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Show ' WORLD'S MARKETFl V , J Another halt in the consummation of the mercantile marine dcu! ou orders from Washington caused a sharp break In shipping issues at the oponlng of today's stock market. Marine preferred prefer-red registered an extreme decline of points to 109 on its initial transaction transac-tion of 8000 shares. Tho reaction extended ex-tended to oils and motors, Moxionn Potrojeum losing almost 3 points. United States SleeJ and other industrials indus-trials made moderate concessions to the lower trend but soon rallied. Rails were dull and irregular, coppers displaying dis-playing similar tendencies. Modorato buying of industrials was accompaniqd by rallies of 2 to 4 points in Marino preferred and Mexican Petroleum. Pe-troleum. The movement also embraced equipments and specialties at actual gains of fractions to 2 points. American Amer-ican Car, Steel Foundries, motors and their accessories and tobaccos were Irregularly higher but standard shares made little progress. Metals were lower, low-er, despjte reports of a combination of foreign interests to place large orders in this market At noon another setback set-back occurred, United States Steel losing all its gain with sharp reactions In coppers and equipments. Further selling of motor shares in the last hour was more than balanced by higher quotations for stock, rails and specialties. The closing was firm. Movement in today's stock market were somewhat mixed, declines In motors, coppers, and shippings declining declin-ing from the strength of the general list. Sales approximated 550,000 shares. K OMAHA. OMAHA, Nov. 20 HOGS Receipts 11,000, steady. Heavy $16.7517.35; ;mi?ted ?16.p517.25; light $L7.00 17.50; pigs ?10.0015.00; bulk of sales ?16.9017.-10. CATTLE Receipts 12,000; market steady; native steers ?11.0018.50; cows and heifers. $G.5011.50; western steers ?9.5016.50; Texas steers $8.50 g12,Q0j cows and heifers ?C.OO10.50; canners ?4,505.75; stockers and feeders $6.0013.00; cnlves $7.50 13.50. SHEEP Receipts 19,500, markel stcacly tQ strong. Culls $4.5007.50; wethers $9.502)10.50, ewes $7.50(5) 9,p0; feeder lambs $10.00(14,50; lambs $12.50J5-C5; yearlings $10.50 11,60. |