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Show THE WORLD'S MARKET NEWS WALL STREET. New York, N. Y., Jan. 2. Announce ment that the partners in the bank ing house of J P Morgan & Co. had retired from the boards of over a score of railroads, banks, trust com panics, industrial corporations ana utility companies, was the most uoto worthy feature of the day's early stock market. The news did not be-coma be-coma public until shortly before mid day, prior to which time the market had shown some firmness on very light dealings. General news of tho day was one of a mixed character, varying from reas surlng advices to adverse foreign conditions. con-ditions. The weekly statement of the Bank of England showed a sbarp decline in its proportion of reserves to liabilities, although that item was In excess of the corresponding week last year. Copper shares were sold In this market for foreign account with a sprinkling of Canadian Pacific and United States Steel The strongest Issues in the home market were Canadian Ca-nadian Pacific and New Haven with substantial gains In Northwestern and Reading. The market leaders were under early pressure, but soon rose above the final figures of last year. Bonds were steady. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, 111 , Jan. 2. Hogs Re ceipts, 28,000; market strong, mostly 10c higher, Bulk of sales, $7 95 jJ8.10; lights, $7.708.10; mixed, $7,750-8.15; heavy. $7.75 8.20 J rough, $7.76 7.85; pigs, $6.75)7.75. Cattle Receipts, 4000; market stea dy to a shade higher. Beeves, $6.70 fj.9.40; Texas steers, $6.907 90; western steers, $6 207.85; stockers and feeders, $5.00)7.45; cows and heifers, $3 508.60; calves, $7.10 11 40. Sheep Receipts, 1G.000; market steady to strong. Native, $4 70'Tj. 6.10; western, $4.75g6.10; yearlings $5.85(7.10; lambs, native, $6.708.20; western, $6.758.20. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 2. Hogs Receipts, 4000, market 10c to 15c higher. Bulk of sales, $7 758-05 . heavy, $8.00(8.10; packers and butch ers, $7.90ri'9 05; pigs, $6 757.35; lights, $7.7.r8 00. Cattle Receipts, 500; market strong Prime fed steers. $8.50(5) 9.00; dressed beef steers, $7 25()8.40; western steers, $6 508 00; southern steers, $6.008.00; cows, $4.507 00; heifers, $6 5J)'S9.00; stockers ano feeders, $5. 607. 50. bulls, $5 00 7.25; calves, $6.5011.00. Sheep Receipts, 2000; market IOC higher. Lambs, $7.f0S.25; yrar lings, 6.007.25; wethers, $5.00 6.00; ewes, $4.50(55.25. South Omaha Livestock. South Omaha, Jan. 2. Hogs Re ceipts, 5000; market higher. Heavy, S0fj 7.90; light, $7 507 90, pigs $6,675(5 7.36, bulk of sales, $7.70fa 7.90. Cattle Receipts, 900; market stea dy. Native steers, $66.509.00; cows and heifers, $5.857.75; western steers, $6. 00 8. 00; Texas steers. $5. 75 7 10; cows and heifers. $5.507.00; calves, $6 0010.00. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market strong. Yearlings. $6.257.00, wetn ers, $5.405.80; lambs, $7.258.25. |