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Show 'MARKET IS FEVERISH Heavy Dealings on Advance Ad-vance at Opening:, Followed Fol-lowed by Relapse. BMBsiaaasBiisaaaa NEW YORK, June 4. The tone of the opening market was feverish and there was heavy dealing in some of the leading lead-ing stocks, including Pennsylvania. St Paul and United States 8teeL The, Canadian Ca-nadian group was inclined to advance. Pressure against Pennsylvania, which touched 1234, a new low record on the movement, undermined the market and the leading trunk lines and Pacific stocks fell a point or more below last night. Minnesota & St. Louis dropped f and Northwestern 4'4 Amalgamated Copper was forced down 2 by large selling. Sugar Su-gar declined V, and some minor specialties special-ties a point or more. The market steadied and became dull at noon. Bonds were dull at midday. Traders returned to the attaok on the general market but when selling broke out again In Amalgamated and Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-vania. The large sales of stocks for which there' were no apparent support disturbed buyers in stocks. Amalgamated dropped to 64 and Pennsylvania touched 124. Large Inroads were made on the prices of various other stocks, especially St. Paul and some, of the coaler. Union Pacific and Atchison lost 1. Occasional pauses were made in the selling campaign, but an effort to force a recovery speedilv brought out fresh offerings of-ferings snd prices fell to a lower level than befdre. The pressure was largely concentrated concen-trated against Amalgamated. Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, St Paul. Atchison and the Pacifies were also pressed at intervals. Later In the day losses had been made of 3 in Amalgamated Copper, 2H in Union Pacific. Pa-cific. Smelting. 8outhem Pacific and Delaware Del-aware & Hudson. l?i In St. Paul and Atchison and 1 to Vt quite generally elsewhere. else-where. Northwestern was down 6H In all. Twin City Rapid Transit relapsed to H4 under last night. Amalgamated Copper rallied nearly a point but recoveries elsewhere were Insignificant In-significant before renewed selling was met. Amalgamated fell 6. St. Paul over 2, New York Central W, Rock Island preferred pre-ferred 2 and some other stocks lower than before. Pennsylvania met vigorous support as it approached 124, but it broke through to 123 and the whole market turned weaker in sympathy. Minneapolis. St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie preferred was bid up 44 over last night before meeting an offering and then reacted 2. St. Louis Southwestern broke 4 with a rally of 24. Consolidated Gas 8. Brooklyn Union Gas 4 and General Electric 2hi. The flurry In the call money market aggravated aggra-vated the weakness. The close was active and weak. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS. June 4. Wool Steady: Territory Ter-ritory and Western medium, 16l7c; fine medium, 1516c; fine, 1315c Chicago Grain. . CH1CVGO. June 4. There was a bullish sentiment in the wheat pit the early part of the day, July opening VSc to Sc higher high-er at 75c to 754'&'7S14c. After selling 'at 74T4S-75C. July advanced to 7540 and held strong at the advance. Close: Wheat July, 76c; old, 7676c; September, Septem-ber, 74H74ic. Corn July. 484Svc: September. 7Q 4774c; December. 41o. Oats June. 35c; July, 35ic; September, Septem-ber, SSS'&ac. Lard Julv, $17.23: September, $16.85. Lard July. t.om.gZi; September. $8.87H: October. 8.72i. Ribs Julv, 13T30; September, $9.10; October. Oc-tober. JS.S7V Flax Cash, Northwestern. $1.14. Rye July. Sic. Barley Cash. 42566c. Tlmothv June, 13.75. Cash: Wheat No. 2 red, 7SHe76c: No. 3 red, 73575lic: No. 2 hard winter. 74ft75c; No. 3 hard winter. 724t74c; No. 1 Northern prlng, 80c; No. 2 spring, 80c; No. S spring, 74aoc. Corn No. 2. 484148c; No. 3. 48! Jc. '-Oats No. 2. 33c; No. 3. 32V4c. Prices continued strong on reports of enormous damage by the floods. . July sold up to 76'c and closed at 76c, a gain of l4c for the day. |