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Show HQ'S 1IETS New York, August 31. The critical state of the railway controversy was again a paramount factor in the securities se-curities market today, opening prices ""uniug a flaica ul nmgumr aecunes. These were mostly fractional, however, how-ever, except in Reading and the motors, mo-tors, where heaviness was most conspicuous. con-spicuous. United States Steel lost a large fraction which was followed by prompt recovery and other investment in-vestment shares soon Improved und.r the influence of anther upward movement move-ment in Marines which established new records on free absorptions. Rails were but slightly affected but the tendency towards irregularity became be-came more marked with the progress of the session. Marines, Steel and Kelly-Springfield Tires were the features of the forenoon, fore-noon, other prominent stocks moving mov-ing in uncertain fashion. Marines lost their early gains on realizing sales but displayed a strong undertone. under-tone. Important rails were only nominally nom-inally lower. Speculative specialties such as Industrial Alcohol, American Ameri-can Goal Products, Studobaker and South Porto Rico Sugar lost 2 points. The entire list strengthened at midday mid-day on the more encouraging news from Washington. Bonds were steady. Coppers led the general advance of the intermediate session, Inspiration attaining a new record on its rise to 55 3-4 with gains of 1 and 2 points elsewhere. Steel, Reading and other representative issues made similar response to renewed demand. Chicago Grain Chicago, Aug. 31. Renewal of efforts ef-forts to brings about a postponement of the railway strike had only a transient bullish effect today on wheat. Assertions that within 4S hours Greece would abandon neutrality neutral-ity appeared to act as more than an offset. Speculative transactions on both sides of the market were on a largo scale and price changes were of rapid, nervous character. The open ing, which ranged from l-2c decline to 1-Sc advance, with September at $1.38 3-4 to $1.39 1-4 and December at $1.42 to $1.43, was followed by a material ma-terial general upturn and then a sharp decline. Corn displayed less tendency to respond re-spond to any bulke in wheat. Yesterday's Yester-day's bullish crop estimates were today to-day admitted to have been erroneous. After opening 1-Sc and l-4c to l-2c low, er, prices rallied a little, but then underwent a decided sag. Oats gave way with other cereals. Commission houses for the most part leaned on the bear side. Irregularity characterized provisions. provi-sions. Meal o the trading was in lard, which declined under selling presure from eastern longs. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Aug. 31. Hogs Receipts, 25,000; market strong, 25c above yesterday's yes-terday's average. Buly, $10.75 S11.45; light, $10.90 $11.50; mixed, $10.45 $11.50; heavy, $10.25$11.50; rough, $10.25$10.50; pigs, $7.75 $U.S5. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 31. Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 7,200; market steady. Heavy, $10.00$10.40; light, $10.40$10.75; pigs, $0.00$10.00; bulk of sales, $10.10S)$10.40. Cattle Receipts, 2,300; market steady. Native steers, $7.00$10.60; cows and heifers. $6.00$7.50; western west-ern steers, $7.00$8.75; Texas steers, $6.20(g;$7.20; stockers and feeders, $6.00$8.25. Sheep Receipts, 18,600; market steady. Yearlings, $6.50g$7.00; wethers, weth-ers, $G.25iS$7.25; lambs, $9.60?10.15. oo |
