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Show WORLD S MARKETS New York, April 17. Today two hours' session of the stock market was accompanied by a further upward whirl of prices. Yirtuallv all the industrial in-dustrial and equipment issues which are said to have received war contracts con-tracts added to recent ains overnight advances from 3 to f points Almost the sole exception was American Lo-comotive Lo-comotive which fell baek at the outset. out-set. United States Steel sold at 59 7 8, a new record for the current movement Other speculative favor Ites. including Reading. St Paul and Amalgamated ascended to higher levels. lev-els. The close was buoyant. Bonds were firm The so-called war specialties were acain conspicuous In today s early Stock dealings New York Airbrake ascended two points to the new high price of !V while American Locomotive Locomo-tive was inclined to reai f. falling back 4 1-4 points to "''" on opening salc of 1 Si 10 shares. Baldwin Locomotive and Pressed Steel Car rose 3 to 5 points and numerous other stocks In this particular class, including Bethlehem Beth-lehem Steel, were higher by 1 to 2 points. Speculative favorites shared In the rise Reading. St Paul and United Uni-ted States Steel gaining a point each Trading was very active hut without the wild movements of tho preceding session. London, April 17. Business on the stock market today was fair with investment in-vestment and copper shares most prominent. Considerable attention was paid to the American section which had a firm closing. CLEANING HOUSE BANKS. New York April 17 The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies shows thai they hold $158 n57,S20 re serve in excess of legal requirements This is an Increase of $9,827,392 over last week. SOUTH OMAHA LIVESTOCK. South Omaha. Neb., April 17. Hogs Receipts 2 600; higher. Heavy, $7 157.30; light. $7. 25)7.35. pigs. $6 501x7.50, bulk of Bales, 7.207.30. Cattle Receipts 100; steady. Native Na-tive steers, f6.75O8.40; cows and heifers. $r 35617.25, western steers, $6.507.80; Texas steers. S6 0u'a7.30; cows and heifers, f o.0086.75 ; calves, 7 no ft lu.no. Sheep Receipts 1,900; steady. Yearlings. $8.609.26; wethers. $7.75 (fi8.50. lambs, $9 75 (a 10.25. CHICAGO HOG MARKET. Chicago, April 17 Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 7,000; strong, 10c above yesterdays yester-days average Bulk, $7.307J0; mixed, $7.25(6 7.65; mixed, $7.207.65 ; heavy. 6.907.60; rough, $6.9007.10; pigs, $6.007.00. Sugar. New York- April 17 Raw sugar Easy Centrifugal. $4 89; molasses. $4 12; refined, steady. Sugar futures were easier under scattered trade and commission house selling. The market closed easy at from 1 to 6 points decline Sales, 2500 tons May $3.85; July. $3 9i, September, $4.08; December, $4.86. CHICAGO GRAn. Chicago, April 17. As a result of unresponsive cables, wheat today opened slightly easier, but subsequently subsequent-ly showed a quick rally with commission commis-sion houses active In buying. Reports Re-ports of a need of rain in the Ohio valley counted against the bearo, and eo also did complaints of dry soil conditions in South Dakota The ensuing en-suing bulge In prices, however, led to a good deal of selling of a profit I taking kind Opening quotations, which varied from 3 4 off to l-2c up. were followed by a decided advance iall around and then a moderate sag i Bullish Argentine news and flrm-ness flrm-ness in Liverpool gave strength to ;corn Shipping demand improved and speculative sellers were scarce After opening 1(91-4 to 3 8l-2c higher, corn made a substantial further advance ad-vance before beginning to react. Oats hardened moderately with corn. Afterward the gain disappeared disappear-ed under a little increase of selling pressure. Provisions developed firmness owing ow-ing to the upward tendency of the hog market Trading, though, was mainly of a local sort. Later a fresh advance in wheat took place in consequence of shorts evening up for the week-end. Closing Clos-ing prices were unsettled at 3-4 to 2 l-8c above last night Word from the seaboard that big sales had been made for export helped help-ed later to lift the corn market anew. The close was strong, 1 1-4 to 1 3-8c net higher Chicago, April 17. Wheat No ? red. $162 1-2 No. 2 hard, $161 3-4 1.62 1-2. Corn No. 2 yellow. 77 1-4 77 1-2C No. 4 white, 7676 1 4c. Oats No. 3 white. 5757 12c-: standard. 58 l-4c Rye Nominal. Barley 73o81c. Timothy $6 0006.26. Clover $8.00 r 13.00. Pork $17.42. 1 Lard $9.95. Ribs $9.129.62. |