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Show WALL STREET GETS NEWS OFTRAGEDY New York, June 6. Wall street knew of the reported fate of Earl Kitchener and his staff half an hour ' before the market opened, by which time newsboys were shouting the meager details throughout the financial finan-cial district. In banking circles and on the Stock Exchange the tragedy formed almost the one topic of discussion dis-cussion and was regarded as a blow to the cause of the allies. The market itself it-self was scarcely affected at the outset out-set beyond some slight irregularity which was more than neutralized by the strength of certain specialties. There was no trace of the excitement and urgent liquidation that characterized character-ized last Friday's news of the battle In the North sea. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago, June 6.--Hogs Receipts 14,000; quiet, 15c under yesterday's average. Bulk, $9.209.40; light, $8.759.35; mixed, $9.009.50; heavy, $8.959.50; rough, $S.95S)9.10; pigs, $6.80S.40. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Nebr., June 6. Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 9400; lower. Heavy, $9.10 9.30; light, $9.009.20; pigs, $8.00 9.00; bulk of sales, $9.05(9.15. Cattle Receipts 4800; lower. Native Na-tive steers, $7.75g10.80; cows and heifers, $7.009.00; western steers, $7.509.00; Texas steers, $7.008.00; stockers and feeders, $7.008.75. Sheep Receipts 3300; steady. Yearlings, Year-lings, $7.107.90; wethers, $6.75 8.25; lambs, $9.0012.00. New York, June 6. Raw sugar, quiet; centrifugal, 6.33o; molasses, 5.56c; refined, steady; fine granulatr ed, 7.65c. Sugar futures were easier under scattered liquidation. Prices at noon were 4 to 7 points lower. Chicago Grain Chicago, June 6. Active foreign buying here, together vith a scarcity of offerings, lifted the wheat market today after prices had shown a tendency tend-ency to waver at the outside. Suggestions Sugges-tions that the European demand ,was in some way connected with the disaster dis-aster to Lord Kitchener failed to be confirmed. On the contrary, several trade authorities here were inclined to the view that his death, if It had any efect on prices, would count on the side of tho bears. Opening quotations, which ranged from 3-8c decline to Y-8c advance with July at $1.03 1-4 to 1.04 and September Septem-ber at $1.05 to 1.06 1-4, were folowed by a decided general upturn. Unfavorable weather had a bullish effect on corn. Buying, however, was not of an aggressive character. After opening 5-8 to 11 l-8c higher the market continued to harden. Oats rose with other cereals. Nevertheless, Nev-ertheless, as In corn "trade lacked volume. vol-ume. Lower prices on hogs carried down provisions. About tho only demand was from shorts. Tho wheat close was strong, 2 to 2 l-82 l-4c net advance with July at $1.05 3-4 and September at $1.07 3-8. The corn close was steady at 7-8 to lc net advance no |
