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Show I HP'S MMKE1H New York, Feb. 2 Moderate gains and a few declines were recorded at tbe opening of today's trading, the market lacking the snap and vigor of yesterday's session United States Steel mado a trivial gain, which was immediately forfeited and other stocks were disposed to yield on light offerings. Industrial Alcohol continued contin-ued Its extraordinary gyrations with an early gain of 5 at 1C3 1-2 and Texas company rose two points. Ralls were once more a nominal feature, that part of the list showing more Irregularity Irregu-larity than Industrials and specialties. Secondary offerings were mostly nt lower prices. Chicago Hog Market Chicago, Feb. 2. Hogs Receipts, -18,000, slow, shade under yesterday's average Bulk, $7.707 90; light ?7,507.95; mixed, $7.557 95; heavy, $7.507 95; rough, ?7.507.65; pigs, $5.756.90. "' 'Ciu'cago Grain ' Chicago, Fob. 2. Weakness developed devel-oped in the wheat market today, owing ow-ing largely to quotations at Liverpool. It was explained that larger Australian Austra-lian and Argentine shipments to Europe Eu-rope were expected and that a fleet capable of loading 8,000,000 bushels had been obtained for Australia alone. Offerings here, however, were small and tho market accordingly rallied. Opening prices, which ranged from a shade to 7-Slc down, with May at $1.34 to $1.34 3-4. and July at $1.25 5-S to 1 25 7-8, were followed by an upturn up-turn to above yesterday's finish. Favorable weather eased corn. Com-mislon Com-mislon houses took tho buying side, though, when wheat showed a tendency ten-dency to rally. After opening 3-8 to l-2c off, tho corn market underwent some additional decline before beginning begin-ning to recover. Oats swayed with other cereals. The volume of trade was fairly large It required only a few buying orders to lift provisions. There was no pressure pres-sure to sell. Later tho small packers did some realizing and tho market suffered a reaction. It was pointed out that arrivals ar-rivals of hogs at western points today to-day were nearly twice as numerous as on the corresponding day last year. The wheat close wns steady, 1 1-8 1 l-2c to 1 7-S2c lower, with May at $1.33 and July at $1.24 1-2. Tho corn market closed stead at 7-8l to 1 181 3-4c net decline. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Nob., Feb. 2. Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 18,300; steady. Heavy, $7.50 7.70; light $7.35(g)7.60; pigs, ?6.50 7.50; bulk of sales, $7.407.60. Cattle Receipts, 6,200; steady. Native Na-tive steers, $6.258.25; cows and heifers, $5.25g)6.75; western steers, ?6.007.60; Texas steerB, $5.75g6.75; stockers and feeders, $5.50(5)7.50. Sheep Receipts, 6,000; higher. Yearlings, $8.259.25; wethers $7.00 7.75; lambs, $9.S510.75. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago, Fob. 2. Hog prices weakened weak-ened today in consequonco of a large supply having been left over last night unsold. Offerings of cattle, sheep and lambs were scarce. Sugar. New York, Fob. 2. Raw sugar, firm; centrifugal, 4.834.89c; mo- lasses, 4.06g4.12c; refined, firm. Sugar futures opened steadier on covorlng by commission houses and buying by trade interests. At noon prices were about two points net higher. Sales, Morning Session. Alta Con., 500 at 20 l-2c. Albion. 3100 at 34c, 150Q at 33 l-2c. Am. Con. Copper, 1000 at lie, 500 at 11 l-2c. BIng. Amal., 500 at 8 l-2c Colorado ExL, 500 at 9 l-2c. Colo. Mining, 3000 at 15c, 500 at 14 l-2c. Cardiff, 150 at $4.00. Dragon Con, 1000 at 17o. Emma Copper, 1000 at 35c, 1000 at 25 l-2c, 100 at 36c. Grand Central, 500 at 57c. lion Blossom, 250 at $1.35. ICing William, 500 at 1 l-2c. Opohongo, 7000 at 2 l-2c. Prince Con., 100 at 78c, 700 at 79c, 1400 at 80c, 50 at 81c. Reed's Peak, 3000 at 13c Sioux Con., 500 at 9c Silver King Con., 100 at $2.32 1-2. Texan, 500 at 25c. Tar Baby, 500 at 5 3-4c .- Victor Con, 500 at 2 l-2c Yankee, 200 at 30c Utah Con., 1000 at 2 l-2c. ' Tintlc Central, 500 at 5c. East Tintlc Con., 1000 at 1 3-4c East Crown Point, 6000 at 1 l-4c Open Board. Alta Con., 200 at 20 l-2c, 1000 at 20c. Albion, 500 at 34c. Columbus Ext., 1000 at 9 l-2c Colorado Mining, 1500 at 14c. Daly Judge, 10 at $S.35. lonzonlte, 9000 at 3 3-4c to 4c. Crown Point, 3000 at 4 l-2c. South Hecla, 100 at $2.22 1-2. Victor Con., 5000 at 21-2c Walker Copper, 600 at 70c Mich.-Utah, 1000 at 29 l-2c O. K. Silver, 1000 at 29 l-2c. East Crown Prince, 3000 at 1 l-4o Demijohn, 1000 at 4 l-2c. Silver Gulch, 1000 at 2 l-2c. Paloma, 13500 at 10c, 200 at 10 l-2c Tintlo Standard, 1000 at 2 l-4c. South Hecla BxL, 7000 at 47c Paloma Ext, 1000 at 8 l-2c. Earl Eagle, 1000 at 20c Bank Stocks. Commercial National, $400. JDeseret National, $306. Deseret Savings, $1,050. Farmers & Stockgrowers. $88. First National, Ogden, $415. First National, Logan, $170. Tlrst National, Brigham, $300. McCormick & Co., $287. Merchants, $9095. National City Bank, $135. Ogden Savings Bank, $410. Ogden State Bank, $432. State Bank, Brigham City, $225. Security State, $140. Thatcher Brothers, Logan, $165. Utah State National, $215. Utah Savings & Trust, $96. Walker Bros., $202203. J ZIon's Savings Bank & T., $418. Barnes Banking, $205. Davis County, $290. First National, Layton, $150. Industrial Stocks. Amalgamated Sugar, $140142. Beneficial Life, $191193. Cement Securities, $85.00S7.50. Con. Wagon, $990)100. Con. Life Ins , $98. Guardian C. & G Co., $16.00 16.40. Home Life, $305307. H. J. Grant & Co., $26. . Hotel Utah Op. Co., $130. , I Inland Crystal Salt, $85. Intermountain Life, $13.50. H Layton Sugar, $150. H ML Sts. Tele., $108.5O(g)110. Ogdon Packing & Provision, $100. H So. Utah Sugar, $1.00. H Utah Fire Clay, $71g72. H Utah-Idaho Sugar, $14.00 14.10. I Z. C. M. I., $375380. I Devino Razor, $9.75- H Lion Coal, $55. JH Utah Cereal, $95. M |