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Show THE WORLD'S MARKET NEWS - - - WALL STREET. New ork. N. Y., Dec. 20, American Ameri-can Telephone rose buoyantly at tho opening today on the announcement from Washington of the agreement for dissolution of the merger with West ern Union. On the first few sale9 It ros 124 1-4, an advance of 7 points Western Union rose a point Th whole list was strong and active Gains of one to three points were made by a large number of representative represen-tative stocks. Speculation for the rise slowed up when the Jump In American Tele phone Invited realizing which lowercr, it throe pointR Buying broke ou again after a brief period of heslta tlon and prices American Telephone excepted reached higher lels than before American Sugar rotie fou: points and Mackay, pfd., three. The market closed strong. Force was added to yesterdav 's vlg orous rally by overnight news of the passage by the senate of the currency bill and announcement of the tele phone dissolution agreement fne exhibition of pronounced strength bore out recent assertions that the market had been speculatively sola out. A slump of five points in Western Union and a setback in the telephone shares checked the upward movement toward the end, but there was little sympathetic recession and the close was near the top Bonds were strong. Cotton Crop of 1913. Washington, D. C . Dec. 20 Cotton of the growth of 1913, ginned prior to December 13, amounted to 12,923,606 balOB, the census bureau announced today, Round bales included nur.r bered 91, 683. sea Island, 69.312 bale Kansas City Livestock Kansa--, City, Dec 20 Hogs Re ceipts. 1000; market steady Bulk of sales, $7 46'T7 6o: heavv , $7.60tfj 7 7"; packers and butchers, $7.60 7rs; lights. 57 407.60, pigs, ?fi Vi 7.25. CatMo Rorvipts, BOO; market stea dy Prime fed steers 8-259,50; dressed beef steers Sf.00(88.26; west ern ?teers. Se.OO'o 7.76 ; southern steers. $5.50 7 00; cows, $4 40'5i7.00; heifers. ?0 F.iifj 9.i0 , stockers and feeders $5-5007.50; bulls, $5.00 7 "ii , rah es, $5 nOri 10 50 Sheep Receipts, none, market stea 'dj Lambs. $7.nn 7.60 ; yearlingfl $6.506.75; wethers, $4.50(0.25; ewes, $4. 00Q 4.60. Chicago Livestock. Chicago. III., Dee. 20. Hogs Re eipis 15,000; market ?low. best stea dy. others weak at yesterday's ;uei age. Bulk of sales. $7 50$ 7.70 . lights, $7.30(97 65; mixed, $7.407.76; heavy. 7 4i'fi7 75. rough, $7411750.1 pics. i" l?,Ti 7 HO Cattle Receipts. 400; market stea dy Beeves, $6 finf? 0 75 ; Texas sieers $6.60(817.60; western, $6.80 fit 7.80; tuockers and feeders $4.9007.36 cows and heifers $3 30(gS40; calves, $7 uO'fi 10 50. Sheep Receipts, 2000, market slow Xatlve and western, $4 26 'h 5 50; year lings, $5.4006.60; lambs native, ?6.L'd ?j7.70, western, $6.259 7 50 South Omaha Livestock. South Omaha, Dec 20 Hogs Re ceipts, f.70i); market strong. Heavy, $7.507.65, lights. $7159 7 50; pips $6.7607.10: bulk of sale3, $7 30(5)7 60 Cattle Receipts, 100. market stea dy. Xatlve steers, $8.00 09.50; cows and heifers, $5.869'8.00; western steers $6.00 08.00; Texas steers $5 75 07.15; range cows and heifers, $6.60 9 7.20, calves, $6. 259 10 00. Sheep Receipts, 100; market stea dy. Yearlings, 6.OO06.6O; wpthers $4.609 6.30, lambs, $6 80(7 80. Metals. Xew York. X. V., Dec 20. The metal markets were dull and practii ally nominal Lake copper $15.00 'a $15.60 nominal, electrolytic, $1430 14.50; casting, $14.00-9.14.12 1-3 j iron, unc hanged. Sugar. Xew York. N. Y . Dec. 20 Sugar Raw, unsettled. Muscovado. $2 70 9 2 73; centrifugal, $3 209 3 23; mo lasses, $2.459 2 48; refined, quiet. |