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Show markeTtrend I IS CONFLICTING Investment Rails Advance Later Lat-er But Oils and Sugars Decline NEW YORK. Feb. 16. Resumntlon of yesterday's selling movement In Reading shares Imparted further Irregularities to the stock market at the outset of today's to-day's trading. Reading common lost a large fraction other backward features) Included American Linseed at a deriim 1 of 2' nnd American f-ar and Baldwin I Locomotive which forfeited one point : each. The strong features embraced American International. Oeneral Asphalt. General Electric and Woils-Fargo Ex-prey.y. Ex-prey.y. the latter soon recording an ad-' ad-' vance of 3i,. Exchange on tendon res;-! res;-! Istered a new high quotation for the I current movement, demand bills reiiing at 3 93 Price movements becam more con-I con-I fllctlng during the morning most lead- : 1 era recording further declines, while obscure ob-scure specialties Imnroved There wa.s further selllnir of Baldwin, baaed on the annual report and Allied Chemical lost 34 points, presumnblv as a result of tho , company's proposed financing, indepen-; indepen-; dent nteels. European oils anl motor specialties spe-cialties forfeited 1 to 2'- points. Strength was shown, however, by Oenrral Asnhalt preferred. Harvester. Remington Typewriter Type-writer and Industrial Alcohol. Ralls, especially es-pecially Norfolk & Western, New Or-1 Or-1 leans.' Texas & Mexico and Delaware. Lackawanna A- Western were substantially substan-tially hlrher. The money market showed show-ed no changes, call loans opening at 7 per cent. The market developed a more certain tone at midday. Investment rails and to-1 to-1 baccoB strengthening, while oils, chemicals chem-icals and sugars yielded to pressure. Mexican Petroleum. Allied Chemical and South Porto Rico Sugsr were especially heavy, the latter breaking shamly on announcement r.f the reduced dividend. Call money rates declined to six per cent later. This occasioned moderate selling of short contracts In high grade rails, motors nnd Fteels also strengthening. strengthen-ing. The closing was firm. As a whole today's dull and hesitant stock market derived almost Its sole Impetus from the professional element. nubile Interest again being exceedingly light Sales approximated ap-proximated 500,000 shares. OGDEN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Cattle Receipts 149. choice heavy I steers SO OO'fjfi.75; cv-d steels 55 OOti1 fi 00: fair steers $4.6015.00; choice feeder steers $ 6 .OOfi 6.00; choice cows and heifers heif-ers 00;i 5 50- -fair to pood cows and heifers J4 OO'fiS 00; cutters $3 004.00; eanners $2.002 r.o choice feeder cows $3.50?'4."O: fnt hulls 84.0004.80 bolognri bulls 13.0004 00; veal calves $9.00ff 10.00. Hogs Receipts 153- choice fat hogs. 175 to 250 lbs.. $9.85; bulk of sales $9 3B 9.85. feeder hogs $8.00?if9.00. Sheep Receipts none; choice lambs $3 OOfr.9.00; wethers $5.0OTi 5 50: fat ewes I3.00O4 00; feeder lambs 37. 00ft I 8.00. Arrivals. I Q A. Day, Burley, Ida., 1 car of cattle. Shirley Nebeker, Sage. Wyo.. 2 cars I of cattle. J. W Smith. Cornish. 1 car of hogs. Bert Willie. Malad. Ida . 1 car of hogs. George Ducat. Grand junction, Colo., 1 car of hog. Law son Lin.l. Uornlsh. 1 car of entile Frank Wbllworth, Grace, Ida., 1 car of cattle. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. Feb. 1C (United States Bureau Bu-reau of Markets.) Cattle Receipts 6000: beef steers mi Btly 2'c higher, top $10.25; bulk JS-OO'SO .50; butcher cows and heifer heif-er fteady; spots hlcher on better kinds, bulk $5.00'3'6.50; bulls slow, steady, beef and bolognas mostly $4.75T5.50; calves slow, weak; bulk vcalers $9.0010.00; st. hirers and feeders 25c higher, mostly 6. 00:7 7.