St. Louis, wires: "St. Louis is a great purchase against any other market if we can keep the western wheat out. I think we will be able to do it. but it will be a hard fight." Chicago—The Tribune has a long and strong editorial today raking Attorney General Moody and Secretary of Treasury Shaw fore and aft on drawback decision. It heads it, "The Farmer Fooled Again." Chicago—The Eastern demand for oats is Improving. No. 3 white are selling on track here from lc to l%c over the May option, with four months of the largest consumption before us. The speculator has made the May price for some time. The cash man is liable to have a chance from now on. New York—To A. J. Cummings: Very little In the way of news this morning. Will proably have market of specialties mostly today. Tips on Pennsylvania very strong, the stock has been heavily accu mulated of late based upon the logical rea son that the parent company of so many corporations that are about to Increase the dividends on their stocks is itself en titled to no small advance. It is claimed 200 is predicted for Manhattan by those who bought Interborough below par. There are some who think the remark able strength in Reading is due to a move against the short interest. The strength in Ontario & Western Is based partly, on a rumor that New Haven Is in creasing its holdings and that a dividend will be guaranteed on the stock. New York—Banking Interests here ha,ve been discouraging the operations of a cer tain Western clique, of rich men who stand ready to plunge into the market on a large scale. These people. I understand, have been warned to keep hands off. This market is on a stable basis today and bankers propose to keep It there. New York —There seems to be a good deal of liquidation all through the mar ket. A good deal of It is due to the story that the president's influence will be suffi ciently strong in the senate to insure the passage of the "rate" bill. New York—lt is the general impression that the Gates crowd have been for Ihe most part getting out of a goodly portion of their stocks. J. W. Gates, Lambert. Black and Smith, of this party, are going away for their vacation, and it is not supposed they would go away carrying any large lines of stocks. MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR MARKET Some Talk of Mills Closing at the End of the Week The demand is poor. While there is some buying by jobbers and domestic buy ers, the amounts arc small. There Is some talk of the mills closing at the end of the week, owing to the poor demand. Prices are firm ill unchanged. Shipments, 48.633. First patents. $5.20«26.30; second pat ents. $6.00@6.10; first clears. $4.15@4.35; second clears. $2.6iKy.2.70. (These are all f. o. b. in wood.) j| O'Connor (9b Van Bergen I !jl"g»j Brokers Ea£|: | • 202-203 Germanla Llf» Eulldlr-.r. 4th and Ml.-.- ' i nesota Sts.. St. Peal. Minn. Members Chlcaro ' I 1 Board of Trad*. Direct Prtrata V res. ■-" , R. E. &088 Butter— Eggs— Poultry Wi Buy Hand Separated Cream ' 19-33 EAST THIRD STREET. S. B. SHOTWELL CO. GRAIN-STOCKS National Carman Amerioan Bank Building Chas. L. Haas Commission Co. Lire Stock Ccmrr.!:sl:n Merchants. Room 10. Exchange B.te-. Unlsn Slock Yards, So lt. Paul. Minn., and Union Stock Yards. Chicago, 111. Liberal advances made on (onsltomeaii. ■ - PARTICUUR BARGAINS $£?£&,£ In Cripple Creak. Homestare. Bonanza Queen ..Arlio-ja. Michietn. Parry Sound Co:p«r.- An ana Copper Mountain and Btsbss Copers. R. B. Hit- i ; bee. 410-411 CsrmanU Llfj blig., it- Paul. Minn. - MAY-JULY SPREAD WIBENSJWT AGAIN Bears Hammer the Deferred Futures on Snow Over the . Winter Wheat Belt CHICAGO, m.. Feb. 9.