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Show 1 hit ..-. IsJ1 . - NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Very light buying buy-ing orders were In the stock market at the opening today and prices were Inclined In-clined to sag. St. Paul was a' prominent exception, with a rise of a point, and Consolidated Con-solidated Gas fluctuated widely ' North ern Taclflc wa down a r-olnt and Sugar a lare fraction. The general level of prices did not fall lower and buying orders appeared after a period of dullness, which caused an advance ad-vance all around. Recently leaders In which profitable turns liave been made wtre mostly In demand, notably Union Pacific, Reading, Smelting and Amalgamated Amalga-mated Copper. , Speculation became less active after the merket had risen above Saturday's closing clos-ing and some effect was produced by profit-taking here and there; but the strength of Union Pacific held the market. mar-ket. , Prices continued to creep upward, with occasional halts, but there were no important im-portant setbacks. Dealings were largely congested in the leaders. Union Pacifio rose , St. Paul 2. Reading. Illinois Central, Cen-tral, Consolidated Gas and Central Leather Lea-ther lti'U4. and Louisville A Nashville. Reck Island preferred, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Pressed Steel Car and Hide and Lrather preferred 10310. Bons were heavy at noon. Profit-taking upon the morning's rise j disclosed a limited demand and the market mar-ket reacted. Smelting fell back a point and Consolidated Gas 2. v New York Sugar . v NEW YORK, ' Feb. 26. Sugar Raw steady; fair refining, 2c; centrifugal .96-test, .96-test, $ll-82c; molasses sugar, 2c. Re-1 Re-1 fined Is quiet; crushed, $5.20; powdered, $4.60; granulated. $4.60. Coffee quiet; No. 7 Rio, 8c. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO, Feb, 26.-The wheat market opening today was barely steady, because of reports of colder weather In the Southwest. South-west. Prices were somewhat higher, at Liverpool and the world's shipments were small, but this failed to even up the weather bulletin. May opened c higher at 822e and eased off to 82o Minneapolis. Min-neapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts re-ceipts of 24 cars, against 647 cars a year ago. , Corn opened Arm on higher cables and small local receipts, but the market soon became easier because of the official forecast fore-cast - of cold weather. May opened - a shade to e higher at 4343c and declined de-clined to 43itc. . A good demand for cash grain caused firmness In oats. May opened unchanged to e up at S0f,30c to S0a0c. Provisions were weak because of a 15c decline in the price of hogs. May pork was off 10c at $15.82. lard was off 7o at $7.67 and ribs were 57c lower at $8.v7Q.10. . - Kansas City live Stock KANSAS CITT. Feb. 26. Cattle-Receipts, . 9000: strong to 10c higher; native steers, $4.0066.10; native cows and heifers, heif-ers, t2.25-fr5.00; stockers and feeders, $3.00 M.90; bulls. $2.654.00; calves. $3.007.50; Western fed steers, $3.656.60; Western fed cows. $2.5004.25. Hogs Receipts, 80OO: 5j?10c lower; bulk, $6,004(6.10; heavv, 86.056.145; packers, $6.00 i6.10; pigs and lights, 84.5Mj5.80; lambs. $5.5006.10; range wethers, $5.606.10; fed ewes, $4.2566.25. - Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGO, - Feb. 26-Cattle Receipts 24.000; strong to 10c higher; beeves, $3.90 6.40; cows and heifers, $1.504.90; stockers end feeders, $2.754.70; Texas steers, $3.65 tl4.40. Hogs Receipts, 60.000; market 10915c 1'jwer; estimated tomorrow, 32,000; mixed and butchers', 8o.9G.20. gcod heavy, $6.15 i.22; rough heavy, $6.00ft6.10; light. $5.90 66.20; pigs. 1(5.66(36.00: bulk. $6.066.20. Sheep Receipts, 27,000; market 10c lower; Sheep, $3.655.0; Iambs. $4.75(&7.00. . Omaha Live Stock. ' OMAHA. Feb. 26. Cattle Receipts. 8600; stronger; native steers, $4 O06.60; cows and heifers, 83.00ff4.70; canners. $2.003.OO; stockers and feeders, J3.0O4r4.5O; calves, $3.r6.S0: bulls and stags, $2.?6$4.00. Hogs Receipts, C0OO; market 10c lower; heavy, $5.956.b5; mixed, $5.6ff6.7; light. $5.!K3.00; pigs. 85.00fe6.75; bulk. $2,754 4.00. , Hogs Receipts. 6000; market 10c lower: htfavy. $S.fl&&.05; mixed. $5.6&6.97; light. 15.906.00; pigs, $5.05.75; bulk, $5.05a.00. Sheep Receipts. 1500; market, sheep steady, lambs 10c lower; yearlinps. $5. 60ft 6.00; wethers. $6.40ftS.90; ewes, $4.805.90; lambs. $6.856.60.. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2. Wool steady; Ter-rtory Ter-rtory and Western mediums, ZZ'g.'Stc; fine medium, 2125c; fine, 18321c. |