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Show RISE : AND TALL ON WALL STREET i ' NEW "YORK, .Aug. SO. Stocks -1 which were prominent In yesterday's rise were again In demand thl morning, particularly. particu-larly. Great Northern preferred.' Union Pacific' and Pennsylvania. Union Paciflo brought 1904, or within a small fraction of 'Its record price.' A block of 8000 shares changed hands at 130. Great Northern preferred Jumped 6H. but did not retain its full adrance. Baltimore & Ohio gained 2, St. Paul 1, and Pennsylvania. Penn-sylvania. Norfolk Western and Ontario Onta-rio tt Western a point. Reading opened at 140, compared with 139, yesterday's final figure. The stock was freely offered and so lost about all of Us advance. The stock market became heavy In tone when the board room operators began to take profits. Initial advances were quite generally canceled and some stocks were forced a small fraction below yesterday's closing. Reading sold down to 138, while Great Northern preferred only retained re-tained a point of Its rise. Union Paciflo Pa-ciflo reacted 1 from the highest and Northern Paciflo - sold 1 under last night. Prices continued to sag in the second hour owing to the high rates for call money. At the lower level Reading lost 2 points over last night. Smelting 1 and New York Central, Atchison and Colorado Col-orado Fuel 1. and United States Express improved 41 points. Business had dwindled dwin-dled to almost nominal proportions by midday and the decline was unchecked. Bonds were steady at noon. Spectacular buying of the Harriman stocks developed again shortly before -1 o'clock, causing an advance to the record price of 191 In Union Pacific and 91 for Southern Pacific. The general market, mar-ket, which had been sluggish and drooping, droop-ing, livened up and rallied gradually to a parity with yesterday's figures. Union Pacific touched 194. The activity that developed in the general list when the rise in Union Pacific commenced was not continued and prices eased off. St. Paul and the Hill stocks were bought freely, the first named bringing 1774. NEW TORS MONET. NEW YORK. Aug. SO. Close: Prime mercantile mer-cantile paper, 66 per cent. Sterling exchange weak, with actual business busi-ness in bankers' bills at 84.83.85 for demand, de-mand, and at 34.80.25 for sixty daya. Posted Post-ed rates, 84.82 4.85. Commercial bills, $4.79.78(34.80. Bar silver, 66 e. Mexican dollars, 61 e. Government bonds strong; railroad bonds irregular. Money on call strong and higher, 6 8 per cent ; ruling rate, 6 ; closing bid, 6 ; offered at 6. Time loans strong; sixty days, 6 per cent: ninety days, 67 per cent; six month, 6 bid. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO. Auk. 80. Cattle Receipts. 9500; market steady to a shade lower; beeves, $3.90(96.85; cows and heifers, $1.40 (35.25; stockers and feeders, $2.40(24.25; Texana, 18.754.50; Westerns, $3.605.1S; eelvea. $5.00 7.25. Hogs Receipts, 18,000; market 510e lower: mixed and. butchers, 85.75 6.80; good heavy, $5.90(6.85; rough heavy. $5.25 tot 5.60; light, $5.80(36.35; pigs, $5.15 6.10: bulk, $5.75(26.15. Sheep Receipts, 18.000: market steady to lOe lower; sheep, $8.5005.60; lambs, $4.60 7.50. V - - - . CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Aug. 80. The wheat market opened weak today, the feature of the trading trad-ing being the continued liquidation in September. Sep-tember. The weather in the Northwest continued con-tinued favorable and cables were lower. December De-cember opened a shad to Hdie lower at 7 S la 74c. and sold at 73 He. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 117 cars. The corn market was a trifle easier at the opening, chiefly because of the decline in wheat. Trading was not Urge. December opened it higher at 44 44 He, and aold to 43 Tie. The oata market was Arm at the opening, chiefly because of the absence of offerings. December opened HUe higher at 80!s 81e, and sold to 804c. Provisions were steady In the face of a 6e decline in the price of live hogs. September pork was unchanged at 317.00; lard unchanged un-changed at $8.67 'i, and riba unchanged at $8.70. Wheat The sentiment continued bearish all day because of constant selling of September. Septem-ber. The close waa weak with December off He at 73 He. Corn The market remained weak all day, December declining to 43 e. The elose was weak, with December down 14 e at 43 e, the low point of the day. Cash: Whest No. 2 red, 71H72e: No. 3 red, 70H(g71Hc; No. 2 hard, 70H71e; No. 3 hard, 68Vi70c; No. 3 spring, 72 75e. Corn No. 2, 50 50 14 e; No. 3. 50e. Oats No. 2, 29ie; No. 8, 29 He. Close: Wheat September, 70c; December, Decem-ber, 73 He Corn September, 48 He; December, 434e. Oats September, 20 He; December, 31c. Pork September, $16.00; January, $13.45. Lard September, 8.77 H ; October, $8 87 H Ribs--September, $8.80 (g 8.82 H ; October, $8 72 H . Rye -Caih, 57(5 58c: September, 55He. Barley Cash, 37(3 52c; K- 3 September, 43 H 44e. Timothy September, $3.95 4.00. Flax Nothing doing. NEW YOBS STOCKS. New York stock quotations, furnished by the Gibson Stock and Grain company, 215 Sotuh Main atreet. 'Phones. 916. Stocks. Open. High. Low. Close. Erie com.. .. 47 H 47 H 46H 46H Smelter com.. .158 158 "4 155? 156H preferred . .116H 116H 116H 116H Nat Lead 79 79 78 H 78 H R O com 44 444 42H 42 Amer Loe com. 72 724 71'A 71H So.Rycom... 39 3H 88 38 H Amer Cop 280H 281H 276H 278H Norfolk 93 H4 H 93 93 R I com 28'4 28H H7H 274 Colo F ft I... 67 4 67 H 65 H 55H Teun C ft I. . .157 157 Rep Steel pfd.100 100 H 99 H 99 Steel com.. .. 47Vj 47H 46H 46V Steel pfd.. ..108H 108, 106T4 107H Bait ft O 119 119H 118H 118 "4 Colo ft So 38 38H 37H 37 Copper 110 ti 110' 109 109 H Sugar 139 140 1884 189 Peo Gas 904 91 904 91 B R T 75 76 75 75 Am Car Fdy.. 40 41 40 40 St Paul 177 177 175 175 Union Pac 189 191 188 188 Grt West 18 18 18 18 Atchcom.. ..107 107 106 106 preferred ..101 101 101 101 So Pac 91 91 00 90 Mo Pac 98 98 7 97 Texas .. 35 85 85 85 Can Pac. ..179 179 176 177 C ft 0 65 65 64 64 N Y Cent 144 144 142 142 Ills Cent 174 174 178 174 Ont ft West.. 50 51 60 60 Kan ft Tex... 71 71 70 70 Wabash pfd.. 45 45 45 45 Pen Ry 142 142 141 141 Reading 140 140 136 136 Louis ft Nash. 150 150 148 148 Mex Cent 21 . 21 21 21 A HEM! The seamstress leads a life of simple duty. And from her honest toil cornea honest cheer; While others thresd the paths ef wealth and beauty Life sesms just aew-sew in her hemmy-sphere. hemmy-sphere. Nixon Waterman in Woman's Home Companion Com-panion for September. |