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Show STOCKS DECLINE IN WALL STREET . NEW YORK, Sept. 4. There was a general decline from Saturday's level of prices shown by the opening sales of stocks, which were on a liberal scale. Losses ran to a point in Union Pacific, Great Northern preferred. Louisville & Nashville and Colorado .Fuel, and to a large fraction in St. Paul and Sugar. Otherwise the declines did not extend beyond a half point. The market overcame its initial heaviness, heav-iness, but on the rally more stock was put out and the list fell back again. Western railroad stocks' were conspicuously conspicu-ously weak despite the evidence of support sup-port of the coalers and specialties. Great Northern preferred ran off 2hi, Northwestern 1. Interborough Met. l', and St. Paul. Northern Pacific, Chicago Chi-cago & Alton and Railroad Steel Spring Ifp.'lH. American Ice Securities added another point tb its recent rise. Stocks came on the market in large I amounts for a time. The principal celling I was of those which have been most conspicuous conspicu-ous in the retent speculation. Heading. Union Pacific, 8u Tanl, Northern Pacifle. and Illinois Central declined 1 M to 2. Northwestern North-western dropped 4i, New York Central and Jnterboro Met. pfd., 2V4; Knickerbocker Ice, A irginia Iron, Delaware & Hndson and Vulcan Vul-can Refined preerred lVfeJU; Brooklyn Rapid Transit IV and Pennsylvania, Mia-aotiri Mia-aotiri Pacific and Amalgamated Copper 1. Bonds were easy. CHICAGO PRODUCE. ' CHICAGO, Sept. 21. The wheat market opened strong today in a good general demand by commission-houses and pit traders. ," Offerings, however, were light. The continued small movement move-ment of tbo crop in the Northwest, steady cables and nuialler local receipts than were expected were tho causes of the. strength. December opened ife to 9ic higher at 74c to 75VsC, aud sold at "5fi 75sc. The corn 'market was, easy. There was considerable selling on account of increased local receipts. A leading commission-house was a heavy seller of the September option. December corn opened t lower at 42c, sold at iS'sfa 12se, and then reacted to The oats market was sleadv. The marked lacked features and trading was not large. December oats opened M Vie lower at and sold at 33sgc. Provisions were strong, chiefly because be-cause of a 5 to 10c advance in the 5 rice of live hogs. Trading was light, a n us rv itork was 15c higher at $13.37 'i ; Inr.l was 5c higher at $5.85, and ribs were C!2(doc up at $7.122 7.15. The marVet ws stroug all dar. The high point for December we 75-c. The close as Mrong with December up 4e at 75c. Corn rallied along with wheat, December going tip to 43 'if. The dote was flrra, with December 'a lc higher at 427f443--. t'loe: Wheat .September, 73c; December. Decem-ber. 75c. Corn September. 46c; December, 42"a (5 43c. Oata Septfmber, 83 -Sr; December, 33 633'ac. Pork September, 16.9.; Januar.v, $13.o'.2 i ) 13.35. Lard September, $8.92' j; October, i.90 (2 ?.'- 'i - Kibs September. $9.10; October, $8.55. Rye Ci.h, 6 1 0i 65c. '. . Barley Cash, 38o;5jc. Timothy September. $4.00. Flux and t'lover Nothing doinf L'afli: Wheat No. - red. 74'7 7l4e: No. M red. 7l(a"l'jc: "o. 2 hard. 73'n77e; No. hard, 70rr74r; No. Northern. Sl'j'dHtc; No. 2 Northern, i"(i81'jr; No. 3 hpriu-71'ql-e. Oat No. -'. .'!"Jr; No. It. nil'if. l orn- No. 40 7 ':; No. 3, 46 g IT'jc. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. fHIC AGO. Sept. 21. Cattl- Receipts. Re-ceipts. OO.OW. Bst steady; others 10c lower; beeves. $:?.Siic-i G.90; cows aud heifers, $ 1 .''( i5.1": ' stockers and feeders, $2.i5(f 4.6m; Texan. $3.70 t.4'i; calvr?, $tf.25( S.t'O; Westerners, $3.75(do.:'. .Hogs Receipts. 2.00O: 5ia 1V higher. high-er. rXimated tomorrow 20.000; mixed and butchers, $'5.- j(j 0.70; good heavy, $5.45(n rJ.ti.l; rough heavy. $5.85fi .10; light, i5.2'iff !).-.' pi""1, $5.70(o 6.10; bulk of sales, rt.2.V 6.". Sheep Receipt. 2o.' Market l'c lower; bheep, $:.H"f 5.55 ; lamb, $5.00 a 7.70. ST. LOUIS WOOL. ST. LUL'IS, Sept. 21. Wool f-teady; Territory and Western mediums, S3(rt '7e; tine medium, lV'f.'LV; fine, ll'i. 17c. |