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Show WORLD'SMARKETS DULL MARKET AND LOWER STOCK PRICES New York, April 17. Tho majority major-ity of the active Issues declined slightly at the opening of the stock market today. Trading was very dull. American Tobacco pfd., and American Wdolen declined half; United States Steel, 3-S and Reading and Amalgamated Amalgam-ated 1-1. Selling of Missouri Pacific and Wabash Wa-bash debenturefa. both of which lost a point, kept the general market under restraint, but the leading stocks did not Increase their Initial losses to any considerable extent. New York Money. New York, April 17 Prime Mercantile Mer-cantile paper 3 l-2&4 per cent; sterling ster-ling exchange firm with actual business busi-ness in bankers' bills at 4.S1.30 for 00 day bills and at l.SG.05.G0 for demand. de-mand. Commercial bills, -1.S3 3-L ; Bar silver, 53; Mexican dollars, 45. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular. Money on call, easy 2 l-l-S per cent; ruling rate 2 1-1 per cent; closing clos-ing bid. 2 1-4; offered at 2 3-S per cent: time loans soft. CO days 2 l-2 2 3-1 per cent; 00 days 2 3-43 per cent; six months 3l-4 per cenL ' Chicago Livestock. Chicago, April 17. Cattle, receipts estimated at 1S.000; market steady; beeves. COC.SS, Texas steers, 4 CO 5.70; western steers. 4.905.90: stockers and feeders. 4.10 5.S0: cows and heifers, 2.70fS5 90; calves, 5(Q. Hogs, receipts estimated at 30.000; market generally 10c up, light, G.35 C.G5; mixed, G.20ftG.G5; heavy, 5.90 C.45; i-ough, 5 956,15; good to choice heavy, G15(gG.45. piss, G.35CC5; bulk of sales. G.G0G.G5. Sheep, receipts estimated at 20,000, market steadv; native, 3470. western. west-ern. 3.1 5(4.70; yearlings, 4.405.30; lambs, native, 4.70g1G.50; western, 4.10 (S'G.lo. Omaha. Omaha, April 17. Cattle, receipts, 4,400; stronger; native, 5.20G.35; cows and helfert. 45.70; western steers, 4.25 5.S5; stockers and feeders, feed-ers, 4.255,85: calves, 17.50; bulls, stags, etc., 405.25. Hops, receipts, 4.400; 10c higher, heavv, 5.90 G.05: mixed. QxiG.l0; light G.10(?rG25; pips. 5.90G.10 Sheep, rccoipt. 1.400; 10tf?15e higher; high-er; yearlings, 4.35tfTi4.90: wethers, 4.15 f-).G5; owes, 3.90(o'4.40; lambs, 5.25 G.00. Metal Market. Now York, April 17 Standard Cooper, Coo-per, dull; spot and May l.G0911.75: i lead, easy, 4,40if 4.50, N. Y. Bar sll-I sll-I ver, 53o. |