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Show DECLINE ON WALL STREET NEW TORE. Feb. 20. Light opening selling in the stock market characterized the trading and carried prices fractions below last night's close, but the declines -fere not down to today's London parity. The trading was well distributed, but was not on. a Urge scale. Anaconda lost Hfc. Pullman dropped i on one sale. Stocks were bought on small concessions and the more important leaders made up their declines, de-clines, notably Amalgamated Copper, which touched 6. The demand flattened out on the rally. Pressure on Rock Island carried it down 1 and carried the general list back to the lowest. The market steadied on the bank statement, the expected increase in reserves re-serves being coupled wlht a substantial loan contraction. The closing was about steady. Chicago Grain. CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-Tradlng in the wheat pit today was a repetition of yesterday's yes-terday's bullish enthusiasm. The volume of business was large and the market somewhat erratic The price of May delivery de-livery continued on Its upward flight, selling at 1 cent over yesterday's high point, or at $1.04. The new high reoord mark was established on the opening sales. July opened e lower to V4c higher at 02 to 93c Strong Liverpool cables were mainly responsible for the initial advance. ad-vance. There was heavy liquidation of I May at the start and the price quickly sold off from $1.04 to $1.0214. The princopal long offered July freely and that option declined to 92ie. Later, on light offerings offer-ings and Monday's holiday, the price was forced up to 11.07, fluctuations of H to o occurring between sales. July advanced to 6c. Liberal profit-taking resulted In a sharp decline. May dropping back to tt.O'Ai and July to Wic. The close was strong, with May at Jl.OCV a net gain for the day of S cents. July closed 2e higher at Wa Close: Wheat May. $1.06; July. 5c; old, 95?feg96c; September. 69-fcc: old, Wfao. Corn February, Uc: May, 57c; July, 65c: September, 64Hc. Oats-February. Oats-February. 42ic; May, 4c; July. 41c; September. 87c. Park May, $15.55: July, U6.00. Lard May, $&C5; July, $S.17Vx- Ribs May, 37.72H; July, $7.82. Rye February, Febru-ary, 73c. Flax Cash, Northwestern, $L184. Timothy February, $3.05. Clover February, Febru-ary, $13.50. Barley Cash, 4ogJ0c. Cash wheat No. 1 red, $1.06(91.10; No. 3 red, $1.00gl.08; No. 2 hard, 96O&41.00: No. S hard. K2cT1.00; No. 1 Northern, $L03SX06; No. 2 Northern, 98cg$1.04; No. 3 spring, 90o e$L02. Corn No. 3, 43H44c; No. 4, 4ia 43fec. Oats No. X JOV-Mc. Chicago Cattle. CHICAGO. Feb.- 20.-Cattle Receipts. 2000; nominal. Good to prime steers, $4.W j 6.75; poor to medium. $3.5004.80; stockers and feeders. $2.&0ftU5; cows, ' $l.o4.CA: heifers, J2.OOS4.75; canners. $L&Kj2.60; bulls, t2.mt-t.b0; calves, $3.&0r$S.50. Hogs-Receipts Hogs-Receipts today, 15.060; Monday, 4S.O0O; So lower. Mixed and butchers, $6.166.50; good to choice heavy, $5. 40-6. 55; rough heavy, $5.1O0,6.4O; light, 4.5'&6.a: bulk of sales, J5.16&6.40. Sheep Receipts. 2000 sheep, steady; lambs, steady. Good to choice wethers, $4.0O4.6O; fair to choice mixed. J3.5tXJ4.25; Western sheep. $4.20? 5.10; native lambs, $4.CKQ5.75; Western lambs, $4.00.00. |