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Show if uu IIS ' MARKET OPENS WEAK lift BUT GAINS STRENGTH. IK! Is,w York- Jaa 31. Tlie stock mar-ll! mar-ll! ke snowe( a strong undertone at the ID opening today. The Hill shares were IB strong, Northern Pacilc advancing 5-8 IB and Great Northern 3-8; Lehigh val-IH val-IH ley, general electric and American IH Sugar opened 1-2' up, although Lehigh lljr valley quickly lost its gain. Further mm strength was shown by the fertilizer IBf issues. The Harriman stocks were IB heavy and Canadian Pacific lost 3-4. IH Moderate Buying advanced prices a IH trifle In the early 'trading, Lehigh and IH Amalgamated Copper being especially H The upward movement was arrest- i H ed, however by heavy selling of I H United States Steel, which sold 5-S J It below yesterday close, and the rest 111 or the list sagged also. United States H Pipe pfd., Improved 2 points. H Traders were reluctant to commit B themselves in advance of the publlca- flg tion this afternoon of the United ! I f States Steel corporations quarterly ' II dividend and the market was narrow I I and hesitating throughout the morn- 1 Bj Ing session. United States Steel was If feverish and ruled generally below B yesterday's final price. The market B'i 'in general acted in sympathy at the H course of this issue but a few stocks Ba moed independently, notably North-Bi North-Bi ern Pacific, which advanced 1 3-S. To-BjlU To-BjlU ward mid-day there was a decided If Improvement all round in tone and III the list averaged a tririe above last lU night. Bj, . Omaha Livestock. Bf Omaha, Jan. 31. Cattle Receipts, 5,000; market, steady to easier. Nat- n ive steers, 5.00aC50; cows and heif- fllf ers. 3.25a5.50; western steers, 3.75u HI 0.00; range cows and heifers, 3.00a H 4.75. ca.nuors. 2.S5a3.G0; gtockers and Hi feeders, 3.50a6.00; calves, 4.00a8.50; Hi bulls, 6tags, etc., 3.75a5.25. HI Hogs Receipts, 11.500; market 5c K lower. Heavv, 7.30a7.50; mixed 7.40a Hj 7.50; light, 7.50a7.C0: pigs, C.50a7.50; H bulk of sales. 7.40a7.50. H Sheep Receipts, 12,500; market H slow to 10c lower. eYarllngs, 4.30a HI 4.S5; wethers, 3.50a4.10; ewes, 3.30a I 3.85; lambs, 4.50a5 90. Bl Chicago Livestock. Hj Chicago, Jau. 31. Cattle, receipts Hi estimated al 5.000: market steady. POf Deoves, 4.70a7.09; Texas steers, 4.50a SJj 6.00, western steers 4.90.15.75, 3tock- y& ers and feeders, 3 70a5S0; cows and lyp.T heifers, 2.C0aG00; calves, 7.25a9.00. Mh Hogs Receipts estimated at 1S.000; r market slow at yesterday's close. H Light, 7.80a8.10; mixed, 7.70a7.90; WKL heavy. 7.80a8.00; rough. 7.45a7S5; Wjy K011 t ocholce heavy, 7 15a7 GO; pigs, M 7C0a7.85, bulk of sales, 7 BSaS.lu vm Sheeo Receipts estimated at 18.- 000; market steady. Native, 2.50a4.40; . western, 2.75a4.40; ycnrl'ngs, 4.50a 5.60; lambs, native, 4.50a6.20; western, west-ern, 4.50aG.20. CIVcago Produce. Chicago, Jan. 31 Butter, steady; creameries, 17n25: dairies. 1GU22', Eggs Wear. Receipts, 5909 cases, at mark, cases included, 17al9; firsts, 21 1-2; prime firsts, 22 1-2. Cheese Steady; daisies, 15 1-4; twins, 13 1-2, young Americas, 15 l-2a 16, long horns, 15al5 1-2. I Sugar and Coffee. New York, Jan. 31. Sugar Raw, steady; muscovado, .89 test, 2.92; centrifugal, .96 test, 3.42; molasses sugar. .S9 test, 2 G7; refined, quiet. Coffee Spot, steady. |