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Show filfiLD'S MARKETS . NEW YORK, Aug. IS A further inquiry in-quiry for Liberty 3 per cent bonds constituted the chief feature of the. early dealings on the Stock Exchange today at the new high record of 103.01 against the previous maximum of 100.50. Dealings in stocks were light with a steady undertone, imparted largely by the strength of Marine preferred pre-ferred at an extreme advance of VA 'points. American Telephone increased increas-ed last week's recovery and 'miner 'rails were firm but prominent Industrials Indus-trials notably United States Steel and Baldwin Locomotive eased slight frac-j frac-j tions. Yet another high record was set by Liberty o'j's during the morning at 101.0G. but trading in slocks contin-i contin-i ued stagnant. Shippings were the sole feature of interest. Marine common com-mon joining the preferred at a fractional frac-tional advance and American International Interna-tional Corporation gaining a point. United Slates Steel and related equipments equip-ments kept within narrow bonds, also the prominent war issues. Rails became be-came irregular, the moderate strength of Canadian Pacific. St. Paul and New Haven being counter-balanced by recessions re-cessions in Union Pacific, Reading and Now York Central. t NEW YORK, Aug. 19 Mercantile paper: -1 months 6 per cent; 6 months G per cent. Sterling: 00 day bilfs $4,763.1; commercial com-mercial GO day bills on banks-$4.72V, ; commercial GO day bills $4.71 ; demand de-mand $4.75.55; cables $4.76.55. Francs: Demand 5. 66; cables 5.65. Guilders: Demand .51 vT; cables .51. Lircs: Demand 7.51; cables 7.50. Bar silvor $1.01$. Mexican dollars 7Sc. Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days, six months, 6 per cent. Call money strong; high 6 per cent; low 6 per cent; ruling rate 6 per cent; closing bid 594 Per cent; offered at 6 per cent; last loan 6 per ccnL Corn prices eased off slightly on bearishness of the news and prices closed to c under Saturday. September Sep-tember closed at $1.61 md October at $1.G3. The provision strength held until the close was firm. ; CHICAGO, Aug. 19 Open High Low Close Corn Sept. $1.61 1.62 1.61 1.61 Oct. 1.63 1.64 1.63 1.63 Oats ' Sept. .70 .71U .70va .70 Oct. .72 .73 .72 .72 Pork-Sept Pork-Sept 44.00 43.90 43.90 Oct 44.15 41.10 44.15 Lard SopL .... 26.S0 26.70 26.72 Oct. 26.72 26.90 26.72 26.72 Ribs iSept. 24.50 24.75 24 50 24.75 Oct 24.70 24.95 24.70 21.95 I UNION STOCK YARDS, Ogden, August 19th Cattle Receipts 75; market steady; prime fed steer' $12.007 13.00; dressed beef steer? $10.00)12.50; butcher cows $5.00! 7.50; choice cows $7.50; siocKers aad feeders $5.00 6.00; canners $3iOC 4.50; fat bulls 7.008.00, bolozu hulls $6 007.00; calves $9.0011.09. Hogs Receipts none; market stei dy; tops $1S.00. Sheep Receipts none; market steady; stea-dy; spring lambs, $13.00??14.00. yearlings year-lings $11.00; heavy wethers ?io.(); ewes $9.0010.00. j KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. J I KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. IS- ' HOGS Receipts 15.00; market higher. Bulk $18.50 to $19-15; heavy ?1S.75 to ' 19.25; butchers S1S.50 to $19.20; lirht i $1S.25 to $19.15; pigs $16.50 to $17.15. I CATTLE Receipts 20.000, market lower. Steers $17 to $18 25, westerns . $10 to $15; cows $6.25 to $12, hcilen r $7.50 to $14.50; feeders $8 to $16.50: I bulls $6 to 10-50; calves $G to JU-ft ( SHEEP Receipts 4000; market strong. Lambs $16 to $18.25; year- ' lings $11 to $15.50; wethers $10 to ,-$11.75; ,-$11.75; ewes $9 to $14. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK , CHICAGO, Aug. 19. (United Stales Bureau of Markets) Hogs Receipt! i 25,000; market unevenly 15 to IX i higher. Mostly 25c higher than Sato- ) day's average. Top $20.00; butcher $19.2519.90; light $19.25T20.W; ; packing $lS.00(f?lS.75: rough $17.50!? i 1S.00; bulk 51S.3O19.S0, pigs U'-H : 1S.40. Cattle Receipts 16,500; market steady to strong. Beef cattle ?liMtt , &16.25; butcher stock: cows ?T.25g ; 14.00; stockers and feeders." i choice and fancy $7.5013 00, calves l$16.7517.50. A. ; 1 Sheep Receipts 29,000: mostly : j lower. Top westerns $18.50; natives I $17.75; lambs, choice $17 6518.50; (medium and good $16 7517 65; e.e. j choice and prime $11.5013 75. LIBERTY BONDS ' NEW YORK, Aug. 19 Liberty bor.fc closing final prices: 3's 100.90. First convertible 4's 94 01. Second 4's 93.86. 1 First convertible Ili's fll.OS. Second convertible Ill's 93.S1- t Third 4y,'s 95.42. ! SUGAR NEW YORK, Aug. 19-Raw , steady; centrifugal 6.055c. Helineu steady; cut loaf 9.00c; crushed Xj ' mould A 8.00c; cubes S.35c: a-W i powdered 7.70c; powdered 7G5c, ti-- granulated and diamond A 7.50c; coa- j; fectioners A. 7 10c. No. 1, 7.35c. |