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Show fair to ch1e mixed. OT73; W-n '""P. ti- .6.00; rf' la-aiis, Jl--" "Svesiern lambs. J4iv ii J - . : J New York Produce. ' NTW YORK. April 28. Butte: -"Receipts, 10. 1 peka.-s; steady; ft!U, dairy, 17,3o; creamery, trtcv, $4c; creamery, common to choice, 1 Kg Receipt. 21,700 packs re; steady; State and Pennsylvania, Wrt-Jc; Western candled, lc: Western uncandled, steady.- Bugax Raw. 3S-16c; fair refining... Jll-ldc: centrtfujral. 96 test, Jc; molasses-mugtr, molasses-mugtr, steady; refined. $5.46; crushed, KM powdered. HM. Coffee Quiet;, No. 7 Rio, $e. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOnS, April . Wool 3ut-t: nn chan sod: Territory and Western medium, lfc&17c; fine, UtflSc; coarse. 12315c, Chicago Grain. CHICAGO. April 28 May wheat opened unahanced to c higher at 774c to 774c and July e higher at 73c The advance was soon lost, however, on free selling,: May selling down to 77c. while July fol- ' lowed with a decline to 724c. aXter having old at TWTJc. Close: Wheat May, 77c; July, Tle; September. 641 S4c- Corn May, 444c; July. 44c; Beptem ber, 444c Oate May. J34e: July, Jlc; September. Septem-ber. 284T2SC. 1 Pork-May, fUJK; . July, $119241 September. Sep-tember. $16,674- , . Lard May. $9.20; July, $9.38; September, $9.30. Ribs-May. $9.40; July, $.7; September. Septem-ber. J9J21V&9.38. v , Flax May, tUflt ". " - 1 k V Rye-May, 60c y:-'& nl.1 jL Barley 42?S2c ' r "''. " v fr Tbnothy i6&. ''' Cash: Wheat No. J red, m?: Wy I Ted. 375c; No. 2 hard winter, TZJttel km 3 hard wrnter, &&iie: No. 1 Northern spring. TWOc; No. 2 spring, 78J79c; No. S sriiing, 71 75c Corn No. t, m&44c: No. t -foJ Pats-No. X 31631HC; No. S, oe30Hc. WALlSIilEEI IS STAGNANT Price Level Is Lifted ' SHshtly, but Transac- tions Arc Few. NEW YORK, April 28.-S0 few stocks were traded In and the changes were so Insignificant that it was difficult to 6-. feet the drift of the market at the opening.' open-ing.' Subsequent transactions did not relieve re-lieve the market of Its opening dullness, but the( price, level was lifted slightly above last night on an average. There appeared to be a ' more general shading off st 11 o'clock. . The market was practically prac-tically stagnant. . .. 8llght activity developed. on ths selling side, which carried down Metropolitan Street Railway and Consolidated Gas 1V. Metropolitan Securities 2 and Southern Pacific, St. Paul. Baltimore Jfc Ohio, Northwestern, Colorado Fuel and - some minor stocks a point, r The average declines de-clines reached a moderate fraction. Expectation Ex-pectation of a decision on the validity of the New York State franchise tax Induced the selling.'. ., t Bonds were irregular at noon. Belling of the usual leaders ceased and they steadied at the' low level. -Meanwhile small offerings of other stocks continued, con-tinued, resulting In losses of S In -Pullman, 2 In Northwestern and a point In Canadian Pacific Renewed selling 'for both accounts followed fol-lowed the announcement of an engagement engage-ment of $600,000 gold for export. Prices sagged to the )oweet all around, with the transcontinental stocks most affected. Southern P&cino lost 2i& and St. Paul. IV In all and Missouri Pacific, Wabash preferred pre-ferred and Missouri Pacific were Included among the prominent stocks that declined a point. Westinghouse Electric first preferred pre-ferred dropped 16, while Northwestern rallied 2 and St. Louis A 'San Francisco advanced 1V. Supporting , orders caused a substantial rally later but the market became very dull on the rally. The highly professional character of the market was signally shown by the quick rally of 1 to 1H in the New York public utilities when it was announced that the law taxing their franchises had been de clared valid. The bears covered their short lines elsewhere in the market at the same time, causing rallies of 1 to V in the leading Pacifies and grangers. Amalgamated Copper rose 14 over last night and New York Central a point. Thu market became extremely dull at the rally and uncertain. The close was about steady. Chicago Cattle, CHICAGO. April 28. Cattle Receipts. Xxi; steady; good to prime steers, 6.10tf 6.60; poor to medians. $4.2606.10; stackers and feeders, $3.0O&t.0: eows, ll.60tiH.J0; heifers, $2.$0ft.l0; earners. $L6063.7&: bulls. $2.S0tPt; oalves, $l&u)6.7t ; Tsxas fed steers. $4.006.0o. Hogs Receipts today, 11,000; tomorrow. 90,000: left over. 6600; 64SQSO lower; mixed and butchers, $6.8u&7.10; good to choice heavy, $7.06i87.26: rough heavy, M.ff7.06; light, $6.(&&7.0O: bulk of sales. $.S67.10. Sheep Receipts, 14.000; sheep and lambs steady; good to choice wethers. $4.606-O0; Boston W00L BOSTON. April 28. While there Is some improvement in sales in the wool market I s4nce-, last week, prices remain about the same. There has - been considerable ln- quiry for Territory wool. Prices are stilt firmly held by dealers. Fine staple wool. &2&3c: fine, 60fe62c; fine medium, i&Q-i&c; medium, 4&45c ; ' '. . . Ney York Money. NEW YORK. April 28. Close? Prime) mercantile paper, fr&Stt per cent. Sterling exchange steady at the decline. at $4.87.60-LS7.65 for demand and at $44.45 ibAMSA for sixty days. Posted ratea, $4.86 and $4.88tf4.Si4 . , Commercial bills, UMtf4M. Mexican doDars, 43c ' Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds,' irregular. .'I |