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Show MLD'SJMETS WEAK BANK RETURN AFFECTS STOCK MARKET New York, Feb. 26 Tho trend of the opening price movement of stocks today was downward on small dealings, deal-ings, but there were enough exceptions excep-tions to give slight irregularity to tho movement. Union Pacific, New York Central and American Smelter declined de-clined 5-S. The decline In the market ceased when Reading was bid up a point, but the improvement In the active stocks did not hold long, Reading fall-lug fall-lug again to below yesterday's close, and tho whole market weakening sharply. A number of obscure stocks made material advances. American Smelting fell 11-2. St. Paul 112 and Union Pacific 1. The market cloned weak and active. Anticipation of a weak bank return prompted sales of stocks. Reading ran off 2 3-1. LT. S. Steel and Amalgamated lost 1. Hogs at $9.90. Chicago, Feb. 26. Live hog prices kept their hold on the market here today, the record price, $9.90, top figures fig-ures since 1870L being paid. Chicago Produce. Chicago, Feb. 26. Butter Steady: creameries. 26(rt30c; dairies, 21W23c. Ergs Easy; firsts. 23 l-2c; prime firsts, 24 l-2c. Cheese Steady; daisies, dai-sies, lfiS-lrtTKc; twins, young Americas Amer-icas and longhorns, 16 1-216 3-4c. Chicago Close. Chicago, Feb. 26. Close: Wheat May. $1.14; July. $1 07 3 8 (ft 1.07 1-2: September, $1,03 3-81 $1 03 12. Corn May, C5 3-4c; July, C71-Sc; September, C7 3-Sc. Oats May, 47fi 171 Sc; July, 44 1-S ft44 1-4c: September. 41 l-8c. Pork May and July, $24 20. Mrd May and July, $13,071-2. Ribs May and July, $12.73. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Ftb, 26. Cattle Receipts estimated at 12,000; market steady. Beeves. $4. 508.00; Texas steers. f4.5('(t 6.00; western steers, ?4.50f;l 6.25; stockers and feeders, $?..50-a G.75; cows and heifers. $2.30(36 15; calves, $7.25(0.90. Hogs Receipts estimated at 16,-000; 16,-000; market steady. Light. $9 20 9.55; mixed. $9. 25 fx 9.62 1-2: heaw, 9.30:fi9.65; rough, $9.309.40; good to choice heavy, $9.40(59.65; pigs, $S.10(g9.35: bulk of sales, $9 50B9.6o. Sheep Receipts estimated at 2.500; market steady. Native, $4 83 7.75; western. $5.1 6 7 83: yearlings, $7 90 ! fj8.60; lambs, native, $7.503.33; I western, $7.6509-35. j - i Omaha Livestock. I Omaha, Feb. 26. Cattle Receipts, 1 200; market steady. Native steers, $1.76tf 7.40; storkers and feeders, $3.35(96 00; calvos, $3.008.S0; hulls, stags, etc., $3 5005.50. Hogs Receipts, 600; market Cc higher Heavy, $9 LvcsA, $9.25fr9.S5: llgbawley," a former convl $7 75t9.0O: JriYhcrino Clemmons Gou Sheep R,t June was awarded a deci steady. ,aratlon from her husband. He era. $6-3ould. with alimony of $36,000 lambs, t. |