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Show WORLD'S MARKETS I STOCKS CONTINUE TO SHOW SMALL LOSSES. New York. Aug. 19. Small losses were generally prevalent at the opening open-ing of butilness on the stock exchange louay but there was an absence of urgent selling. The feature of the ; trading was the purchase of a block of five thousand shares of II. S. Stel at 72. unchanged from yesterday's 1 closing Losses were made of 1-2 to 1 2 by Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, j Canadian Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio. Only a few of the prominent j stocks extended their opening losaes, notably Rending, which went down to 114 1-2 Evidences of support dis- ccuraged further selling and the mar-, mar-, Let hardened steadily. Reading touched 115 7-S and Union Pacific1 rallied from ICS 1-2 to 169 3-S. Tin Market cased off again at 11 o'clock. Operations In the stock market r ere on a light scale, the professionals profession-als holding off for further developments develop-ments In political and financial conditions. condi-tions. The commodities' market fur-rlsaed fur-rlsaed little Incentive to trade and attempts at-tempts to create a following by bid ding up various low priced stocks did rot meet with much success. Prices averaged a trifle above yesterday s closing. American Smelting. St. Louis Southwestern preferred and tho Iowa Central stocks rose 1 to 1 1-4 Chlcaco Great Western lost 1 and Sloss-Shefiield Stoel 1 1-2. Bonds were steadv. Chicago Livectock. Cattle, receipts estimated at 2.000. market 'steady, beeves, 2 75-5. 10; Tex-as Tex-as steers 2 75-5.C0: Western steers I - I SO".- stockers and feeders 4-C.15; 1 cows and heifers, 2.50-6,40; calves C.50-S.5.V Mors, receipts estimated at 1CO0O. market steady, lower, light S.25 S5. mixed 7 90-8.75. heavy 7.C0-S4i 7.C0-S4i roifh 7. CO So. good to choice, heavy 785-S.45, pigs 8.40-90. bulk of sales 8.30. Sheep, receipts estimated nt 8,000, market strong, native 2.50- 4. CO. western 2.75-4.5. yearlings 4.50-; 4.50-; 5 7o! lambs, native, 4.75 -6.85. western 1.75-C85. I Omaha. Omaha, Aug. 19.- Cattle, receipts, 14 on Market steady; native steers 4 75(55 7 85- cows and heifers. 3 25 5 85; western steers 2 500 50; rango cows and heifers 2.75fr 1 SO ; canne" "Ii(fi" 2-V stockers and feeders, 3.00 "5 75;' col ves SSO'S'C.SO; bulls, stags, I I e'c. 3 25'rS.25. Hogs Receipts, 5000; steady. Bulk 8.10.8.40: mixed.. S 05ft 8 30; light. 5. r-OO 8 C5: plKS. 7.50?iS.OO. Sheep Receipts. 2C00; steady, year lines. 485 5 55; wethers. 3.S5tf5..0: ewes, 3 r,iKj4.85; lambs. C5 6.75. Chicago Produce. Chicago. An?- H,T-"u"fr stc"d0y.: creameries 24 1 229; dairies. 23fi2.. EgKS steady: receipts, S.4.4 cases; at mark, cases Included, 1417; firsts 19: primp firsts 2L Cheese sieady: daisies. 16 1-4; twins. 15 W 1-2: young America. n;.'y. 1-2; Long horns. li.J-lftl-2. Sugar a"d Coffee. New York. AF- 19- Raw sugar, firm- mupcovado. 89. leet ."92; centrifugal centri-fugal 96, test 442: molasses sugar S9. test 367. Refined Heady Coffee, spot .firm: No. . Rio 9 I S; No 4 Santos, 9 3-4 10. . 1 |