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Show ("WORLD'S MARKETS I L I NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Indications that the government intends to take over the railroads of the country for the duration of the war were without material effect on prices of that group at the dull opening of today's stock market. Reactions in rails were nrostly fractional with here and therea loss of a point. Equipments, specialties and utilities were under further pressure, Pullman falling three points and General Gen-eral Electric 1 1-4, with a point each for America Tobacco and People's Gas. Foreign bonds continued to weaken but Liberty issues were steady. The early steadiness of rails proved of short duration, moderate offerings later causing declines of 1 to 2 points in the active issues while Louisville and Nashville fell -1 points and Lackawanna Lacka-wanna 10. Pullman increased its loss to 6 points, tobacco yielded 3 to 10 and equipments, oils and specialties 1 to 3. Foreign bonds reflected further liquidation, liqui-dation, the French issues making nev; low quota tions with Anglo-French Liberty Lib-erty 4's sold at 97.26 to 97.36 and tho 3V's at 9S.28 to 98.52. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 11. Hogs Receipts, 11,000; market lower. Bulk, $17.10 17.35; heavy, U7.2517.-10; packers and butchers, ?17.10a17.-10; light, ?rr.oogi7;30; pigSt $i5i6. Cattle Receipts 13,000; market slow. Prime fed steers, $14.5016.00; dressed beef teers. ?11.0014.50; western steers, $9.0012 00; cows, ?5.3510.50; heifers, S6.50(g)12.50; stockers and feeders, $7.0011.00; bulls, $6.50S.25; calves, $6.3013.00. Sheep Receipts 60000; market strong. Lambs, $15.75g16.85; yearlings, year-lings, ?12.6014.10; wethers, $11.G0 13.10; ewes, $10.6012.10. OMAHA LIVESTOCK I OMAHA. Neb., Dec. 10. Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 8500; market steady. Heavy, $17.1017.45; mixed, $17.2517.35; light, ?17.1517.45; pigs, ?101S; bulk of sales, $17.2517.35. Cattle Receipts 8700, with market steady. Native steers, ?915; cows and heifers, $6.5010; western steers, $S12.50; Texas steers, $7.0010.50; cows and heifers, $69; canners, $5.25 6; stockers and feeders, ?611; calves, $9.5012.50; bulls, stags, etc., $5.75S.50., Sheep Receipts 5200, with market steady to stronger. Yearlings, $11.50 g13.25; wethers, $1112.50; ewes, $9.5011.50; lambs, $14.50(16.50. CHICAGO. HOG MARKET CHICAGO, Dec. 11. Good demand from packers upheld prices today in the hog market. Cattle were plentiful and eastern shipping Inquiry at a virtual vir-tual standstill owing to lack of cars. The outlet for sheep was fair. SUGAR. NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Raw sugar, nominal; centrifugal, 6.70c; molasses, 5.82c. Refined, steady; fine granulated, granu-lated, S.158.35c. oo |
