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Show I j Py Market Report j j I NEW YORK, Sept. 8. Lack of gen-oral gen-oral soiling, coupled with the reputed , inwieldy dimensions of the short ln I torest encouraged the- bulls to bid up their favorltos sharply in the stock rnarkot's early dealings today. Most i o the representative specialties scor-' ed gains of a half point or moro with I the rise In some issuo3 indicating that stocks were in scant supply at current cur-rent figures. Steel, Crucible, General Motdrs, International Paper, Sugar, the , oils and tobaccos wero foremost In the trading. NEW YORK, Sept. 8. Heavy soiling soil-ing of General Electric, Bothlehcm Steel and Pullman with further liquidation liqui-dation in New York Central and American Amer-ican Telephone caused a sharp reaction reac-tion in tfio stock market's later dealings deal-ings today, after an initial rise. General Electric was off eight, Bethlehem Beth-lehem Steel B, four, telephone two and other issues lost from half to a point. The selling of General Eloctrio and Pullman came at a time when the market was showing an advancing tendency ten-dency and the lack of explanation for this liquidation offset all other considerations con-siderations so that the bears had mat-tors mat-tors their own way and once moro th'ey attacked Pacifies. In the final hour buying orders wore evident and the market rebounded all around. The clos-i clos-i ing was firm. Liberty bonds sold at , ?9U.92 to $99.94. CMcago Qnotations CHICAGO, Sept. 8. Strength devol- oped in corn prices today owing to I temperatures which the trade regard-" regard-" cd as too low for seasonable maturing of the crop. The government estimates esti-mates suggesting that tho crop would be tho largest on record was generally ignored as 'having been discounted in advance. A similar position seemed to be taken as to tho stoppage of whiskey manufacture throughout the country after tonight. Opening prices, which ranged from c to c higher, with Decemhcr at $1.11 to $1.15 and May at $1.07 to $1.11, wero followed fol-lowed by a material further advance. Seaboard demand gave firmness to oats. Besides, arrivals here showed no material Increase. Current figures on the supply of the I wheat in tho United States including 1 fViA r-aiTV-nvpr frnm lust vear made. I the total 715,000,000 bushels. On the basis of last year's consumption, this would mean about 200,000,000 bushels available for export. - Provision values took an upward course. The chief now impetus came from the bullish construction placed on the government report of the number num-ber of hogs on farms! CHICAGO QUOTATIONS open. High. Low. Close. trading. Corn Dec. $1.14 $1.16 $1.14 $1.15 j May 1.10 1.12 1.10 1.11 Oats j Dec. .56 .60 .56 .57 '-ttay .59 .60 .59 .60 Pork Oct. 43.35 43.35 43.22 43.22 Jan. 42.40 ' 42.40 ' 1 Lard Oct. 23.70 23.75 23.70 23.75 Jan. 22.45 22.57, 22.45' 22.55 Ribs Oct. 23,77 23. SO 23.72 23.72 Jan. 21.47 21.60 21.45 21.52 OGDEN MARKETS. Prices of meats, vegetables, fruits and dairy products, quoted in Ogden markets for today, are as follows: MEATS (wholesale) Steers, $13 to $15; cows, $11.50 to $13.50; dressed hogs, $26; mutton, $17 to $20; veal, $15 1 to $17.50; lamb, $23 to 24. VEGETABLES (retail) Potatoes, , 9 lbs. 25c, by sack, $2.50; carrots, 2 bunches, 6c; cabbage, 2c pound; green peppers, 2 and 3 for 6c; green onions, 2 bunches 5c; celery, 6c; turnips, 2 bunches, 5c; squash, 6c each; green corn, 26c dozen; egg plant, 10c and 15c each; Cal. head lettuce, 10c; j radishes, 3 bunches 5c; tomatoes, 3 pounds 10c; green peas, 8 l-3c pound; string beans, 6c pound; cucumbers, 3 for 5c; sweet potatoes, 3 pounds 25c. DAJHY PRODUCTS (retail) But-,J But-,J ter, 65c; cream cheese, 35c; Swiss cheese, 50c; eggs, 46c dozen. PRODUCE (retail) Wheat, $4.26; barley, cut, $3.25; oats, cut, $3; chop-1 ped corn, $4.35; rolled barley, $3.25. HAY Timothy, $1.15; alfalfa, $1.15. SUGAR (wholesale) Cane, $9.75; beet, $9.65. FRUITS, (retail) Utah watermelons, watermel-ons, 10c to 50c; cantaloupes (Utah), 5c and 8c; apples, Astrakan, 6 pounds for 25c; grapefruit, 