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Show THE WORLD'S MARKET NEWS i " i WALL STREET. New York, N. Y. March 2S. Flrsi transactions In stocks today showed an easier tendency. Trading was ao light that tho market came almost to a standstill five minutes after the opening. Lehigh Valley dropped nearly near-ly a point. The active stocks receded re-ceded by alight fractions, with the exception of Reading, which made u small advtinco. Injection of furthor bad features Into In-to the speculation situation including tho announcement of the heavy reduction reduc-tion In working forcos on tho New York Central system causodho market mar-ket to sag more rapidly on enlarged dealings. Losses of. half a point or more wore made by active stocks. The market closed steady. Traders sold more freely today. Further news of the far-reaching economies In force by the railroads and of slucglsh trade conditions made the bulls timid and they bought only when the fall In certain stocks thrcat--cned to unsettle the whole list. The Iron and steel group bore the brunt of the selling, the sharp decline de-cline In the United States Stool resulting re-sulting In hammering of stocks of independent companies. Prices hardened har-dened toward the close under tho Influence In-fluence of tho customary weak-end covering. Bonds were easy. Sugar. New York, N. Y., Match 2. Sugar Raw, steady; molasses, $2-30; centrifugal, cen-trifugal, $2.95; refined, steady. South Omaha Livestock. South Omaha, Neb., March 28. Hogs Receipts, 4000; market higher. Ileavv, ?S.400'8.45; light, $S.3038.40; pigs, $0.503S.OO; bulk of sales, $S.40 CJjS.45. Cattle Receipts, 100; market steady. stea-dy. Native steers, $7.605'9.25; cows and heifers, $6.26'gS.00; western steers, ?6.508.25; Texas steers. $6.00 tfJi7.G5; cows and heifers, $5.75gp7.00; calves, $7.009.50. Sheep Receipts, none; market steady. Yearlings, $6.40Zji7.30; wethers, weth-ers, ?5.S0O)G.70; Jambs, ?7.20S.10. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City. Mo.,' March 28. Hogs Receipts, 4000; market steady. Bulk of sales, ?8.40Ci'S-52 1-2; heavy, 58.50 (5S.55: packers and butchers, $8.45' 8.52 1-2; lrgbt, ?S.395)8.1&; pigs, ?7.b'0 S.15, Cattle RecoSpts, 100; market steady. Prime fed steers, SS.oO 9.25; dressed beef steers, $7.40JIS.50; western steers, ?7.40g!5.50; southern 8tpers, ?5.50S.00; cows, $4.507.60; heifers, $6.75g;S.75; stockers and feeders, $8.35(8.00; bulls, ?5.73 7,25: calves, $6.509.50. Sheep Receipts none; market steady. Lambs, $7.85038.15; yearlings, year-lings, $6.507.25; wethers, $6.00 6.50; owes, $5.75&G.25. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, III.. March 28. Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 7000; market strong to 5c above yesterday's average. Bulk of 3alcs. $8.50(8.75; light, $5.468.7; mixed, $7.35?PS.70; heavy. $5.2008.70; rough, ?8.20S,35; pigs, $7.2508.60. Cattle Receipts, 2000; market steady. Beoves. $7.00 9.60; Texas steers, $7.2518.30; western steers, $7.00(gS.20; stockers and feeders, $5.60 8.10; cows and holfers, $3.708.50; calves, $6.00Q9.00. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market steady. stea-dy. Native, $5.1556.60; western, $5.256.70; yearlings. $6.157.36; lambs, native, $7.10S.15: western, $7.l0g8.25. Metals. New York, N. Y., March 28. The metal markets were quiet and nominal. nomi-nal. Lake copper, $15.00; electrolytic, electrolyt-ic, $14,62 1-2; casUng, $14.37 1-2. Iron Unchanged. |