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Show MLD'SJMKErS LESS DEMAND FOR STOCKS IS DEPRESSING New York. May 19. An irregular tone characterized the opening of the stock market today. Trading was active and the tendency of most of the market leaders was toward lowsr prices. Steel lost 3-S. Union Pacific. 1-4, Atchisonand Smelting, 1-2 and Southern Pacific and General Eltctr'c 1. Canadian Pacific gained 1 3-4 and Rock Island 1 Amalgamated Copper was marked up to 07 3-4, but when t buying of copper ceased temporarily I the rest of the list fell back sharply. The upward movement was resumed resum-ed later by Reading, which crossed 1 CO for the first time In many weeks. ! Union Pacific, United States Steel. ' SL Paul and the Copper stocks wore , bought heavily at advancing prices 1 Western Union was unusually active and strong, rising 1 5-8. Trading in stocks was on a smaller scale this morning and the buoyant tone of the past three days was missing. miss-ing. The market showed the effect of a lessened demand and some of the important stocks went below yesterday's yes-terday's close. CHICAGO PRODUCE. Chicago, May 19. Butter Steady; creameries, lCa21; dalrlos, 13a3S. Eggs Easy Firsts, 14 JL-2; prime firsts, 15 Receipts 17,079. Cheese Steady. Daisies, 12 1-2; twins, 11 3-4al2, young Americas, 12a 1-4; lognhorns. 12 1-4. OGDEN WHOLESALE PRODUCE (Selling price) Ogden. Utah. May 19. Butter-Creamery Butter-Creamery extras In cartons, 25c; cronirerj' firsts, 23c; cooking, 20c; rr ch, 17 l-2c. Cheese Eastern, 15 l-2c; Utah I 14 l-2c; ULnh mild, He; Y. A.. 16c I Eggs Eggs per r;so of 30 doz 5.75. I Sugar Beet, $5.45; Cane, $5 G5. Chicago Livestock. Cattle, receipts estimated at 1,500; market strong, beeves, 5.10C40: Texas steers, 4.CO5.G0; western steers 4.S05.G0; stockers and feeders, feed-ers, 3.005.70, cows and heifers, 2.40 &5.70; calves, 57.25. Hogs, receipts estimated at 17,000; market, shade off; light, 5S05G.17 1-2; mixed, 5.S0G.12 1-2; heavy, 5.G0 G.05,. rought, 5 GO 5.75; good to ' cholco heaw, 5.G0(5G.05; pigs, 5.G5 I G.10; bulk of sales, 5.90G10. Sheep, receipts estimated at 6,000; market, strong, 10c up; native, 3.50(5) 4.80; western, 3.50'?Ji4.S5; yearlings, 4.fi05.G0: lambs, native, 4.75ftC90; western, 5 25710 Omaha Livectock. Omaha, Mav 19. Cattle Receplts, 2,200. Steady. Native, $5.00G.OO, cows and heifers, $3.00(0)5.70; wostorn, 1 $3.75((?'5.75; stcOKers and feeders, I $3.50(S5.75; calves. $4 0037.25. I Hoga Receipts . 5,100 Steady. Hotragg.gg S5.G0$Td.S5; mixed, $5.70 ' 5.S0; light. '$5.8G(5fri.9n: pigs, S5.00 I $5.80; bulk, $5.705 S5. I Sheep Receipts, 4,500. Strong; yearlings, $1.50(5)5.00; wethers, $4.25 (5)4.50; owes, $3.504.00, lambs. $G.0O (0-7.00. Sugar and Coffee; New York, May 19. Raw sugar ! nominal, muscovado, $3.3C; cQntrIfu-. gal. ?3.8G; molasses sugar, $3.11. Rc-J fined, steady. Coffee, spot, quiet.- ft (Continued on Pago EighL) ' oo WORLD'S MARKETS (Continued from Page One.) Chicago Close. Chicago, May 19 Close: Wheat May, 94 3-Sc. July, SS 5-Sc; Sept., S7 3-SS7 1-2c; Dec, 8 9' 1-4 c. Com May, 52 1-Sc; July, 52 l-4c; Sept, 53c; Dec, 511-lc. Oats May, July, SepL, 34c. Pork July, $14.G5; Mar, $14.80 Laid July, SS.05; Sept. $8,12 1-2. Ribs July, $7.77 l-27.80; Sept., $7.75. New York Money. New York, May 19. Close: Prime mercantile paper 3 l-24 per cent. Sterling exchange easy with actual business in bankers bills at 4.S4.35 for GO day bills and at 4.SG.30 for demand. Commercial bills, 4.S3 7-S. Bar silver, 53 V-8c. Mexican dollars, 45c Government bonks, weak; railroad bonds Irregular. Mopey on call, steady, 2 1-S2 3-S per cent; cLuling rate and closing bid, 2 1-4 per cent; offered at 2 3-8 per cent. Time loans strong, but borrowers wont pav asking rates as vet, GO days, 2 123-f; 90 days, 2 3-4 "per cent; G months, 3 1-1031-2 per cent Metal Market. New York, May 19. Standard copper, cop-per, dull- srot, $11.70g11.80; July, $11.7511.85. Lead Ddll, $4 404.50. New York. Bar Silver, 53 1-Sc. |