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Show WNLTSjUKinS WHEAT SUPPLY DECREASED AND PRICE ADVANCES Chicago, Feb. 9 Strength came back to wheat today as a result of reports, re-ports, that tho Argentine striko continued, con-tinued, notwithstanding official reports re-ports to the contrary. Atttention also was given to figures showing that the world's available stock suffered a huge decrease for January as compared com-pared with a substantial gain during dur-ing the corresponding month a year ago. Opening prices were l-Sl-4 to 1-2 higher. May started at 103 3-4 to 104, au advance of l-4l-2 and rose to 104104 1-S. Corn ascended owing to the timidity of short sellers. May opened a shade to 1-8 un at GS 3-8l-2 to CS 1-2 and roso to 09. Aggressive buying on the part of bull leaders made oats firm. May started 1-S to 1-4 higher at 52 1-2 to 52 5-S and went to "52 3-4. l Provisions scored a gain on account of smaller receipts of hogs. First transactions varied from last night's level to 5 cents advance with May $10.35 for pork; $9.37 1-2 for lard and $S,S5 for ribs. MARKET 'IS i QUIET-' i ' -Ji-- -BUT PJ&CES2.EJRMJ New York, Feb. 9. Speculative in- I terest In the stock market wa6 too slight to effect a decided change ia the level of prices during the morning. morn-ing. Tho hear faction which for several sev-eral days has been making Sneffectu. al attempts to unsettle prices, made no further efforts and the undertone of the market was firm Reports that some of tho smaller steel manufacturers manufac-turers were cutting prices had no effect ef-fect on the steel shares. The copper group fell back slightly on profit-taking, after yesterday's rise, despite the sharp advance in the price of tho metal abroad Increasing strength was shown under un-der the leadership of the Hill stocks, the southern group of railroad stocks sharing Great Northern preferred rose 1 3-4 and Northern Pacific and St. Paul 1. Prices of the principal shares at midday ruled generally a fraction above yesterday's final figures. fig-ures. Bonds were steady. OGDEN WHOLESALE PRODUCE (Selling Price.) Ogden, Utah, Feb. 9. Butter-Creamery, Butter-Creamery, extra, in cartons. 34c; 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, $G.60; beet, $6.40. Chicago Produce. Chicago, Feb 9. Butter Firm; creameries, 28032; dairies, 2530; Eggs Weak; receipts 1.3 IG cases; at mark, cases included, 21(026; ordinary or-dinary firsts, 2G27; firsts. 2S29 Cheese Steady; daisies, 17 1-4 1-2; twins, 1(8 12J?'3-1,' young Americas, Amer-icas, 17 l-4l-2; long horns, 17 1-4 0'l-2. Omaha. Omaha Fob. 9 Cottle Receipts 500; market strong: natlvo steers, 5.25 ft'7.85; cows and heifers, 3.25(0iG.OO; western steers, 3SO(axG80; range cowq and heifers. 3.004.90; canncrs, 2.50 (JS3.75; stockers and feeders, 3 50 fi.20; calves, 4 0037.75; bulls, stags, etc, 3.755.50. Hogs Rocolpts 13,300; market 5c higher; heavy, G.10G.25; mixed. 6 00 (5.15; light, 5.75(56.15; pigs. 4.i0 5.50: bulk of sules, 5.95C.15. Sheep Receipts, 1.G00; markot steady; yearlings 4,75(?x5.35; wethen. 3.7o4.40; )jwes. 3 003,90; lambs, 5.00G.2o. Chicago Livestock. Chicago. Feb. 9- Cattle Secclpts, 3.000; market dull, weak; beeves, G.80 8.G5; Texas steers 4.G5(g)5.S5, western west-ern steers. 4.90017.10; stockers and feeders, 3 85(5fiG10; cows and heifers, 210gG.G0; cahes, 5.75S.35 1 logs Receipts 2G',000; market strong to shade higher; light, 590& G.25; mixed, 5.95 o,35; heavy, G.OQfl) GSa; rough, 6.00G10; pigs, 4.10 G.00; bulk of sal3. fl.loG.30. Sheep Receipts S.000; market slow, wepkj: native, -S.lofSM.GO; -western, 3.404.G0; yearlings. 1.700)5.50; lambs, native, 4.25!&G.50; western i'Tt(n)(l.ii(i- - Kansas City Livestock Kansas Citv. Feb. 9. Cattle receipts, re-ceipts, 1,000. Including 100 southerns. Market steady. Native steers S5.50 8.50; southern steers $5.00f6,50; native na-tive cows and heifers St.00G.50; stock-era stock-era and 'feelers $4.2o5C.7r.: bulls $4.00$J5.60; calves ?4.007.50; west- -7 ' , T 1 . , 'XCjtlnuert on Page f Seven.) i VVORLD'SMARKETS I (Continued from Page One.) H ern steers ?n01:SO;- wfeiiuilf 'T3-a?fr-"rH 3.25(3)5.50. j V H "Hogs, receipts 6,000. Mfcrket strong- fl Bulk of sales $G.OO3.3; heaw $6.25 H 6.35; packers and btitchers $G 10 M C35; lights ?5.75tfi; pigs $4.50 H Sheep, receipts 2,000 Market H strong. Muttons $3.254.75; lambs M 25.25(5)6.40; fed wethers and yearlings M $3.755.50; fed ewes ?2.754.00. H New York Money. H New York, Feb. 9. Close: Prime H mercantile. paper 3 1-2 to 4 per cent, H Sterling exchnnge firm with actual H business in bankers' bills at $4.8450 H for sixty-day bills and at $487.20 for M demand. Commercial bills $453.75. H Government bonds, steady; railroad H bonds irregular. H Money on call steady, 2 1-4 at 2 1-2 H per cent; ruling rate 2 1-4; closing bid H 2 1-4, offered at 2 3-8. M Time loans steady. Sixty days H 2 1-2 at 2 3-4; 90 days 2 3-4 at 3; M six: months 3 at 3 1-4 per cent. H Metal Market. H Now York, Feb. 9. Standard cop-, H per quiet, but firm; spot $l4al4.25; H May, $14all.l5; electrolytio 14 1-4 H at 1-2; casting 13 7-3 at 14U.-S, M Lead, quiet, $3.95a4.15. H Speltor, quiet, $6.40a6.60,i M Bar silver, GO 1-8. I ' H Lead Market. j St Louis, Feb. S. Lead, steady, H .$3.92 1-2 at 3.95; spelter firm, $6.45. H |