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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, April 2O.-Flour-Firmly
held, but quiet. Spring patents, 5.55a5. 80;
winter straights. 4.60a410; winter patents.
4SOa5.1O; spring clears. 4.45a4.70; winter
extras, No. l, 3.9Oa4.OO; winter extras, No.
2, 375a3.S5: Kansas straights, 4.9Oa5.O5;
receipts, 1914 barrels; shipments, 4S3
barrels;
Rye flour-Firm: fair to good. 4.sOa5 90;
choice to fancy, 5.O5a5.30.
Cornmeal-Quiet; fine whit and vel
415.
Rye-steady; No. 2, 90 c. l. (. Buffalo.
Barley-Quiet: mating, 1.25a1.3S c. 1. (.
Buffalo.
Wheat-spot, strong; No. red, 1.21 ele-
vator export basis to arrive, and 1231a
I. o. b. afoat; No. 1 northern Duluth,
LA I. o. b. af1oat, opening navigation.
Futures market buying orders from a few
belated shorts advanced May wheat 4
cents a bushel this morning. Later
crop news. The market closed strong and
lie to 4c net higher. May, 1.20a1.2 2h clos
ed 12211; July, 1.14a1.14N, closed LIN
September closed I1OA. Receipts. 100,
Corn-Spot. firm; export, IS. nominal, +.
o. b. afloat. Futures market was nominal
Receipts, nil.
Oats-spot steady; standard white.
No. 4. 631a; natural white and white
clipped, 63a67h on track. Futures mar
ket was nominal Receipts, "a, 900 bush
els; shipments. 1883 bushels.
Hay-Firm; prime, 1.55; No. 1, $50; No.
2, 1.35a1.4O: No. 3. 1.15a1.25.
Hops-Quiet; state common to choice
1911. 3Oa40: 1910, nominal; Pacific coast
1911. 41a44; 1910, nominal.
Hides-Steady; Central American, 24A:
Bogota. 23Na24A.
seconds. 24a26: thirds. 21a22; rejects. Is.
Pork-Ffrm: mess, 2O.OOa28.25: family,
20.OOa21 90: short clear, 1S.25a10.5O.
Beef-F1rm: mess, 13.5Oa14.OO: family.
16.OOa16.5O; beef hams, 29.OOa31. 90.
Cut meats-Quiet; picked bellies. 10 to
IA lbs. 101za11h; picked hams. 12a12A.
Lard-Steady; middle west prime, TO- 5
a1O.45: refined steady; continent, 1885;
South America. 11.5O: compound. Skas1k.
sn reIGw eIaT :o pTns Sly a shds' 1915;
Cottonseed Oil-F1rm: prime crude
southeast. 5.4oa5.47: prime summer vel
low, 84Oa6.6O; April. 6:40a6.50; May. 6.45
a6.5O; June. 6.51a6.54; July. 6.56a65s; Au-
gust, 6.64a6.65.
Petroleum-Steady: refined New York,
bbls.. s.45: refined New York, bulk, 4s5:
philadelphia. bbis.. s.45; Philadelphia,
Wool-steady: domestic fleece Xxx
Rosin-steaay; strained common to
Turpentine- machine, bbls.. 4s.
.Rice-Firm: domestic. sssa5z; Patna.
6Aa8h.
Molasses-Steady; New Orleans open
kettle 35a5O.
Raw Sugar-Steady: muscovado, 50
test, 3.61; centrifugal, 96 test. All; mo-
lasses sugar, SO test, $780,
Refined sugar-Steady; cut loaf, 600;
crushed. $50; mold A. 5.55: cubes, 5.45;
xxx powdered, 5.35; powdered, $50;
granulated. fine, so; diamond A, $50:
confectioners' A. SOS; No. /. sos: No. 2,
500; No. 3. 4.95; No. 4. 40; No. 8, 4.S5;
No. 6. 40; No. Z, Ats: No. s. 40: No.
o, 4.65; No. 10. AGO; No. II. ASS; No. IL,
40: No. 10, AS; No. IA, AS
Potatoes-Steady; Bermuda, new, No.
