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Show a f k -j v , NEW YORK. ' Feb. 9. -The market opened strong- and -active, led by tha Goulds,.- tha. hard aad soft coalers and som - of -the Industrials.' Sugar rose a. point. There were simultaneous sales of 6000 shares of Missouri Pacific at 113U ani ' U3i. compared with 1124 on Saturday, fnd of 3tt shares of Wabash preferred at bl and 61?i. compared with falVi on Saturday Sat-urday St. Paul was a notable exception to.the strength with a decUne of H. Most -?. . e -actlve buying centered in the. tKJUlds. These advanced well beyond their opening prices and infused strength iii the general market. Amalgamated was bougrnt freely and. crossed ;o, but other specialties did not respond notably. Top prices showed gains above Saturday's close, running to b in Wabash preferred, which was also the most active, and 1 to m in the Kansas & Texas- stocks. Missouri Mis-souri Pacific, St. Louia-South western preferred. . Rio . Grange. Texas & Pacific and some others. Wheeling ar.d Lake Erie first preferred rose 2V and Anaconda . Business became iuleter toward - 11 o clock and prices were below the best in spots. Norfolk & Western, however, advanced ad-vanced 1. The strength In the Goulds was attributed attrib-uted to reports of labor settlements: The upw-d movement also extended to about a point in Reading. New York Central. Atchison. Northwestern. Southern Pacific, LouisvllJe & Nashrillo and National Rail- " road of Mexico. There was a jump of o V v in CufCalo, Rochester & Plttsburs an'l & V-irt V-irt the preferred on sincle sales. The movement in the railroaas was checked I but a number of industrials were ad- ' vanced, led by Sugar with a gain of over two points.. North American rose 2. . Rock island rose to 60 at noon on very heavy dealing's, and St. Paul moved tip a point over Saturday, thus holding the list . firm. Bonds were steady. New stocks were continually brought into the upward movement. The enormous enor-mous absorption of several leaders created a better speculative demand for the active generally and advanced a point or more. Rock Island fell back after it touched 604, but the Gould and transcontinental transcon-tinental stocks held firm at the highest. Union Paciric, Hockin? Coal. General Electric and the United States Steel" stocks were conspicuous In the midday rise. The market "showed a well maintained demand for stocks, shifting from time to time to new quarters. Missouri Pacific. Texas & Pacific and Rio Grande, rose 2, Rock Island 2. and St. Paul 1;. fiains of a point or more were made by Union Pacific. Brooklyn Transit. Metropolitan. Delaware & Hudson, Canada Southern. Hocking Valley and the United States Rubber stocks. At other points the advance ad-vance halted, but the top level was well held. The natural disposition to take profits on the day's advance was emphasized by reports that Germany had submitted new proposals concerning the Venezuelan settlement. set-tlement. Wabash preferred reacted Denver & Rio Grande a point and Wheeling Wheel-ing & Lake Erie first preferred 1. Other-wine Other-wine the recessions were fractional. Tho selling was not pressed and the market became very dull. The closing wa? steady. Closing stocks: Atchison, SSy: C & A., 3;: C. & O.. 5J: Illinois Central. HP7 ; New York Central. 150: Reading. 64:-i Southern Pacic. 66: Southern Railway. 361.;; Union Pacific, preferred. 95; UnHet States Steel preferred, 89: People's Gas. 107: B. R. T., 69: Copper. 7o; Wisconsin Wis-consin Central, 29; Corn products, 31; Atchison preferred. 101; B. & O.. 102; Anaconda. Ill; C. G. W.. 8i; Erie pre- . ferred. Tic; L. & N.. 127: Pennsylvania, i 151; Reading, first preferred, 88: St. Paul. J ' ISO; Union Pacific. 102T: United States . Steel. 39: Wabash preferred, c2Ni; North American. 117; Missouri Pacific, 11 434: Sugar, 131; Wisconsin Central preferred, pre-ferred, 55. . . . . ( NEW YORK METAL. ' NEW YORK, Feb. . Ear Eil- vcr, 47c. Copper steady at $12.7012.95. Lead quiet and unchanged. . ' .. New York Money. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. Noon: Mory on call; steady, at 3 per cent. Prlne mercantile paper, 4uf?3 per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business bus-iness lit bankers' bills at $4.S7.254.R7.;75 for demand and at $4.84.254.81,275 for sixty da vs. Posted rates. $4.5 and $4.FS. Commercial bills, $4.83i4.84. Mexican dollars, 27c. Government bonds, steady: refundlnsr 2s registered", 10: refunding 2s coupou. 10S-V 3s registered. 107; 3s coupon. 107; new 4i registered, 334ri: new 4s coupon. 13".; eld 4s registered, llo; old. 4s coupon, 1W; 5s registered, litfii; 5s coupon, 1J2!V Chicago Cattle. CHICAGO. Feb. 9. Cattle Receipt! ??.-flofi; ??.-flofi; steady; good to prime steers. $4,403 5.7.T: poor to medium. $3.iV?1.25; stacker and feeders. $2.2C'i4.40: cows. $!J'a-4.4l; hrifers, J2.25S4.-V; Ciinners. JM'X? 2.50: bull. J2.0C&4.25: calveB, $3.50)7.50; - Texas fed steers. $3.5ra4.;r. JIokh Receipts, today,' 400; tomorrow-. 20,000; left over. i'i.'V; pteedy to 5c lower: mixed and butchers," $S..V-"?:6.K5; gooi t. choice heavy. $..S'Vfi7.ii: rough heavy, iJ-iJ.t-o; light," $t;.3titi.C5; bulk o salts, $.; (17 6.75. Sheep Receipts. 25.C0O: rhecp nnd lnmb. steady t- strong; good to rhr.lce w-?thers. W $4.55.50; fair to choice mixed. IXhO'nt.hf t 1 Western heep, $4.25 ii 5.25: native lanbs, m-J4.5t55.40; m-J4.5t55.40; Western lamhn, $3.75?&6.23. I St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 9. Wool Uncharged; Territory and Western medium. IJ'yiDc; fipe. 13"j"l8c; coarse. I2'r 17c. |