— Slack demand for flour today had a debilitating effect on the wheat market. At the close the market was barely steady with July %c down. May up %c. com showed a gain of %c, oats up *4#%C and provisions 5@ %c. Wheat Higher cables caused some firmness in the wheat market at the opening here. May was unchanged to %c higher at $1.1C%@1.16%. July also was unchanged to %c higher at $1.00%©1.01%. The initial firmness was due to covering by shorts, who tooK advantage of yesterday's de cline in prices. Pit traders, however, were generally bearish, the comparatively liberal receipts In the Northwest appar ently being held to outweigh the small advance at Liverpool. Furthermore fresh snow had fallen throughout the West and Southwest. The July option was espe cially subjected to selling pressure. In consequence the price of July delivery de creased to $1.00%. May declined to $1.16. A fairly active demand for May develop ed later from commission houses. As a result that option soon rallied to $1.16%. In sympathy July advanced to $1.01 1.01%. Bullishness was dampened, how ever, by advices from the Northwest. One report from Minneapolis stated that un less business improves, the flour mills there probably would close - Saturday. Prices soon sagged off again on renewed selling', and the market cloyed barely steady with May at $116%. Final quota tions on July were at $1.00%. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 41,200 bu. Primary receipts were 32.800 bu, compared with 432.100 bu a year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi cago reported receipts of 242 cars, against 230 cars last week and 241 cars a year ago. Corn A revival of interest was witnessed in the corn market, trading today being quite active. • Sentiment in the pit was bullish and good gain? in prices were re corded. Light acceptances, from the country formed the basis of a liberal de mand from shorts and commission houses. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 45% cto 45%©45>ic. sold up to 45% c and closed at the top. Local receipts were 199 cars, none of contract grade. Oats The strength of corn caused some firm ness in the oats market. Trading was fairly active early in the day, but later the market inclined to drag. May opened unchanged to a shade lower at 30% cto 30%@30%c. sold up to 30%©30% c. and closed at 30% c. Local receipts were 75 cars. Provisions Provisions were fnm on a moderate de mand from commission houses. Higher prices for corn and a steady market for hogs were • the chief Influences. At the close May pork was up 7%c at $12.90. Lard was up 5c at $6.92%. Ribs were s©> <%c higher at $6.87%(fit;.90. Estimated receipts for tomorrow — Wheat. 11 cars: corn. 213 cars; oats, 57 cars; hogs. 30,000 ad. The leading futures ranged as follows: i Open. I High. 1 Low. | Close Wheat— I I I May $1.16% $1.16% $1.16 $1.16% July ; 1.01% 1.01% 1.00% 1.00% Sept 92% .93 .92% .92% Corn— Feb 42%! .43 .42% .43 May .45% .45% .45% .45% July 45% .46% .45% .46% Oats— Feb...... ' ....Y. 30% •• May 30% .30% .30% .30% July 30 .30% .30 .30% Sept 28% .29% .28% .2915, Pork— ' . Feb ....... . 12.70 May ..... 12.85 12.92% 12.85 12.90 July 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 Lard- I I Feb.....: ' ' .....: 1 6.75 May 6.90 6.95 6.90 6.92% July ..'... 7.02% 7.07% 7.02% 7.05 Ribs— Feb 6.70 May 6.83 6.95 6.85 6.90 July i 6.97% ! 7.02% 6.97% 7.02%' Cash quotations were as follows: Flour easy. No. 2 spring wheat, $1.12© 1.16; No. 3. ni.05G1.16; No. 2 red. $I.lß® 1.19%. No. 2 corn. 43% c; No. 2 yellow, 43% 'a 44c. No. 2 oats. 30% c; No. 3 white. 31%031%c. No. 2 rye, 74% c. Good feed- Ing barley. 37©38 c; fair to choice malt ing. 42@46c. No. 1 flaxseed. $1.16; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.23. Prime timothy seed. $2.80©2.82%: Mess pork, per bbi. $12.70©12.75. Lard, per 100 lbs, $6.72V 2 6.75. Short ribs sides (loose), $6.62V-# 6.75. Short clear .sides (boxed), $6.75© 6.87%. Whisky. basis of high wines, $1.23. Clover, contract grade. $12.50. Re ceipts—Flour, 36.500 bus; wheat. 