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Show t jL. . . lit-" A-ij NEW YORK. March g.-Openlng prices Of stocks were not changed more than shads today from last night, and the business busi-ness was inconsequential. The market held well, and a few stocks made good gains. Business was light, but railroad stocks figured largely In the dealings. Prices were easing off at U o'clock, th average level receding slightly below last night. The market was small and uninteresting., uninterest-ing., with a narrow drift of prices. . Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania lost a point. ' . Bonds were dull and steady at noon. Sharp fractional losses became more general, especially In the standard stocks, which were influenced by the selling of Pennsylvania, Kansas ft Texas preferred and Amalgamated Copper, which yielded a point each, and. Colorado Fuel 2. Corn Products preferred rose 1. Trading throughout the greater part of the afternoon was dull and uninteresting. Pennsylvania made some-recovery, some very heavy blocks coming out on the advance, ad-vance, th price then slipping off to th lowest point. Southern Pacific lost 1, Northwestern 1. and Corn Products 2. The -closing was dull and weak. Beaton; Wool. BOSTON, March . The demand for wool continues steady, with valuss holding hold-ing on a firm beat. Higher price are not looked for Just now. Medium woo are In sp-cial request. Dealer understand that both fleece and Territory wools ar well cleaned up on medium grades. Kansas City Cattle. KANSAS CITY. March Seattle-Receipts, 70W); strong; native steers, On? 6.; natvle cowe and heifers, 3200i4.20; Mockers and feeders. 83.0064.30; bulla. 82.60 (F3.16; calve. W.00fc.W; Western steers, 8404.60; Western cows. J2.0O63.5O. Hogs Receipts, 8000; market 6 10 cents higher; bulk of sales. 85.205.46; heavy, $5.456.66; packers, I5.2506.4S; pigs and lights, $4.202 gheep Receipts, 8000: slow; mutlons. $3.80(36.10: lambs, 24.8O&S.S0: range wethers, weth-ers, J4.2Og6.30; ewes. t2.75Q4.20. Chicago Grain. . CHICAGO.- March 8. The opening on May wheat was Ws lower to 4o higher at &94?tc. July opened a shade to W3c higher at 8e0e. hT May option was very erratic, elling up to 93 cents and then dropping back to 94c. But July continued con-tinued firm around th opening high point. Later a sharp break occurred on heavy selling by commission-houses and longs. May declined 2c from the high point, selling down to 91. while July dropped to 87, a loss of 2 from the top. Th close was weak. May showed a net loss compared with yesterday's close of ihi cents, at 81 "ka Close: Wheat May. 814; July, 88: old. 896tt: September. 8SV,; old, 84108. Corn March. 64; May. ti: July, 61; September, 60. Oats May. 41; July, 39; September, S3H- Pork-May. Pork-May. 813.87.: July, 313.70. Lard-May, 87.32; July. 87.4743'7.50. Ribs May. 87.17; July. 87.80. Rye-May. 71. Flax-Cash, Flax-Cash, Northwest, 31.14. Timothy March. 83.05. Clover March. 81165. Barley Cash. 8800c. Cash: Wheat No. 2. 99102; No. 8 red, 980100; No. 2 bard. 87989; No. 8 hard, 7667; No. 1 Northern, 90g4: No. 2 Northern, North-ern, 87(62; No. 8 spring, 090c. Corn No. 3, 42; No. 4, 40S2. Oats No. 2. 39 40; No. 3. 3939. New York Moneyi NEW YORK. March 8. Close: Money on call 13 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offered at 2per cent. Tim loans, easy; sixty days. 8 3 per cent; ninety day, 8i&3 per cent; six months, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4g5 per cent. Sterling exchange heavy, closing firm, with actual business in bankers bills at 34 86.604.S.60 for demand, and at 84 83.65fiH.83. 70 for- sixty day. Posted rate. 34.8434.87. Commercial bills, 24 83. Mexican dollars, 45 cent. Bonds Government, steady; railroads. Irregular. Irregu-lar. ' Kansas City Cattle. CHICAGO, March t-Cattle-Recelpts, 25 000- steady; good to prime steers, !.(mv 6.88; poor to medium. 8S.404j4.80; stockers and feeders, 82.5044.1S: cows. 81 6&4.0O; heifers, 82.2664.50; canners, a.50fl2.50; bulls, 82.00fc4.00; calve. .00.50; Texss fed steers. 84.00Sf4.fio. Hogs Receipts, 16,-000- tomorrow. 25.000; steady; mixed and butchers, J5.2o95.65: good to choice heavy. 35 65-86.70; rough heavy. 5.o0; light. 84 7W&6.50; bulk of sale, $5.26fc6.60. Sheep-Receipts. Sheep-Receipts. 15,000 sheep; steady; iMnbs, steady; good to choice wethers. 84.2J94.75; fair to choice mixed. 83.SO4.25; Western heep, 83.5if5.25; native lambs, 34.75fi5.86 Western. 34.60g7.2&. |