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Show DULLNESS MARKS ILLSLTRftOt ri Sugar and Oils Firmer, But Little Business Is Transacted HEW YORK Feb. 8 Extrem" dullness ' marked the early operations on thn stock H exchnnre today, manv speculative favo- H rites remaining unqurited during the first. H 1 half hiur Price change- were unlmport- H ant. gains and los?es In no Instance ex-I ex-I rorvling fractions. Mexican Petroleum. H Royal Duti 'bncrnl Asphalt. Sears- ! Roebuck. American Writing Paper pr - w ferred and Union Pacific comprised tl ; H firmer Issues. Southern Paclfle. Wf J Inghonse Floetrlc and Pur Oll H moderately reactionary. were h Trading became more llstle.-.s . B progress of the ses n, deal! witti tne the forenoon falling to "urrng H rati for the similar - ' smallest to- month- Steels an , j Severn little change di 'luipments showed anoroachlrur 'V Pltt Indications of on materials. Ocr market for those Played by the. agonal strenglh was d s-Can. s-Can. Ameru' well as Conlineiita -nr. ir it,,. s. !." r au and seme .related railway t Jxns -clfic waa the only and ytrr ' sl"nv even moderate activity H eluded unKlh Offsetting features in- H In food and rubber H rona American Sugar common and H i.r ' rr"'1 falling 3 points each. Condi- H ,.nr in tin- money market were un- cn. nged from their recent monotonous H ir"e 1 i) loans opening sr v per cent. h crl.n. , 1 . ,,.t, -y fro myeeterday's low quotations. H J Oradual rei overies were made during H , he Intermedia?" session without any In- H crease of business Sugar shores regain- ed much of their loss, oils were firmer ' M and moderate Inquiry for high grade H rails eentred around Pmclflca and gran-gers. gran-gers. notably Union Pacific and St. Paul. All closes of stocks, especially rails. ' H oils, shippings ktee(S and equipments. H shared In the rise of the last hour when H call loans drcllne-1 to 7 per cent. The H closing wan strong. As a whole, deal- H Ingy in the stock market were almost H at lowest levels of the financial session H of several months, but the list strength- ened appreciably ns money rates cased. H Sales approximated 350,000 shares. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NFW YORK, Feb. S. Prime mercan- H tile paper 74 per cent H Exchange strong. Sterling Demand $2 . S74 : cables $3 . 88. H Fram s: Tieniand 7 15c: cables 7 -17c. Relglan francs: Demand 7.50c; cables H c.uilders: Demand .14 10c cables 34.20c. H Lire; Demand 3.63c. cables 3.63c. Marks: Demand 1.64c; cables 1.65c . Greece: Demand 7.00c. Argentine: Demand 35 50c. H Brazilian: Demand 14.87c. I H Montreal 114 per cent discount. Tim loans firm; 00 days. 90 days and H 6 months 7 per cent I IH Call money strong; high S per cent: H low 7 per i-ent: ruling rate 7 per cent: H closing big 7 per cent; offered at 7 per H cent; last loan 7 per cent. 1 i BUTTER AND EGGS. CHICAGO. Feb. a. Butter lower; 1 creamery extras He; standards 424c. H Eggi lower r. celpts 17.02 cases; firsts H 334Cp84c; ordinary firsts 30931c: at ' bsbbbbb mark, cases Included. r ? V. 1 Poultrv ullve higher; fowls 30c; springs . I i 1 bbbbbbbbI LONDON RATES LONDON. Feb. s Bar silver 364d per H '. i Money 5 p-t cent. HbsbbbbI Discount rates- Short and three month H bills 64 per cent. h'bbbbbbI POTATOES. CHICAGO. Feb. 8. Potatoes higher; northern white jacked $1 101.25 cwt.: H hulk 11.8091 30 cwt . Wlsconsins $1.00 H cwt. UH AT MINNEAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS Minn.. Feb. 8. Flour unchanged. " IH Bran $20.00. . IH LONDON METALS. LONDON' Fei. I Standard copper H 72 28 6d: electrolytic 78: tin 164 6s; lead line 25 7s 6d. "H 00 BBBBBBBS |