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Show tVORLD'SJMElS WALL STREET New York. Aug. 22 Speculative selling was focuBed on the three recognized rec-ognized market leaders, with heaviest heavi-est pressure on steel Foreign Benti-mont Benti-mont was again depressed and part of the early BUpply of stocks came from abroad At home the disturbed state of affairs in Mexico was once more cited as the chief cause of depression. de-pression. The market continued heavy throughout the morning Selling of investment stocks, which recently have been liberally absorbed, absorb-ed, attracted some attention. Declines De-clines of one to two points ere affected af-fected in a dozen or more stocks of varied character, and although there was a slight upturn Bhortly before noon, the movement was of small importance. im-portance. Bonds were easy. Weakness cropped out in New Haven after tne stocknoiaers. meeting meet-ing to ratify the proposed issues ol $67,000,000 debenture bonds got under un-der way and It sagged to 98 1-2, a new low record Other stocks which had been creeping up slowly since pressure relaxed stopped rising and speculation became stagnant. Covering operations were on a larger larg-er scale causing a complete recovery recov-ery of the morning's declines. Chesapeake Ches-apeake and Ohio rose 1 3-8 First prices of stocks today showed show-ed an easing off among the more prominent issues. Trading was on a small soale and changes In most cases were limited to unimportant fractions Retirement of American Loeu from thp automobile industry caused a decline in the stock of nearly a point. The market closed firm Buying of stocks in special consideration consid-eration figured imparted general firmness to the late dealings, when best prices were established Canadian Cana-dian Pacific, Northwestern and Third Avenue gained a point or over and other representative shares averaged aver-aged a shade above yesterday's closing. clos-ing. Chicago Grain. Chicago. Aug. 22. Corn again to-dav to-dav led other grain in nervous activity ac-tivity Bearish sentiment prevailed ins In Kansas and UtLOUCC KJ l Kill ' - In the eastern and southern parts or the corn belt, accompanied by moderate mod-erate temperatures. Largo Argentine shipments also encouraged the bears-December bears-December started a shade to 1-4C 3-8c lower at 69 to l-4c, and eased off to 68 7-8c. Higher temperatures In the Canadian Canad-ian "northwest, with Tears of frost over and improved conditions in France and Germany, weakened 1 wheat Opening prices were irregu-! irregu-! lar. 3-8c lower to a shade higher, with December a shade higher to 1-4T1 3-8c off at 90 6-S to 91c. A drop for December to 90 l-25-8c quickly took place Oats eased with other grain, De-comber De-comber dropping to 44 3-4c, after op enlog unchanged to 1-Sc up at 44 .-8 to 4f.c . . , Provisions weakened, demand ana offerings both eblng light First prices vvere unchanged to 12 l--l 15c off. with January figures as fol- ' Pork 519 52 1-2: lard. $11.27 1-2 to 11.30. ribs. $1132 1-2. Wheat Pit traders bought on the dip and prices hardened a IMto The close was weak at a net loss oi 1-4 (j 8.8c "with December at 90 5-c Corn -On Selling by several strong houses prices eased stU further The dose eWJ, with December al t 61 13-4 7-S to 7-8c. a net loss of S-8l-2 to l-2c. Omaha Livestock. Omaha. Aug 22.