1, bbl, 75O.
Cabbages-Steady and unchanged.
Freights and peanuts unchanged.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. April 2o.-Active buying OF
wheat resulted today from crop damage
In Kansas and because Of diminishing
stocks both interior and at the seaboard
The market in consequence made a net
gain OF 1h to IL. Corn finished at an
advance Of a shade to 14ah. but oats were
IA to IA down. Latest trading left pro-
visions All the way from last nights
Wheat closed firm at the highest point
OF the season. despite lively profit taking
OF the weekend sort. New investors alb
sorbed all the offerings and took no heed
OF the eleventh hour. Four important
counties in eastern Kansas were specified
as having fallen in crop condition Is per
cent within month. with the average
trct Of 225.O0O acres Beneficial rains in
Nebraska and neighboring states brought
about the only important setback Of the
day. but the effect failed to last.
predictions were current Of a million
bushels week decrease hereafter in the
amount Of wheat in store at Minneapolis.
ana there was also q report that all the
cash wheat in New York as well as at
Baltimore. had been sold out. Connected
with this gossip vas a suggestion that
the French import duty might have to be
suspended. as prices at Paris were the
highest since 1893. During the day the
July option here ranged from 1854 to
above last night
Shorts ran up the price Of corn, but
'eaiizing on the part Of the longs took
he edge on the market later. The weeks
'ece;pts In Chicago were 100000 bushels
ess than the shipments. July nuctuated
between s61z and 77h. with the close
steady at I6s. a net gain OF a shade. In
he cash division. best lots held firm. hut
Door corn was lower No. 2 yellow was
not quoted
Indications seemed clear that the lead
ng longs In May oats were abandoning
their position. Fully 100000 bushels
we're scheduled to be unloaded from boats
% elevators here Monday morning to
De applied on next months contracts.
competition from Canada in eastern mar
kets was assigned as the reason Upper
and lower levels touched by July, proved
20 be $40 and "a. with final sales, 54h. a
loss Of u net.
The provision trade had a heavy tone,
inspired by larger receipt OF hogs here
and at the west. Pork showed the chief
aecline at the close. 10 to lOa12h.
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NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. April 20-The statement
of clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold 81. 299 $50 re-
serve in excess Of legal requirements.
This is an increase Of $S.7sS.200 in the
proportionate cash reserve as compared
with last week.
The statement follows:
Daily average-Loans 81, 90o ,025,O 900. de-
crease $16,915.OO0 specie, $3.50, 36S. 900. in
crease $1,000 600; legal tenders, $50 1856. 600
600, decrease $9.822, 600; circulation. $4S.-
275,OOO decrease $4,000; banks cash re-
serve in vault. 1851. 945. 600; trust COM
panies' cash reserve in vault. sea. 800. 600:
cess lawful reserve, 81. 290. $50. increase
So, 49,, 200: trust companies reserve with
clearing house members carrying q per
cent cash reserve. $60.8S4. 900.
Actual condition:
Specie, 1857. 7s1 900: increase. $500. ooo
Legal tenders. $ss.el&0oo; increase.
Net deposits. s1.sn.es2. 600; decrease.
Circulation. $4s142.ooo; decrease. ,1lo.-
OO0
Banks cash reserve in vault. $685.. ALL
COO
Trust companies cash reserve in vault.
$66 9SS. 900.
Aggregate cash reserve. $3.50 3e0. 900.
Excess lawful reserve, $19.S18. 600; in
crease. $4.S41.SOO.
Trust companies reserve with clearing
house members carrying 25 per cent cash
Summary Of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York. not
reporting to the New York clearing
house:
Specie. $e6,074. 100: decrease. $3.50. 100.
Legal tenders, $11,00O. 800; decrease.
