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Show Faycrafclc Ban!: Sbtc-ncnt Sbtc-ncnt Revives aDrccp-irr aDrccp-irr Market. a NEW TORK. Feb. 28.-The tone of the opening stock market was mixed. A decline de-cline of 1 of New Tork Central reauRed from damages by landslides on its line. The majority of stocks wers lower but soma of the principal speculative favor-nowed favor-nowed slight rains. The undertone of the market grew steadier aa buvlng oroera came In on the concession Tht WM onJy momentarily and active selling was renewed and turned the list. Including gt. Paul. Rock Iriand. Union Paclflo and Southern Pacific. Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, Metropolitan Street Railway and Amalgamated Copper offered some realst--enoe. Support for Wabash preferred rallied the market. Prices mad a slow recovery until the appearance of the bank statement. state-ment. The decline In reserves was much lea than anticipated and there was a lively scramble among shorts to cover, which caused almost complete recoveries. Some stocks rose a fraction over last nlrht. notably St. Paul. Pennsylvania and Amalgamated. ' The closing was moderately mode-rately active and somewhat unsteady. Closing stocks: Atchison. 86; Atchison preferred, ; c. at A, 8H4; B. 0.KH4; C O. W.. 2; C. 4b O.. 49; Erie flrstvpre-ferred. flrstvpre-ferred. Illinois Central. 142H; L. s 126; Pennsylvania, 147H: Reading, COS; Southern Pacific. 62H: St. Paul. 174; Southern Railway, Ui; Union Pacinc 7: Union Pacific preferred, 91: United States Steel. 8SH: XJ. 8. 8. preferred, 87V; Wabash preferred, W; People's Gas, 102S4: B. R. T.. CU: Mlseourl Pacific. 111H; Amalgamated Copper, TPk'. Sugar, 130T4;' Wisconsin Central. 87; Wis. Central preferred, pre-ferred, 52Vi; corn products. S3. TXvw York Xonsyv NKW YORK, Feb. .28. Time" money, firm, sixty days t pr cent: ninety day. per cent; six months, S per cent. Honey on call nominal. No loans today. Government bonde closed: United States refunding 2s registered and coupon. 107: I 8s registered. Wli do coupon, 10714; new 4s registered, 1S4H: do coupon, 13Wi: Id 4s registered and coupon, 109; is registered and coupon, 102. . St. Louis "WooL . ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28. Wool Quiet, unchanged: un-changed: Territory and Western mediums. 164jOc; fine. 1316c; coarse, Ulfcc. , Kansas City Cattla , KANSAS CITT, Feb. S. Cattle Re-crtpta, Re-crtpta, 800; unchanged; native steere, 88.75 476.20; Texas and Indian steers, 83.00&4.40; Texas cows. 83.6063.00; native cows and heifers, 81.BO&4.40: stockers and feeders. 13M)iM; bulls, 8203.65; calves, 83.009 6.50. Hogs Receipts. 1500; market steady; bulk of sales, $. 907.06; heavy, W.957.a; packers. $4.76&7.(6; medium. 8S.9O07.1O; light. 86.6506.95; yorkers, t6.XQ9.96; pigs, $5.666.55. No sheep. fJbica4TO Cattle. " . CHICAGO. Feb. 28. Cattle Receipts.. 900; nominal; good to prime steers, 85.00 5.75: poor to medium. J3.2u04.75; stockere and feeders. 82.354.70; cows, 81.4O&4.80; heifers. 82.00ft4.76; canners, 81.40Q2.60; bulls, 82.00e4.25; calves, 83.2567.50; Texas fed steers, 83.504.25. Hogs Receipts today. lS.OTS; Uonday, 38,000; left over. 3700: slow to weak; mixed and butchers, 86.8O7.20; good to choice heavy, .87.257.40; rough heavy, 86.8597 JO; light, $6.5096.85; bulk of sales. 86.857.20. Sheep Receipts. 1500; sheep and Iambs, steady; good to choice wethere. 86.006.50; fair to choice mixed, 34.0004.75; Western sheep, 84.754j6.50; native Iambs, $4.7585; Western lambs, $T5G6.85. baxk CLEAnnras. 0 Today's clearings, $306,852; same day last year, $365,620. Week's clearings. $1,814,805; same week last year. $2,996,180. - Month's clearings, $9,950,864; same month last year, $12,12126. Chicago Grain. CHICAGO. Feb. 28. The opening in May wheat was unchanged to a shade higher., at 77c to 77S77c After selling at 77e there was a reaction on selling by scalpers scalp-ers and commission houses, and the weakness weak-ness in corn brought out considerable liquidation. li-quidation. The market - closed weak at the low point for May at 77c a loss of 94c Close: Wheat May, 77c; July, 73l 73c; September, 72c. Corn May, 47c: July, 44Tc. Oats May, 3Tc; July, 32g32c. Pork May, 818.00; July, 317.46. Lard May, 89.62; July, 89.57e9.60. Ribs May. 89.82; July, 89.62 Flax Cash, Northwest, $1.16. Rye May. 51 c. ... Barley February. 4466c Timothy February. 33.80. Cash: Wheat No. 2 red. 7676c: No. t red, 714j76c; No. 2 hard winter, Tl7Sc; No. 3 hard winter. 69672c; No. 1 Northern spring. 79S0e; No. 2. spring, 78S80c; No. 8 spring. 7279c Corn No. 2, 44c; No. 8, 40ff41c. Oats No. 2. 84g35c; No. 8. 84g64c |