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Show REACH HURTS I N. If, STOCK LIST I Weakness of Steels and Oils Drags Down Leaders in f General List AmSS ,k'"'-K '',n "n Stock ex- H '?i,r?l r. "f -""" eapedalh bbuH those emhraeing tnn railway. sMpnlng .H and f r'iu'r'm, nl' n.etal. tobacco 5 ' , reoordlng early gair. ' '',- ""'' Speelfll features of I ?hlm & ' M;,rIn" Beth- B .. . , m ' '"V-" Hecrlc. Anaconda r u Lr Jl . l-ened. notably tb. Pncsi reset Hl, rtsadlng. Mexican Petr.o j leum and Crucible becoming heavx ! m; rnTn k' .r'rl' BWtMta during th morning hut the abrupt reaction .vac ... Atlantc-.,u!f ssues. the common falling I six points and the nreferred four, tth t.. v.- low records Concurrent wea'sui 1 rrc iT ?,can ;'n'1 n-America-, TV. troieums Houston OH, Studebaker, Unit- I 1 Rubber. American W.Kiler, n-i( . American Sugar which lost 1 to 2 point E.vll- suffered ,., ,hl. ,,.. PT,,.nt- 1 few closely h.ld shares, notablv Osnernl Asphalt, .m--ri. tn Tobs and Hide BBJ Wi :r!; r"'' wers strong. Bv noo:. Atlant Ic-Oulf ralllcl points, but rcotr Ties elsewhere were less substantial Call BlllllllH money opened at seven tier rrnt and SX- change on -London was strong (bcure Industrials and specialties re corded Irregular gains .luring the dull intermediate seaAlon, but leaders contln- Uel to I,,?,, giound ltirr".lcr 1 weakne. ",r" teadj offering'. ,.r ,l ,, tl. -'.ulf and st.eU and iilimrnl v.. , T affected by the further heaviness f Cru- BllllllH j clbls and Baldwin, CHICAGO GRAIN j CHICAGO. Jan 3 Whedt prices ahOw- ed considerable Mtrength ludav. largely as tH a result of buy ing on the part or houses H With onboard connections March dSTlV- iH ery touched the highest level since earlv r in December Bulls made much of the fact that export demand ba.s be.n above f expectations of late and that there frer signs of Improved milling demand Open- tH lng nrlces. which ranged from '4e off H to lc advance, with March 51 684 1 . 1.70 and May $1 63'.. to 1 644. were fol- lowed by a slight flic and then by a de- H Ided upturn alt around. Com hardened with wheat. After rH opening 4e off to c advan- e. Including Mav at 744 to 74'gc. the market eased ,x little and then s-orel a moderate genrril Oats were firm with other cereap I'nrrlng unchanged to SAc higher. Afav H 49 4 to 49.-. and after a - light s. tbaci; rising well above InPlal figures. Provisions ascended with hogs and iH Tlter the SCtlon or the srr.v- In pass- lng the war finance ro t over Ihe IHJOSl- iH den I ver ',, a 8s Tl '-ial bull- Ish factor. The close In whmt was strong 71; to pe higher, v-i 1 March gjgH 81. TIM t. 1 784 and Mav 1.71tf to 'ffffffffffi 1 Sub4)sunently, fee coverlnr I" e,,rn by eastern SI t's took place. Th market closed rirm ' " ;'.- n -t h'gher. w lib H May 764 to 76-Hc. BUTTER AND EGGS. ilH CH1CAOO. Jan. 3 Butter higher; creamery extras 544c. standards 47'-..-. Eggs hlgher;receipts 2218 caaea; firsts C0'u604c. ordinary firsts SZ'&hlc; at mark ca?ei Included, 51 '57c; refrigerator firsts 56iBi67c, rcfrlpcrator extras 57 4'fil LB)H B84e. Poultry alive lower fowls 2?2.. H springs 25c; turkeys 40c. H NEW YORK SUGAR. NEW YORK. Jan. 3 Raw sugar open- ed steady at 4,- for Cubas cost and freight, eciual to 5.89o for centrifugal. There were sales of 23.000 bags of Cubas ffffl In port to u local refiner at 44c cost and Ri fined was unchanged at 7.90 to S 00c for fine granulated with only a light de- mand reported. PqturSS u.re fiulet and after opening about five iiolnts lower continued to cn-e off under liquidation. Prices were af the lowest at noon. fffl MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK. Jan. 3. Prime mercantile paper 7 3i t v p,-r ,-,.nl Exchange Irregular. S'erllng: Demand $3.53; cables 88.53$. Francs: Demand 5,S6; cables ffffffffff Belgian francs: Demand 6.15c; cables tffffffffffffffl C.ullders: Demand 31.43; cables 31 43c. Lire: Demand 3 44c; cables .. 1'., fffff Marks: Demand 1.35c. cables 1,36" OreeOs: Demand 7.2". Montreal 144i I '' discount. Time loans steady; CO days, 90 days and six months 74 "3 7 4 per cent fffffffl METAL MARKET H new tork. Jan. 3 Copper stead electrolytic, spot and first quarter 124'u LLH Iron steady; No. 1 northern 34 OOO 15.00c; No 2 northern 32.00c; No. southern 33. 0035. 00c Tin steady; spot and nearby $35 SB; fl futures 136.00. Antimony 5.124 5.37 40. steadier, spot 4.75c Zinc steady; East St. Louis delivery spot 5. 6005. 75c. fffff LONDON METALS. 3 Standard coppei Lgl :; 6s 2d: electrolytic 80; tin 206 16s; bad 24 "s; zinc 26 12s 6d. AT MINNEAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Jan. 3. Flour urn har.gcl t. 3lc higher, In carload lots. family patent.'! quoted at $9. 40fft 10.00 H barrel in pound cotton sacks LLH Bran $26. 0027.0. no r8s8sT8ss |