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Show I UNCERTAIN DAY IN MOCKS Rally at Close Succeeds Varied Va-ried Declines of Mid-day Session - NEW YORK. April 20 Pressure Kcralnst shares recently in speculative favor was resumed at the openiwr of today's stock market. Selling seemed largely of professional origin, but was twisted by offerings of long stocks hafced on the uncertain money situation. situa-tion. Secondary steels and qulpment also high grade oils, motors, and miscellaneous mis-cellaneous shares lost 1 to 3 points in the' early dealings General Motors was again the chief feature of weakness, weak-ness, recording an overnight loss of 11 points. Observing the little resistance was offered to their first. attack, the shorts extended their operations, especially In tho more vulnerable issues. These Included Mexican and ran-Americjin Kctrolcums, Baldwin and American Locomotive, American Car, Vanadium. Bethlehem and Rcploglc Steels. Studebakcr and Chandler Motors. Stromberg, Atlantic-Gulf and United l'ruit. American "Woolen. Hide and Leather preferred and Sumatra Tobacco To-bacco at extreme declines of 3 to 10 points. General Motors fell 1G Crucible 15 and Standard Oil of New Jersey t points. Little support was forthcoming forth-coming as call money opened at S per cent, heavy selling continuing ' throughout the morning, liberty bonds made new low records. " "Substantial rallies succeeded the decline- of call money to 6 per cent, tHe short interest covering hurriedly. Rc-coverles of 2 to 7 points were made I by General Motors, Crucible Steel, Baldwin Locomotive. Mexican Petrol- 1 cum, Texas company and 1-Ilde and Leather preferred. Trading became i (jtilet on the rebound. INDUSTRIAL STOCKS. "sifTck 1 Bid I Ask Auial. Sugar $ 13.75? 1-1.00 . .Prewired 104. 50 J05.5C Gon. VI agon I 120.001 IL'-01 lvtah-Idnho Sugar .. .. 9.251 9.G2 Lion Coal -I G5.00 75.00 Lion Eonds .... I'J-OU Mutual Creamery .. ..J 31.00 Fi'iM Nat., Ogdqn . . . ." 330.00J Pingree Nat. Bank 225.00 Security State Bank.. 155. 00 160.00 ZC. M. I ! I 150.00 Goddard Packing J G.00 Utah Power & Light.. 91.00 94.00 Bear, River Duck club. j 300.00 Davis & Weber Canal. 300.00' Ellison Ranching .. ... I 130.00 OGDEN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Cattle Receipts 319; choice heavy sleers $9.50(10.25; good steers $S(2& 9; fair steers ?68; choice feeder steers ?7?8; choice cows ami heifers $7.50S.50; fair to good ,.ows and neif-ers neif-ers $6.507.50; cutters 5G; can-ners can-ners $34: choice feeder cows ?56; fat bulls $56; bologna bulls $1.(5)5; l veal calves ?10Q11. H . Hog Receipts none; choice fat hog 175 to 250 lbs., 13!4014; bulk of sales 113.50 13.75; $1011.00. Sheep Receipts none; choice lambs' i $l-i.00(?j15.00; wethers ?9.000!11.00; fat ' ewes $7.00S.O0; feeder lambs $12.00 I (2;15i00. ' I CHICAGO." April 20. O.pen High Low Close (j Mav ?1.70:i. 1.73 V 3.70 Vs 1-73 J .Tnlv . 3.GG . 1.G7U 1.64 l.GG ' Sept. 1.61 l.G2i 1.G0 1.61 j Mav .97 .9S . .DfiU .971 ; July .89 .90 .SSVb .89 1 Mav ...... 3G.S0 36.75 36.S0j; ' July 37.90 37.90 37.60 37.75; May 20.02 20.02 19.50 19.80 1' July 20.S5 "20,90 20.30 20.57 . May 18.32 1S.37 18.20 18.37 July 19.00 19.05 18.80 19.00 . CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. 'CHICAGO. April 20. (United States , Bureau of Markets) Cattle Receipts: 20,000; market very slow, steady to : 25c lower; bulk beef steers $11.50 14.00; good fat cattle plentiful; facilities facili-ties for shipping improving; calves steady; bulk $15.0015-50; stocker and feeder trade still nominal. ..Hogs Receipts 29,000; market mostly 25 tq 35c lower than Monday's average; shipping demand fairly active; ac-tive; top $16.50, bulk ?14.S5t?16.25; pig's lower; bulk JM.OOIS.OO. .Sheep. Receipt -5.000; market steady; "spots 25c higher prime wool lambs $21.76; prime shorn lambs 519.00; best shorn ewes $13.50. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO, April 20. Considerable weakness showed itself today in tlic i corn market. According to some ob-j ob-j servers, the situation was summarized by the statement that the trade had apparently discounted factors of btrength. Commission houses did most of the selling and at least temporarily ' tlter.e was an absence of aggressive support. Initial prices, which varied .from the same as yesterdays finish lo-lVsC lower, with May $1.70:?i and lu.ly $1.66: to 1.6616, were followed 'by a moderate general setback, and then i bv rallies all around. j -4jals were governed by the action of ' corn. After opening unchanged to c upi including July at 89 to S9Uc, the , niaVket underwent a general sag and then reacted soniewhaL Provision's weakened with grain and j hdjrs. Most of tho business was In ' a. AT MINNEAPOLIS. .MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., April 20. , Flour unchanged. Bran $50.00. |