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Show cases. Firsts, 19; prime firsts, 20; cheese seady, daisies, 1 4a 1-4 ; twins, . 13 1-2a3-4; voung Americas, 13; long horna, 11 1 -4a 1-2. New York Money. New York. May 23 Money on call steady, 3 1-2 per cent; ruling rate 3; offered at 3 1-2 per cent, bid at 3 1-4 per cent Time loans steady for ninety and sixty days 3 3-4 per cent; for six months 1 1-1 per cent. Close Prime mercantile paper 3 3 1 to 5 1-5 per cent sterling exchange strong with actual business In bankers' bank-ers' bills at $4.81, 2Ga40 for sixty day bills and at $4.87, 80 for demand and commercial bills J4.S3 3-4aJ4.84. Bar silver 53 7 Sc. Mexican dollars 44c. Government txinds steady, railroad bonds Irregular. MuTSJMETS, PRICES GO DOWN IN STOCK MARKET! New York, May 23. -There was a' considerable volume of orders for execution ex-ecution In the opening stock market today, but the price movement was narrow and irregular, Realizing sales had set In the London market on tho earlier advance there before business began here. A rise of a point iu Missouri Mis-souri Pacific was the only conspicuous change in the active list. Lake Erie and Western preferred lost 1 3-S. Iirge purchases of United States Steel sustained the market for awhile, but activo selling later of the copper stocks and certain railroad Issues tin- i derniloed the list, and prices went I down. Union Pacific, Readlop, New I York Central, Rock Island, Amalga- mated Copper, Anaconda, American I Smelting, Consolidated Gas and Virginia-Carolina Chemical sold a point below Saturday's closing. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, May 23. Cattle Receipts estimated at 22,000; market steady, ' lower. Beeves y.Goa$60; Texas steeis 00a6.40- westero steers ri.20a7.40; ' Blockers and feeders 4 Q0aJ fiO; cows ! and belters 2.80a7.1C; calves 5.50a . 7.50. Hogs Receipts estimated at 32,000; I market slow and steady. Light 9.40a i 9.70; mixed 9.35a9.70. heavy . 9.3.'.a ! 9.70;' rough 9 35a9.50; good to choice heavy 9.p0a9.70: pigs 9 10a9f.O; bulk of sales 9.C0a9.70. Sheeji Receipts estimated at 20.- 000, market weak and lower. Native I.OOai! 50; western 4.H!iaG.G0; yearlings 6 2.a7 70; lambs, native 5.75a8.fi0; western C.25a8.60. Omaha Livestock. Omaha. May 23. Cattle Receipts 3.300. Market for best steady; others oth-ers lower. Native steers $G.00a8 .00. cows and heifers $-3o0aG.75; western flteerj $3.75a7.00; cows and heifers ?2.7oa7.75; canners. $2.75al.25; stockors and -feeders i3.50aG.25; calves Jl.O0a7.50; bulls, stags, etc., $I.O0aG.25. Hogs Receipts 1,300. Market steady. Heavy J9.30a9.45: mixed $9.-40a9.45; $9.-40a9.45; light J9.30a9.50; pics JS.00 a9.00; bulk of sales .-9.10a9. 17 1-2. Sheep Receipts f.,000. Market 15 to 25c lewer; yearlings, J7.7oa7.S0. wethers J5.25a7.ti5; ewes $5.00aG.OO; lambs J5.0OaS.00. Sugar and Coffee. New. York. Mav 23. Sugar Raw, firm; muscovado, 89 test, J3.74; cvn-trlfugal. cvn-trlfugal. Tifi test. J4.24; molasses sugar, su-gar, 3 test. J3.49. Renned. steady; crushed, 15.95: granulated, JG.25; powdered. J5.35. COFFKE Spol. quiet; No. 7 Rio S 1-4; No. 4 Sanutos 9 1-4. Metal Markets. New York. Mav 23. Copper, firm; standard spot. J12.50 bid: July, J 1 2.50 al2.B5. Silver, 53 7-8. I-ead steady, $4.45al.50. Chicago Produce. Chicago, May 23. Butter 6teady: dairlei 23a25: egim steady .at mark cahcu Included, 10al9; receipts 23,018 |