Show HIGHER PRICES WERE ViERE THE RULE Transactions Were Wore Not Heavy White While tho the Changes Noted Were Rather Small Smal RAILROADS VERY PROMINENT PROMINENT U S Steel Stee In Largo Blocks Ilu Coppers Sugar house Good GoodNew GOOI aIns New Ne York April Apri 16 Stocks wore sold oid soldat oll at higher prices at It the tho outset today than tha the dosing closing lust last night nigh Changes were nr transactIons light Union and amid Metropolitan preferred rose roso a ix I point anti and lt American Ice Ic H Ir lr Iron Ixon Irol sold at Ut It n a decline of C 5 I Most of tim tha limited orders In the time hands lan s sor u or of tIme the brokers were purchased especially e for the tho low priced specialties which have been so prominent In lit n the tha to weeks businesS bu s sVery Very little alteration on from rom the tho opening prices resulted from the active stOCks stock nut anti the trend was wa upward Colorado South flout Irn em hardened hardene 1 time the preferred 14 1 The tone of the tha market remained firm hut but prices ware wro little changed chanced Canadian Pacific and amid Third Avenue rose rosa 2 and antI Man Malt Manhattan batten hattan hatan 4 Wheeling and und Lake Lako l Eri first preferred 1 2 i Bonds were firm firmIn In tho the noon hour hur there thero was WIS a I slight Increase In time tha of ot and higher prices The Tho railroad stocks figured to a larger largo extent In tho the dealings than tItan this warning There hero were wore purchases of or largo large blocks of 0 United States Steel Union gained 1 Northern Pacific Amalgamated Aln Copper American Smelting American Sugar Suga and Westinghouse house Electric I 1 National atonal had and Western W stern Union lost 1 Tho The market closed rather Irregular and taking late lato dull dul Theio Thero was wa slight profit In him the he day a but reactions were slight LIVESTOCK CHICAGO Chicago April Apri 18 Cattle Receipts about market steady beeves 9 cows an ont and l heifers hatters Texans tJ calves culves westerns 45 stockers stackers and feeders about Market Markel strong Strom to a ft n shade higher Light 62 mixed 5 rough WJ 5 pigs bulk of ot sales rummieS 57 68 Sheep about 70 Market weak Natives BOf 5 70 westerns estet 60 6 lambs Imbs wester IO 15 KANSAS CITY Kansas City April Apri 16 Cattle 30 Market steady stel Native steers 60 6 75 native cows and 3 stockers and feeders bulls ul 1 3 calves western wester steelS 1 06 western cows caws 1000 Market steady to strong tron Bulk DUll of oC sales lles heavy heavy 70 packers stud and butchers 5 ii lights pigs Sheep Receipts Market steady Muttons iM tiro lambs range 6 WiCO red fed ewes 5 20 O LIL Omaha April Receipts 1300 I Market stronger r native steers OO cows and heifers western steers 37 Texas steers range cows und mind heifers 2 40 emitters t stockers and feeders OO calves hulls bulls and stags sines 3 w Hogs Receipts Market 50 Bo lower Heavy Hen 6 sr GL i mixed to light 5 pigs oo bulk bunt of ot sales jW Sheep Receipts 2700 market steady yearlings wether I ewes lambs jam s WOOL ST LOUIS St Si S Louis April 10 Wool toady steady Tar Ter Territory To anti and western mediums medium O tIne mediums fine Uno 13 5 PRODUCE CHICAGO Chicago April 16 Tho wheat market today opened firm because of ot strong cables cabias and und continued reports of dry dr weather In Kansas Kanas May MIlY wheat opened opens WIVi r to s e at ut 91 01 to K 92 and sold at c cC Corn C rn was firm chiefly because of or light receipts opened unchanged at 6 aimS mul soW sold at ut c cOats Oats were werl almost lifeless May opened unchanged at 83 I and an held around that figure Provisions wore were steady because of or prices prIce Cor for live hogs MAy pork open il tI lower nt lit 1287 and sold Hold at ut UK 1255 Lard was Willi 20 higher at lUlls wore were un unchanged unchanged changed ut at Tho The wheat market became strong In the tho thelast thelast last half I of or tho the session on covering covern by hy shorts short hort and MIl May advanced d to 92 Tho rho 11 close closi was u strong with May ay tI c hIgher nt at n 92 Corn by cash houses weakened the tho market and amid forced torce the price of ot M Ma y down to The close was WIlS weak with wit Mu Muy 1 lower nt at 92 July 80 81 W Sept 83 T Wt ro July 63 3 1 Ti Sopt Sept 62 j old new 6 52 July old 45 nil new Sept Sopt 37 1300 July Sept Lard JUlY Sapt n May rl 6 July Sept MO Ryo Cash Hurley Cash 4 AND COFFEE E Now NeW York Tork April raw fa firm finn fair refining centrifugal 46 test teat 42 molasses sugar SU Il 8 67 7 Refined steady crushed 6 powdered pow ored Coffee CofFeo steady No 10 7 1 Rio Itlo 0 OJ No 4 I Son San Santos tos lOH n AND IOS ECOS Chicag April 10 Duller steady Creameries dairies KgB Eggs steady at nt mark case J d H U EVAPORATED FRUITS nUITS New Now York April 10 market m for or Is practically nominal on owIng Ing to tire tha absence ubi en of I r husi ness Fancy aro quoted at nt 10 c choice clinics aY prime 7 and nd to 10 fair ut lit c urn url said to ba bo In do rII domand mand amid nil It is Ie reported that toot some car load lots have hae va been sold eold at III Europe for to lo the tho coast The Tue spilt snot market IH iu unchanged with quota quotations from rum H IVie e to Ho lie for or eCu and from Wic c to JOo lOu for or Oregon Ore on fruit AprIcots are aro quiet with choIr at 1801 Ole 0 extra choice at tle fancy at nt unchanged ChoIce extra i fancy run C 20 tumid and DIll extra tony any nt lit HUH a Raisins url are dull with tono of 0 tIme tho market In hI In favor tavor of or buyers buyerl o IOUS inns ore are quoted lit at l e ede raisins nt III GW Islets at ut 1 p s FOR FOIL W m S I YB Of Ot priceless value to especIal ly Iy mothers aro are Soap and arid |