15c; peaches (Utah Bartletts), 8c; lemons, ,45c dozen; oranges, 30c to 60c dozen. California grapes, 12 c lb. Crabap-ples, Crabap-ples, 4c pound; $1.60 bushel. UTAH STOCKS Quotations Furnished Over tho Prlvat Wire of J. A. Hogle & Co., 2409 Hudson Avenue. Summary of the Local Market Today's market was long and tiresome, tire-some, with tho trading sluggish and heavy in spots. Tar Baby's rapid advance ad-vance and selling was about tho only sign of life shown, this starting at 9c and reaching as high as llc, but declined de-clined toward the close and closed at 9s bid. Sioux Consolidated was the heaviest trader although the sales r-were mado on the decline. Beaver i" Copper reported a big strike which I brought the stock up to lc bid. Colum-j Colum-j !bus Rexall was the most sluggish stock I on tho market taking more time on fj the board than any other stock and j tonly soiling 7300 shares, which were al- so sold on tho decline. Both Silver Kings kept up their good records and sold fair again today. Utah Consoll- dated brought as high as 3M.C and was rather active. Zuma took a big Jump, J asking 20c at the closo, but tho bid , was no greater remaining 8ic. The following are tho closing quotations furnished, ovor tho private wire of J. j A. Hoglo and company: Sales j Antelope Star, 1600 at 2&o. Albion, 1000 at 6 Vic. American Consolidated Copper, 1,- i 000 at 13c. Bannack Gold, 100 at 32c. j Beaver Copper, 5000 at lo. ' Bay Stato, 4000 at 3c. t Columbus Rexall, 100 at $1.57; 4,- 200 at $1.55; 3000 at $1.62. Corwn Point, 1000 at 6c. Cottonwood King, 1000 at 1VU. Emma Consolidated Copper, 100 I at 95c Eureka Bullion, 1000 at 6$lc c Iron Blossom, 200 at S8c;l 20 at 87c. H Lehl Tintlc, 1000 at 2c. I Miller Hill, 100 at 43o; 400 at fj 43c. I May Day, 700 at 7c. d Opohongo, 500 at lc. fj Plutus, 1000 at 36c. I Soils, 800 at 22c; 6400 at 23c. c Silver King Coal, 150 at $3.05. $ Silver King Consolidated, 200 at $4.- I 10. I Sioux Consolidated, 6600 at Oc; A 5000 at 9c. ' j Silver Shield, 500 at 27o. Tar Baby, 500 at 11 o; 500 at 11c; A 500 at 10c; 3000 at 10c; 2500 at 1 9fto; 4940 at 9c. X Utah Consolidated, 3000 at 'So; 2000 2 at 3Uo. J Wilbert, 100 at 38c; 100 at 39c, H Whirlwind, 1000 at 13 c ? West Toledo, 300 at 16c. I Bank Stocks ' Commercial National, $400 bid, Deseret National, $307.50 bid $315 Q asked. 9 Deseret Savings, $1060 bid. a Farmers and Stockgrowers, $82 bid. ra $84 asked. JJ First National, Ogdon, $400 asked. A First National, Logan, $195 bid. Q First National, Brlgham, $300 bid. I McCornick & Co., $283 bid. js Morchants, $95 bid, $98 asked. 1 Ogdon State, $450 bid. ? Security State, S1G5 bid, $19d askod. A Salt Lake Security and Trust, $118 1 asked. 5 Industrial Stocks M Amalgamated Sugar, $240 asked. t Cemont Securities, $119 bid. A Consolidated Wagon, $111.50 bid, 1 $.112.60 asked. 5 Consolidated Life Insurance, $113 ft bid, $113.60 asked. I Home Fire Insurance, $325 bid, $328 asKcd. 5j Hotel Utah Operating Co., $112 1 asked. Independent Coal, $1 bid. A Lion Coal, $90.50 bid. $ Mountain States Telephone, $110.75 " bid, $112 asked. Ogden Packing and Provision, $1X5 1 bid, $175 asked. i Standard Coal, $55 bid. A Utah Fire Clay, $75 bid, $79 asked. 1 Utah-Idaho Sugar, $10.25 bid, $10.45 o asked. Utah Gas & Coke preferred, $72.50 0 bid, $74 asked. A Utah Power & Light first preferred, X $99, bid; $100 asked. U Z. C. M. I., $410 asked. ? Cities Service, $255 bid, $260 asked. X CHICAGO HOG MARKET. X CHICAGO, Sept. 8. Scarcity of ar- A rivals rendered an advance in the hog M prices today inevitable. Nearly all of the cattle and sheep that came in wero A consigned to packers diredt, OMAHA LIVESTOCK. ' OMAHA, Nebr., Sept. 8. HOGS: Re- H ceipts, 13,000; market steady; heavy, X $16.6017; mixed, $10.1017; light, I $16.8017.80; pigs, $161S; bulk of 1 Bales, $1717.50. CATTLE: Rocoipts, 300; market 6 steady; native steers, $10.5016.50; I cows and heifers, $710.50; western o steers, $913.60; Texas steers, $7.50 i 10.50; cows and heifers, $6.609; can- 1 ners, $5.2506.76; stockers and feeders o $6(5)12.50; calves, $812; bulls, stags, A etc., $5.60(9)8. |