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Show SELLIWGGAUSES HEAVY MARKET Readino Issues Go Lower: Oil Footf and Tobacco Groups Gain NEW YORK. Feti 17 flalns exceeded I losses at the Opening of iria st 1 k nuirket. but yesterday's late rally WOO only Indifferently SAiatalned Issues of the same vorlety In the steel, motor nnd 1 oil groups movor contrarlly. Royal Dutch and Sumatra Tobacco were strong, while HtUdcbaker. Chandler. Baldwin Locomotive, Locomo-tive, Mexican ltrolsum, Central Leather' preft-rre.l were correspondingly heavy. I T'nlted States Sterl eased a small fra.-- ! lion and the Inquiry for rails was llm- ' ited 10 minor shares, notably Pittsburg, I K- West Virginia and St. Louis South - western. Buying of Republic iron. Beel Surrar and American TobaCco stabilised prices within' the- first half hour. Leaders of the oil. food and tobacco groups extended their gains during the morning, Foremrst features Iholuded Mexican Petroleum. California Racking TObaCCO Products and Retail St. re R -' publb iron contlnu.il to advance on Its I favorable nnnual report, gaining nlmosr 1 two points. Ra'.er. chemical and leather j I Specialties were heavy to wegki Central Leather preferred broke six points on ' ! Intimations that adverse dividend action j may sher'.ly be taken by the directors I Exnectntlons of an easier initial money I rate were not fulfilled, call loans opening open-ing at seven per lent Exchange on I London fell Substantially under yester- 1 dav s Highest nuotatlon. I Renewed selling of the several Reading Issue' si loSnss if 1 to 2 points created i 1 general heaviness at midday. Among th.- other reaclonnry stocks were Opneral ' I A'-ohalt. Virginia-Carolina Chpmleal. En-dlCOtt-Johnson and AJajt Rubber at e.x-(reme e.x-(reme declines of l to i points. Retention of the 7 per cent call loan rate Invited Increased offerings e.f stocks in the last hour Reading continued to deCllne and oils cancelled most of their psln. The closing was heavy. As a whole, firmer money and the reaction of foreign exchange arc! reduced dlvl-I dlvl-I dends were among the facters which contributed con-tributed to today's unsettled stock market. mar-ket. Sates approximated ooo.ooo shares. OODPN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Cattle Receipts 27, choice heavy I steers 86.006.76; eesjd steers 86-.00O 6.00: fair steers $4 6006.00; che.icf. feeder i "le. r- ! . no' 0; choice cowa and If ! f- ers 86. 007fi.50: fair to good cows and heifers 84 fiOTDC.00. cutters 23.004.00; I earners $2 00'r2.60, choice feeder cows 504 '.n fat hulls 4.00Q4 60 bologna I. . 00O4 00 : Veal calve $9 00"!; 10.00. Hogs Receipts 4Ii7 choice fat hogs. 1 T i to 2G0 lbs.. $9.90; bulk of sales $9. 403' ,'9.90: feeder hogs $K. 0019.00. I Sheep Receipts none; choice lambs $s no '1. I'll. welh. - $5.00 ri G.50: 'at . v . 8 004.00; feeder lambs $7 OO 8.00. Arrlval- .T Edwin Johnson. Rl.ickfoot. Ida . 