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Show GENERAL LEVEL Of PRICES IS HIGHER Excited Upward Movements Move-ments at the Opening of the Stock Market. NEW YORK, "Nov. 27. There were excited, ex-cited, upward movement at' the opening of the stock market today in a number of specialties and the general level of prices was higher. There were heavy dealings at a number of points In the list. What- ever profit-taking there ,was made little Impression on prices for some time. Recent Re-cent sensational advances closely held specialties and the success of various pool manipulations In putting their prices higher created a widespread demand. " Buoyancy here and there, general confidence confi-dence with which special stocks were bought and the easier money market were the factors that contributed to the advance. ad-vance. Advances were made In smelting of 4H, Lead 64. Texas & Pacific Land Trust 8. Delaware & Hudson 2H. New York Central and Northwestern 1V4. and Locomotive 2. Liquidation in the Rock , Island Issues and apparent withdrawal of all support had some disturbing effect on sentiment. The common was forced down 2. the preferred ti. St. Louis and San Francisco st-cond preferred 2V. but the first preferred stock of the company rose 2, St. Paul was advanced over 2 points with some counteracting to effect the Rock Island movement. Rock Island bonds were weak. The general list was steady. The seccession of violent fluctuations In several of the active specialies did not prevent the continued rise at other points. The Southern iron stocks went up In a sensational manner, Sloss-Sheffleld gaining gain-ing 74 up to 1 o'clock, and Tennessee Coal 10. Other favorites forged fcteadlly. upwards despite a setback in lead, Smelting Smelt-ing and United States Steel preferred, and a steady unloading of Rock Island stocks. Kansas City Southern preferred moved up 41i; the common 2Va. and the preferred and American woolen 2. The loss In Rock Island reached 24 and in the preferred 7. Profit-taking caused a substantial reaction reac-tion for a time. Tennesee Coal fell back 34, Sloss-Sheffield Steel and the Smelting stocks 2. Prices did not remain down very long, as the appearance of the long-delayed support to the Rock Island stocks and the readiness to take the Southern Iron stocks. Amalgamated and others started prices briskly upward again .and Tennessee Coal regained more than It had lost. The same was true of several other stocks and high prices being reached here and there. Republic Steel rose i the preferred 3. and Anylfa-mnted Anylfa-mnted Copper. Colorado Fuel. locomotive locomo-tive and Atchison IKtfH. Kwk Island common hose 14. and the preferred S. Atchison and Amalgamated Copper were carried up an extreme 2. People's Gu 3HC. Knickerbocker lev 2V. and Chicago Great Western und Colorado & Southern a point. Profit-taking then became more general than at any previous time, and prices reacted all around. Tennessee Coal reacted Sj. Sloss-Sheffield Steel 4V. Republic Re-public Steel stocks and other active stocks a point. Previous gains In I'nlon Pacific, Missouri Pacific, the I'nlted States Steel stocks. Brooklyn Transit and some others were practically wljwd out. There was some buoyant rallies, Tennessee Tennes-see Coal rebounding to the best price of the day. Lcad gained 7S. Other specialties special-ties rallied to previous top prices The recession was continued at other points. The closing was somewhat irregular and exceedingly active. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO. Nov. 27. Despite a number of bearish Influences, the wheat market here today had a firm undertone on active ac-tive demand from commission houses. At the opening the wheat market was a trifle easier, with the May option a shade lower to a shade higher at 86fyU f6V Among the bearish influences were liberal receipts In the Northwest, lower cables and large shipments of wheat from Rus-fcia. Rus-fcia. Several prominent commission houses gave the market good support and May advanced to SlTfiSCc Minneapolis. Du-luth Du-luth and Chicago reported receipts of 12S2 cars, against 1327 last week and 1413 a year ago. Sentiment In the corn pit was bearish as a result I of clear weather throughout the com belt. May opened a shade to V(i,c lower, at 43Vg43'c, and for a time held within the opening range. Liberal receipts had a depressing effect upon the oats market today. May was off a shade to 'sc. at 31W31Hc- May pork opened a shade higher at S13.02H and sold up to 13 .10. Lard and ribs were unchanged at $7. 07V, and $.& respectively. Close: Wheat December, 837nc; May, S7WS7V.C Corn December, 44c; old. 44c; May, 44'c. Oats December. 2ft,c; Mav. 31V. Pork-January. $13. JT; May. 13.22V. Lard January, $t).97'.2i7.ii: Mav. $7.1mft 7.12H. Ribs Januarv. $t.72!i: May. $t.92i. Rye Cash. C7'cfttc. Flax Cash, Northwestern, Wo. Timothy Mach. J3.42. Clover ash. $13.00. Barley Cash. 37g54c. 1 St. Louis Wool. ST. LOriS. Nov. 27. -Vool Steady; Territory and Western mediums, 20'g&0c; tine medium, 224f2ic; tine, 19i21c. New York Sugar. NEW YORK. Nov. 27. Sugar-Raw, steady; fair rerining. 2 15-16i3c; centrifugal. centrifu-gal. 96-test. 3 liMtK-; molasses sugar, 2 11-16cHi2c; reflned, steady; crushed, to.40; powdered, $40; granulated, J4-70. Coffee-Steady; No. 7 Rio. 8 5-lHc. Kansas City Live Stock. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 11.000; market steady; native sUers, $3.SOa6.0o; native cows and heifers, 2.50fc4.25; bulls, $2.0O&3.25; calves. $2.5otf 6.25; Western steers. J2.75fi4-50; Western cews, Sl.75ftr3.25. Hogs Receipts, ttdto; market 5c lower; bulk of sales. J4 Soft 4. 75; heavy, $4.70M.77; packers. $4.7"ij4.75; pigs and light, $4.4itf.l.72S. Sliee Receipts, 4O00 ; . steady; muttonu. $4.2&'(j5 60; lamba, $5.2V&7.10; range wethers, $0.(t;5.60; fed ewes, $3.50fj4.f5. Omaha Live Stock. OMJWfA. Nov. 27. Cattle-Receipts. 4500; market active and strong; native steers, $3.505.50; cows and heifers, ti.Mt 4.00; Western steers, $2.75S4."i0; Texas steers, $2.5oti3.75; cows and heifers, $2.0Wr 3.25; canners. $1.5Uti2.40: stockers and feeders, feed-ers, 225'&4.00; calves. $3.0016.00; bulls and stags, 1.60i3.25. Hogs Receipts. 4fiOO; market 5c lower; heavy, J4.60'34.75; mixed. $4.62M4.67H: light, M .60ft4.75; pigs. U.VW 4.50; bulk of sales. $4.2Vf 4.70. Sheep Receipts, Re-ceipts, 18.000; market steady; yearlings, $5.40(5.75: wethers. $5.005.25; ewes, S4.3V0 4.55; lambs, $6.007.25. Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGO. Nov.- 27. Cattle Receipts, 33,000; market steady to 10c lower; beeves, S3.1.VS6.60; cows and heifers. $1.2rrji4.70; stockers and feeders, $2.20i4.16; Texans, $3.40(&4.10; Westerns, $2.90&4.75. Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 45,000; tomorrow, 26.000; market oc lower; mixed and butchers. $4.554.85; good heavy. $4.704.K5; rough heavy, $4.45 64.55; light. .50j4.80; pigs. $4.1014.65; bulk of sales, J4.7o4.80. Sheep Receipts, 30.000; steady; sheep, $4.00fe5.50; lambs, $4.75G7.50, , Marshall Field, Jr., Worse. CHICAGO. Nov. 27.-The condition of Marshall Field. Jr., was much worse this morning and his strength Is said by his physicians to be falllngy |