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Show WSJAIETS WALL STREET. New York. April 11 Prices of important im-portant stocks and bonds reached a lower level today, although there was i no severe pressure on the market, the vclume of selling being curtailed considerably Speculation was at a iiidatlll it times Failure of und. r- I writing syndicates to find a market I ir recent Issues of securities and the indications that other offerings would soon be made stimulated bearish ! sentiment Large notations are held up abroad pending settlement of the I Palkan war and at home a large amount of financing Is awaiting fa- i vorable conditions. Pool operations which were Instrumental Instru-mental in bringing the average level from five to fifteen points above the hear's lowest prices have been suspended sus-pended owing to this phase of financial finan-cial raotters. Bonds were eas Trading was quiet at the opening of the stock market today and price changes were small An easy tone developed in the lirst few minutes and most of the speculative leaders sustained small losses Reading opened at a small advance but fell below last night's close on ; moderate offerings Union Pacific and Steel also were heavy All of the stocks n which new se-curitj se-curitj Issues have been mado or con-templated con-templated lost ground especially New York Central and St. Paul, which sold at new low levels Union Pacific. Pa-cific. Re tiling and Amalgamated lost a point or more. Stocks In which there was any jheavy trading of consequence worked lower, notably New York Central. i which touched 103, the lowest since irli. Steady shading in prices of I numerous four per cent bonds pro-du pro-du ed an unfavorable Impression. Further talk of pending security issue is-sue s Impressed hear selling ;md many lot the principal stocks lost 1 to 1 1-2 ! Reading was especially heavy New York Stock List. ( Last Sale I Amalgamated Copper 77 .' 'American Beet Sugar 1-4 American Cotton Oil 7 American Smelt & Refng 71 American Sugar Refng, bill 111 American Tel & Tel .... 131 1-2 Anaconda Mining Co 38 11 J Atchison 102 1-2 Atlantic Coaal Line, old 122 I Baltimore & Ohio 09 1-4 I Brooklyn Rapid Transit 0 1-2 FnuadiHD Pacific 2X9 3- I 1 Chesapeake & Ohio 67 3 I Chicago - Northwestern .....132 1-2 I Chicago. .Mil & St Paul 109 5-8 ! Colorado Fuel ii Iron 34 I Colorado & Southern 81 I - Delaware - Hudson, bid 16" 1-4 Denver Rio Grande 22 Kric 30 1-8 General Electric .. 141 Great Northern pfd (ex. dlv.)-128 j Great Northern Ore Ctfs 36 Illinois Central 120 Interborougb Met 17 l l Preferred 59 Inter Harvester 104 7 8 i Louisville A.- Nashville 133 1-2 j Missouri Pacific 38 : Mo Kansas & Texas . . 26 1-2 Lehigh Valley 159 1-S I National Lead . . 50 , New York Central 108 j Norfolk A Western lft6 1-2 I Northern Pacific 115 r-8 1 ; Pennsylvania 116 People's Gas, bid ll1 1-2 Pullman Palace Car, bid ,...159 Reading 16 3-4 Rock Island Co -3 Preferred 48 1-8 Southern Pacific 100 I B Southern Railway .. 26 12 Union Pacific 153 8-8 j United State Steel 62 3-8 Proferred lnS M j Wabash 3 1-2 i Western Union, bid 68 Chicago Grain. Chicago. April 11 Easier cables ami Ideal domestli weather caused an easy tone in wheat today soon after i he' opening At the start spnculativ c buying sent the price up a little, but the spurt was followed by a reaction to a little under the opening figur Trade began with the market a shade lower to 1 s higher Ma was a shade lower to a shade higher at 81 7 8 in 92. After touching 92 1 8 there was a decline to 91 f,-.v : 4 Corn eased off under liberal selling due to lower cables May opened 1-8 lower to 1-4 higher at 56 5 8 to 5f. 7 8, rose to 56 and then went a shade un 1 der the opening figures Oats, helped by the earl) forn strength, cased off under some selling pressure May opened a shade higher al 36 8-4, went up to 36 and declined tn rtn 5-8 Advances In prices of hogs at the rards Benl provisions up Tho open Ing range was unchanged to 10 hich er Mav pork opened at 19 80 to 19.82 1-2; lard at 10.87 1-2, ribs at 11 15 Further declines followed a report of big acreage in spring seeding, bat i here was good buying on the dip The close' was easy with May at 91 5-8. a net loss of 1-408-8. Later there was a rally and the clof was st rone, with May at 56 1-8, a net gain of 3-8 1 2 Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City prii 11. Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts including 200 southerns; I market steady to strong, native steers 7.508.75 southern steers. 6.608.-I 6.608.-I oo; southern cows and heifers. 4.50 7 50; native cows ami heifers, 4 75 U 5"L stock., rs and (V. ders, 6.2.V.J S.30 ; , bulls, 5.757.50; calves. 6.5059 50; western steers. 7 25'Ti8 45; western cows. 4.505 7 2r Hogs Receipts 3700; market : to 10 higher; bulk of sules S90TT9 15, Ilea's)-, 8.80 9.00; packers and butchers, butch-ers, 8 9i:K9 15. light, 8 959 20; pigs, 7 75 rx 8 5(i Sli.-. " Re ' mi.is ' i. " mi in:.rk.t weak to 10 lower; muttons. 6.00 746 Colorado Col-orado lambs, 7.509.00 range wethers weth-ers and yearlings, 5.60 8.00; range ewes. 6.257.00. Omaha Livestock. South Omaha, Nob.. April 11 Cattle Cat-tle Reecip- 400; oatlve sieers, 7 5n 'rSSo COWS and heifers, 6.00 8.16; western steers 6.55 8.40; Texas sipprs, 6.ilifi 7 i : cows and heifers 5 50 .i 7 7". : cal ( ec 7 90 ; 9.50 Hogs Receipts 2100; market higher; high-er; heavy, 8 808S5; liehl 8 90fi 9.00 pigs, 7.75 8.50; bulk of sale.-. 8 90(5 8.95. Sheep Reecipts 400; market was steady; yearling! 7.257.76 wethers, weth-ers, 6 85 (S 7.4o, lambs, 8 25fi 9 10 Chicago Produce, Chicago, prli ll. Butter Stead creameries, 27T;31 Fggs- Steady. receipts. 23,350 cases; at mark, cases included 17 1 - 1 'i IS: ordinary firsts, 17 1-4 1-2 firsts. 1 7 1-4 It Potatoes - Steady . receipts 65 cars Michigan. 45'u47. Minnesota. 4347: Wisconsin, 40'i 4 Chicago Livestock. I f'hicago. April 11 Hogs Receipts 13,0(10, market 5 to 10 higher; bulk. 9.15 9.30; light. 9 10 9.40; mixed. 8 - 95 9.35 heavy, 8.75 9.27 1-2, rough 8 75 j 8 96 pigs. 7.00W9 25. I Cattle; Receipts 1000; market was i steady; beeves, 7.309.20j Texas s-teers. 6.807.90; western. 7.00 8 I i stockers and feeders, 6.108.10 calves. 6.7o9.00. Sheep Receipts 5000 market was Bteady; native, 6.2507.40 western, 6.807.40; yearlings. 6.75 8.60; oatlve oa-tlve lambs, 6 759.25, western, 7.00 c?9.25 Sugar. New York, April 11 Raw Sugar P.rirelv steady; muscovado. 2.86: centrifugal. cen-trifugal. 3.;ti: molasses. 2.61. Refined steady Wool St. Louis, April 11 Wool steady; territory and western mediums. 21 (Q 25, fine mediums. 1820; line, 18S 17. |