17.000 bu; corn, 256.000 bu; oats. 83.800 bu; rye. 3.000 bu; barley. 84.700 bu. Shipments- Flour, 48.100 bbls: wheat. 39.100 bu: corn. 215.700 bu; oats. 166,900 bir; rye. 8.800 bu; barley, 25.100 . bu. On the produce ex change today the butter market was firm; creameries. 21(Tj31c; dairies. 21©26 c. ; Eggs—Weak; at. mark, cases included. 23 ©27c; firsts. 28c; prime firsts, 30c; extras, : 32c. Cheese steady. 11© 12c. OTHER GRAIN MARKETS NEW YORK New York—Flour—Receipts, 22.031 bar rels; exports. 4.303 barrels; Jinn but slow; Minnesota patents. $5.50@6.20; Minne sota bakers' 14.30(34 65. Rye Flour- Quiet. Buckwheat "Flour—Dull. Corn meal—Steady.- Rye—Nominal. Barley— Slow. Wheat—Receipts, 13.650 bushels; spot, firm; No. 2 red nominal elevator and $1.22% f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba. $1.11 yt f. o. b. afloat. Options were somewhat more active in the wheat market today, attending a" sharp advance in prices, in the last half hour prices yielded to realizing sales and closed partly %c net higher. May. $1.15%£i 1.16 7-16. closed $1.16%; July. $1.04 7-16© 1.05. closed $1.0434; September. 96$i96a*c closed 96»;c. Corn—Receipts. 48.850 bush els: exports. 218 bushels; spot, firm; No. 2. 54 Vie elevator and 51%ic f. o. b. afloat: No. 2 yellow. 51% c; No. 2 white, 52c. Option market was more active, strong and higher on prospects for lighter-re ! ceipts and on some complete grading. Last prices showed %c net advance. May. o0i 4 <fisl>. v o. closed 51»{,c; July. closed al^c. Oats—Receipts, 25.500 bushels; ex ports, 2.705 bushels; spot, firm; mixed oats. 28 to 32 pounds. 36%<&37^c; natural white. 30 to 32 pounds. 37«r3Sc; mixed white. 36 to 40 pounds. 37@ lie. DULUTH ' ii Duluth. Minn.—There was a little flurry In May flax, which went to $1.26»; during the morning, but quieted again later. There seemed to be a demand from out side. Wheat was dull and gained »4c for the day. after a slight reaction. Receipts — Wheat. 33 cars; flax. 10; barley, 1. Shipments — 12.029 bushels; cars on track, 13. Close: Wheat, No. 1 northern cash. JI.IIV No. 3 northern. $1.04*; May, $1.13%; July. $1.13 December. 94c Flax. $1.25«;. Oats. 29« B e. Rye, 73% c. KANSAS CITY Kansas City, Mo.—Wheat— May. $1.06Va •>;•«%: Jul >- 90c- Cash-No. 2 haro% $l.ll€xl.l3; No. 3, $1.06@1.10; No! 4. 95c«?51.06: No. 2 red. $1.13@1.15: No. 3, }J-10eil2; No. 4. $l©l.OS. Corn—May. 43%«i43\c; July. 43^^43%c. Cash—No. 2 mixed. 44&44^c; No. 3, 44c;. No. 2 white. 45c; No. 3". 44% c. Oats—No. 2 mixed, 30»$@31c; No. 2 white, 31@32c. -- ST. LOUIS St. Louis, Mo.— Wheat easy; No.-2 red cash elevator, $1.14%; track. $1.17% Cel.lß^: May. $l.l5»i: July 96<5>9674c; No. .2 hard. $1.13«r1.14. Corn high er; No. 2 cash. 43c; track. 44%€H5c: May 44^i^44«4c; July. 445«?. Oats firmer: No. 2 cash. 31c; track. 32®32%c; May. 30^c; No. 2 white. 33c. ' ; - MILWAUKEE " Milwaukee. Wis.— Flour was dull; wheat dull; No. 1 northern. $1.15««1.16; No. 2 northern. . $1.10tf1.13%; May, $1.16 3;<y> ?■!■ nMin'nniiliiniii» 11 ■-. -- — ■ Sz, 1.16% bid: .puts. $1.15% bid: calls. $1.16% ©1.16% asked. Rye strong;. No. 1. 82%C«83c. Barley quiet: No. 2, 52c: sam ples, 36@50c. Oats steady; standard, 32c. Corn steads; No. 3. 42%©43% c; May. 45% 4 c asßed; puts, 45*4 c bid; calls, 45% &45% c bid. LIVERPOOL Liverpool — Wheat — Spot nominal: fu tures steady; March. 7s %d; May. 6s ll%d: July. .6s in 4 d. Com—Spot steady; American mixed, new. 4s %d; American, mixed, old. 4s 11 %d; futures steady: March, 4s Id; May. 4s 3d. PRODUCE-MARKET Butter—Creamery — Extra. 29®29%c; first. 