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Show UPWARD TREND IN N. 1. STOCKS Wall Street List Makes Improvement Im-provement on Very Light Trading NKW Y'iKK. Oct 21 The stock market waa atsady on very ngjhi iugs at the outst of tola's session, i manges among the usual trader limited in the amallest fractions. I il LOhacCOi and Utilities, iatticularl the local tractions, overshadowed the steels, egiilpmenta and rails, some or the lattei easing within thr tlrst half Hour. Maintenance of the LoUOOn rate of exchange at yesterdaj i high level offered Hope of a favorable turu In the British Industrial situation. With no perceptible Increase of trading the market made ftlfthei upward up-ward p iipn " durliis I In "M.riiii.K tills, tobaccos and utilities continued ce stand out. Mexican Petroleum, Koal Dutch. American Tobaco "B", Retail Storea United Sailways preferred pre-ferred and Brooklyn Union Has rose 1 lo almost five points. Crucible Steel. Harvester preferred. Sears Roebuck, Pittsburg Coal and obscure rnns. particularly par-ticularly Colorado southern. Chicago, St. Paul, Ulnneapolii A. maha. and St. Loui: Southwestern common nnd preferred gained 1 to 3 points, but the more represcntatl e rails showed httle hange. t'oppi r i'PiI paper issues were the 'ni hi Shares. Coil money opened el 7 per cent. The vheaper t u ii of the western and southwestern group? and local Iractlons extended their gains at mld-da mld-da . but steels, equipments, leathers and some of I !i ood Issues reacted 1 tn I points Reading kscohd preferred dropped fle points Oir i omparatl el few transactions, Hit 1GO GR UN, CHICAGO, Uct. 21. Bears had some advantage in tin; wheat market today, larg ly a.-i a resull of strain..- I economic conditions, the British coul atrpce In particular Leaders on the bear side contend that buying pow r for fill commodities, com-modities, Including food, was being reduced re-duced to a minimum. A I.ti ge i?l..- ator Interest, however, conspicuous ol late on the selliug side, reversed Its position posi-tion and helped rally the mark"t-Opcnlng mark"t-Opcnlng prices, which ranged fiom the Sa in, i h , . e-.la :. to I low c.l , with December to '.'.vi and March 61.95 to l,9SV$, weW followed by moderate general upturns. Corn paralleled the action of wheat. After opening unchanged to half cent lOwsr, with I -.nber si to 81 Ui'. the mm Ke; sagged a little more but then recovered, Oats were ' governed by sympathy with othei grain, starting '4c off to ',c advance. December 53 to 53' c. The market later SCOfed slight general gains Ixiwer quotations on l-ogs pulled down provision. Beat pressure Increased later and ;h.- wheal market underwent a decided setback. Acute toliness developed in II f iff I f ,1 (Villi i'.lirlu lk.l r. i her pre.id of n.e British strike waa imminent. Prices closed unsettled, ' tb 5c net lower, witn December 9 1 97f4 to i 99 and March Ji 19 to 1 . nv. Subsequently, the corn market react-1 ed. inf lut-nced P; persistent weakness in the hog market, and by pessimism, growing out or British .strike develop menta Thi i!"- was nervous Lc net i" er to (4 o idvance, with December I 7i to SVC UK .i I I I H.n K CHICAGO, Oct. 21. (United states Bureau of Markets) Cattle Receipts 11.0VU; steers unevenly higher, uver-aglng uver-aglng mostly 25 to 5vc better, top lis. lo: beet yearlings 31S.00; bulk i;oo.t to fairly choice 145 5' i l ". 7" grassy kinds mostly 9 2 5 'fi 14.7 5 . butcher uattle strong to shade higher; cowa mostly 95 . 5v 1 v. 25 ; bologna nulU stcuuy 96.iv9 6 TV. c.'.lves hare- l stead! bulli choice ealci 311.6061 14.00. tnji 914.1.".. heavy calves dull; feeders mostlj 26'c higher; receipts westerns 864)0; market opened stronger. Hogs -Receipts 21.000, market 25 to 50i lower than yesterday's average; lights off most, (op 814.25. bulk light .mi butchers 9i3.b;,''g i4 . 16; bulk packing .'ow.n 912 90013.25; pigs 25c low ei Sheep- Recripts lO.vOV; fal lambs 'steady to 25c higher, bulk westerns quotable 913. 00; lop unlives 112.50; oulk natives 811. 00 U 12 00; fat sheep steadv . lop ewes no. hulk natives 9 5 251x5.75 feeders steady; feeder lambs $12.60; feeding yotLrllng wethers weth-ers 39 . 5i. i im kGO FUTURE! CHtCAGO, Ocl 21, 1 Ipt ii High Low Close Tl I. a Dee. S2 02Vi 2 041- J ". 1 March I.9G l ;7 i.s7s4 i.s'-4 Corn (Dec". SO", Sl1 .79'. .80 May S61-J S7'm .Sbxt .SC-H ats Iec. .53', 522 .52 May .58 i4 .58 .5TU .58 1 1'ork Nov. .. 62.78 22.50 22.50 Jan 2 5 1 5 25.25 2 5 0V 25 00 , Lard Nov .... 20 vs 19.9V 1 9.97 JSA. 11.37 16.50 16 37 16.37 Ribs Oct is.90 iJan 14.50 H.30 14.80 OMAHA IJVESTOCM OMAHA Neh. Oct 91. (Unttad IStates Bureau of Marks ta) Hogs Receipts 3500. market slow, l .', to 25c lower, hulk, medium and light butchers butch-ers 9 13 10 ft 13 . 60: top 913 .70; hulk strong weight and packing grades $12.-!75ii $12.-!75ii 13.00 Cattle Receipts. 4500. general quaL It of supplies common, m.irkci fairly active, Btesd on all classes. Sheep Receipts 8000; killing classes strong; choice wt-ntern lambs held al 12 2".. top fat yearlings 98 -rs ewes tl 'o. fee.icra slow. 1 W M RX sji br. NKW TORK, ct. St. Bar mIvci. j domestic, unchanged; foreign SI Sr. I Mexican dollars 62c |
