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Show WORLD'S MARKETS NEW YORK, Feb. 26. Special stocks, notably those comprising the war group, wefe one to two points higher at tho opening of today's market, mar-ket, ppresumably in consequence of overnight advices from abroad. Shippings Ship-pings also were materially better but rails made. little response, St. Paul issues is-sues displaying further heaviness. Much of the early trading owed its initiative to pools and .short covering. Liberty bonds were Inactive but steady. Dealings diminished perceptibly after the first advance with fractional reactions In loaders due in part to further fur-ther pressure against SL Paul and General Motors. Later prices ranged higher than at the outset, marked strength being shown by Baldwin Locomotive, Lo-comotive, Texas company, Industrial Alcohol, Sumatra Tobacco, Hide and Leather preferred. Beet Sugar and Pittsburgh Coal. Minor specialties and low priced equipments also Improved. Liberty 3's sold at 97.94 to 98, first 4's at 97.30 and second 4's at 96.74 to 96.90. ' LOCAL STOCK MARKET. UNION STOCK YARDS. OGDEN, Feb.. 26. CATTLE Receipts, 203; market, steady: choice steers, $10.25; good steers, $8.009.00; feeder steers, $7.00S.00; choice cows and heifers. $8.00; fair to good cows and heifers, $6.007.50; canners, $4.005.00; feeder feed-er cows, $5.006.50; veal calves, $9.00 510,00; choice bulls, $7.00; bologna bulls, $6.00(0)6.50. HOGS Receipts. 55; market, steady; tops, $16.90; bulk ot sales, $16.85. SHEEP Receipts, 27; market, steady; lambs, $14.0015.00; ewes, $9.0010.50. CHICAGO HOG MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 26. HOGS Receipts Re-ceipts 52.000; market slow, 10 to 15c J under yesterday's average. Bulk $17.15 17.40; light $16.8517.50; mixed $16.9017.45: heavy $16.6517.40; rough $16.6516.S0; pigs $12 5016.00. |