26c; June creamery, 24@26c. Dairies —Extras. 22©23 c; first, 18!»20c; renovat ed. 22% ©23c; rolls and prints, fancy. 20@ 22c; rolls and prints, common; 19©20 c; packing stock, fresh, 18% c; grease, 4c. Cheese—Twin, fancy, October, 12% c; twins or flats, storage. 10@ll%c; Young Americas, fancy, 12Q12%c; brick. No. 1, 13%@14c; brick. No. 2, *10©llc: limbur ger. No. 1. new, 14c; primost, No. 1. 8c; pultost, 10c; Swiss cheese. No. 1. wheel, 145f14%c; Swiss cheese. No. 2. wheel. 13c. i-ggs—Strictly fresh,' loss off. 26c; stor age, 20c. - Beans—Choice to fancy, navy, per bu. $1.35©1.55; brown, fair to fancy. $1.75® 2.25. —Yellow peas, $1.25. Potatoes— Home grown, carlots. 30@35c; sweet, bbl. $3.25. Vegetables— Beets, per bu, 40c; beans. wax. box. $5; cabbage, per cwt. 50c; cauli flower, crate. $4; carrots, bu. 40c; celery, home grown, dozen. 25 ©50c; ~ Califor nia, crate. $4.75; California, dozen, 75c; cucumberV dozen. $2".50; lettuce, box, 60c; mint, dozen. 40c; onions, dozen bunches. 60c; onions, cwt. $1.2501.36; parsley, dozen, 40c; radishes, dozen bunches, 60c; rutabagas, bu. 40c; turnips, bu, 40c: to matoes, California. 4-basket crate. $2.50. Grapes—Malagas, keg. $5©6. Apples— Common stock. $2©2.25; fancy varieties. $2.50©3.75; western box apples, $1.25@2.25. Cranberries—Bbl. $7.50©11. Bananas— Per bunch, as to size, $1.75 m. —California, per box. $3.25<5>3.50. Oranges— Seedlings. $2; Floridas, $2.50; California navels. $2.5003. Dressed Meats — Veal, fancy. 7c; fair to good. 6<S>6%c; mutton, country, dressed. s@Sc; fall lamb, round, dressed, B%@loc. ■ Hogs—Country dressed. 5%05%c. Dressed Poultry—Spring chicks, fancy, 12012% c; No. 2. 9@loc; hens, fancy. 10% ©lie; No. 2, B©B%c; turkeys. No. 1. 17% ©18c: thin and poor. ll@14c; old toms. 14«i15c; ducks. 11%©12% c; geese. 10 iff lie Frozen Poultry lc and 2c less than above. Fish— Crapples. s©Bc; pike. 7%c; pick erel. 4%@5c; sunfish. perch, etc.. 4%c; frog legs, dozen, 6@Sc; Lake Superior heiring. 3'ft'3%c. CHICAGO PRODUCE CHICAGO. Feb. 9.— Butter—Firm; creameries, 216 31c; dairies, 21(&26c. Eggs— Easy; at mark, cases included. 25 Ci3oc. Cheese—Steady; daisies. 11%.?/' 12c; twins. lieil%c; Young Americas, 11%(&'12c. Poultry— Live, firm; turkeys. 14c; chickens. 12% c; springs. 12% c. Po tatoes—Steady;, burbanks, 33Ca34c; nirals. 31 fi 33c. Veal—Steady; 50 ~to 60 lb weights. 5©6; 65 to 75 lb weights, 6<S7%c; 80 to 125 lb weights. 7<gS.c NEW YORK PRODUCE NEW YORK. Feb. 9.—Butter firm; re ceipts, 4.256; held creamery common to extra. 22©29% c. Cheese firm, unchanged; receipts. 650. Eggs easy, unchanged; re ceipts. 3.239; state. Pennsylvania and nearby fancy selected white, 36©37 c: do choice. 33«i35c; do mixed extra. ~33<a 34c; western firsts. 32c; do seconds, 29^31c; southerns, 24©32 c, ST. PAUL MARKETS Feed and Meal—Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn, ton, $15; ground feed. No. 1, two-thirds corn, one-third oats, $15.50; half oats. $16; ground feed. No. 3, one third corn, two-thirds oats. $16.50. Bran and Shorts—Bran in bulk, $13.50; bran in sacks. 200 lbs. $14.25; bran in sacks. 100 lbs. $14.50; standard middlings, in bulk, $13.25; standard middlings. 200-lb sacks. $13.75; standard middlings. 100-lb $14^0; middlings, flour, bulk, $1G.50; mid dlings, flour. 100-lb sacks. $17.50; oil meal, per ton. $25. Hay—Receipts, none: choice prairie. $7.25: No. 1 prairie. $6.75^7.25: N<>. I prairie. $5.5066.25; No. 3 prairie. $5©5.50; No. 1 midland. $5.25<ft,5.75; No. 2 midland. $4,766x5.50; choice timothy. $10; No. 1 timothy. MA9.U; No. 2 timothy, $7.50@ 8.50; No. 3 timothy. $5.50<&6; No. 1 clover hay, $«.50fi7.50; No. 1 clover hay. mixed. $7.50<fi8.50; No. 2 clover hay. mixed. $5.50 «i 6.50; packing hay. $3<?i4: no grade. $2.50 <ff3.50; rye straw, $5.75<56.50; wheat ami oat straw. $4<fis. Flour —Patents, firsts. $6f?6.10; patents, seconds. $5.80^5.90; clears, firsts. $4.30^ 4.50; red dog. per ton. 140-lb sack, $20. METAL MARKETS NEW YORK. Feb. 9.