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Show WORLD'S MARKETS New York. Dec. 21 Shares of some of the leading railways were heavy in today's early and narrow session of the stock market The anthracite Issue, namely Reading and Lehigh alley, were down 1 1-2 points, falling 1$ - I,, I,. under last week's low prices, prr-sum-ablj as .i result of the sharp nit la cnii I rates ordered by tho Pennsylva nin public service commission. Pennsylvania and Southern Pacific io:-t fractions as did also Great Northern. North-ern. Balltlmore Ohio, and United St;iics S'eel. 1'niii.portant gain's were made by General Electric and Republic Repub-lic Steel pfd Amalgamated Copper, whii h showed some strength at the njitset, soon yielded and the whole market relajjsed into dulluess. From the ven outset toda's market mar-ket movement was one of stead re cessions which reached their climax In the final hour. Most of the prominent promi-nent issues then registered their lowest low-est quotations since the resumption of business. Hog Market. Chicago, De 21 Hog prices today were steady despite liberal receipts. Speculators bought. Cattle advanced owing to offerings being curtailed N'o material change developed in regard re-gard to sheep and lambs. South Omaha Livestock South Omaha -b , Dec 21 Hogs Receipts, 10.500; market, steady. Heavy. 56 So'a'T 'o ; light $6.80 g 7.05; pics, $").. "O'f; K.7.ri ; bulk of sales, SC. 10 ft 7. 00. Cattle Receipts. 1700; market, higher. Native steers. S6.759.75; cows and heifers, $5.60(g7.25; western a rs, S6.008.10; Texas steers, $5 75 'ii SAT,, cows and heifers, 15.006.75; iaives, $7 oik,: h 00 Sheep Receipts. 3500; market, strong. Yearlings. $6.50(97.25; wethers. weth-ers. J5.751ifi.25; lambs. $7 50ftS.15 Cotton. New York. Hec. 21. Cotton futures opened steady. December offered $7.44. January, $7.28; March, $7 49, May, $7. 68; July. $7 S5. August offered rT 97 ; October, $8.14. Sugar. New York, Dee. 21 Raw sugar was firm on sales of 700 tons full duty Peruvian sugar in port at $4 13 for centrifugal Spot prices were $4.01 to $4 13 for centrifugal and $3. 36 to $8 4S for molasses. The future market mar-ket was quiet and without transactions transac-tions Refined grades, steady. Cut loaf, .$5 85, crushed, $5 75. mould A. $"..4i: cubes. $5 20: XXXX powdered, $5.10; powdered. $5.05; fine granulated, granula-ted, $4 95; diamond A $4 95; confectioners confec-tioners A, $4. So; No 1. $4 70 |