$75 100.
Total deposits. sn1.7as.ooo; decrease.
S. s94. 300.
The Financier will say:
The New York clearing house banks,
according to the statement issued Sat
urday, April %. have again materially
strengthened their reserve through the
familiar operation OF q reduction in loans.
s., $4,000 in cash and decrease OF g.
$4,000 in deposits. brought about an in
crease of $4.S41, 300 In excess reserve,
making the present surplus above the
rs per cent minimum: $19: $4,000. The
makes the total shrinkage in this item
nearly sixty million dollars for the month.
The figures given above are based on the
statement of actual conditions. The ex-
hba, srsS on the o sxsr. g
and correspondingly larger changes in
other items. the excess cash reserve
standing at $17.290. $50. It il note
worthy that whereas during several
weeks previous loans seem to have been
shifted to outside local institutions, the
current statement Of banks and trust
companies which do not report to the
New York clearing house showed this
week small decrease In loans. Evil
IDENTIFY there has been more or less loan
ing by out-of-town institutions In this
market. but this will be decreased un-
less rates for money advance.
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COFFEE FUTURES.

NEW YORK, April 20.-The market for
coffee futures opened steady at an adj
vance OF from / to points In sympathy
with steady European cables, and As Q
result of little foroign buying. There
was no aggressive support. however. and
the market turned weak during the morn
ing under liquidation and local pressure
Inspired by the ahsence Of any important
buying orders, and tho continued heavy
Brazilian movement. The close was weak
and last pricee were from 10 to II points
net lower. Sales. 81, 760 bags. April. 1855;
May. 1870; une, 13.78: July. 1855; Au-
gust, 1888: September. 1882; October. 16.O0:
November. 1883: December. 1884: Jan
nary. 1883: February. 1884: March. 1855.
Havre was - franc higher. Hamburg
was Nah Dfenning higher. RIO - 1eis
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, April 20.-Unfavor-
able weather news caused considerable
prices were put IL to IA points over
yesterdays close.
Futures opened steady, at an advance
of 10 to Is points on reports Of rain
over practically the entire belt. The
forecast was for more rain over Sun
day. The market was fairly active
and very steady throughout the SEES
sion. Longs took profits heavily. but
the demand from shorts was more than
sufficient to absorb offerings. Prices
went to high levels, July selling UP to
1911 and December 11.8S. The close
est.
Spot cotton steady. y up: middling.
11M; sales on the spot. $40 bales; to
arrive. 10.
Futures closed steady: April. 11s1;
May, 1896: July. 1907; August. 1894;
cember, 11.S5; January, 11.84.
River and weather news were both with
the cotton market this week and prices Of
futures closed 30 to 80 points over last
weeks close. Practically Speaking: the
market opened at the lowest and closed
at the highest. the low prices being made
Monday and the high prices Saturday. At
the lowest the trading months were TO
II points under last weeks close: at the
highest they were "a to AZ over
the main sustaining influence of the week.
although unfavorable weather accounts
helped the market a great deal.
The overfows checked the movement
that certain operators started looking
toward a reaction from the long advance.
During a part of the week every upward
movement Of prices was met by heavy
offering from traders who thought the
advance had gone too far ana that .
setback Of material proportions was logi-
cal. At the end Of the week these shorts
were buying their cotton back on un-a
favorable weather news.
The weather of the week was on the
whole unfavorable. Weak market circu-
lars in the majority Of cases stated that
the crop had made unsatisfactory
progress during the week.
Spots gained SIG cent. middling clos
ing at I'm, against IL Gle last week and
15M this week last year.
Sales on the spot amounted to 1850
bales, against 4. Ito last week and S.400
this week last year: sales to arrive
amounted to 1895 bales against 3.425
bales last week and 4. 400 bales last year.
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southwest. Advices from the south are
not disturbing. and southern railway
shares are as favorably considered as
anything in the stock market. although
they lack in wild speculative spirit
which is about the best thing that
could happen.
