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Show I business mmm The lower prlcea for petroleum produeta haa broucht about a aharp decline in sroaa output at lh well, according to flgurea compiled by the A me r lean Petroleum tnatl-tuta. tnatl-tuta. The daily average groaa production for the week ended on February 1 waa 1, 370.III barrela, a decline of 3471 bar-re bar-re la In tha daily aver as compared with tbat of the preceding week. aaa Threa New .York Htock esctmnga mem -berahlpa wera Irapaferred yeaterday, on for 100. 0DA. nn for SM.OnO and the other for a nominal consideration being a partnar-ahlp partnar-ahlp tranafer. The St. Joseph tead company's mines turned oat 3.1X3.327 tona of ore: snd lt amelter, 71.307 tona of pte; lead In 10:t. During Dur-ing tha year tha company purchased ll 0A0 Mtaalaalppl river and lionn Terra railway rail-way bonda aaa Tha number of inveatora In lT. ft. Kteel common haa passed the 100. OOA mark, the books ahnwing February 13 that 100 141 peraona held the stock, the averaae holdlnra being about 0 aharca. At the end of 120 V. H. Ntecl had Hh llt atock holilera. while mora than 4000 nanica hava been sdded to Ita records In tha first thirty daya of thla year. . aaa Rrltlah Au-traleelan Wool Grower aJo-elatiun. aJo-elatiun. capital fl ;.00S.00a formed fn tak over 00.000 bale of wool from Hrttlah government, gov-ernment, for which it will ba the aole aell ing agent. CHICAfeO 4. RAIN AM) rROlWIOXia. CHICAGO, Feb. 30 Wheat was active at the atart toil ay. the May delivery allowing allow-ing early atrength, but price r acted quickly quick-ly becauee of a fairly general selling on the advance. There waa aome talk of a mlnlm'Jin eport price being placed on Argentine Ar-gentine wheat and country nff,ringa to ar-nve ar-nve were amall in practically all aectlon. After starling lower to 1c hiaher. with March at $l.l to 1111 and May 1I7 to $1.11 4. a react Ion act In and carried pricea below yeaterday's fmlah. Reporta of improve tneni In tha export demand c-taed wheat to rallv later, but the market h am unateady and fluctuated rapidly within a narrow range. The doe waa unaeltled with price lc lnwer to Vc higher, including March at 11 00 to and May SI. 17 to 11 A7V Corn receipt w era larger t lian expected and after a firm start. It eased off on general gen-eral aelllng. Meaaase from acattered point Indicate that farmer ara not aelhng. Initial 'luotattona, which were higher to He lower with Mir Tic to t0c, wara followed by moderate decline. Tha market continued Ita downward trend deapit tha atrength in wheat and cloee'd wapak with prlcea c to 1 "w. c lower than the previous finish with May Ciltc to 49c. Oata ahnwed atrength at the atart. but eaaed off with other cereal. After atarttng unchanged to Wc higher, with May 4Sc the market aagged. Hiaher pricea fur hoga cava strength to pro laiona CASH. Opening. Hlghet. I .owe at. Closing. Wh-i March . .. .tV 1 1 1 May 174 la 1 1-7 Corn-May Corn-May T .tft'i .04 .Off, July 73 .71 .71 71 Oata May 4 .4IH .44 .44 July . .... .4U -44 .4S .4ft Pork-May Pork-May 31 20 laard May 15 ? 12 22 12 II 12 10 July It 2 12-7 l: ftO 13 A3 H iba-May iba-May 11 47 11 47 II 41 11 4ft July 11 .03 CASH. Wheat So. 2 red. 1 1.70 9 1 1 1 K ; No. 1 bard. 1 7. Corn No. t snixd. 00c: No. yellow. 44fiSc. i ataNo. 2 whit. 44 0 44 r ; No. S white. 4 0tZKfC r.v No 3. II 4ft. Harley 10Mc. Timothy seed 14 00 0 ft IS. Clover aeed 113 00Sj 17. 0U. I'ork Nominal. I.arJ 111 ft Mi 110. 7ft 1 IT. H A I T l.AKK H tTOCR. Cattle Receipts. 21; market 0r higher. Market for week 2ftc to 40c higher on bulfher stork, tttrong demand fat rnwi and helfera Choice weighty ateera. f. iti 7 CO. gool ateera. 0V 4 00. fair ateera l lflif 4. 10 ; crime cow a and henvy he If era, &. ) 4.1ft; fair to good cows and he.frra. t 10 tj ft 10; ratter. V10t4 10; cannera I.' 10 3.40; good bull. 4. 10194. it, bologna bulla, $3,103.00: light veal calvea IS 40 10 40. Hoc a -No receipt a. market 10c -htrher Market for wewk ateady to tt010e higher with atrong demand. Top grade hogs (170 t" 300 pvunda), $9.3ttr.lft; otbera. l.00 0 04 Hheep No receipts, market 10c higher Market for week. 7ftc to $1.00 higher. Proa-peets Proa-peets for good demand next week. Choice fat lambs HM weight). 17 l-wl IS. choice yearling Utifr..: fat wethera. (.;, 1.3ft; fst ewes. .1.3ft4.3ft. Sr.VT YORK AND l-OMKN R1XTER. NKW TOR K b. SS Bar ailver. da-meat da-meat lc. 00ae; foreia. Meataaa dul-lara. dul-lara. 42 C . I)NDON, Fab. Iw.-Hf allvar, 3:J par UAca. |
