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Show SHOOT SELLING I CAUSES DECLINE U Oils. Shippings. Steels and Metal Groups Prove Weakest YORK. March I The erne con- I sr-icuous exception at the heavy opening SOU) I uk market was CVnaoUdated H 4aa. which rnee 2S points aa a reeul aH of the court decision allowing the 00m- H pane to charge a higher rate. Atlantic- Oulf and Mexican Petroleum also rose H moderately, but the f.-o . ; . was dls H tln -tlv reectlonarv. forelg-n advtcae gtv - H Ing momentum to the decline Western H Pacific forfeited part of veaterdav a brtek H advance and . '.her rails war fractional! v l.-wer Steels -mlpmrnts. motors, nils H ehemlcala and coppers also eased Ear- H . el v exchange waa dull but London rate BJ a . re alla-htlv over .l. . ,,-.l. BBB sold freely during the morning when rahlM Indicated that ' It ienre 1 propoaala were disappointing. Olla. ahlp- BBBBJ Ptnga. steela snd the food and rhemlral 1 shares were weakest. General Asphalt H fell 5V- and oils 1 to IV, Atlantlc-Oulf reacted : to a new low and Merran- tile Marine preferred and Enlted S'ates H Fruit loat IV, Vanadium Steel fell 2W and Oucihle 1 Palrh heavy selling of rails forced Northern Pacific and Nor 1 folk A Western down 2 points. St. Paul 1 lowing 1', and Ihlgh VaMei 1 Othe reactionary -tes tpeb.ded OaTiera' rrlc l T flat e-rrnherg rrt ire Cluett-Peabody. May Department Mtnre H and International Paper Ani.-rt.-an Wixlen strengthened on declaration of H the regular dividend Call m.mr opened l at the usual rate of seven per tent. Paslng of the Kennc,.t Cooper and t'clumbla Oraphrthone dividends were H among the adverse Incidents of the mid- aesslon. The iretal grotip ease mod-erately. mod-erately. btit Columbia Oranhophone fell $S points. Further liquidation extended the loss In General Asphalt to t points CHICAOO OR Al N CHICAOO March 1 Bullish political H neas from K ir. ie irave a little firmnea l to the wheat market today Besides. H there was some evidence of foreign de- H mand Most Of the trading however, was H of a local character, and the market was H easllv InRm ncesl ipcnlni- QU rations. H which ranged fr-m c decline to a like H advance witli Mapetl $1 8v, nnd Ma 91 8H 10 1 37. were followed hv meslerate geni ral gains nnd then by numerous H changes both wave fr-.ni veaterdey's fin- Ish Com rarallele.1 the action of wheat .Hi Cnll.i,.,! call feor.. the or.. no'e.l Vfter ot enlng tin. hanged to Sr hlcher. Including Mu Mf tC 69c. the tB market hardene.1 further, and then re- H acted somewhat. H Oats were governed bv the course of B other cereals, starttnr H to ttc htglier B tC lie, and keeping within 1 B Provlatong adeanoed owing chiefly 10 strength In the h.g market. H Bearish estlmntrs of farm reserves of wheat led to consider a'' selling, but . ffect filled to last The close was firm. Ht the same as vesterday'a finish H t,. lUe hlcher. with March i $, and Mav $1 $J78 to 1 Reports 1 r, . 1 1 .- 1 1 n that farm eon sump-huge sump-huge scale helped to strengthen prl es later. The arai firm "V, to 'ac net higher, with BH Mav 8A to 69Hc. CMIf CO FUTURES. CHICAGO. March I - Open High I.ow Close BB Wheat March $1 6S $l.7V, 11.85 $1,888, May 1 &8V4. 1 68 l.C&H 1.57s, Corn BBB Mav fis r.;s 68L, Juhf 71H .71 7084 .71 QarjeH. ll'i iSU O , .45 H Jul'. 10 .43V, .46V, May 21.87 ' urd- M,.s 1? 27 12 M 15 77 1 2 60 Jutv 1: :: 12 T, 12 75 12 86 Ribs M ay II 70 '1 90 11 70 11.90 BJ July 12 00 12 U 12 00 12.27 H CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. H CHICAGO March 1 (United states BEa Bureau of Markets 1 Cattle Receipts mono; early sales killing stock steady, undertone weak ji'. top beef steers $10 40. hull $1 HO 00 hulk butcher . ow 1 and helfei $6 T5. canners and cutters largely 13 00 4 00. bulk bulla 85 Wit 8 2'.: .nlve- steadv; hulk vealers 1 feed eri strong: alec mo-tly at $7.0u4iS.t0. H llnr. Ri . p I 804 m:rket tr, to 33c higher; lights up moat; heavies slow; actlvi top lift. II hulk 220 pounds Kill bulli "70 pounds un H r JO no.-- to 10. higher: bulk 1 310 000 10 40. si,.-. llecelpl 100 ItflUng classes ten. I'm- neak; lamb top tchen 1 1 1 ker top $11 oo; t..- Inmhi $!" S8W10.7B; earlv year- iln 'on II II ewe top earh $1 6S: some t 1 -.. 00 16. 50 KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. H KANSAS CITY M... Maid. 1. --Cattle 1 hlpher. top i 1 ilk D .'mil 35; bst renlrlnga II 88 Col r., puli-ers $9 45V 9 73; she-Stock and bulls mostly 25-? hlghei spots more bulk .ows and helf- BH I rime cows $8 00: 1 canners steady i" 20c higher; bulk $3 00 ealers $!2 00. pB Rock era ci feed en m My 76c higher. ! joo-tiund fe.-l.-f $'" oo ; iH Hogi ii- Hrhta and un- B nrrvirni'is ,--.-., h.k ""'' - Mtnnt to IG higher top $1 00TI0 10; bulk 10.1647$ k,. pixt steady; best $10.35. Sheet rtecelptl 7000, market atrong. ewes 9C 7"., l.imh- -ead-.- to 25c higher. to'. $10 ( NEW YOHK SUGAR NEW .ORE March 1 -The raw sugar market was 'iule- early today. There were sales of 27.000 hags of Cubaa to a ' he-al refiner PMuea were unchanged nt 4 f. r Cuba 1 and freight, equal to 3 77c f..r centrifugal. The marl:et for refined was quiet at 7 7Rc for fine granulated. The demand continue good. I futures were 1 to J points lower at . noon under light liquidation. Business I wn slight, with traders awTiltlng develop- mente. LONDON RATES. LONDON, March 1 Bar silver 32 'Ad per oun. e Money 6", per I 8 B I Idscount rates Short bills 7 per ceni three month bills 6 13-16 per cent NEW YORK SILVER NCW YORK. March 1 Bar silver, od-mastlc od-mastlc 99V,c; foreign 684c. Mexican dollars 42Hc. |