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Show I WORLD'S 1IETS News of Overthrow of Keren-sky Keren-sky Government Upsets Financial Center. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Demoralization Demoraliza-tion swept the stock market today when the news of the overthrow of the Kerensky government in Russia reached Wall street and other financial finan-cial centers throughout tho country. Almost every stock of importance tumbled tum-bled and reached prices tho lowest for tho year and for much longer periods. Russian bonds dropped on the curb to the lowest point ever recorded; Russian exchange was at a new discount; dis-count; Italian exchange was the weakest weak-est since the war, and even liberty 33 were not exempt from the onslaught on-slaught on prices, declining to the new minimum of 90.40. The rallies of the last hour, however, were not well maintained and the market closed with a weak undertone. Total sales were estimated at 1,200,000 shares. Liberty S's declined further to the new minimum of 99.36. "MT?TV VnTJir Mnv 5 Chlnnintr stocks rose briskly in today's early dealings, Marine preferred gaining 3V6 points, the common 2 and Atlantic Gulf 1. Equipments also were favored, Bethlehem Steel advancing 2V, American Can 2 and other large fractions to a point. United States Steel opened at a loss, but immediately rallied over a poinL Rails were irregular, irre-gular, Reading's loss of li being offset off-set by gains in Pacifies and New York Central. Coppers and specialties avor-aged avor-aged 1 to 2 point advances. Brooklyn Rapid Transit fell a point to the new low of -16. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 8. HOGS: Receipts, Re-ceipts, 6000; market higher; bulk of sales, $16.6517.10, heavy, $16.801?.-15; $16.801?.-15; packers and butchers, $16.6017.--0; light, $1G.4016.90; pigs, $1616.-75. $1616.-75. CATTLE: Receipts, 9000; niarkot strong; prime fed steers, $15.5016.-75; $15.5016.-75; dressed beef steers, $1115; western west-ern steers, $8.50012.50; cows, $5.50 10.25; heifers, $G.50(5U2.50; stockers and feeders, $6.5012.60; bulls, ?6 7.75; calves, ?6.50(S12.50. SHEEP: Receipts, 4000; market steady; lambs, $15.5016.25; yearlings $11.5013; wethers, $10.5012; owes, ?9.6011. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 8. HOGS Receipts, Re-ceipts, 5,700; market 10c to 15c higher. Heavy, $16.2516.65; mixed, $16.36S)1G.50; light, n6.50l6.75; pigs, $1G.0017.50; bulk of sales, $16.35 16.55. CATTLE Receipts, 6,700; market steady to stronger. Native steers, ?9.7516.75; cows and heifers, $6.75( 9.75; western steers, $.5013.50; Texas steers, $7.50019.65; cows and heifers, $6.509.26; canners, $5,25fi 6.25; stockers and feeders, $6.60 12.50; calves, $9.5012.50; bulls, stags, etc., ?5.757.50. SHEEP Receipts, 12,000; market 10c to 25c higher. Yearlings, $10.50 12.50; wethers, ?11.00(S12.00; ewes, $9.2510.75; lambs, $15".0016.50. SUGAR MARKET NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Raw sugar steady; centrifugal 6.90c; molasses 6.02c. Refined steady; fine granulated granulat-ed 8.35c. |