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Show HP'S MMKEI5 1 New York, Jan 17. The week opened with further advances in a few of the more speculative issues, new high records being made by International In-ternational Nickel, American Coal Products and Mercantile Marine preferred. pre-ferred. Crucible Steel, Bethlehem Steol, American Can, Now York Air brake and General Electric were higher high-er 'by substantial fractions to 2 points. Standard shares showed no material change United States Steel and the leading rails varying little, if at all, from last week's final quotations. Oil shares were heavy, but fertilizers and some utilities added to recent advances. ad-vances. Sugar. New York, Jan. 17. Raw sugar, firm, centrifugal, 4.33f04.68c; molasses, molas-ses, 3.563.81c; refined, steady; cut loaf, 6.65c; crushed, 6.65c; mould A, 6.20c; cubes, 6.00c; xxxxpowdered, 6.90c; powdered, 6.85c; fine granulated, granulat-ed, 5.75c; diamond A, '5.75c; confectioners confec-tioners A, 5.65c; No 1, 5.50c. Sugar futures opened, firmer on coerlng and some buying by trade interests. At noon priceB were 5 to 10 points higher. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago, Jan. 17. Cold weather that delayed trains and hindered the delivery of arrivals brought about higher prices today on hogs. Cattle quotations were uphold by an improved improv-ed demand for fresh meat. Receipts of sheep and lambs were too numerous numer-ous for immediate requirements. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 17. Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 13,200; steady. Heavy, $6.95 716; light, $6 80(5)7 05; pigs, $5.50 6.50; bulk of Bales, $6.90(0)7 00 Cattle Receipts 8000; steady; native na-tive steers, $6.50(0)9.00; cows and heifers, $5.757.00; western steers, $6.00(3)7.25, Texas steers, $5.707.70; stockers and feeders, $5.267.60. Sheep Receipts 13,000; steady. Yearlings, $7.608.10; wethers, $6.00 7.00; lamba, $9.7510.75. Chicago Grain Chicago, Jan. 17 Notwithstanding that in consequence of higher prices at Liverpool the wheat market here opened today at a sharp advance, weakness soon developed owing to heavy sales by prominent firms. In-creafllng In-creafllng stocks at Minneapolis and Duluth and continued difficulty in obtaining ob-taining vessels at domestic seaports gave an advantage to the bears. In addition Australia and Argentina were said to be making larger and cheapor offers and there were adviceH of the froo movement of tho Canadian wheat through the United States in bond. The opening, which rnngbd from 3-4 to 1 l-4c higher, with May at $1.28 1-4 to 1.28 1-2 and July at $1.21 3-4 to 1.22 1-4, was followed by a decline to well below Saturday's closing figures. Prospects of enlarged receipts had a depressing effect on corn. Besides there were rports of bnficial rains in Argentina. After opening unchanged to l-4c lower, the market underwent a moderate further Hag. Oats showed comparntlvo strength. Commission houses were generally on tho buying side, Influenced apparently apparent-ly by talk that oats were at too great a discount from corn. Liberal exports encouraged an advance ad-vance In pork and ribs. Foreign shipments of lard were diminished, however, and the price of lard was correspondingly heavy. In later transactions, offerings became be-came scarce. The market felt the effect of advancing prices at the yards. Wheat priceB closed strong, 1 to 1 l-8c not higher with May at $1.28 5-8 and July at $1.22. The corn close was strong at an advance of 5-8c net. |