Money market conditions are a tribe
easier. Some big issues Of bonds are
scheduled for the near future, and
bankers and bond dealers anticipate no
trouble in finding a market. New York
city is about to offer 65,000,000 in
Az per cent fifty-year bonds. They are
expected to command a premium of
about five points.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 20.-Reports OF
bad weather in the south caused q re-
cotton market today. and prices again
made new high records, with the close
steady at a net advance OF from IL to
10 points.
The market opened firm at an ad-
vance OF from to II points on the
weather map showing pretty general
and in some cases rather heavy rains
In the south. There was active cover
ing by recent sellers, and heavy fresh
buying, partly from southern sources.
and while realizing was heavy enough
to cause some irregularity. the general
tendency Of prices was upward until
in the late trading active months sold
about 20 to % points above the closing
three or four points of from the
best under realizing for over Sunday.
The official forecasts were for I'M
settled weather and showers In prac-
tically all sections Of the belt except
tensions Of further rains over the
week undoubtedly added to the
urgency of covering by sellers on the
reaction Of yesterday. Numerous pri-
waite reports were received from the
weather conditions. and further seri-
Gus delays in farm work.
New Orleans reported that the rains
made 1t look bad for the lower Mississippi
valley, referring, 0ouptIeSS, to the noOo
situation, and advices from eastern and
central belt points claimed that 1t would
require several days of good weather be-
fore any farm work Of consequence could
be done. Combined with these bullish re-
ports concerning the new crop outlook.
there were reports Of increasingly firm
spots In tha interior. and local spot peo-
pie claimed that the unfavorable new crop
start was strengthening the views Of old
crop holders. Selling was very heavy
during the entire morning. but was said
to be largely for long account. and was
absorbed by the demand from shorts.
buying Of old crop positions by spot in
terests. and fresh purchases of the new
crop by local and southern houses Week
end figures seemed to attract little at
tention, interest being conferred on the
weather news.
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NEW YORK CATTLE.

NEW YORK. April 20.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 1.192 head. Feeling unchanged.
Dressed beef steady at 10.ta12h for ma
tive sides.
Calves-Recelpts. 816 head. Feeling
nominaIly steady. City dressed veals. 1Oa
13M: country dressed. do, Sa1Oh.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 1.499 head:
market steady. Fair unshorn lambs sold
at IS per 100 lbs. Clipped. do, $3.50: no
prime stock offered.
Hogs-Receipts. $500 head: feeling
steady; light weights sold at 780as.l0.
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continent were eager bidders. Victorian
and Tasmanian greasy realized Is AID.
Crossbreds were readily absorbed by the
home trade, with Americans occasional
purchasers. The prices paid were. the best
Of the series. Following are the sales:
New South Wales. 200 bales; secured
11sa1s Sd; greasy, 61kda11zd. Queensland,
1, 100 bales; secured, Is 2da2s: greasy.
S1xda1s I'd. Victoria, ]. 400 bales: secured.
Is 3da1s 11hd: greasy. 6Ada1s AID. South
Australia, 700 bales; secured, Is 25tda
Is It'd; greasy, 61lda1s. West Australia,
2. 700 bales; greasy, 6da1s Id. Tasmania,
TOO bales: greasy. 7da1s AID. New
Zealand. 400 bales: secured, Is IDA
Is I'd: greasy, 6Ada1s Id. Cape Of Good
Hope and Natal, 100 bales: greasy, 6Ada
911d. Falkland Islands, $500 bales;
greasy, 51hda11d.
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portance in tho worlds trade, that our
hold grows stronger and stronger In every
foreign market, Is one Of the most in
spring Of records. During the first
three-Quarters Of our current fiscal year
both our imports and exports exceeded
all recorded figures, with an International
credit trade balance surprising half a
billion OF dollars. which is three times
the excess of exports over imports for
the corresponding period a year ago.
