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Show oo WflRI D'l MARKFT COPPER STOCKS ADVANCE ON PRODUCERS STATEMENT ICew York, Feb. 8. Encouraged by the reduction of the bank of England's discount rate and the belief that the monev trust inquiry would bo held within conservative lines, bull traders trad-ers this morning attempted to bid up the stock market The leading-stocks leading-stocks were marked up at the opening, open-ing, but the heavy undertone which devoloped yesterday was again apparent ap-parent and tho upturn was of short duration. Aside from the vido fluctuations fluc-tuations In the Tobacco issues, the movement was not wide. Pressure became more severe after 11 o'clock, United States Steel falling to 59 7-S. The readiness with which this stock, as well as Union Pacific and Reading succumbed to short selling sell-ing hnd a dampening effect on bullish sentiment. Americau Tobacco fluctuated fluctu-ated In erratic fashion. If rallied to within half a point of yesterday's close and again went off. Chesapeake and Ohio made a suddon upward ;purt of 1 ?,-$, but did not hold. Bonds wero steady. Speculation became lethargic at fractional recoveries. Amalgamated Copper roso to C2 1-4 after the publication publi-cation of tho Producers' statement which showed a reduction In stocks on hand of upwards of 23,000-,000 pounds, The Intermittent periods of actjvity and dullness testified to tho prorossional character of tho deal-lng7,, OGDEN WHOLESALE PRODUCE (Selling Price.) Ogden, Utah, Feb. 8. Butter-Creamery, Butter-Creamery, extra, In cartons, 3-lc; creamery firsts, 33; cooking, 25; ranch, 20c, Cheese Eastern, 17 1-2; Utah, 15 1-2; Utah, mild, 15 1-2; Y. A., 1G 1-2. Eggs Ranch, per case of 30 dozen, $10 50. Sugar Cane, SG.60; beot, $G.10. , Kansas City. Kansas City, Feb. S. Cattlo Receipts Re-ceipts 3,500, Including 100 southerns; market strong, native steors, 5.50 8.50; southern steors, 5.005.50; native na-tive cows and heifers, 3.25(a'G.75; Blockers and, feeders, 4.00G.75; bulls, 4.005.50; calves, -1.00(0)7.50; western west-ern steors, 5007 50, western cows, 3 25(5)5. po. Hogs -Receipts 12,000; market steady; bulk of sales, 5.90G.30; hea 2QdWZ 1-2; packers and butchers, G.05(5iG.30; lights, 5.75G.10; pigs, -1.50(2)5.25. Sheep Kccoipls 5,000; market steady; muttons 3.254.50; lambs, 5.25Q)G.lO; fed wethers and vearlings, 3.755 50; fed ewes, 2.755-i.00. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Feb. S. Cattle Receipts, 7,000; market steady to strong; beoves, -1 80S.G5; Texas steors, 4. Go 5.SS; western steers, 4.907 10; atockers and feeders 3.85G.10; cows and heifers, 2.15tPG.70; calves, 5.75(0) S.25. v Hogs Receipts 39,000; market quiet, steady; light. 5.S5(0fi.2O; mixed, 5.90rt7,G.30: heavy, 6.95j)G.32 1-2; rough, o.95&r1U0: pigs, 4.255.85; bulk of sales. G.05G-25. Sheep Receipts 15,000; market clow; native 3.15(0)4.00; western, 3.40()4.05 ;' yearlings, 4.70(0)5.50; lambs, nativc,"4.25(i.5i; western, 4.50 0G.GO. . ; (Continued on Pago Eight.) H ' ( (Continued from Page Ono.) B: L WHEAT DROPS ON '1 BEARISH CROP OUTLOOK H ' H ' Chicago, Feb. 8. Reports that tho H Argentine railway strike had been H settled and a bearlBh crop outlook in ! tho United States caused an easier tone In tho wheat market today. Tho opening was l-8l-4 to 3-Sl-2 higher. May started at 103 3-8 to to 103 1-2, a drop of 1-81-4 to 1-4 H (f?3-8, declined to 103 1-4 and rallied j to 58. H Corn developed strength a.s a result p of active buying by a large concern. H May opened -unchanged to 18l-4 H down at f57 3-i7-8 to 68 and rose to H GS 3-8l-2. H Shnrts puro'aaso of oats brought B j about an upturn in that ceroal May H ', started a shado to 1-8 off at 51 3-4fJ Hr 7-S to 51 7-8 and advanced to 52 3-8. H j Provisions were steady First sales H f were unchanged to 5 above with May 1 at $10.20 for pork: 59.32 1-2' for lard M ' and ?S.758.77 1-2 for ribs. H ' Omaha Livestock H Omaha, Feb. 8. Cattle, receipts, Hh 3.S00. Mnrket steady to atrong. Na- H tive steoT3 $5.2i7.fi5; cows and H hoifcrs $3JJ5C.OO; western steers H , $?,.S0C.80; rango cows and heifers 1 , $3.00o,25; canners $2.503.60; Hl stackers and feeders $3 50(0.25; H calves ?4J)07.75; 'bulls, stags, etc., B ?3.7od.oO. H ' Unas, receipts 12,200. M'arket H steady to easier. Heavv $0.10G.C0; Hl- mixed $6.00GJL0; light 5.GOiC.10; H' pigs ?4.255.50; bulk of sales .$5.86 H . G.15. L Sheep, receipts 3,200. rarkct H' steady. Yearlings ?4.755.35; wetliers $3.754.40; ewes 3.004.00; lambs $5.00G.25. New York Money. New York, Feb. S. Money on call firmer, 2 3-8a2 1-2 per cent; ruling rate, 2 3-8; closing bid, 2 3-8; offered at 2 1-2. Tlmo loans, steady; GO days, 2 l-2a 2 3-4 per cent; 90 ilajs, 2 3-4a3 per cent; six months, 3h3 1-4 per cent. Close: Pirme mercantile papor, 3 l-2a4 per conL Sterling oxchancc weak, with actual business in bankers' bank-ers' bills at $484.25 for sixty-day bills, and at $487.10 for demand. Commercial bills, $483.50. Government bonds, steady; railroad rail-road bonds steady. Chicago Produce. Chicago, Feb. S, Butter Steady: creameries, 2832; dairies, 2430. Eggs Easier; receipts 1,221 cases: at mark, cases included, 2129; ordinary or-dinary firsts. 2930; firsts, 32. Cheese Stendv; daisies, 17 1-4(9) 1-2; twins, 1C 1-2(5)3-4; young Americas, Amer-icas, 17 l-4l-2; long horns, 17 1-4 1-2. Metal Market. Now York, Feb. S. Standard copper, cop-per, quiet but firm; spot, 013.90al4.12 1-2; May, 14al4 1-4; electrolytic, $14.-50al4.75, $14.-50al4.75, casting. 13 7-Sal4 1-8. Lead, quiet, $3.95o4.0G. j Spelter, quiet, SG.35aG.55. Bar silver, 59 7-S. oo TWENTY-FOUR LIVES LOST. Victoria, Feb. S News was brought by the steamer Marama to-dav to-dav of the foundering of the trading Tathra with the- loss of 24 lives, including in-cluding sovon white men, off Ambryn Island in the New Hebrides group during dur-ing a heavy gale January 4. |