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Show " - ' s . . . n . i : , ' ' rfO I i - . .j o Low Vater-IIarlis Are Recorded Re-corded in Several Speculative Spec-ulative Lines. NEW YORK.. May 20,-Openlng price changes were small and mixed, but there was a . fair volume of business. In a general way Eastern railroad stocks were inclined to advance and those of (West-ern (West-ern railroads to decline. Further, engagements en-gagements of gold for shipment tomorrow and the news of a surgical operation upon c. xi. uarnman sad a momentary depressing de-pressing effect on the market and' New York Central. Rock . Island, St., Paul. Atchison and' Southern- "Pacific receded sharp fractions. . Buying orders came in" at the ' lower level and . prices recovered rather "easily in spots. . ' Pressure was severe against Atchison ana rumors were revived of a bond issue by the company. - Its loss of carried other leading stocks with it to the extent ex-tent of K&V14. st. Paul, the Pacifies and Qrangers generally were conspicuous sufferers suf-ferers and many low prices for the present pres-ent movement . were recorded. Efforts to market dormant stocks' resulted re-sulted In wide price ' conceeslona - For 100 shares of Michigan Central 102 was the best bid obtainable, compared 'with 130 on March 10th. Othermine declines were In ; Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste Marie 1. the preferred . Lake Erie A Western preferred and Twin City Rapids Rap-ids I, Missouri. Kannaa tc Texas preferred and American District Telegraph 24, Slots-Sheffield ZM and General Electric 24. United Fruit, rose 24- It was only with the spending of . the force of the selling movement that the decline halted and there was no rally. Bonds-"were heavy. Liquidation waa resumed on a large scale after the midday pause and prices were depressed considerably lower than in the forenoon. Atchison, St. Paul. Reading. Pennsylvania and the Pacifies bore the brunt of the selling, but large amounts of other leading stocks were aleo let go. Kansas & Texas lost F4 in all. Atchison 2 and EL Paul and Southern Pacific 2 points. METAL JIABJEET. tVfjw "t Silver held, at 54 cents. Cop-, -f 4- : per and lead were also station- ary. ' -f .. T T t St Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS.' May 20. Wool Firm Territory Ter-ritory and Western medium. I&gl74c; fine medium. 14cflo; fine, New York Produce. NEW YORK, May 20. Butter-RecelpU 9300 packages; firm; State dairy. 17Sf21c; extra creamery, 22c; creamery, common to choice, 1821Hc. Eggs Receipts, 23,100 packages; unsettled; unset-tled; State and Pennsylvania, 1717c; Western storage packed, 17c; Western firsts, league - - Sugar Raw. : eteady; fair ' refining, 3 3-18c; centrifugal, .9 test.- 3 11-Mc; molasses mo-lasses sugar, 3c; refined is steady; crushed, $6.45; powdered, . $4.95; granulated. granu-lated. $4.85. ' Coffee-Quiet; No. '7 Rio, 6Hc Chicago Cattle. CHICAGO, May 20. Cattle Receipts, 18,000; slow; good to prime steers, (5.003 5.25; poor to medium. 14.00&4.80; stock-era stock-era and feeders. J3 0054.75 ; cows, XI. 60 4.50; heifers, $2.504.2i; canners. H.K'ge.Tt; bulls, if2&&4.25; calves, $2.506.35; Texas fed steers, S4.004j4.75. Hogs Receipts today, JS.000; tomorrow. 25,000; left over. 6700; alow - at 10515c lower; mixed and butchers'. S6.2O&4.40; good to choice heavy, J6.50i.70; rough heavy. S6.25.45; light, $G.00&&25; bulk of soles, W.354j6.55. Sheep Receipts, 8000: sheep, steady; lambs, steady; good to choice wethers. 4.756.S0; fair to choice mixed. $3.754.75; Western sheep. $4.6O&6.50; native lambs, $4.50-0-00; Western lambs, $4.507.00. Kansas City Cattle. KANSAS CITY. May 50. -Cattle Re-, celpts, 6000. Including 400 Texans: steady to weak; native steers. $3.60166.20: Texas and Indian steers, $3.565.40; Texas cows. $2.00ff'3.T5: native cows and heifers. $125 fe4.25; stockers and feeders. S3.0Cx34.9O; bulls, $2.5O&4.00: calves, $3.006.7S: Western West-ern steers, $2.SS.OO; Western cows, $2.00 3. Co. Hogs Receipts, 14.000; market, weak to So lower; bulk of sales. lti.2Orcrt.80; heavy, W.90e.47H: packers. 6.1&&.30; medium. $s.20&.m4: light. $.006i.2O; yorkers. $4.20 J.25; pigs. $4.9000, : Sheep Receipts. 3000; market, strong; muttons. 3.70i5.80: Iambs. 94-757.60; range wethers. $3.80fe5.90; ewea $3.65.90. |