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Show THE WORLD'S MARKET NEWS WALL STREET New York, Dec. 9 General weakness weak-ness today was ascribed primarily to the unsettling influence of sharp de clines in New Haven and other stocks of corporations whose finan clal affairs have come In for discussion discus-sion recently The action of the market was disappointing to bull opera op-era torn. Declines in share long rated as high class Investment securities encouraged en-couraged boar selling, which was productive pro-ductive of pronounced losses In the speculative favorites. Steel and Le-h'gh Le-h'gh fell off to a greater extent than ihe other active shares, but the whole market showed the effect of pressure at Intervals Prices for New York Central and Sugar were thf lowest for years Bonds were easy. New York, Dec. 9 The lowest price at which the stock of the New Haven Hav-en railroad ever sold was reached tori:,) to-ri:,) nn the New York stock exchange It opened at 75 and dropped on a single sale to 74. a net loss Cmm yesterday's close of 2 1-4 it then rallied, but stock was pressed for sale and subsequently it returned close to the low level. The pronounced weakness of this stock was caused by uneasiness over the action to be taken on the dividend divi-dend tomorrow by the directors. Sugar. New York. Dec. 9. Sugar Raw. nominal, muscovado $3 04; centrifugal, centrifu-gal, ?3.54; molasses. $2 79; refined. tjuiot. South Omaha. Neb. Dec 9. Cattle Receipts 4200. Market steady. Native Na-tive steers. $0.00 '0.00: cows and heifers, $5 75'&7.40; western steers. if fiij'-i 7 75, Texas steers, ''in a 7 1 " I range cows and heifers, $5.5037.00;' l ! calves, $6.00(59.75. Hogs Receipts 6500. Market lower. low-er. Heavy, 7.657.70; lights, $7 20 07.60; pigs, $5 75 fj 0.75. bulk ol Bales, $7.30&7.60. Sheep Receipts 11,000. Market easier. Yearlings. $5-8006.60; wethers, weth-ers, $4 00'C5.60; lambs. 7007.85. Chicago Produce. f C hicago, Dec. 9. Butter Higher. Creameries, 22 1-24 to 33 l-2c. 1 ggs Higher; receipts 3116 cases Ai mark, cases included, 26'g33c ordinary or-dinary firsts, 20031c; firsts, 32 :nc PoLUoes Receipts 48 cars; un- . j fhnnged. Poultry' Alive, higher; ' r ugs,. 13c; fowls. 13 l-2c: turkeys, I l Uic . , |