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Show 00 WORLO'SJARKETS STOCKS UNDER PRESSURE AND PRICES RECEDE New York, May 23 Stocks were under much pressure at the opening todny and the speculative leaders receded, re-ceded, although the Initial losses were small. Missouri Pacific lost 1, and Union Pacific and United States Steel 1-2. Erie, Amalgamated Copper, Penn sylvnnla and Northern Pacific ad. vanced small fractions. A few stocks were marked up a point in face of the heaviness of the rest of the HsL Persistent renlilzng In the market leaders discouraged efforts! t'l bid up prices, but losses in the favorite stocks did not exceed half a point. International Paper rose 1. For no apparent reason other than to extent, to which prices have advanced, ad-vanced, traders undertook at the outset out-set to sell the market. The effort met with some success, but the ease with which offerings were absorbed resulted In a speedy response in which most early declines were recovered. re-covered. tT.be-most notnble exception was United States Steel, which" was the heaviest of the leaders and ruled a point under last night's close. v The Hill Issues were again conspicuous conspic-uous for their strength, as were the copper stocks, local tractions, and some specialties." Fertilizer shares were the strongest feature of the list. On the "curb," American Tobacco extended its rise to 51S, the highest price in its history. J OGDEN WHOLESALE PRODUCE (Selling Price.) Ogden, Utah, May 22. Butter-Creamery Butter-Creamery extras in cartons, 25c; creamery firsts, 23c; cooking, 20c; ranch, i? l-2c. Cheese Eastern, 15 l-2c; Utah; 14 l-2c; Utah mild. 14c; Y. A. lCc. Eggs Eggs per caso of 30 doz., $5.75. Sugar Beet, $5.15; Cane, $5.G5. Chicago Produce. Chicago, May 23. 'Butter, creameries, cream-eries, 1C21; dairies, lo19. Eggs, steady, receipts, 27,914. At mark, cases Included, 12 1-213. Firsts, 14 1-2; prime firsts, 15 Cheese, steady. Daisies, 12u-l-2; twins, 11 1-2(013-4; young Americas, 12(J?l-2, longhorns, 12l-4. Sugar and Coffee. New York,' May 23. Raw sugar, firm; Muscovado. .S9 test, 3.3G; centrifugal. cen-trifugal. .90 test, 3.SG: molasses sugar, .89 test, 3.11. Refined sugar, steady. CofTee, spot, quiet. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, May 23 Cattle, receipts estimated at 3,000; market steady; beeves, 5.10(5G.40; Texas steers. 4C0 5C0; western steers, I.S05.S0; stocltcrs and feeders, 3.905.70; cows and heifers, 2.405.70; calves, 4.70 7.25 Hogs, receipts estimated at 17,000, market, weak, light, 570iJCG.10: mixed 5 70G.OO.; heavy, 5.10(g5 90; rough. 5 155.G0; good to choice heavy, 5.G0 5.90: pigs, 5.10590; bulk of sales, 5S05.95. Sheep, receipts estimated at 15,000; markcL strong; native, 3.50(7i5.G0; western. 3.70S5.10; yearlings. 4.75 5.70; lambs, native, 4.7505 70; western, west-ern, 5.10 5.30. Omaha Llveotock. Omaha, May 23. Cattle Receipts, 5,-jO Steady. Native, ?.15G10; cows and heifers, $3.00(35.70; western. west-ern. $J.5O(55.S0. Texans, $3 25Q'f).10; stockers and feeders, S3.755.75; calves. $4.007 50 Hogs Receipts, 1G.000. 5c lower. Heavy. $5.405.G0; ; mixed, $5.50 5 00, light, $5.G05.70; pigs. $5.00(5' 5.G0, bulk of sales, ?G.G0(?p5.G5. Sheep Receipts, 0,700. 153)25c higher. Yearlings. $4.C55.35; wethers. weth-ers. $I.354.85; ewes, $4.25&4.G5; lambs, $5,757.50. Metal Market. New York, May 23. Standard cop-ner. cop-ner. quiet; spotand July, 1LS319 . 'Lead, dull. J.400'1.50," N, Y. Bar silver, sil-ver, 53 3-Sc. Chicago Close. Chicago, May 23 Close: Wheat May, 95 1-2; Julv, 87 5-S; Sept., S7 7-8. Corn May, 51 1-2; July 52; Sept., 53. ' ' ' J Oats May, 33 1-2; July, 33 1-2. SopL, 33 3-8. Pork May, none; July, 11.40; Sept. 14.05. Lard July, S 10; Sept,, S.15. Ribs July, 775; Sept., 780. |