Actually the United States becomes now
the creditor nation of the world
1t seems altogether probable that the
present market is going to broaden
Most standard stocks that have not yet
gone up are likely to go up. 1t Is, how
ever. the low-priced shares which seem
most attractive.
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CHICAGO CATTLE.

CHICAGO, April 2O.-Close: Cattle
Receipts, 200 head; market dull and UNI
changed. Beeves. 560a8.75: Texas steers.
4.75a6. 10; western steers. 5.6Oa7 10; stock
ers and feeders, 4.3Oa6.65: cows and
heifers. 2.6oa7.25; calves, 4.5Oa7.5O.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; market
fairly active, SC lower than Friday s
close. Light. 7.5Oa7.90: mixed, 7.55aS. 90;
heavy, 7.8Oa8.OO: rough. 7.6Oa7.75; pigs,
4.9Oa7 20: bulk Of sales. 7.75a7.9O.
steady to . stronger. Native 4.OOa8. SO:
western, 4.25a7 90; yearlings. 59Oa7 %:
lambs, native. 5.25a7.90; western. 5.5Oa
$40.
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WALL STREET HAPPY
Spirit One of Buoyancy Due to
High Prices.
DISASTER Is HARDLY FELT
None Of Exchanges Active Finan-
ciers Among Those Lost.
VALUE OF STOCKS INCREASED
Great Gain Since New Year Estt-
mated to Approach $500, 100000
Mark.
DISASTER IS HARDLY FELT
VALUE OF STOCKS INCREASED
BY II. ALLowAY.

; Copyright. 1912 BY R. G. Hopper, New York;
NEW YORK, April 2O.-wall streets
spirit continues buoyant-Wan street
alone or all the world seemingly
Independent and careless of the incom-
parable tragedy Of Newfoundland's sea.
1t Is phenomenal that the great new
ship bringing from Europe to America
50 much Of wealth and so much of intel
iectual consequence should have virtually
none In Its cabin list that had to do
with Wall street except remotely. No
stock market f1nancier was aboard. The
vulture fable makers scheduled ]. p
Morgan in the list and with him Henry
.Frick and others who have to do most
intimately with New York Stock Elk
change affairs-but the shameless misrep-
resentation lasted but moment Mr.
Astor, Mr.. Straus, Mr.. Widener and 9TH
ers eminent in the sacrifice (though each
controller of millions) have had no close
relationships with the security market,
have never been bankers, brokers, under
writer's or promoters-the handlers Of for
tunes quite apart from the hubbub OF
stocks and fluctuations.
In consequence Of this-one Of the most
remarkable Of all the phases Of the over
Whelming hOrrOr-there followed the
dreadful news neither actual liquidation
nor the threat of liquidation-with the
prompt result that the sensitive souls
who manipulate things upon the stock
exchange proceeded forthwith to mark
their prices higher.
We have this week high water mark on
almost the entire list of the stock ex-
change, and many current quotations rep
resent extraordinary advances during the
past sixty days, though in this brief space
there has actually at no time been public
appreciation OF the extent to which bet
ter quotations have been soaring. In
this review last week it was stated that
single group Of operators had made
tens Of millions Of dollars, and in print
the statement looked strangely large. In
truth 1t was a mild fact epitome.
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FRUIT MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 2o-Evaporated ap-
pies continue inactive with prices steady;
on the spot fancy are quoted at 914a 1OL, !:
choice, SAa9. prime, 7sa7N.
Prunes-Dull and nominal. Quotations
range from ~ to 1OA for CALIFORNIA; up
10 3O-40s. and 7Aa11 for Oregons.
Apricots are unchanged. but the under
tone In easy. Choice. 14a14k; extra
choice, 15a151k; fancy. 16a16h.
Peaches-Inactive and barely steady.
Choice, 1011a1Ok; extra choice. 11allIk
fancy, 11ha12.
