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Show I j DailjMM I WALL STREET New York, Sept. 30 Concerted efforts, ef-forts, evidently of professional origin, were made to depress prices soon after aft-er today's opening, leading Industrials, coppers and rails abruptly declining 2 to alrao&t 5 points. Selling of United Unit-ed States Steel and Republic and Crucible Cru-cible Steels was especially extensive, together with Union Pacific and Am-I Am-I erienn Smelting. Recessions of two to three points' occurred in other prominent Issues, with the first hour s sales again on the basis of 2,000,000 shares for a full day. Tho market rallied later on a demand for coalers, Norfolk and Western making a new high record. Lehigh Valley advanced to its best quotation in years and Illinois Il-linois Central was active and strons. The closing was irregular. Bond3 fere firm. Chicago Grain Chicago, Sept. 30. Worse crop prospects pros-pects reported today from Argentine resulted today in a new upward swing to wheat prices here. No rain had fallen in the drought district, and it was said the consequences In the fields implied a rapid reduction of the yield. Tho fact that tho Liverpool market failed to follow yesterday's late decline here, tended further to handicap tie bears and so too did word that European stocks wore light for this time of the year. Opening prices, which ranged from 1-2 c to 1 1-Sc higher with December at $1.54 B-g to $1.54 3-4, were followed by addl- tional gains and then something of a reaction, Corn hardened slightly with wheat. There was no urgent buying. After opening at 1-Sc and l-4c off to l-4c up, the market roso all around to a little abovo yesterday's finish. Only a scattered trade developed in oats. Prices showed no Important change. Provisions -were Irregular. January options were under considerable sell- ing pressure, but shorts were bidding , for nearby deliveries. Realizing sales by belated longs in J September led afterward to decided setbacks In wheat prices. The close was weak at 1.54. December and 1.53 5-8 May, with the market as a whole, 2 1-Sc off to 1-Sc up, compared jjfl, with yesterday's finish. Kj Later the corn market eased off Eg, when wheat turned weak. The close Mr, was steady at the same as yester-m yester-m day's finish to l-43-Sc lower. II m Chicago, Sept. au. wneai xno. t Bij red nominal; No. 3 red. 1.54 1-2(6) P? 1.55; No. 2 hard, 1.67 1-2; No. 3 hard, CornNo. 2 yellow, 9090 l-4c; No. '( 4 yellow, 8434 l-2c; No. 4, white, 84 Oats No. 3 white. 46 3-4 47 l-4c; standard, 47 l-447 l-2c. J Rye No. 2. 1.241.24 1-2. i Barley 7c$1.15. Timothy $3.50 5.00. . . Clover 11.0014.00. If Pork Nominal. Lard 14.45. Ribs Nominal. Chicago, Sept 30. I "Wheat Open. Closed December 1.54 5-8 $1.54 May 1.54 3-8 1.53 5-8 December 73 3-8 .731-3 May 761-4 .761-8 December 48 3-8 .481-8 May 513-8 .511-8 December . 23.50 22.95 January 22.87 22.50 December 13.67 13.50 January 13.25 13.15 October 13.85 -13.85 January 12.25 12.22 Omaha Wheat Market. Omaha, Nebr., Sept 30. Wheat-No. Wheat-No. 2 hard, 1.531.54; No. 3 hard, 1 1.50 1-21.53. Corn No. 3 white, 82 l-283c; No. 3 white, 8282 l-2c; No. 3 yellow. 