—Copper was a shade firmer abroad, closing at £67 7s t;d for spot and £67 13s 9d for futures. Locally the market showed no material change, prices being supported chiefly by a continued good demand. Ivike is <iuoted at $15.50. electrolytic at $15.33 Vi fi 15.50 and casting at $15.^115.25. lii some pases it is said scattering lots can be secured slightly under the prices quot ed which, however, are firmly held by the laige prodacerK Iron Hosed at 53s 3d in Glasgow and at 4Ks l^d in Middlesboro. Locally iron is firm. No. l foundry north ern is h.-ld at U7.6#017.95; No. 2 foundry northern at $17.50; No. 1 foundry south ern and No. 1 foundry southern soft at $17.75«i18. VOMMISSH3N GRAIN and STOCK BROKERS We Charge Ao In ere%t for Carry I ig Long I tocks CENERAL OFFICE i NSW YOM Ll/E IWLOMB. MMNrAN.IS. MIXN. ST. »~UI HUNCH. ROMI D. CNO COTT MSASC. HI EMMCOTr MILKNI. N. B- —We will «snd yru cur oal!y market latter upon request. in a Minute"; #♦♦♦♦»♦♦ ♦•♦-» ♦♦♦♦♦»♦»♦»»♦♦♦# ♦ ♦ • That's a short time In < ] which to expect returns ] < > from an advertisement, <, 1 but the fact Is that pec- < ' ] pie frequently respond to ] , < > Globe want ads before < 1' the Ink Is dry on ths ' ',', paper. \', There Is no batter me- < dlum anywhere, and '' more and more people. , • ■ are finding out that it • pays to use these famous cent a word. ' :: "Popular Wants" || ii 11 MANHATTAN MAKES A NEW TOP AT 175 DOMESTIC MONEY MARKETS New York Minneaoolis Call money .. .1%@2 per cent New York exchange: Selling rite Sixty-day sterling $4.85.60 $l premium; buyinf rafe "0? ore Bar silver . 61 % mium. Chicago exchange- SeHta* Washington rate. 80c premium; biivine r-u* "n£ Treasury gold reserve.. .$150,000,000 premium. London stetyfdS aieht Cash balance 141,611,005 documentary exchange. $4 .U*™ BANK CLEARINGS THURSDAY St. Paul *555,75S . Minneapolis $2,199 493 CLOSING STOCK LIST Quotations furnished by Edwards-Wood Co.. main office Fifth and Robert streets. St. Paul. . i i i find" |Open|llighlLow|Close At'"hlso, I 8200! 89% "88%! 88% .do pfd • j 600 103% 102% 102% Atlantic Coast Line 400 122% 122 [121 Baltimore & Ohio.. 34400 1074 1061ki106i.4 do pfd ; 100 98' ! 98' I 98 Canadian Pacific .. 6100 134% 133% 134% Cen. of New Jersey 100 199 199 ,198 Ches. & Ohio 19800 52 | 51% 51% Chicago & Alton .. 200 42 | 41% 41% do pfd ! 1 r ' 80 " C. G. W 10000 23% 22% 23 Chi. & North-West. 1400 241 239% 239% C.. M. &.St. Paul... 14600 176% 175% 175% Chi. Term. & T.... : 800 18 ITI 17 do pfd 1 800 31 30% 30 C. C. C. & St. L... ! 200 96 i 94 | 94 Col. & Southern ... 900 26% 26% 26 do Ist pfd ; ..\ I 63% do 2d pfd ! '■ 1 38 Del & Hudson 1700 193% 192 I.- Del.. Lack & West. 100 353 353 353 " Den. & Rio Grande ! ' 32 do pfd 1200 88% 88 I iW Erie 2500 44% 43% 43% do Ist pfd 1100 80% ; 79% 79% do 2d pfd 300 65% 65 64% Hocking Valley 400 91 \ 90% 90 do pfd 1 100 91% 91% 91 Illinois Central 11300 158% 157% 157% lowa Central I 30% do pfd ; 1 157 Kan. City Southern. 2000 34% 31 i 31 do pfd 7200 68% 67 67 Louis. & Nash 1500 138% 137 137 Manhattan L 30100 175 173% 173% Met. Securities 10600 83% 82 82% Met. St. Ry 56100 123% 121% 122% Mexican Central ... 3200 23 22% 22% Mpls. & St. Louis I i 60 * M.. St. P. &S.S. M. 200 99% 99% 99% fdo pfd .. 160 Missouri Pacific 00001107% 106% 107% Mo., Kan. & Texas. 300 32% 32 31% do pfd 400 66% 66% 66 N. R. R. of Hex. pfd 300 42% 41% 41% New York Central.. 3200 148% 147 * 147-» M N. V.. O. & West..lo4loo 49% 48% 1 48% Norfolk & Western. 5700 83% 82% 82% do pfd 90 Nor. Securities .... 