1 car of cattle. Wxatt A Hill. Coded, Neb.. 1 car of I hogs. 1 Wyatt A nilt, Maxwell. Neb., 1 car of hogs. WyAH .S. Hill. Ixxlngton. Neb., 1 car nf hogs. B. M. Dodson, LeweJUyn, Neb., l car of I cattle. Yesterday's Salei and Shipments. Jensen Bros.. Salt Lake. 1 car of cattle I Cudahy Racking company. North Salt i Lake. 4 cars of hogs. Ogden Packing company, Ogden, 3 cars , of cattle and 3 COTS of hogs. CHICJCiO T.RAIN ! CHICAGO; Ft b. 17 Fresh declines In the price- of wheat took place bslay largc-I largc-I ly owing to lack of substantial evidence j of any actual widespread crop damage I yet from green hugs, f'ooler weather tended also to favor the selling side. , Demand was chiofly Of a scattered sort I frem commission houses. Opening prices, which varied from unchanged figures to I lo higher with March Jl.71 to 1 Tp and Mav 1 62 to 1 621-. were followed b a materia setback all around. Some Increase of rural offerings bad a . bearish effect on corn. After opening hi' 'off to a like advance. Including May at : I 71 to 71LjC, the market underwent a dc-I dc-I elded general sag. Oats were easier with other grain, starting unchanged to ie lower. May 4ft lo P.'. -. and later showing a moderate .seti a.-k for all deliveries. j Low.-r quotations for hogs and eereals pulled down provisions. A somewhat wider territory -was rc-, rc-, 1 ported a.s being Infested by grei n bugs, I I but owing to cooler weather the wheal trade was Inclined to Ignore such advices. ad-vices. Tho close was heavv 2 1 4 lo 3c net lower with March 1.684 to l GS'-and GS'-and May 21 .591 .59i. Sentiment In corn was generally bearish, bear-ish, with holders evincing a disposition to take profits on nil bard spots. The . close was steady 1', to I'jc net lower I with May G9'8 to 89OT0C I NEW YORK SUGAR. NEW YORK. Feb. 17 Raw sugar was quiet and unchanged early today at 4c for Cubas cost and freight, equal to 6.75c 1 for centrifugal. No fresh business was j reported. ' The market for refined was unchnnged 1 at 7.C0c for fine granulated The de-I de-I mand was said to DC a little less active. although recently a very good lusluesn was reported. Including Upward of 25.000 tons f. r export to Buropi Trading In sugar futures was light and prices at midday were fifteen points lower under liquidation. Sugar futures eb-sed f a ; sales l.'.O 1 tons; March 5 00c; May "..24c. July 5.44c; September 6.G2c. MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Prime mercan-1 mercan-1 tile paper i per cent. Exchange weak. Sterling Demand $3.S9: cables $8.89. Francs: Demand 7.80o; cables 7 22c. Belgian francs: Demand 7.0b-; cables 7.r,3c. iJullders; Demand 34.36c; cables .14.45c. Lire: Demand 8. 66c; cables Marks: Demand 1. 68c; cobles 1 c?c. Greece: Demand 7.43c. ' Argentine: Demand 25.12c. Brazilian: Dcmnnd ifi.OOc. Montreal IZ per cent discount ii' loans steady; 60 davs, ;hi days ionths 0,-j''t7 per e-ent. CASH PRICES ,GO, Feb. 17 Wheat No. 1 red . . No- '-' 1 'I J2 , - fe mixed C54c; No. 3 yellow 1 '1G& in Vhlte 4f.'; lOSc; No. 3 white i MVi1 Va, I; v.. 52. Barl k T I ml I I ,rl- ( -love o" - ."" Pork . Lard ; T , Libs . ' rr " BONDS '! ,TW Yt 17. Liberty 1-n b 1 I closed: S.s 91.20 S7.00 hid. Rcmnd Is 86 SO; fh 7.42: second l ,s Sfi.90; third 4 1 fqurth 4&s K7.0G. Victory 3a 1 Wf 4s 97.32. BUTT AEGGS , CHICAGO, 1 Butter higher; ,r. 'in. 1 1 'rj- lnrfls 4 Eggs higher: ,.471.15.096 cosi firsts :: 1 34c; firsts 3073b ; at mark, cases Ii I, .I'iS:Jc. T'oult ry alive ' 111 t LONDOf n - ' LONDON. Feb. 17. H'l 1" r ounce. 1 Money fi per cent. I r.Ces- SI,., SK-c cent , three month Hills UH '.r C,'n1, LONDON ME UE J I . :. 1 c I P IT .- f 7:: lis 7d. It.