80 l-284c; No. 3 yellow, 8080 l-2c: : No. 2, 79 l-279 3-4c; No. 3, 79 Oats No. 3 white, 43 3-444c. New York, Sept. 30. The market 1nr rnmr fittitT-oc wne firmer tnilnv on ' covering and some inquiry for trade account, prompted -by the steadier feeling of the spot market at the close last night Closing prices were 2 to 6 points higher. Raw and refined sugar holiday. Chicago Hog Market Chicago, Sept 30. Slackness of demand de-mand both from shippers and packers forced a sharp break today in ahe price on hogs. Arrivals of cattle, sheep and lambs were largely consigned con-signed direct to killers. Hogs Receipts 14,000; market slow, 15c to 25c under yesterday's average. av-erage. Bulk. 9.60 10.15; light, 9.35 10.30; mixed, $9.300.50; heavy. 9.2010.35; rough, $9.209.40; pigs, 6.759.50. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Nebr., Sept 30. Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 4000; market lower. Heavy, 9.609.75; light, 9.8010.20; plgB, 8.7510.00; bulk, 9.659.75. Cattle Receipts 300; markot steady. Native steers, $6.7510.60; cows and heifers, $5,757.50; western west-ern steers, $6.50 9.00; Texas Bteers, 6.007.00; stockers and feeders. $6.008.25. Sheep Receipts 8700; market steady. Yearlings, $7.008.25; wethers, weth-ers, 6.507.25; lambs, 9.509.85. cents. Antelope Star was a littlo stronger and Bold as high as 14 l-2c, Big Four Exploration was heavily traded In at 97 cents. Quotations furnished over tho private pri-vate wire of J. A. Hogle & Co., Brokers, Brok-ers, 2409 Hudson. Sales Morning session: Antelope Star, 600313 l-2c; 300 13c; 200014c; 100014 l-2c. Alta Tiger, ld002c. Albion, 10010 l-2c Alta Tunnel. 100012 l-2c. Big Four, 200097c. Black Jack, 50010c. Big Cottonwood, 10034c. Beaver Copper, 6003c; 1000 3 l-4c; 40003 l-2c. Crown Point, 700 5c. Croff, 30004 l-2c. Cottonwood King, 50002 l-2c. Emma Copper, 600?3.00; $100 $3.05. Iron Blossom. S0$1.62 1-2; 100 $3.05. Iron Blossom, S00$1.62 1-2; 100 $1.65; 525$1.60. Indian Queen, ll,0002c. Leonora, 50001 l-2c. Miller Hill, 10017c. May Day. 250014c. Plutus, 50015 l-2c. Rico Argentine, 10005 l-4c. Sells, 100012c. Sioux Con., 1300 17 l-2c. South Hecla, 100$2.05. Tar Baby, 65007c. Tlntic Standard, 220055c; 300 56c; 10057c; 20058c; 10059c; 370060c; 180061c. Union Chief, 30003 l-2c. Victor Con., 2500 5 l-4c. Wllbert, 15007 l-2c. Bank Stocks. Commercial National, $400 bid. Deseret National, $307 bid; $315 asked. Deseret Savings, $1025 bid. Farmer Q& Stockgrowers, $SS bid; $89 asked. First National, Ogden, $437.50 bid. First National, Logan, $195 bid. First National, Brigham, $300 bid. McCornick & Co., $2S0 bid. Merchants, $9S bid; $100.50 asked. National Bank of Republic, $200. National City bank, $145 bid. Ogden State bank, $450 bid. State Bank, Brigham City. $225 bid. Security State, 150 bid; $155 asked. Salt Lake Security & Trust, $11S asked. Thatcher Bros., Logan, 17 bid. Utah State National. 212 bid; 216 "utah Savings & Trust. 95 asked. Walker Bros., 225 bid; 230 asked. Zion's Savings Bank & Trust, 412 bid. First National, Layton, 150 bid. Industrial Stocks. Amalgamated Sugar, 185 bid. Beneficial Life, 198 bid. Cement Securities, $100.50 bid; $101.50 asked. Con. Wagon, $109 bid; $110 asked. Con Life Ins., S97 bid. Ever Fresh Food Co., $10 asked. Guardian C. & G. Co., $15.55 bid. Home Fire Ins., 307 bid; 310 cLSltGd H. j. Grant & Co., 27.25 bid. Hotel Utah Op. Co., 121 asked. Inland Crystal Salt, $95 bid. Intermountain Life, $13.55 bid. Layton Sugar, $180 bid. -ML Sts. Telephone, $113 bid; $114 Utah Fire Clay, $71 bid; 72 asked. Utah-Idaho Sugar. 18.75 bid. Z. C. M. I., 381 bid; 395 asked. Utah Power & Light $100 bid; 101 asked. Utah Cereal, 95 asked. Lion Coal, 67.50 bid; 69 asked. Murphy Groc. & Drug Co., 96 asked. |