6000 150 148% 149% Pennsylvania 141600 141% 140% 140% P..-C. C. & St. L... * ....!( 81 Reading 125300 96% | 95% i'5 1-. do Ist pfd 200 93% 93% 93' do 2d pfd | i 90 Rock Island Co 10200! 35 34% 34% do pfd 700 81% 81% 81 St. L. & S. F. 2d pfd 7300 73% 7:; 73% St. L. Southwestern 1200 26% 26% 26>/» do i)f<l 4400 63% 63 63% Southern Pacific ... 13600 67% 66% 66% do pfd ! 500 ; 118% 118 118 Southern Railway .. 8700 35% 34% 34% do pfd ! 200 97% 97% 97% Texas & Pacific 2100 36% 36% 36 T., St. Louis & W.. 700 36% 36% 36 do pfd 3200! 55% ; 54 % 54% T. C. R. T.... j 105 Union Pacific 72400 123% 121% 121% do pfd I 100 97% 97% 97 % Wabash... 1 400 23% 23 23% do pfd i 900 45% 44% 44% Wheel. & Lake Erie 100 IS% 18% | 18% Wisconsin Central.. 700! 23% 22% 22% do pfd ! 800; 50% 49%' 19% Amalgamated Cop.. 14300] 74% 731 *, «3% Am. Sugar Refining MOO 144% 143 [143% Brook Rap. Tran... 20300 63 j62 62% Col. Fuel & Iron 3100 48% | 47% I 47% People's Gas 2200|109%!108%|108% Republic Steel 1000| 17 | 16% I 16% ! do pfd ! 8001 71%| 70%1 70% U. S. Steel 33300] 31 I 30%| 30% do pfd 315001 94%| 93% 93% Western Union ! 4200! 94%| 93% i 93% 1 Offered. Total sales? for the day, 979,600 shares. NEW YORK BONDS I" S ref 2s veg.. 104%(Japan 6s, ctfs.. 99 do 2s coup... 104% L. & N uni 45...103 do 3s reg 10334 IbMan c gold «s.l©6 do 3s coup... 103 Mcx Cent 45... 74% do-n 4s reg. .131 do Ist inc.... 22% do n4s coup.l3l M& St L 45... 97% do o 4s reg..105% M X & T 4s 100% do o4s coup. 105% 1 do 2ds 85% Am Tob 4s. ctfs 76.% N R R of M C 4s 82% do 6s. ctfs... 116% bN V C B 3%5.100 Atch gen 4s 104% N J C g os 136% do adjt 45... 97 Nor Pac 4s 106 ACL. 4s 103 | do 3s 77'» bB & O 4s 104% N & \V C 45... 104% do 3%s 95% O S L rfdg 45.. 97% Cent of Ga 55..114 Perm cony 3%5.101% bdo Ist inc.. 91 Reading gen 4s. 102% fdo 2d UK 70 St I. & ."5...118 C & O 4%s 109% St I, & SFfg4s.. 92% c & A 3%s 82V4 St L. 8 W c 4s. 82% (' 1! & X n Is. 100 ft S A L 4s 88ft C R I & P R R. 83% So Pacific 45... 86% do col 5s 96% bSo Railway ss. 119y. bCCC & StLg4slO3% T & I' lsts 122 Chi Term 45... 97 TStL & W 4s. 84 Col Mid 4s 75% Union Pac 45.. 106 Col & So 4s 93 do cony 4s 121% Cuba ss, ctf5.. .107 If S Steel 26* ss. 94% D & R (5 45...101% Waba.sh lsts... 119 fDis Sec 55.... 79% do deb B. 69% Erie p l 4s 101% West Md 4s 93% do gen 45... 91% b\V & L E 45.. 94% F W & D C lstllO% Wis Cent 45.... 94% Hock Val 4%5.11l : bßid. fOffered. BOSTON MINING STOCKS BOSTON. Mass.. Feb. 9.— Closing cop per quotations: Adventure, t;" B 'V/7; Al louez. 19%@20; Arcadian, 1%ft1%; At lantic. 916%: Bingham. " 32%®33; British Columbia, 5(56; Calumet & Hecla, t!7a@'6BO; Centennial. 17%»?n8; Consolidat ed Mercur. 3Ssi'4O; Copper Range Con solidated. 67% ©68; Daly West. 16%; Do minion Coal. 65©66; Elm River, zy.rtZ; .Franklin, 10%<f?ll; Granby, s@l>ft; Guanajuato. 3%<54; Greene Consolidated. 26f*26%; Isle Royale. 25% »5 -5%; Massa chusetts, 11<5>11%; Mayflower, 1%®1%; Michigan. 12%@:i3; Mohawk. 51%<352%; Old Colony. Hi 11-.; Old Dominion, 26%ra> 27; Osceola, 90<5i91ft; Parrot. 27^28"; Phoenix. 2%<§>3: Quincy. 105<?J107: Rhode Island. 2(fi2%; Santa Fe. 202%; Shannon Copper Co.. 7©7%: Swift & Co.. 11l hid; Tamarack. 130««132; Tecumseh. 2&3; Trinity. 10%«il0%; United States Mining, 23^23%; United States Oil. 9%®10; Utah. 41»4«r41ft; Victoria. 4%<55; Winona. in* & 11% ;■ Wolverine. 1129113; Wvandot, 1% #2; M. C. 4%@4%. COFFEE AND SUGAR NEW YORK. Feb. 9.—The market for coffee futures closed steady at a net de cline of IOGiIj points. Sales were report ed of 216,300 bags, including February at Mt^(.Kc; March. 6.80«i7.00c; May. 7.104J 7 30c; July. 7.3697.60 c; September. 7.Oi"U 7.70 c; November. 7.75 c; December, 7.85@ 8.00 c; January, 7.90 c. Spot, quiet. Sugar—Raw. nominal; fair refined, 4 9-16 c; centrifugal. 