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Show WORLD S MilETS New York. Jan. 9. General Motors which reflected disappointment at the one per cent quarterly dividend in-, creased Its loss to 14 1-4 points and New Haven's decline of 3 3-4 was as-SOClated as-SOClated with the indifferent statement state-ment of November earnings and im-pending im-pending labor troubles. The move-nn move-nn nt elsewhere was unimportant, operations op-erations for the forenoon being the smallest of any regular session In months. Steel was Irregular and specialties spe-cialties were neglected. Atchison and St, Paul recorded a point concessions, but Union Pacific and Heading were only occasional quoted. The market improved at midday, coppers leading the rise Bonds were Irregular on very heavy offerings of international issues. upper made further gains In the afternoon. At three points gain in Atchison after announcement of an unchnnged dividend disbursement and ;i break of I 3-4 in United States Realty Real-ty were among the offsetting features. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago, Jan. 9. Hogs Receipts, 40,000, market 5c under the opening, which was 10 to 15c above yesterday's average Bulk. $10.4010.75; light, H" 11(1 " 10 65; mixed, SI 0.25 . 10 so, heavy, 10.25'a 10 .85; rough, $10.35 ft 10.50, pigs, $7.85fi9.75. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Neb , Jan. 9 Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 27,500; market strong. Heawv $10.4010.75; light, $10.0010.60; pigs, $8.00ff 10.00; bulk of sales, $10.1510.50. Cattle Receipts, 10,200; market steady. Native steers, $7.501 11.50, cows and heifers. $6 50r8.50; western steers, $6.709.25; Texas steers. $6.25 ' i 65; s lockers and feeders, $6.25 w 9 00 Sheep Receipts. 13.500; market Btead) Yearlings, $9.25 11.25; wethers, weth-ers, $8.50Q11 00; lambs, $12.10'?) 13.25. Sugar. New York. Jan. 9. The market for sugar futures was easier early under liquidation and selling by trade interests inter-ests with prices at midday about 2 to 6 points net lower. The weekly flg- lire fnim f'nhn ltwl tr Ifirtror nfff.rinnc - - " O ' in the spot market and seemed to have inspired most of the early trad ing. CHICAGO GRAIN. Chicago, Jan. 9. Fresh advances today in the price of wheat failed to hold. Owners seemed disposed to realize real-ize profits and there was an eident lack of continued new buying support. Hears made capital of estimates that Argentina had 18,750.000 bushels a ail-able ail-able for export, whereas the trade in general had recently assumed that the amount would not exceed five million bushels. Opening prices, which ranged rang-ed from 5-Sc to 1 7-8c higher, with May at $1.89 3-8 to 190 and July at $1.54 1-2 to 1.55, were followed by a setback to well under yesterday's finish. fin-ish. Corn reacted with wheat. Trade was light. After opening l-8c off to l-8c up, the market scored a slight general advance and then underwent a material sag. o.ils merely duplicated the course! of other cereals. As a rule, pit spec-! ulators were on the selling side. Higher quotations on hogs gave an upward slant to provisions. Advances in Liverpool tended also to strengthen strength-en the market here. British government action in withholding with-holding all information as to wheat 1 prices al Liverpool tended somewhat; to deter speculative buying here. Re-1 ports regarding the. European visible, supply were also unobtainable. The dose was weak, 1 1-2 to 2 3-4c net lower, with May at $1.86 7-8 to 1.S7 and July at $1 51 to 1.51 1-4. Advices of big corn crop damage in Argentina led afterward to a decided rally, which, however, did not prove of a lasting character. The close was unsettled at 7-b to 1 l-4c net decline. Wheat Open Closee May $1.89 3-8 $1 86 7-8 July 1.54 12 1.51 Corn May 99 5-8 .98 5-8 July 98 3-8 .97 3-8 Oats-May Oats-May 58 5-8 .57 3-4 July 55 1-2 .54 7-8 Pork-January Pork-January 28.90 29 00 May 28.50 28.50 Lard January 15.75 15.65 May 16.20 16.12 Ribs-January Ribs-January 14 62 May 15.07 15.07 oo |