-, Hogs Receipts 20.000; market fairly active; lichf and light butchers 16 to 25c lower; Others 10 to 15c lower than s-terdav's s-terdav's average; too $10.35. out of line; practical ton early $10.25; very' few above $10 15; bulk 200 pounds down $.75' 10 10: bulk 220 pounds mo $9 05 "a 9. 33: p!g mostly 25c lower, hulk desirable 90 to 120 pounds $9.S0fr1O 10. Sheet, Receipts; 17 000; killing classes generally steady; bulk fat lambs early $7.75't'S.25. top vcarllngs $6 00; shorn wethers $4.25; bulk fat ewes l 0004 "0; no earjy sales choice handy weight lambs or ewes CASH PRICES. OHICAOO. Feb. 16. Wheat No. 1 red $2 02';: No. 1 mixed $1 86. Corn No. 3 mixed 67ttC7Vic; No. 2 yellow yel-low 70'ic Oats No. 2 while 4646ic, No. 3 white 44i45?ic. Kv". none. Parlev 65f? S0e. Tlmothv seed $4.50-7?5.7B. Clover .-eed $13.0031S 00. Pork nominal. Lard J11.65. Ribs $10.62'511 62. NEW YORK STOCK LIST I Last Sale) I Allls-Chalmcrs 87 II American c.-r-t sugar 4j I American Car 30 American Car Foundry 124 Vt Am. rl in Hide & Leather pfd 57? American International Corp 47 J American Locomotive . American Bmi iting Ref; 43- American Sugar 93V American Sumatra Tobacco slSi American T. ft T ...1C0 I American Woolen 67 I Anaconda Copper 39 , Atchison 82 I All . Gulf A W. Indies 65:1 Baldwin LocomoUvd 92 Baltimore & Ohio 34 lt Bethlehem steel "B" 5s Canadian Pacific 117t Central Leather 39Vi Oiandier Motors 75 Chesapeake & Ohio 69V4 Chicago. Mil. & St. Paul 2iki Chicago. R I. Pac .. ..1 27 chlno Copper 23 J elora lo Fuel Ir.,r, . ..... 28H I Coni Products 73 I Crucible Steel se I Cuba Cane Sugar 24 '4 Erie 13V General Kitctrlc 132 General Motors i4'4 Goodrich Co 3 Breat Northern pfd 77 r;r. at Northern Ore Ctfs 30 Illinois Central 88B In I'lration Copper 36Vi Int. Mer. Marine pfd 64 V International Caper CS"a Kennocott Copper 19 Louisville Nashville 100 Vi Maxwell Motors 52U Mexican C-troleurn 1C2S, Miami Copper 18iB .Middle States Oil 13c Mid vale Steel '. 3214 MlK.ourl Pacific ' 1S New- York Central "2 N. ST.. N H. & Hartford 20 Norfolk .c Western 1004j Northern Pacific 84 Oklahoma Prod. & Ref 3S Can Ameri.an Cetroleura 77i Pennsylvania 40H People's Gas !8vi Pittsburg West Va 29B Ray Consolidated Copper 14 Cadlng 'hi Rep. Iron & Steel Sl Royal Dutch. N. T 61 Shell Tranw. & Trad 414 Sinclair Con Oil 23i Southern Pacific 733i Southern Railway 22 Standard Oil of N J pfd 10Si StudeJbaker Corporation 61 Tennessee Copper 8Vi Texas Co 43Ta Texas & Pacific 23H Tobacco lYoducts 56 Transcontinental Oil 94 Union Pacific 121 4 U. S. Food Products 25 U. S. Retail Stores 57 r, U S. In.l Alcohol 704 United States Rubber 71 United States Steel S4S Utah Copper 55 t Westlnphouse Electric 46 j Willys 1 iverland 8 American Lead. Zinc and Sm 94 Butte and Superior 134 I Cala. Petroleum 40V Montana Power 62'-jB Shattuck Arizona 6B Pure Oil . . 34 Invincible Oil 22U General Asphalt 704 CHICAOO GRAIN. CHICAOO Pet.. 10 Profit taking by holders together with lack of support led to sharp downturns today In the price of wheat. Moreover, lars made much of advices purporting to show that as yet actual damage from the green bug pest was small. The market rallied suddenly on account of a dispatch from Paris, Tl I alng the country was alive with green bugs, but purchasing power soon gave out again. Opening prices, which ranged from V4 to 34c lower, with March $1.72 to 1 .71 and May $1 634 to 1 644 were followed by a quick rally and then by a renewal of weakness. Com sympathized with the wheat declines, de-clines, but displayed considerable resisting resist-ing capacity. After opening unchanged to l4c lower. Including May at 71 4 1 7811c, the market fluctuated mostly Iwlm-In Iwlm-In the Initial limits. C late paralleled tho action of corn, starting to 1tr off. May 4fi4 to 46Tic. and holding to about that range. Provisions were easy In line with hogs an'l grain Pi relstent selling of wheat from houses that had been free buyers at lower prices continued throughout the session. rl.