96 test 5 l-16c; mo lasses sugar, 4 5-16 c; refined, quiet. NEW YORK COTTON NICW YORK. Feb. 9—Cotton futures closed steady; February. 7.30 c; March. 7.33 c; April. 7.35 c: May. 7.37 c; June. 7.40 c; July, 7.46 c; August. 7.48 c; September, 7.50 c; October, 7.55 c: November, 7.59 c; 1 >erember, 7.62 c. Spot cotton closed quiet at 5 points lower; middling uplands 7.80 c; middling gulf, 8.05 c; sales, 41 bales. 2*/2 PER CENT TOBACCO COMMON NEW YORK. Feb. 9.— The American Tobacco company today declared an initial dividend of 2ft per cent on its common stock f< y a period not stated. BERLIN BERIJX. Feb. 9.—The weekly state ment of the Imperial Bank of Germany shows the following changes: Cash in hand increased 4.160.000 marks, treasury notes increased 1.260.000 carks, other se curities decreased 44.28»\000 marks, notes in ciiculation decreasu* 640,000 maiks. PRICES GENERALLY mm LOWER Pressure From Shorts and Un loading by Longs Cause a Reaction NEW YORK. Feb. 9—Some reluctance developed in the upward movement of prices on the stock exchange today and the efforts to get them higher were largely relinquished as the day wore on. The strength of a few stocks did not serve to prevent the average level of prices from dropping lower than last night. But the effect of the decline was to sink the trad ing into great dullness and to suspend prices at a range only slightly below last night. it is regarded as a technical evi dence of strength in the market after an extensive rise if a pause or a setback in the movement does not bring out lance of (fron'P n°r f,n PeCUla, tiVe foldings to realize ITrik in or, to, SaVe 1"s *-*- One of the most sinking features of the recent market is the seeming disappearance of stocks and 't'V'.'ri-''!" 1"'; tO come out <x'l''l at a sub stantial enhancement in the price The pause In the demand today was most ap parent, but its causes were obscure. Stocks Hold Back Although the admission to the Atchlson directorate of T oion Pacific interests is regarded as giving a measure of credii to niiiny rumors o f railroad deals, the stocks affected hang hack. The same was true of the 1 nited States Steel stocks on the conditions reported In that trade for which a leading authority uses the em phatic term "astounding." That is to say with production at the high record rate! it is still below the rate of consumption as shown by the decline in the stocks on hand during January. The failure to re spond by the steel stocks and the PaciUcs to news of this character arouses the fear <>n the part of operators that other impor tant developments which have been ru mored may fail to move prices up on their announcement even should it prove true Sentiment was affected also by the report oi the Intended departure on a long trip of an influential party of speculative op erators. H Paris Sterling Falls Another Influence was the stiffening of the tension <m all th.- lines that make for a resumption or" gold exports to Prance l lie cancellation of a part of orders of bom liars which were to be sent out today I<-(1 t<> a strong recovery in the exchange market here, to a fall in sterling at Paris accompanied by a stiffening of the dis count rat., in London. There were re pewed Inquiries for gold export. Official intimations that an additional Japanese loan was to he negotiated may have had Its effect on the London discount market Arrangements to ship $3,000,000 more in gold certificates to <"üba on Saturday is to be reckoned with in considering the effect <>n the hank reserve here. In spite of the course of the exchange market there were buying of stocks hen- for London. The early advance in Pennsylvania and On tario Ai Western, the strength of Qlinoia Centrol and a renewed rise In the local