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Show oo THE. WORLD'S MARKET NEWS ' f WALL STREET. New York. N. Y., April 6. Dullness of the market during the morning was pronounced, even by comparison with the slow sessions which had been the rule for several weeks. Tho fact that prices advanced despite the paralysis of buying was regarded as indicative of sound technical conditions. condi-tions. Business ran largely to the industrials and specialties. Movements of some stocks were symptomatic of oversold conditions. With the prospects of an Easter holiday holi-day from Thursday night to Monday morning, and the tendency of the market to hang fire, pending developments devel-opments at Washington, traders were reluctant to take on stocks for more than a scalping profit. Bonds were steady. Tho market closed steady. Speculation was deadlocked in the final hour. Great Northern ore came Into prominence with a decline of a point. Last prices were virtually unchanged un-changed from Saturday's cIobo. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, 111., April 6. Hogs Ro-ceipts, Ro-ceipts, 37,000; market slow. Bulk of sales, $8.808.85; light. ?S.70j' 8.921-2: mixed, $8.658.92 1-2; heavy, ?8.45(g8.87 1-2; rough, ?S.45S8.55; pigs, $7.G08.70. Cattle Receipts. 16,000; market strong. Beeve'E, $7.00(09.55; Texas steers, $7.25S,30; western, ?7.00 S.10; stockers and feeders, 5.50 7.90; cows and heifers, $3.70S.45; calves, $7.00 ($10.50. Sheep Receipts, 30,000; market steady. Native, 5.406.90; western, $5.406.90; yearlings, $G.507.45; lambs, native, $7.35S.25r western, ?7.358.3o. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Mo., April G. Hogs Receipts, G000; market steady. Bulk of sales. $S.50S.G5; heavy. $S.G0fa 8.70; packers and butchers, $S.55 8.70; light, ?S.458.C5; pig3, $7.50 S.25. Cattle Receipts. 8000; market steady to 10c higher. Prime fed steers, $S.60S9.25; dressed beef steers, $8.25BS.50; western steers, $7.00S.60; southern steers, $G.000 S.00; cows, $4.50(07.50; heifers, $6.75 8.75; stockers and feeders, $6.503 S.00; bulls, $5.507.00; calves, $6.50 10.00. Sheep Receipts, 17.000; market steady. Lambs, $G.75S.25; yearlings, year-lings, $G.007.25; wethers, $5.25(0' 6.75; owes, $5.006.50; stockers and feeders, $3.507.00. South Omaha Livestock. South Omaha, Neb., April G. T-Iogs Receipts, 7000; market lower. Heavv, $S.45S.55; light, $S.308.50; pigs, $7.508.25; bulk of sales, S8.40 8.50. Cattle Receipts, 2000; market steady. stea-dy. Native steers, $7.00S.S5; cows and heifers. ?6.00Q7.75; western steers. $G.258.00; Texas steers, $G.OO 7.50; cows and heifers, $5.757.10; calves, $7.5010.25. Sheep Receipts, 13,000; market lower. Yearlings, $G.807.G0; wethers, weth-ers, $6.257.00; lambs, $7.40S.3o. Sugar. New York, N. Y., April G. Sugar Raw, steady, Molasse's, $2.27; centrifugal, cen-trifugal, $2,92. Refined, quiet; cut loaf, $5.05; crushed, $4.95: mould "A" $4.G0; cubes, $4.15; XXXX powdered, $4.05; powdered, $4.00; fine granulated, granula-ted, $3.90; diamond "A," $3.90; confectioners' con-fectioners' "A," $3.S0; No. 1, ?3.G5. Lead. St. Louis, Mo., April G. Lead-Firm, Lead-Firm, $3.70. Spelter Dull. $5.12 1-2. Now York, N. Y., April G. Lead Quiet, $3.753.85; London, IS lbs., 2s, Gd. Spelter Quiet, $5.205.30; London, 21 lbs., 10s. Money. New York, N. Y.. April G. Call money, steady, 1 3-42 per cent; ruling rul-ing rate, 1 3-4 per cent; closing bid, 1 3-4 1 7-S per cent. Time loans, weak: GO and 90 days, 2 3-4 per cent; G months, 33 1-i per cent. Mercantile paper, 3 l-24 per cent; sterling exchange, steady; 60 days, $4.84.75; demand, $4.86.45; commercial commer-cial bills, $4.84 1-4. Bar silver, 58 3-Sc. Mexican dollars, 45 l-2c. Government bonds, easy; railroad bonds, irregular. t Metals. New York, N. Y., April G. Copper Firm. Spot and June, $13.87 l-2 14.37 1-2; electrolytic, $14.75; lako. $15.00; nominal, casting, $11.37 1-2 14.50. Tin Quiet, spot, $37.1037.30; July, $37.G037.75. " Iron Steady. No. 1 northern, $15.25 1G.OO; No. 2 northern, $15.0015.75; No. 1 southern, $15.00 15.50; No. 2 southern, $M.6016.00. London Copper, easy. Spot. 65 pounds, 15s; futures, GG pounds, 2s, Gd. Tin Easy. Spot, 169 pounds, 5s; futures, 171 pounds. Iron Cleveland warrants, 51s, 4 l-2d. |