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Show THE WORLD'S MARKET NEWS WALL STREET. New York, N. Y., April 23. The market weakened at the opening today to-day on the more serious aspect of the Mexican situation. , Selling was not heavy but support was poor. The decline was influenced by a general drop of American stocks in London. While the movement was almost uniformly uni-formly downward, In only a few cases did the loss reach as much as a point during the early trading. Mexican Petroleum fell more than three points and American Smelting, which also had large interests in Mexico lost about two points. Canadian Cana-dian Pacific, which has been conspicuously conspic-uously weak for some time, dropped to 194 1-4, the lowest in four years. Some issues of government bonds were lower. Irregular tendencies persisted throughout the forenoon but the range in prices was narrow. The market gradually made up Its loss, although the recovery was hampered by European Euro-pean Selling of Canadian Pacific, Eric and Kansas and Texas, pfd. Bonds were irregular. New Yort State 4 l-2s, declined to 108 1-2, a fall of a point within a week. Panama 3's registered sold at 102 1-4, against 101 3-4, the previous transaction and recent bids of 100 3-4. The stock market today closod heavy. Prices weakened in the late session, after an early decline which was Influenced In-fluenced by the Mexican situation had been recovered. Net changes showed general fractional losses. American Smelting was raided in the final dealings deal-ings and dropped over five points on the announcement that the company's compa-ny's plants in Mexico had shut down. The reBt of th.o list weakened sympathetically sympa-thetically with some increase in pressure pres-sure on Canadian Pacific, which fell to 193 1-4. Afternoon prices ruled near yesterday's yester-day's closo. Bears were timid and bulls were unwilling to take on stocks owing to the Mexican trouble. The market passed over unfavorable features such as the stiffness of time money and-commercial paper and tho bearish attitude of Europe, which unloaded un-loaded 30,000 shares here. Sugar. New York, April 23. Sugar Raw, firm. Molasses, $2.3G; centrifugal, $3.01; refined, steady. Lead. New York, N. Y., April 23. Lead Quiet $3.75(0)3.85; London, IS lbs. Spelter, easy, ?5.055.20; London, 12 lbs., 12s, Gd. St. Louis, Mo., April 23. Lead-Dull, Lead-Dull, $3.G53.G7 1-2. Spelter, dull, ?4.955.00. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, III., April 23. Hogs .Receipts .Re-ceipts 13,000; market strong, 5c above yesterday's average. Bulk of sales, $S.45S.60; light, $8.358.G5; mixed, $8.308.65; .heavy, $8.108.62 1-2; rough, $8.108.25; pigs, ?7.108.35. Cattle Receipts. 400: market weak. Beeves, $7.059.35; Texas steers, $7.108.20; western steers, $7.00 S.10; stockers and feeders, ?5.508.10; cows and heifers, $3.708.70; calves, $6.008.50. Sheep Receipts 22,000; market steady to a shade lower. Native, $5.20G.70; western, $5.306.80; yearlings, year-lings, $5.707.40; lambs, native, ?6.15 S.10; western, $G.208.35. South Omaha. South Omaha, Neb., April 23. Hogs Receipts, G200; market higher. Heavy, $S.308.40; light, ?8.208.35; pigs. $7.508.10; bulk of 'sales, $8.30 8.35. Cattle Receipts, 2100; market higher. Native steers, $G.40(g)S.20; Texas steers, $6.007.65; cows and heifers, $5,S5(S)7.10; calves, sg.sotffi 10.25. Sheep Receipts, 3600; market steady. stea-dy. Yearlings, $6.S037,40; wethers, ?6.307.90; lambs, ?7.258.25. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City, Mo., April 23. Hogs Receipts, 4000; market 5 to 10c higher. Bulk of sales, $8.308.45; i heavy, $8.408.50; packers and ! butchers, $8.30S.45; light, S8.1B f 8.40; pigs, $7.50(5)8.00. Cattle Receipts 1000; market : strong. Prime fed steers, $8.509.25; dressed beef steers, $7.608.50; west-em west-em steers. $7.008.65; southern steers, $6.60gi8.25; cows, $4.507.75; heifers, $6.758.85; stockers and feeders, feed-ers, $6.258.00; bulls, $5.507.00; calves,' $6.50(g10.00. J Sheep Receipts, 10,000; market weak. Lambs, $6.50S.00; yearlings, $5.757.25; wethers, $5.506.25: ' ewes, $4.75 6.25. |