Raisins-Weak with q small jobbina
Tade. Loose muscatels are quoted at 5a
81; choice to fancy seeded. 6ha7h; seed
!ess. 5lsa7h: London layers, 1.4Oa1.45.
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KANSAS CITY CATTLE.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 20.-Cattle-
Receipts. 200 head; no southerns; mar
ket steady; dressed beef and export
steers, 7.70aS.6O: fair to good, go:
western steers. 6oOaS.25; stockers and
feeders, 5OOa7. 40: southern steers, 900
a8.OO: southern COWS, 4.00a6.26: native
cows, 4.6Oa7.OO; native heifers. b.2oa&OO;
bulls, 450a6.4O; calves. 5.O0a6.OO.
Hoes-Receipts. 1900 head; market 1Oc
lower; bulk Of sales, 7.5Oa7.0O; heavy.
Z. 75a7.85; packers and butchers. 7.00a
1856; lights, 7.4Oa7.7O: pigs. 5.75a6.75.
Sheep-Receipts. none; market steady:
lambs. 6b0a800: yearlin1s, 5.6OaS7S;
wethers 45Oa6. 80: ewes. 425a6.00; stock
ers and feeders. S.50a6.OO.
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COTT0NSEED OIL.

NEW YORK. April 2O-Cottonseed oil
while not particularly active was higher
on scarcity OF crude offerings, new specu-
lative buying on account Of the big ad-
vance In cotton and support from leading
bulls. April closed four points lower.
while later months were generally 1a4
points net higher. April, 6.4Oa6JO: May.
6.45a6.b0: June, 6.51a6.54: July. 6.56a6.5s:
August, 664a665. Prime crude 5.40a5.47:
prime summer yellow. 640a6.60: prime
winter yellow. 660a749; prime summer
white, 67Oa7.24.
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New York Mining Stocks.
RUv vnnK A~Ap a
d-Tasters ct Feasts.
From the Losdou Chronicle.
NEW YORK. April %

The sixteenth century feast was Q
round Of precautions. The table laid,
the panther at once tasted the bread
my lord washed In the water tested for
poison and dried with towel already
while each dish Of the first course, them
on the dresser. WAS being Tasted by the
stewards and cooks under the direction
Of the sewer. The dishes then came to
the high table ana "assaye" waSe taken
Nothing was left to chance. Pieces were
chipped from each loaf ana corners from
all meats Pies were broken open and
'cornets' OF bread dipped into several
places and swallowed by the tasters
Granted the weIl-bslng Of these tastera.
the feast could then proceed
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List Of Some Advances.

So habituated has the public become to
big figures that talk Of millions or tens
Of millions has probably ceased to be i'm
pressive. but the exhibit in this instance
must be effective when presented in black
and white and in detail. using. for illus
tration of how the general market has
been going. a single score of stocks (bare-
ly twentieth of the total dealt in). con-
fining the list arbitrarily to a third of
those that are listed under the initial A.
1t is relatively a scant glimpse of the CO.
lOssal' record. Here it is. Not one ON the
roster that has advanced SO little as
single million from the level at New
Year or after up to the present week:
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Trade Balances Swell.

International trade balances swell in
our favor. Figures just issued oiiicially
show that American exports during
March exceeded every previous record
for that month. rising to 5000 900, or
more than 25 per cent. over the ex-
ports Of March last year. which month
itself had made a new comparative rec
ord. That. We are expanding our i'm
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CONDITION OF TREASURY.

At the beginning Of business yesterday
ury was: Working balance in Treasury 81.
fee. %. l92. S1S: in banks and Philippine
treasury. 81. 49, 25; ten total balance In
general fund was s124.772s19: ordinary
receipts Yesterday were $2,15O,902: with
ordinary disbursements OF So. 1852. ga the
deficit to date this fiscal year is SIS :
40. as against a deficit OF 1854 100 at this
time last year. These figures exclude
Panama canal and public debt transac-
TONS