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Show OPEMiiG PRICES LITTLE CHANGED SnidI Gdns Pretainafe Thoiisfi Soirnr Stocks Show Losses. NEW YORK. Dec 19. Opening prices in the stock market today showed fewer wide changes than fur long time. Small gains largely predominated but there were some Important stocks showing declines, de-clines, including the United States 8teel stocks and Pennsylvania. Great Northern preferred rose lVi- Tne market developed growing strength and animation very soon after the opening. Stocks In which recent successful bullish campaigns have been made derived the most benefit from the rise. The market continued strong and new advances were made, but mostly on the specialties. The advance of ISi in Union Pacific and 1 In St. Paul had slight effect ef-fect In the railroad list. Bonds were steady. - Selected stocks continued to monopolise the dealings, the professionals preferring to make profitable turns In them rather than attempt to move the general market mar-ket which was Impassive. In a market which presented so many special festures. Union Pacific stood out notably,' the urgent ur-gent demand for It raising it Stt to 147H despite the enormous blocks that were thrown on the market during Its rise. . The break In People's Gas to more than 3 points below last night Increased the disposition to take profits and there was a general reaction running to a point in most of the active leaders. Colorado Fuel lost Its entire rise. The closing was active ac-tive and easy. Omaha live Stock. OMAHA. Neb., ' Dec 19. Cattle Receipts. Re-ceipts. 6000; market steady; native steers. 83.i04f5.50; cows and heifers. 82.504.40; Western steers, 82.854.40; Texas steers, 82.7503.75; cows and heifers. 320O3.40; canners, 31-502.35; stockers and feeders. 32.254J3.90; calves, 83.0O6.00; bulls and stags, 81.7563.60. - Hogs Receipts, 11.000; market shade to 5c higher; heavy, 84.824.90; mixed, 34.80 04.90; light, 34.(06467; pigs, 34.254.60; bulk of sales. 34.804.87. Sheep Receipts. 2600: steady; yearlings. 36.00&6.50; wethers. 36.50ft5.M; ewes. 84.750 5.70; lambs. 87.0W&7.75. Chicago live Stock. CHICAGO. Dec. 19. Cattle Receipts, 7000; market stronger: beeves. 83.406.50; cows and heifers, ll.4fl4.75; stockers and feeders, 32.5004.15; Texans, 83.5064.26; Westerns, 83 SOi4.75. Hogs Receipts, 36.000; strong; estimated tomorrow. 40.000; mixed and butchers, 84.75 6.05: good heavy, 84.9)5.05; rough heavy, 34.754.8S: light. 34.8005.00; pigs, 34.4064.90; bulk of sales. 84.754J4.S6. Sheep Receipts, 13,000; steady; lambs, 84.7507.76. - City Lire Stock. ' KANSAS CITY. Dec. 19.-Cattle Receipts. Re-ceipts. 13.000; steady; native steers. 83.759 6.25; native cows and heifers. $2.0044. SO; stockers and feeders. 82.7504.50; bulls. 82.2694.00; calves. 83.0007.26; Western steers. 82.2504.80; Western cows, 82.2503.50. Hogs Receipts. 13.000; steady to strong) bulk of sales. 34.8004.90; heavy, 84.SO05.OO; packers. 84-8504.96; pigs and light, 84-500 4.87. gheep Receipts. 4000: steady; muttons. 83.6006.00; lambs. 85.7501.60; fed range wethers. 85.254J6.60; fed ewes. 84.7505.40. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO. Dec. 19. Unsettled weather throughout the United States held the local lo-cal wheat market today, notwithstanding a sharp decline at Liverpool. A report from Minneapolis declared that the poor condition of country roads was to a large extent responsible for the small movement. move-ment. The weakness at Liverpool was said to be due to reports thst the drought In India had been broken. There was fair demand from commission-houses, but offerings of-ferings were small. - May opened c lower to a shade higher at 8787c, and advanced to 8787c. Minneapolis. Du-luth Du-luth and Chicago reported receipts of 860 cars against 803 a year ago. The feature of trading In corn was active ac-tive selling of the December option. Offerings Of-ferings came largely from pit traders who were influenced by a liberal Increase In local receipts. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 4444c. and sold up to 44C. A considerable decrease In local stocks for the week steadied the oats market. Local trader bought moderately. May opened a shade lower to a shado higher at 314?32c. and sold at 32c. Provisions were Arm on active buying of ribs by commission-houses. The hog market was alto strong. May pork opened 6c higher at $13.37 and advanced to 313.47; lard was up 26c at 37.35. Ribs were up 2 at 37.17. . Close: Wheat December, S4c( May. 88c. Corn December, 45T; old, 60c; May, 44c. Oats December. 30&'31c; May. 32c Pork January. 313.50; May. 813.67. Lard December, $7.07: January. Janu-ary. $7.47; Mav. 37.42; July, $7.50. Ribs January. 87.07; May, 37.27: July, 8737. Flax Cash. Northwest, 31 06. Rye Cash. 6Sc. Timothy March, $3.46. CloverCash. Clo-verCash. $13.00. Barley Cash, 38(&4c. St. Louis WooL 'ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19. Wool Steady: Territory and Western medium, 26 30c; fine medium, 2126c: fine. 19ft21c. New York Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec.' 19. Sugar Raw. steady: fair refining, 3c; centrifugal. 96 test, 3c; molasses sugar, 2c: refined, steady; crushed. 85.40; powdered, $1.80; granulated, $4.70. Coffee Steady; No. 7 Rio, 8c. , New York Money. NEW YORK. Dec. 19. Money on call easier. S10 per cent, ruling rate 78, closing bid 8. offered at 4. Time loans easier, sixty, ninety clays and six months, 6 per cent, with commission for sixty days. Prime mercantile paper, 56 per cent. Sterling exchange easy, closing steady with actual buxlness In bankers' bills a $4H.30ifr46.35 for demand and at $4.82.6o 64.8 2.70 for sixty-day bills. Posted rates. $4.83 and $4.864.7; commercial bills. $4.82. Bar silver, 65c. Mexican dollars. 50c. - Government bonds, heavy; railroad bonds, irregular. r . |