tractions about exhaust the list of im portant strong stocks. Question of Costs Some of the Influence <>f depression was due to discussion of the cosi to the rail roads of the war in export grain rates. The proposition of legislation at Albany to tax stock transfers and the Introduc tion <>f a measure looking to the regula tion of corporation organizing were in fluences in the same direction. The dis couragement of the buying demand per mitted the early gains to be generally wiped out and the market closed easy at about the lowest. The jump of ! IV. in Great Northern preferred was without" ef fect in the late market Bonds were Irregular. Total sales par value, $5.685, >. United States bonds were all unchanged on rail. MONEYJEPGRTS WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, l> <\. Feb. 9. Today's statement of the treasury balances In the genera] fund exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption shows: Available cash balances $111 --611,005; gold. 149.235.932; silver, $25,557. --241. NEW YORK NEW FORK. Feb. 9.- Prime mercantile paper, .'i 1--, ilj percent; sterling exchange steady at advance with actual Business in bankers" bills at $4.88<5 1.88.05 for de mand and at $4.85.605?4.85.66 tor sixty day bill-. Posted rates, $4.86% and $4.89. Commercial bills. $4.85%; bar silver. 61% c. Mexican dollars. I7ftc Government bunds steady; railroad bonds Irregular. Money on call steady at 2 per <■• nt: closing bid. 1% per cent; offei.-d at :' per cent Time loans steady; sixty days and ninety days, 3 per rent: six months, ;j'. t per cent, LONDON LONDON. Feb. v Money was in good demand on the market today and supplies were scarcer. Discounts were firmer on the Bank of England buying bar gold. Operators on the Btock exchange were al most wholly absorbed in the settlement. The tone was good and a fair amount of fresh business was transacted on con tinued rumors of prospects of peace in the far east. Cowtils hardened owing to the prospects of cheaper money in the near future. Some rails were buoyant and active on good earnings. Americans opened dull and rallied irregularly to over parity. New York. Ontario A west | crn was in good demand. Baltimore & i Ohio and Philadelphia & Reading were the futures. Prices, eased somewhat later. but closed steady. Mexicans were bought and rose from ft to 1 point on favorable tiaffic returns and confirmation of tho news concerning the pooling arrange ment. In foreigners a fail- amount of business was transacted. Japanese were wanted and Russians were upheld. Im perial Japanese government 6« of l!>"4 were quoted at 101%. The weekly state ment of the Bank of Kngland shows the following changes: Total reserve increased £642.000, circu lation decreased £246.000. bullion in creased £395.948. other securities de creased £1.044.000, other deposits de creased £3,193.000, public deposits in creased £2.038,000, notes reserve in creased £516.000. government securities decreased £704.000. The proportion of the bank's reserve to liabilities is 35.10 per cent, as compared with 52.65 per cent last "week. The rate of discount of the Bank of England was unchanged to day at 3 per cent. Bullion to the amount of £153.000 was taken into the Bank of England today and £57.000 was with drawn for shipment to Souttk~America. PARIS PARIS. Feb. 9.—Three percent rentes 99 francs 67 ft centimes for— the account. Exchange on London <£ frjmc.s 16ft cen times for checks. The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows the follow ing changes: Notes in circulation de creased 84.600.000 francs, treasury ac counts decreased 8.600.000 francs, gold in hand increased 55,500.000 francs, bills dis counted decrease^ 170.575.000 francs, sil ver in hand increased 2.525.000 francs.