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Show WORLB'SMARKETS STOCKS SENT DOWN BY UNFAVORABLE POLITICAL NEWS New York, Feb 24. Heaviness was reflected In openiug prices on tho j stock exchange today Substantial re- . cesalous were recorded by most of the leading Issues, including tho coppor cop-por stocks, which have been recent features of strength The only notable gain was one point advance In "Wheeling "Wheel-ing fc Lake Brie first preferred The early selling was partly ascribed ascrib-ed to ovornlght developments at Washington, which suggested that the radical element In congress is llgely I to gain the ascendancy in the proposed propos-ed "monoy power" Inquiry. Amolga-I Amolga-I matod Copper, yestordaj's strongest feature, lost 1 1-4, with Increased I heaviness In othor speculative Issues. Ropubllo Iron &. 8teel preferred fell back to 67 7-8, a further loss of 2 5-S and tho common declined' 2 polnU. Tho IlBt then relapsed into Its customary custo-mary dullness.. The market closed steady. Sutr stantial recoveries were made In thct last hour, TJnlpn Pacific selling above yesterday's best. Business wa6 light, however, and probably represented Short covering rather than actual commitments. com-mitments. Prices shaded in the final dealings. WHEAT EASES OFF ON FAVORABLE WEATHER Chicago, Feb. 21. Wheat eased off I today, duo to favorable weather and I because of Indlfferonce shown by foreign markets bsenco of any radical radi-cal decline In rocelpts also aide'd tho boars. Opening prices wore unchanged un-changed to 1-4 down. Mav started at 100 5-8 100 3-4, unchanged to 1-8 lower and sagged to 100 1-25-S. Prospect of continued unsettled weather formed a decided buying Influence In-fluence In tho corn pit. Local sppec-ulators sppec-ulators were the chief purchasors. May opened unchanged to 1-8 off at 68 3-8 to 08 1-2 and then rose to 68 3-4 There was not much pressure to sell oats. Accordingly the market developed de-veloped firmness sympathy with corn. May started a sixteenth lower to a llko amount up at 52 1-2 to 52 5-S and rose to 52 3-1. Big receipts of hogs weighed down provisions. First sales varied from 5c decline to a Bhado advance with (Continued on Pasc Sovcn ) WORLD'SMARKETS (Continued from Pago Ono ) May $15.40 for pork; $952 1-2 for lard and $8 55 for ribs. OGDEN WHOLESALE PRODUCE (Selling Price ) Ogden, Utah, Feb. 24. Butter-Creamery, Butter-Creamery, extra, In cartons, 35c; creamery' firsts, 34c; cooking, 25c; ranch 20c. Cheese Eastern. 17 l-2c; Utah, lGc; Utah, mild, 16c; Y A., 17c. Eggs Ranch, per case of 30 dozen, ?7.00. ' J Sugar Cane, $6 90; beet, $C70. ! Omaha. Omaha, Feb. 24. Cattle Receipts, 100; market steady; native Bteers, 5.30 7.S0; cows and heifers, 3.255.75; western steers, 4.004.60; Texas steers, 3 SOS 30; rango cows and heifers, 3 00 1.90; canners, 2.o0iff3.G5; stockors and feeders, 3.806.20; calves, 3 75(g7.50', bulls, stags, etc., 3.80(35 30. Hogs Receipts. 10.G00, market steady to 5c lower; heavy, G 00(5 615; mixed. 5.90 6.00; light. 5.60G.0o. pigs, 4.255.50; bulk of sales, 5.G0 G.05 Sheep Receipts 100; market steady; yearlings, 1 755.25; wethers, 3 854.50; ewes, g.OOS.SO; lambs, 5l256.40." ' v Chicago Livestock Chicago, Fob, 2 1 Cattle Receipts 300; market slow aond steady: beeves $4 80(8 00: Texas steers $l.G035.7p; Western steers $1907.00; stockcrs and feeders $3.906,25: cows and heifers .?2jl06.50: calves $5.50 7.75. Hogs Receipts 23.000; market dull, mostly JLOc lower; light $5.S5 615; mixed SSOOflffGO; heavy $5.95 (f?G.25: rouh $5 95(3!6.05; pigs $4.20 S5.D0; bulk of sales $6.05(3)6.20. Sheep Receipts 1,500; market steady; native $3.304.80; western $3.75 I 85; yearlings $i.905.75; lambs, native $4.406.90; western $ 1.757.10. Metal Market. New YoVki Fob. 21. The melal markets wero. dull and practically nominal in the absence of exchanges. Copper firm'; lako, $14.5011 75; electrolytic. elec-trolytic. 14 3-Sl-2c; casting, 13 7-S (2 14 1-Sc. Tin, $42.90(43.10. Lead, $4.004.10. Spelter, $b.ouo-"-Antimony, Coqkson's, $7.25. Iron, unchanged. Kansas City Livestock Kansas City. Mo.. Feb. 21. Cattle Receipts 300, Including 100 southerns: south-erns: market steady; natlvo steers $5.25g8.00; southern steers $5.00 G.25; southern cows and heifers $3.00 -5.00; native cowb nnd heifers $3.00 (o!G75: stockers and feeders $4.25g C-50; hulls $3.7o5 40;-calves $1)0 7 25, western steers $4.7u.-0; western cows $3.00ffp.0O. Hogs Receipts 4,300; .markot 10c lower; bulk of saleB $5.S5G.20; hoavv $G.10G.20: packers and butchers butch-ers $6.00Z?G.20, lights $C.500.05; pigs $4.2555.25. I Sheep Receipts none; market steady; muttons $3 254.65; Jambs d. Lm $i.256.50; fed wethers and j'cur- L H lings $1 00.r,.50r fed owes $2.75 H -. . rw-k . H |