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Show oo WORLD'S MARKETS London Buying Freely. New York. March 3 Operations in Wall streei on the long side of tho market were conducted confidently during (he morning by traders who believed that unfavorable factors had been discounted In tht current level of prices Material help was lent by-London by-London which purchased atockB freely free-ly in this market. Buying was diversified, diversi-fied, the coalers, coppers and Pariflcs and other important issues figuring prominently In the advance. The rise in the coppers was attnb uted to a rise In the metal market. Corn Products declined sharply on the proceedings instituted by the government govern-ment against the company A break in Can shortly before noon checked the general demand Bonds were steady. New York Stock Llat. (Tast Sale) Amalgamated Copper 71 1-2 American Beet Sugar 36 1-4 American Cotton Oil .. 19 Amer Smelt & Refining 71 American Sugar Refining . 115 1-2 American Tel A Tel 133 Anaconda Mining Co !7 Atchison . . 102 3-4 Atlantic Coast Line 125 Baltimore . Ohio .102 1-4 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 90 1-2 I auadlan Pacific 233 1-2 I Chesapeake & Ohio 75 Chicago & N. Western, eat di . 1-2 j Chicago. Mil & St. Paul 109 7-1 i Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern ....... 27 Delaware & Hudson i9 7-8 Denver ft Rio Grande 20 7.8 Erie 28 1-4 General Electric .130 1-2 Cre.it Northern, pfd 127 1-2 Qreal Northern Ore ctfs . . 35 3. 1 Illinois Central .. 123 1-2 Inlerborcmgh-Met. 18 1-4 Preferred 61 5-8 Inter Harvester, bid .. . 107 1-1 Louisville & Nashville 135 1-2 Missouri Pacific 3S 3-4 Missouri, Kansas & Texas . 26 Lehigh Valley 158 National Lead, hid 50 Ni Yor; l lentral 107 1-2 Norfolk 4 Western 10:, 1 -2 Northern Pacific 116 3-4 Pennsylvania 120 1-4 1 People's Gas 111 Pullman Pubce Car. bid . .. 158 Reading 16S 3-4 Rock Island Co 22 7-8 Preferred 39 12 Southern Pacific 100 1-2 Southern Railway 26 5-8 I I'nlon Pacific 154 5-8 1 United States Steel fi2 1-3 Preferred 108 i- I W abash n 3 3-1 w astern Cnion 68 Metals. New YrU. Mar 3 -Copper Quiet, hut steady; standard suol to Tune mi-:; 1-2014.76; electrolytic, $15.00; lake 16 25 eastings, $ 1.75, Tin Quiet . spot St 7 60 ( 18 00; March 147.50 s 1111 pril. S47.23cft 17 75 M.o. $47 00G 1 7 50 1 ead Steady. $4 25S 4.35. Sot tei Steady, : 1 506 vntimony Dull, Cookson's, $9.251 I 9.40. Iron Steady, No. 1 northern, $18.00018.50; No. 2 northern. $17,504) is fm No. 1 southern. $18. OOcTj 18.50; I No, 1 southern soft, $18.00018.25 New York Exchange. New York. March --Prime mercantile mer-cantile paper. 6 to 5 3-4 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankera' bill at 4.83.25 mat Hij lor 60 day bills and at 4.8765 for demand Commercial bills. 4 fc- 3-4 Bur Bllvsr, 59 G-8. Government bondl Bta4y; railroad bouds firm Mom on call nominal at 1 1-- Pr ocuc ruling rate, 4 3-8 per cent; closing bid 3 per cent offered at 4 i-- pei , ,-in Tims loans strong; 60 days, 4 1-26 per cent. 90 days and 6 months. 4 3-4(tf5 per e.ent. Chicago Livestock Chicago. Mar. 3. Cattle Reoeipts 17,000; market stiont;. Beeves Si 00 g9 00 Texas fleers. 6.30Q6.15; vn iBtsra stoere. S6.30O7.90; Blockers Bjld feeders, M58.15; cows ami heifer.-, $3.357.60; cakes. 5 " 10.50. Sheep--Receipts 23,006; market strong- Nate. $6,35 6.95 : western, . j 767 00 ; vearlinge, $6 86fl 8 00 . lambs, oattvs $7.5008.76: western, S7i.nTrS.85. Hoss- Receipts H2.000: market Btrong Bulk, $8.5009.60; light. $8.40 88.67 i-2; mixed. $8.858.65; heavy, $8.08.62 1-2; rough. JS 208.35; nigs. $6.6008.35. Shortness of 'he hog supplj brought values today to tho high point of the year. There were only 83 00(1 arrivalB at 11 markets, against 98,000 last week and 102,000 a year CRttle receipts were relatively small, owing partly to stormy weather. weath-er. It also wab said that the visible' 'supply was lii strong hands Sheep displayed firmness not wit n standing that a run of 7i cars at Btlffalo had some unrcstralnlng mflu nee Chicayo Grains. Chicago, Mar. 3 - World shipments were larger than expected and teDdcd to ease wheat today. In addition, there were reports from Iudia that the- crop outlook was improving daily I Mild weather and more moisture In (the American wheat belt counted also in favor or tho bears The opening was J-8c lowor to a 6hade up M,ay started at 02 :i-Sc to 02 l-2e, unchanged unchang-ed to 1-Sc lower, and declined to 93 1-8-&1-4C. May corn opened a sixteenth to 1 -S , X-4o down at 63 7-8c to 53c. but rallied to 53068 l-8c. Ma oatj, which started a shade off at 84 1-le. descended to "4 1 - Sc. j Strength in tbe hog market brought about a sharp advanc e In provisions. pro-visions. First saleB were 5c to 33 l-2c higher, with May $20.50 to $20.56 for pork, $10.25 to $10.S7 1-2 for lard, and $10.77 1-2 for ribs. Reports of Increased farm reserve caused a further setback in wheat. The close was weak, with May at 91 3-4, a loss of 3-4. Afterward the coin market went yet QW6r because of huge figures on farm reserves. The close was easy at j -4 for May, L-4084 net lower. I South Omaha Livestock. South Omaha, -Mar ! Cattle R-c R-c pts, 1000; market acthe. Native jteers, $7.2608.76; cows and heifers, j: : go wc'stru steers. $5.75gil Texas steers. $5 00'5'7.00; cows ;..;iri hellers, $4.Gu 7.00; calves. SO 00 09.35. Hogs Receipts, 4100: market hlgh-,t hlgh-,t lloav . sS 2i 'ii S light. $8. 25(? I5; pigs, $7.0003.00; bulk. $8.25 Sheep -Receipts 11,000; market ac-tivs ac-tivs Yearlings, 6.767.75; wethers, j $6.006.76; lambs, $7.75'0 8 75. Chicago Produce. Chicago, Mar. 3. Butter Firm: creameries. 28iS36e H Bgga -Weak; receipts, 18,778 cases:; at mark, cases included. 17 l-2f? j is l-2c; refrigerator firsts. 146jl5c: Potatoea Weak; receipts 75 cars. Michigan, -I "''a 47r ; Minnesota. 44 17c; Wisconsin, 12 47c. Sugar. Kev York. March 3 Sugar Raw -Firm; muscovado. 8 Stest, 3.04, cen-LrlfUgal cen-LrlfUgal 96 teSl ;54; nolnsses. ) if Refined Frm Wool. ! St. Louis. Mar. J. Wool Steady: territory and western mediums. 21 fine mediums, lSfi 20c . flue, 13 j e 1 7c j '3 I |