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Show I WORLD'S 11ETS New York, Doc. 13. Professional pressure was soon brought to bear with reaction of 1 to 2 points, Steel and other leaders surrendering their advantages. Stocks were easily absorbed ab-sorbed on the decline, however, with general recoveries to or above initial gains. The strength of high class issues in the railway group was an Impressive and sustaining factor. Minor rails also shared In the riso and numerous special Issues extended their lead. Coppers also threw off their early sluggishness with Mexican Petroleum and United FruiL Trading becamo more active with a stronger undertone In the second hour. Bonds were Irregular. Chicago Grain Chicago, Dec. 13. Owing to unfavorable unfav-orable reception given In London and Paris to the German peace proposal, the wheat market today showed some tendency to advance. Decided nervousness nerv-ousness was evident, however, and prices fluctuated rapidly. The volume vol-ume of transactions was large but on nothing like the big scale which was attained the previous day. Opening quotations, which ranged from the same as yesterday's finish to 2 l-4c higher, with May at $1.65 1-2 to 1.67 and July at ?1.43 to 1..44 were followed by a moderate setback but then by a rise all around slightly above the initial ini-tial level. Corn, like wheat, had an upward slant. Commission houses were mainly main-ly on the bull side, influenced chiefly by the outlook against a quick truce. After opening l-8c to 1 5-8c higher, tho market reacted a little and later scored something of a rally. In oats as in other grain, the bears were at a disadvantage. Shorts purchased pur-chased freely on declines. Less optimism regarding pea'ce gave a downward turn to provisions. Besides, Be-sides, receipts of hogs were unusually plentiful and quotations at the yards much lower. News other than that regarding the chances of peace received scarcely any attention. Reports of possible counter proposals from Great Britain' .wiu iih anno JV.-U lu M. oolUrtClt Ill wheat prices in the last half of the session. The effect, however, failed to last. Quotations closed firm at $1.65 1-2 to 1.67 3-4 for May and $1.43 3-4 to 1.43 7-8 for July with the market as a -whole ranging from the same as yesterday's finish to 2 l-4c higher. In subsequent trading, the corn market mar-ket was temporarily depressed b' sympathy with wheat. The close was unsettled at 1 3-8 to 1 l-2c net advance. ad-vance. Wheat Open. - Close. May $1,651-2 1.67 July 1.43 1.43 3-4 Corn . . May .90 .911-4 July '90 ' .91 Oats-May Oats-May 52 3-4 .53 3-8 July- -.50 3-8 .50 3-4 "Pnrlr January . . 26.70 May ... . 26.15 26.17 Lard - . . . . January 16.10 16.02 May . . U-10 - -16 ."02 Ribs 1 - January 13.80 13.85 May ; 14.10 14.20 Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Nebr., Dec. 13. Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 16,600; market lower. Heavy, $9.509.S5; light, $9.259.60; pigs, $7.75g8.75; bulk of sales, $9.409.60. Cattle Receipts 7200; market slow. Native sters, $7.00JL1.50; cows and heifers, $6.007.75; western steers, $6.259.25; Texas steers, $6.007.25; stockers and feeders, $6.008.25. Sheep Receipts 15,000; market slow. Yearlings, $S.5010.50; wethers, weth-ers, $8.259.25; lambs, $12.0013.00. Sugar. New .York, Dec. 13. Raw sugar, dull; cdntrifugal, 5.81c; molasses, 4.64c; refined, easy, five points lower; low-er; cut loaf, 8.30c; crushed, 8.15c; mould A., 7.65c; cubes, 7.65c; xxxxpowdered, 7.30c; powdered, 7.25c; fine granulated, 7.15c; diamond A., 7.15c; confectioners' A. ,7.05c; No 1, 7.00c. Sugar futures reeasier again tor day on continued liquidation prompted by the dullness in both raw and refined. re-fined. At noon prices were 1 to 11 points lower. |