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Show I WORLD'S MARKETS New York, Jan 5. So far as it showed any tendency, today's early stock market was inclined to follow the lead of London where American securities were off from substantial fractions to 1 1-2 points, Canadian Pacific Pa-cific being weakest The copper group also reflected moderate local pressure and among specialties, Rumley preferred, declined declin-ed five points and Mexican Railways first preferred 8 points. Union Pacific Pa-cific which opened at a slight gain soon fell back and New York Central, one of yesterday's strongest features, also reacted Dealings were of a light and professional profes-sional character, with general recoveries recov-eries at the end of the first half hour. New York Cotton. New York. Jan. 5. Cotton futures opened today steady. .Tanuarv. $7.94; March. $8.10; May, $8.31; Jul, $8 48; August. $8.G1; October. $S.72; December, Decem-ber, $8 85. The close was steady. January, $8.02; March, $8 20. May. $8.36; July, $8 55: August. $8 64; October, SS.76; December, $$.93. Sugar. New York Jan. 5 Raw sugar Firm. Molasses, $3.368.42; centrifugal, centrif-ugal, $4 0i(a4 07, refined, steady. Su-I Su-I gar futures, steady and unchanged at noon. Sales, lOu tons New York Exchange. New York, Jan. 5 Mercantile paper pa-per 44 l-4c. Sterling exchange, steady; 60-day bills, $4.82.25; for cables, $4. So 25, for demand, $4.84.75. Government bonds, strong; railroad honds. firm. Time loans, dull; 60 and 90 days. 8 1-273 3 4 per cent; 6 months, 3 3-4 4 per cent. Call money, stcad ; high. 2 3-4 per cent; low, 2 1-2; ruling rate, 2 3-4. South Omaha Livestock. I South Omaha, Jan. 5. Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 12,500; market, lower. Heavy, $6.95S7.06; light. $6 90cV7.00; pics. $5.606.75; bulk of sales, $6.95(5)7.05. Cattle Receipts, 5400; market, slow Cows and heifers, $5.507.50; western steers. $6.008.40; Texas steers, $5.807 30; cows and heifers. $5 25(777.25; calves, S7.258.75. Sheep Receipts. 87,000; market, active. Yearlings, $6.80 7 60; wethers, weth-ers, $5.806.40; lambs, $7.808.65 American Business Brisk. London, Jan. 5. Business was bnsker in the American section on the stock market Xoday. especially iu United States Steel shares which changed hands between 51 1-S and 51 3-4. Canadian Pacific sold from 160 1-2 down to 159 3-4. but rallied and closed at 160 1-4. A large buEiness was done in war loans and consols while the official board recorded several sev-eral markings in American rails and bonds. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago, Jan. 5. Heavy receipts today had a depressing effect on the value of hogs. Cattle offerings were unattractive. Sheep and lambs proved less plentiful than on the corresponding cor-responding day a week ago. |