-CaUle--Rec fiOft Market steady Native ? A $7 . ft 9. OO; cows and heifers -A 7 50; western steers. $' range cows. 4 00ft 7 00, rr.lves. Hogs-Receipts 5600. Market . hlgfc er Heavy. $7 80 7 95. Ught $7 MtJI 8 60. Pigs $5 007.oo. hulk of sales.! 7She1-p-Rece.pts i.S0O Market steady Yearlings, $5 00 6 To , wethers. weth-ers. $ 14.85 lambs. $,.OO0'i.iO. -'O " Uveitock .. 1 ' "UogB Re- y-' ' 10 cents ft: hav-v- fUL F butchers. 6d(ift7.00"w ,--M,rket i'j,tik Receipri, 00. Harkei stead! Prime fed steers. M-50M.00; dressed beef steers . $7 50ft 8 o0, western steers. $C.00&8.jl0: southern !5V.256.oO; cow, $3.5O6.50: JKers $4.75 8 76; Blockers and feeders. $5.007.50; biflTB, $4.2p k 25; calves. $5.509.26. ' Sheep Receipts 2000J Market kteadv. Lambs. $6.257.2 yearlings b4.266.CKV, wethers, $.505-26; L'n v . ewes: $3.50 4.76; stockers and feed- orB, $2 504.50. I ". Chicago Livestock. Jj . Chicago. Aug. 22. Hog Receipts 13.000. Market strong, 10 cents higher. high-er. Bulk, $7.858.65; lights, $8.40fi 9.20; mixed. $7.659 10; heavy, $7.50 8.80; rough, $7.507 76; plgB, $4.25 8.80. Cattle Receipts 1500. Market Bteady to strong. Beeves, $7.00 9.15; Texas steers. $6.757.70; west- 'H em, ?6 20ft7.80; stockers and feed 1 w U ers. $5.507.90: cows and heifers? $3 608.20; calves. $8.0011.50. Sheep Receipts 8W0. Market strong to 10 cents higher. Native, $3 754.90; western, $4.004.90; yearlings, $5.006 90: lambs, native, $5. 65ft 8.10; western, $6.408.10. New York, Aug' 22. Sugar RavViwJI firm muscovado, $3.83; centrifugair" 1 1 1 $3.73; molasses, $2.88; refinejQ 1 fcj M Money, J New York, Aug. 22. Money call steady, 2ft,'2rvt-per cjellTTTUirhg rata, 4 il " i-1 I' - U1U, id J.-T Jill cent. Time loans, easier; 0 days. 3 3-4 per cent; 90 days, 4 1-2 per cent; months. 5 1-2 per .cenL Close Prime mercantile paper, 5 A 3-4 to 6 1-2 per c mt. B Sterling exchang. steady, $4.83.10 1 ML v for 60 da-- bills. $4 16.45 for dgpnA Commercial bills, $4.82.75. Bar yiHer, 59 l-4c. 1 11,, Mexican dollars, 46c. fl I Government bonds, steady ral( bonds, easy. B- I New York. Aug. 22 Col 0er TK. la 1 Standard Spot and futures nomina. k elcctrolvtlc. $15.87 1-216.00; lakiA S16 0M; casting. $15.62 1-215.75. JB Tin Eas Spot and August. 5 1 1 n wjjM; g,41.50 September. $41.00 41.25 ; October, $40.87 1-241.25. 1 Antimony Dull; Cooksons, $8.40 Iron Steady, unchanged. 1 NEW YORK STOCK LIST. 1 Lat Sale. Amalgamated Copper 73 American Beet Sugar 26 American Cotton Oil 44 merican Smelting & Refg . . 67 I American Sugar Refining . ..109 American Tel & Tel . ..1J9 4 Anaconda Mining Co 36 Atchison 95 i-S Atlantic Coast Line 121 Baltimore & Ohio S6 1-2 Brooklvn Rapid Transit 89 1-4 Canadian Pacific 219 Chesapeake & Ohio 58 5-8 Chicago & North Western 130 Chicago. Mil. & St. Paul 160 3 i Colorado Fuel & Iron 31 Colorado & Southern 28 Delaware & Hudson 159 Denver & Rio Grande 20 Erie 28 3 S General Electric 145 Great Northern pfd. 125 7 i Great Northern Ore Ctfs ... 34 1-4 Illinois Contral i 105 lnterborough-Met. U 1-4 Intel borough-Met. pfd. ; 61 1-8 Inter Harvester 106 Louisville & Nashville 134 Missouri Pacific 30 3-4 Missouri. Kansas & Texas... 22 3-4 Lchlgb Valley 154 National Lead Jg f'a New York Central S ffll Norfolk & Western 106 Northern Pacific ll jjk Pennsylvania 1 1 :; fl Puilman Palace Car -jA Reading M Rock Island Co. Rock Island Co pfd Southern Pacific aWM Sou'Vvn. Raay Paclc tes Steel V I SteclH |