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Show BEARISH IN WALL STREET NEW TORK, Dec. SI. With the exception excep-tion of a rise ot In St. Paul, the principal prin-cipal stocks today opened lower than last night. The first price of Amalgamated Copper was K higher, but it immediately ran off to below last night. Consolidated Gas lost 1ft and St. Paul., Brooklyn Transit Tran-sit and Sugar sharp fractions. Stocks were offered more abundantly and prices sank under the weight of offerings. of-ferings. Several of the recent bull favorites favor-ites bore the brunt of the selling, especially especial-ly Amalgamated Copper, United States Steel stocks and the Pacifies. Before 11 o'clock losses of 1 to 1ft were common. At 11 o'clock the market was rallying. Amalgamated Copper made a full recovery. recov-ery. The recovery proceeded for some time after the appearance of the bank statement, but fresh pressure on U. 8. Steel preferred unsettled the market again. That stock touched 994 Sugar lost 2. Great Northern preferred 2ft and the Pacifies got bark to near the lowest. Pump advanced 1 and Allls-Chalmers preferred Sft. Amalgamated Copper was supported at the last. The closing was active and ' irregular. Kansas City Cattle. KANSAS CITY. M, Dec. SI. Cattle-Receipts Cattle-Receipts 150; market unchanged: native steers, S3.766.00; native cows and heifers, $L764.75; stocker and feeders, S2.7oH.OO; bulla, I2.25&4.00; calves, $3.0O6.5O; Western West-ern fed steers, 23.6036.25; Western fed cows, 81.763.50. Hogs Receipts 300; market steady to 6c lower; bulk of sales. 84.4(4.60: heavy. $4.60 4.65; packers, S404.62ft; pigs and lights, 83. 8064.60. Sheep Receipts 1500; market 6Q10c higher; high-er; muttons, $4.0066 25' lambs, $5 00(S7.00; range wethers,- $4.603. 75; ewes, $3.25&4.7a. Omaha Cattle. SOUTH OMAHA Dec. Sl.-Cattle-Re--celpta 100; market nominally steady; native na-tive steers $3.&06.10; cows and heifers $2.66 64.00; Western steers, $3.004.60; Texas steers, $2.763.60; range cows and heifers. $2.4033.60: canners, $1.602.30; stockers and feeders, $2.60(93.90; calves, $2.606.60; bulls, stags, etc., $L7563.60. Hogs Receipts 1000; market 6c lower; heavy, $4.454.50; mixed. $4.454.50; light, $4.47ft4.52ft; pigs, $4.004.40; bulk of sales, $4.4&&4.60. Sheep Receipts 1000; market strong; Western yearlings. $5.60(36.80; wethers, $490 6.50; ewes, t4.0oy4.J0; common and stock-era, stock-era, $2.5034.60; Iambi, $6.60S.8o. Chicago Grain. CHICAGO. Dec 31. May wheat opened to 9c higher at $1.13 to $1.14. After touching thlVA the price declined to $l.lft1.13ft, but quickly rallied again to $U4fta.l44. . Later on bullish sentiment May advanced ad-vanced to VWV&l.U and closed at $1.14. a net gain of V Close: Wheat December. Decem-ber. $1.13; May. $1.14; July. 898'4c. Corn December. 42ftc; January, 42c; January. 42c; May, 46ft64&ftc; July, 4&ftc. Oats December, 29c; January, 29c; May, SlftSWfcc; July, 31Hc. Pork December, Decem-ber, $11.06; January. $12.S7ft12.40; May, $12.80. Lard December, $6.70: January, $6.77ft: May, $7.02fttr7.06. Ribs January, $6.406.42ft; May. $6.70.72ft. Rye December. De-cember. 73c Clover December, $1.27. Timothy $2.76. Flax Cash Northwest, 81.23ft. Barley Cash. 3650c. Cash: Wheat No. 2 red, $1.18: No. 8 red, $1.12 1.16; No. 8 hard. $1.13fcl.l; No. 8 hard. $1.0$1.14; No. 1 Northern, $1.171.20; No. 2 Northern. $1.0861.16: No. 8 spring. $1.06 1 16. Corn No. 2, 43ft&44ftc; No. S, 4Sftg 43ftc. New York Money. NEW YORK. Dec. 31. Money on call nominal; no loans; time loans nominal, 60 and 90 days W&hk per cent; six months, 3i4fSft per cent; prime mercantile paper, 44ft per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $J7.104.87.20 for demand, and at UH-Wto 4.84.80 for 60-day bills; posted rates. $4.8ift and $4.88; commercial bills. $4.844.85. Mexican Mex-ican dollars, 48c; Government bonds firm; railroad bonds easy. New Tork Sugar. NEW YORK, Dec. 81. Sugar Raw. nominisV refined, nominal. Coffee, holiday. Chicago Cattle. CHICAGO. Dec. SI. Cattle Receipts, steady. Good to prime steers. $o.50Q6.S5: )oor to medium. $3.75ifr5.35; mockers and feeders, $2.304i4.2S: cows. $1,504(4.20; heifers. $2.25(6.00; canners. $1.6u&2.40; bulls, t-.IOtp 4.10; -calves. $3.5o&'.25. Hogs Receipts today, 20.000; Monday, 42,000; 6 to 10c lower. Mixed and butchers. $4.&4.77ft; good to choice heavy. $4.70 4.80; rough heavy, $4.45j4.G0; light, $4,409 4.70; bulk of sales, $4.6064.65. Sheep Receipts. 3000; sheep, easy; lambs, weak. Good to choice wethers. $4.9o&0..,; fair to choice mixed. $4.10ii4.S3; Western sheep, $1.005.40; native lambx, $5.25&7.30; WesUern lambs, $ti.oojj7.30. |