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Show 1 WORLD'S 1RKEIS New York, Jan. 4. The range of prices was general higher at today's opening, though here and there signs of further profit taking or liquidation were seen. California Petroleum preferred was heavy on rumors of a hitch in connection with its proposed merger with Mexican Petroleum. Mexican, Mex-ican, on the contrary, opened strong with gains in coppers. Mercantile Marine Ma-rine preferred and New York Airbrake. Air-brake. United States Steel was steady but leading rails, Including St Paul, Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley and Eries were higher by fractions to a full point. The strength of Anglo-French Anglo-French 5's suggested further investment invest-ment inquiry. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 4, Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 19,000; lower. Heavy, $6 45ffl) 2: i5gi' ,$64?6-5; Piss, $5.25 6.25; bulk of sales, $6.456.50 Cattle Receipts 7700; steady Na-tivo Na-tivo steers," $6.009.00; cows and heifers, $5.007.00; western steers $6.007.75; Texas steers, ?5.756.75-' stockers and feeders, $5.257.50. I Sheep Receipts 16,000; lower. Yearlings, $7.008 25; wethers, $6.00 7 00, lambs, ?8.759.30. Chicago Grain Chicago, Jan. 4. Wheat prices took a downward swing today, influenced by lower quotations from Liverpool, despite the fact that the foreign decline de-cline was said to be mainly a reflection reflec-tion of yesterday's weakness here. Opening prices, which ranged from 1-4 off to 1-Sc up, with May at $1.23 to 1.23 3-8 and July at $1.16 1-8, were followed by a decided general setback and then a rally that failed to last. Corn went lower with wheat. After opening unchanged to 14c down, the market underwent a moderate sage all around. Oats eased oft with other grain. Larger warehouse stocks than had been looked for acted as a weight on the provision market. Buyers were scarce. The wheat close was strong, 2 1-S to 2 l-22 5-8c net higher, with May at $1.25 3-4(5)1.25 78 and Julv at $1.18 3-S. The corn close was firm at 5-8 to 5-S34c net advance. Chicago. Jan. 4. Wheat No. 2 red $1.23 7-81.25 1-4; No. 3 red, $1.19 1.21 1-2; No. 2 hard, nominal: No. 3 hard, $1.16g1.18 1-2. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal: No. 4 yellow,. 6870c; No. 4 white, 67 l-2() 68 l-4c. Oats No. 3 white, 43 l-444 l-4c; standard, nominal. Rye No. 2, 979Sc. Barley 6476c. Timothy $6.008.25. Clover $10.0019.00. Pork $17.65 g18.65. Lard $9.67(0)9.87. Ribs $9.6210.12. Sugar. New York, Jan. 4. Raw "sugar, steady; centrifugal, 4.45c4.58c; mo-losse, mo-losse, 3.6S3.81c; refined, easy. Sugar futures opened very quiet and at noon were a point or two lower on light selling. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago. Jan. 4. Larger receipts than expected brought about a setback set-back In hog values today as compared com-pared with yesterday's close, but not under yesterday's averages. Cattle offerings, although scarce were of unattractive un-attractive quality. Sheep and lambs appeared over plentiful. |
