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Show Jul U'iLL STuZST . . '. , NEW YORK, Feb. 19. Opening prices of stocks here inclined to a lower level than, last night in spite of advances ad-vances in London. . Transactions were small. . -', . '-' v ' Standtfrd stocks were sold freely, the weakness of Reading, Pennsylvania and Union "Pacific assisting the bears in forcing declines elsewhere. . The specialties spe-cialties and low priced railroads showed some resistance and the average losses in this quarter were considerably less than elsewhere. - . . Stocks continued to come out freely, carrying prices to a materially 'lower level. The depression centered largely in Union Pacific, St. Paul, Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia and Reading, the declines there reaching 1 to 2. . . Bonds were heavy. Wholesale liquidation of stocks aroused -considerable misgivings aa to the cause of the selling. Union Pacific slumped SI. St. Paul and Canadian Pacific 2, Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania 2, Amalgamated Copper 1. Other stocks were of? from lllc The market steadied at 1 o'clock. . -- 1 ':ri OMAHA UVE STOCK. .' OMAHA, ' Feb. ' 19.-Cattle Receipts. 300; market lower; native steers. $4.00 6.7S; cows and heifers, f2.t5i94.70; Western West-ern steers, $3.2S6.10; canners. IJ.OO S.00; etockers and feeders, $2.8005.00; calvea. $3.006.60. Hogs Receipts, 12.000; market $c lower; low-er; heavy, . $.77) 82i; mixed, $.75 (.77; light, $. 75(g6. 771; pigs. $5.75 6.50. Sheep Receipts, 6200; market steady; yearlings, $S.75S.40: wethers. $5.25ff5.5; ewes, $3.5095.2$; lambs. $6.6097.40. ST. LOUIS WOOL. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19. Wool Steady; Territory and Western mediums. 23!$28c; fine medium, 1820c; fine, 14lSc. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO. Feb. 19. Trading In the wheat pit was active at the opening today, to-day, but prices were inclined to be weak because - of a general - selling movement and a alack demand. The bearish features fea-tures were Increased receipts In the Northwest, good weather In that section of the country and a poor response at Liverpool to yesterday's advance here. May opened ic lower at 7778c, and sold i off to 77c. The corn market was quiet and prices were easy in sympathy with wheat. May corn opened a shade to c lower at 4619 47c. and sold at 46lc. The oats market . was quiet and easy. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 4040c. and sold at 40140c. The provision market was quiet and steady. Live hogs were 5c lower. May ?ork opened unchanged at $16.76; lard was c higher at $9,671, and ribs were 71c higher at $9.80. Close: Wheat May, 7777c; July, 77 J77c. Corn May, 46c; July, 46J46?e. . Oats May, 40c; July. 36J36Ic. Pork May. $16,771; July. $16,871. Lard May and July. $9,821. Ribs May, $9.85; July. $9,421. Rye Cash, 64 67c. Barley Cash. 65 62c. About the middle of the session the wheat market became very weak. A slight recovery occurred later, but the close was weak, with May down lUc at 77771c . Selling of corn by provision interests weakened the market late in the day. May declining to 461c, closing weak ?ic off at 461c. Cash: Wneat No. I red, 75 751c; No. S red, 72741c: No. 2 hard. 7476c; No. 3 hard, 661(ff75e; No. 1 Northern. 8284c; No. 2 Northern. 79 82c; No. 3 spring, 73 801c. NEW YORK STOCKS, New York stock quotations, furnished by the Gibson Stock and Grain company, 215 South Main street. 'Phones. 916. Stocks Open. High Low Close Erie com 36 361 361 351 Smelter com 144 144 1431 1441 Smelter pfd ... j 114 114 Nat Lead 72 72 71 71 Rio Grande 39 39 Amer Loc com 74 74 72J 73 So Ry com 26 27 281 26 Ana Copper 294 2951 291 284 Nor 9t West 861 961 86 86 Rock Island 26) 261- 26 2 Colo Fuel A Iron ... 49 49 481 48 Republic Steel 981 98 Steel com 46 46 451 451 Steel pfd 104 1041 1041 1041 Bait & Ohio :.1131 1131 112 1121 Colo. South 861 $61 36 361 Copper 1131 ' 114 1121 113 Sugar com 135 1351 134 1841 People's Gas 94 941 931 94 K. C. Southern 59 69 B. R. T 731 74 73 73, St Paul 1481 149 1461 147 U P com. 1751 1751 172 1731 Atch com 1031 1031 1021 103 Atchison pfd 99 99 S Pac Ry 931 94 921 93 Mo Pac 821 831 821 831 Nor Pac 1581 1631 1621 153 Texaa 34 341 33 841 Can Pac 187 1871 1841 1851 Ches & Ohio 621 521 Bit 621 N Y Cent 1281 1281 126 3271 Ills Cent 161 ; 161 Ont & Western .. .. 441 45 44 45 Wabash 82 321 32 32 Penn Ry 1301 131 129 1301 Reading ...123 124 121 1221 T-ouin & Nash 134 134 133 134 Mex Cent 24 24 24 24 GOLD FIELD STOCKS. The following are the quotations of Goldfield stocks On the San Francisco Mining Mi-ning Stock exchange today, as received by wire by Child, Cole & Co., brokers; 100 At-las At-las building: Stocks. Bid. Asked. Jim Butler $ 1.05 $ 1.071 Atlanta 87 .88 Diamondfleld 60 .51 Goldfield Mining 1.60 1.55 Great Bend 1.121 1.15 Jumbo 4.12 4.25 Kendall 48 .50 Mohawk 16.75 Red Top 4.05 .4.20 Sandstorm 73 .74 Silver Pick 1.421 1.45 St. Ives 1.65 1.70 Bullfrog Nat Bank 60 .52 Gold Bar 1.20 1.221 Montgomery Mountain .... 3.40 Tramp Con 1.521 1.57, Jumping Jack 30 Stray Dog 40" NEW YORK MONEY. NEW TORK. Feb. 19. Close: Prime mercantile paper. 5j(S6. Sterling exchange ex-change steady, with actual business in bankers', bills at $4.84.50S 4.84.55 for demand de-mand and at $4.80.304.80.35 for sixty-day bills. . Posted rates, $4,811 andtLSai. "Commercial "Com-mercial bills. $4.80c v- Bar silver. 68!c l- Mexican dollars, 531c. . Government , bonds strong; railroad bonds heavy. . . , . " : |