-troh tic rt .ClfiV 5s; lead 20; zin. 2 1 12. -" POTATOES. S. CHICAC.O Feb 17 I'.-tat r celpts 23 enrs: northirn w ' V" tl .or, . 1 1 . in . t ; Lulu '.i.r,e-(. . tj. NEW YORK SILVER NEW Vi il'.K Ed. IT Bar . " I mestlc. 99'c; foreign GOc. ,Jf Mexican dollars 45c. " if AT MINNEAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS, Mum.. Feb. 17.- 'WW" unchanged to 20c lower; in carloa 'a family patents quoti .1 ,1 $9 fil)ijy9 barrel In 98-iound oxitton sacks. Bran giLOO NEW YORK STOCK LI8T (Last Salel Allls-Chulmers 36H I American Beet Sugar 49 I American Can ... 30H American Car A.- Foundry 123 ' American Hldn , Leather pfd 45 J American International Corp 47 Am.-rlcan Locomotive . K5 American Smelting & Refg. .. 43-' American Sugar 93 S 1 American Sumatra Tobacco 3S Amerb an T. A T 100 j American Woolen fifiH I Anaconda Copper 39 Atchison h2S At I . Gull fc West Indies 644 Baldwin Locomotive 90 L.iltm..r. i,i,, 34 Bethlehem- Steel "B" 6R Canadian Pacific 117 Cmtrnl Leather Chandler Motors "2li Che.satieake & Ohio 69 Chicago. Mil : St Raul 2714 Chicago. R. 1. A Pac 27S Chlno Copper 23 Colorado Fuel Sc Iron 2s Jt Corn Products 71si 1 'rui Ible Steel MVfc Cuba I 'ane Sugar 25 Erie 13'.' Cenoral Electric 131 V4j General Motors 14 Goodrich Co. .. 39 Great Northern pfd .. 76V4 Ureal Northern Ctfs SO llllnoi; Central 8!? Inspiration I'opper 35'i Int. MT. Mtirlne pfd 5 -ji International Paper 66 Kennecott Conner 19-4 Louisville A Nashville 1004 Maxwell Motors 6B Mexleao Petroleum 161H Miami Corner . . 18H Middle States Oil .7 134 Mldvale Seel 31 Missouri Pacific 18V4 NOW York Central 73H N. Y.. N H. A Hartford 20H V.f.llr A. U'..e.rn 1AS1J Northern Pl Iflc S37' Oklohoms Prod A Ref z Ran American Petroleum 7R1' Pennsylvania 40H Ri le' c.a Fit i- I. org and West Va 89H R 1 v Consolidate.!, Copper UH Reading 75 Rep Iron ft Steel 07 Roval Dutch N T 63 "4 Shell Trans ft Trad 424 Sinclair Con. Oil 24 I Softlhern Pacific .. . 71'H I Southern tlallwav 22 Standard 111 of N. J. pfd. 109 Studeb.iker CorporaMon G0 Tennessee Copper sH Texo-s Co 43, T. va--; & Pacific 22 H T. 1 a. 'co Products 53 Transcontinental Oil 9 Fnlon Pacific 121 ft, m. Kr-l Products 24 V. S Retail Stores .. C S Ind. Alcohol G9T4. Fnlted States Rul her 70t-i I Felted Stab-; Steel BJJj I t'tah Copper 5514 , V.'cflngnoiise Electric 4fi Willys Overland ' 7 I American 7.lnc, Lead and Sm 9 I Rit'tc nnd Superior 1 -14 Cala Petroleum 40'i , Montana Pe.wer 51 Shattuck Arizona B Iirn Oil 3 4 ' Invincible OH 20H General Asphalt fi77g KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 17. (United States Bureau of Markets.) Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 3800; beef steers strong to 25c higher; trp 9.10; strictly goe.d kinds js 40'Ti s.9u: she-s;eok mostly steady to strong; few sales higher; fld cows $7 00, heifers s.fn; she-stock bulk v 26496.28; runners and bulls steady; calves steady to s'ronc: odd vealefs JILOO; practical ton 810 SO t.s-kcrs and fSgaers steady 77cs Receipts 11.000: earl yActlve mostly 25c lower than yesterdaVs av-er.igc- beet lleht tr! shir-prs $9.40 bulk of sales 28.25.j7 9.25; ;fat pigs 25 higher; good, choice fat pigs 88.750 10 00; stock pigs and packer sows steady. Sheep Receipts oo0; market steady; lonibe steady to 260 lower, si pound lambs $7.85 |