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Show ( Chicago Grains. ( hie-ago. Feb .V -F.xpeoed world shipments had a bearish effect today on wheat Reports from India that drouth continued were ignored Sea-Mpii.-ihie weather counted ncainst the bulls The opening varied from a j shade lower to 1-8 up. May started at 1 7 s to 94. unchanged to an advance of I s and then fell to 93 6-8. Hlpher cables failed to hold corn The market weakened at once when it was seen there was little deman! from shorts May opened 1-R to u' j lilghi r .11 ; 7-8 to :-i 1 t-8 and receded to 53 l-2fi'5-8 I Moderate efforts by longs to realize turned oata to the down aide May started a shade oft to a like amount up at .IS tn 35 1-8, touched .15 1-81-1 and reacted to 34 7-803B Despite profit-taking provision? held steady owing to the advance in the hoe market First sales ranged .roin a shade off to 5 higher, with Mav 19.67 1-2119 711 to 13.76 for pork, 10.55 1 for lard and 10.52 1-2 to 10.55 for ribs 1 Later a rally in wheat took place a owing to reports that German? and England were preparing for decided If action relative to Turkey The closo was steady, with May 1 25-S net 3 hiRher at 94 :: SQ1-2. Subsequent scarcity of com offer ings helped bring about an upturn The close was steady at 54 1 4 for May, 1-2 over last night Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Feb. 8 Cattle R-(Hpix. R-(Hpix. 500. including 200 southerns market steady, native steers, 7 00 8 50; southern steers. 7 OO-Q 8 4i southern cows and heifers. 4.00gfi &i. native cows and heifers, 4 008 00; I Blockers and feeders, 5 757.50; bulls. 5ii01V6 2fi calves. f 5 'Hi 9.50 , western steers, 6 508 00, western cows. 4,00 g 7 00 Hogs Receipts. l.noo; market 10c higher bulk of sales, 7 66(5-7 80. heavy, 7.80(87.70; packers and butch era, 7.76 7. 86; light, 7.7007.80; pigs. G.2o& 7.25. Sheep Receipts. none; market steady, muttons. 4 .60 5. 76; Colorado j lambs, 7.90(8.60; range wethers and yearlings, 5 257.30, range ewes 3.5'l J?5 00 Chicago Livestock Chicago. Feb S. Cattle Receipt 400; market stead) . beeves, 6. SOW 8.90; Texas steers. 4.905 75; west- j ern steers. 5.00(5 7.30: atockers and 1 feeders. 4.750T.5O; cows and heifers, a 3 or. TT 7 5n . alves. 6 300 10.00. Hogs Receipts. 13.000; market I I strong, light. 7 858.15. mixed, 7 75 1 58 13; heavy, 7.6508.07 1-2; rough, it 7 fco'fj 7.80; pIks. 6 607 85. bulk of sales, 7.95fi 8 10 si Sheep Receipts. 1,500; market 9 I strong natie. 4 85156 10; western, l '10. yearlings. 64007.90; nt- I live lambs. 6 75 8 90. western, 8.75 12 New York Exchange. New York. Feb 8 Money on call ij. nominal no loans. Time loans, stronger Sixty days, mm 4 per cent; 9 days 4 1-4; six month, N 4 1-4 'y 4 12 per cent Prime mercantile paper 4 1-2 to 5 mj per 1 ent. Sterling exchange easy, with actual fhu business In bankers' bills at 4 84 for Jjjj 60 day bills and at 4 8750 for demand. SQ Commercial bills, 4.83 1-4. Bar sliver. 62 1-4. ( Government bonds easier Railroad bonds Irregular s Chicago Produce Chicago. Feb 8 Butter Stead?-; Bm 1 n .imerles. 2Sf:,.4 1 j '4 Kggs Unsettled : receipts. 4.349; at Wfc mark, cases Included. 20022: refrlf-orator refrlf-orator firsts, 17017 I 2; firsts, 22 H- Staci receipts, 28 car Wi.-hk.ui. !.vr, 47 Minn -sola. CiTC ( U nllnill 1'1 47 Sugar. N'eu York. F-b s -Supnr Ra Steady, muscovado. 89 test 2 9S; om I al 90 lest. 3 48. molasses. !l test, 2.78. Refill'' d ci ished. 5 36; grtSH ulated fine, 4.35; powdered. 4.45 Metalt. ? New York Feb. S - The metal mr' keis were dull 3nd nominal. al Lake copper. 16 fill 1-4. electro!?- 3 tic. 13 "Mftio 1-4. casting. 15 12. 1 Iron Unchanged. W 3 Wool p-2 ( i.,,u. y. b v - Wool--Stearic Jjlt territorj and western mediums. J' AbS rine medium- 18 2". fine HI? I: . e& |