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Show ?J i WURLD'S MARKETS J j STOCKS FEEL EFFECT , I OF BRIGHTER OUTLOOK ;. New York, Feb. 1. The stock mar-z mar-z i I ket showed more strength at the 'open-' 'open-' I in? today than any other day In scv-'jy scv-'jy ;? eral weeks. United States Steel open-jj open-jj :l cd with a block of 10,000 shares at l4 'I SO l-S, as against SO. last night's clos-i-iU lug, and rose to 80 1-4 on further $ j heavy salps. Union Pacific was up j-.; 5-8 and Reading advanced 1-1 on a $,' ";, block of 7,600 shares. Northern Pari! Pa-ri! ) cific gained half a point and Southern $ I Pacific 3-S. Bethlehem Steel also was ' l strong and Republican Steel preferred 'l'1! gained a point Other issues were m ' generally strong with the exception of t Waluish and Chesapeake fc Ohio. Sell-A Sell-A j Ing after the opening depressed prices ? r, slightly but, after a brief pause, tho a market advanced again xigorously. m i Northern Pacific resumed its lead-9 lead-9 ! ershlp of vesterday and bounded up I -. 5-S to 12C 1-2. J "j Reading also was heavily bought at jjjj an Improvement of over a point, cross- z lug 159, and other representative 1 stocks also established high prices .,' for the present advancement. i During the morning session impor- S tant projects, undertaken by the Har- f rlman companies, and the utterances of Chairman Gary in regard to present , conditions in the steel trade, were ac- "i ' cepted as events or unusual impor- :f tancc, and had their effect. Bonds were firm. 1 T Chicago. )' 5 Chicago, III., Feb. 1. Cattle Re- i ceipts estimated at 2C.000; 10c lower; beeves, $4.S5G.90; Texas steers, ' $4.105.30; western steers, 54.40 ' 5C0 stockers and feeders. $3.70 II 5.70. cows and heifers, $2.G05.S0; 1 calves, $7 008.75. B ' Hogs Receipts estimated at 45,000; Si; market, weak to 10c lower; light, $7. CO flff 7S0- mixed, ?7.407.80; heavy, B $7 257 75; rough, $7.207.40; good BL to choice heavy, $7.-10JJ7.75: pigs, m $7 75$ 00. bulk of sales, $7.507.70. I Sheep Receipts estimated at 25.-It 25.-It 000, market, weak to 10c lower; na-B,V. na-B,V. lives, $2 404.30; westerns, 2.25 F -1.30. yearlings, $4.405.50; lambs, na-fl'i na-fl'i tlvc, $4.25C10; western, $4.25 I I C,1 ! Omaha. 1; Omaha. Neb.. Feb. 1. Cattle Re- I ceipts, ClOO; 10 15c lower: native I steers, $5.00G.50; cows and heifers, I $3 255.5n, western steers, 3 75 I G.00, range cows and heifers, $3.00 li 4.75, cannors, $2.S53.G5; stockers I I and feeders, $3.50(S5.90; calves, $4 00 I ffS.50; bulls, stags, etc.. $3.755.25. fl Hogs Receipts, 14,000; market, 10 Si fa20c lower; heavy. $7 007.40; inlx- m ed, $7.30(717.50; light, ?7.407.50; a pigs, G.507.05; bulk. $7.25(7.40 H: Sheep Receipts, 11.000; market 10c m- lower; wethers, 3 50(g'4.00, ewes, 9 3i25 g3.75. lambs, $4.40(ff5.75. M Chicago Produce, 3 Chicago, Feb. 1. Butter Steady; j!:'" creameries. 21((r25; dairies, 1G22. 3 Eggs Yeak; receipts, 4.507 cases: jl at mark, cases Included. 1G1S; 9 Hrsts. 20 1-2; prime firsts, 2L 1-2. B Cheese Unsettled; daisies, 14 3-1 Su 13; twins, 13 1-413 1-2; young Amer- fli leas. 15 1-215 3-4; longhoms, 15 L-j2 Bl 15 3-4. 9 Sugar Reduced. Hit New York, Feb. 1. All grades of Bi, sugar were reduced 10c a hundred T pounds today. |