-t cl sod h aw, 3 to 4l4c net lower with March $1 71 to 1 71 and Mav $1.614 to 1 62. Country offerings of corn were1 a Ht-tl- larger. Prices closed weak. 1-S to l4c net lower, with May 71 to llc. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK. Feb 16. lYime mercantile mercan-tile paper 7l4 per cent. Exchange firm. Sterling: Demand $3 91; cables $3 -92H. Francs: Demand 7.4c; cables 7 50c. R. Irian francs- Demand 7 79c; cables ;.M". Cullders: Demand 34.50c; cables 34.COC Lire; Demand 3.71c; cables 3.73c. Marks Di mand 1.73c; cables 1.74c. Greece: Demand 7.45c. Argentine. Demand 34.S7c. Brazilian: Demand 16 12c. Montreal 12v. per cent discount. Time loans Steady; 60 days, 90 day and 6 months 6'-. 'i7 per cenL Call money steady; high 7 per cent; ow 6 per cent; ruling rate 7 per cent; closing hid C per cent: offered at 7 per cent: last loan 7 per cent. CHICAGO FUTURES CHICAGO. Feb. 16 Open High Low Close Wheat March $1.72 11.74V V 7ot3 $1 :i May 1.62 1-65 1 60 1.614 ,.rn May 71 .72 .71 .71 July .73 74 .73 .73 1 ata Mav 46 .4C?a 457s -46 July 46 .47 .46 .46 1 'irk Mav 21 70 21.90 21.50 21 60 1 .ard May 12 30 12.45 12 25 12.25 July 12.75 12.77 12.60 12.62 Kibs May 11.50 11.55 11.30 11. 32 Julv 11 5 11.8,5 11.67 11.67 KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb 16. ( l'nltcl States Bureau ol Markets. ) Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 5100, beef steers 25c higher; top $9 00; many good lots $8.008.75; sho-stock sho-stock mostly 25c higher; few heifers 18,25; best load cows $6.35; canners and bulls .r stead;.. calves 50c to $1 lower than Tuesday's best time; top $10.60; bulk $9.00-010.00; hcav calves steady, stockers and feeders strong to 25c higher Hogs Receipts 11.000; very uneven, better grades butchers 10 to 15c lower, others 15 1 25'- lower, one load choice ISO pound hogs 19 66; bulk of sales $S.60ft 9.35; pigs steady, Sheep Receipts 6500. sheep and lambs moatl 86c higher; yearlings unevenly higher, choice 79 pound yearlings $7.00; no prime lambs; beat $7.80. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA, Neb., Feb 16 (United States Bureau "f Markets.) Hoga Receipts II,- ini". market steady lo l.V lower, bulk medium me-dium and llkht butchers $s.76'a9.26, top $9.40; bulk strongwelght and packing grades $8.00fr'S.65. Cattle Recelnts 5700; beef steers 15(T 25c higher; bulk steers $7 00ri8 00; top 38.65; she-stock steady to 25c higher; hulk $4. 75 5 75; top cows $6 25. bulb and v.als st.ady; stockers and feodcra tend vto strong. Sheep Receipts 6000: killing classes 25 00c higher, bull; handy weight lambs 7 25 ',1 s 00; top $s.l5; bulk ewes $4.0O'5e 1 50 .arl top $4 66; few feeders Included. NEW YORK SUOAR. NEW YORK. Feb. 16. Raw sug:r was OUlel earlj today and prices were unchanged un-changed at 4c for Cubas cost and freight 60.ua lt ."..77c for centrifugal Thl rc were sales of 15,000 hags of (aibas to operators. Refined sugar was firmer and prices unchanged to 25 points higher, with fine granulated rmoted at 7.&0rfJ7 76c. The demand continues goorl. Sugar futures opened. 1 to 8 points higher on trade buying and covering, but ea ed off under renewed liquidation and at midday prices were five to eight points net lower. Sugar futures closed firm: sales 8500 tons: March 6.15c; May 6.41c; July 3 61c; September 5.79c. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK. Fell 16. Copper steady; electrolytic apol and first quarter 13 ft 13c. second ouartcr 13 ff 134jc. Iron nominally unchanged. Tin earn"; Hpot nnd nearbv $32 00; futures fu-tures f33.7S0S3.OO. Antlmonv spot 6. 255. 60c. Lead dull; spot 4 . COc. I Inc steady; East Bt IjuIs spot J 00c. |