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Show MIISIMKETS HEAVY DECLINE IN THE STOCK MARKET i ' New York, Nov, 17. Opening prices of stocks today declined somewhat precipitately for the most active Issues Is-sues on light dealings, while there was a sprinkling of gains In stocks of minor Importance. Thirty-five hundred j 6hares of Unloa Pacific sold at 177 55 ' and 177, compared with 178 G-8 last night. Great Northern preferred and ; Sears-Roebuck declined 1 1-2, St j Paul 1 1-4, Amalgamated Copper and i i American Smelting 1, and Northern j Pacific. Southern Pacific. New York ; Central. Reading and United Statefl i Steel large fractions. Pacific Tele- . phone rose a point and Kansas &. Texas 3-1. Stocks were liquidated at u lively rate for a time, the selling j showing much urgency in spots. Great Northern preferred broke 3 points. Union Pacific 2 1-4, New York Central, Southern Pacific 1 1-2. United Stnt-s Kxpress 2, St Poul 1 3-4. Reod-Ing Reod-Ing & Northern Pacific 1 12. United States Steel 1 3-S, and tho list generally gen-erally a point ' Buying orders were distributed when the decline was becoming serious seri-ous and there were recoveries of about a point In tho stocks that had been weakest. The sharp break in prices was tho outgrowth of renewed distrust of the speculative leadership on the long side. Signs of dividends being reduced re-duced were dlficcjssed In connection with the weakness of New York Central Cen-tral and the wheat grangers. Friction with Mexico had 6ome depressing Influence. In-fluence. After the thlnnes of the market mar-ket had been demonstrated tho selling sell-ing was not pushed urgently. The dealings lapsed Into dullness. Federal Mining preferred rose 2 3-8 and Amalgamated Copper declined 1 r,-3. Bonds were irregular. New York Money. New York, Nov. 17. Closer Prime r.ercantlle paper, 5 l-2a per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual business In bankers' bllU at ?4.S1.90a I. 82 for sixty-day bills and at $4 8G.05 lor demand. Commercial bills, 4.81 3 Sa5 S. Bar sllvor. 5.r l-2c. Mexican dollars, 16c, Government bonds stea-ly; railroad Lends Irregular. Money on call, easy, 2 l-2a3 per cent; ruling rate, 3 per cent; closing Lid, 2 1-2 per cent; offeied at 2 1-2 per cent. Time loans, wali. for sixty cays and ninety days and six mouths lending, at 4 1-2 per cent. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Nov. 17. Close: Cattle, receipts 0.000; market weak. Beeves, Sl.mift 7 40; Texas ste-ers, $1 OO'? o.3u; western steers, $4. 10ft C.10; Blockers and feeders. 13utf? 5. CO; ' cows and heifers. $2 200 20; calves, $7,5U(T10('0. Hogs Receipts 22.000; market I weak. Light, $7 .mitfl 7.S0; mixed. 7. 204 7 CO; heavy. $7.107.60; rough,! $7.107.30; gojd to choice heavy.'1 ?7,30Si 7 C; pl5. $C73fi 7.50; bulk of sales, $lAfu 7.50. Sheep Receipts 13,000; market weak. Native, $2 254.50; western, $2.50'34.(i5; yearlings, $1.005.25; lambs, native, Ji.25f;G10; western, H-DO-fr C 10. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Nov, 17 Cattle Receipts1 4,8ui; market slow and weak. i.lvc btecrs. $4.0oi G 75; cows and heifers. $3.005.25; western steers, $3.50 COO; range cows and heifers, $2 80fj 4. CO; canners, $2 70(fi3 40: stockers and feeders, $3.00'75.3o; calves. S3 23 7.25; bulls, stags, etc., $3.004.50. I Hogs Receipts 5, COO; market shade, higher. Heavy. 7.15fr7.45; mixed, I7.35fi7.45; light, $7.50 7.75; pigs. 5C.50fr7.50; buk of sales, $7.30-3 7.50. , Sheep Receipt 9.50O; market stea.lv to easier. Yearlings, Jl.OOfo 4.40; wethers. 3.00fi 3.G5; owes, $2.4o J fi.3.30; lambs, $5.25t 5 50. j Chicago Close. 1 Chicago. Nov. 17. Wheat Decern-' bcr. 90c; May, 9G 3-4; July 93 1-2 Corn December, 45 3-4c; May, 47 3 4c: July 4S 1-Sc. Oats December, 30 7 Sc; May, 34c; Jely .33 i-Sc. Pork January. 17.33 1-2; May 2f..25. Lard November, 10.82 12; January lu.07 1-2. Ribs January, 9.20; May 8.93. Rye, 78a79c. Barley, ash. G0a$3. Timothy, cash. 9.00afi.25; M;irch. 9.75a 10.23. Clover, cash, 10. Oua 13.00; March II. 50. Sugar and Coffee. New York. Nov. 17. Raw sugar. vny; Museovodo S9 test v-3.10; centrifugal cen-trifugal 90 test, $3.90; molasses sugar su-gar :3 test $3.15, Refined Rtnadv. Cofloe spot, firm; No. 7 Hio, 12 -IS; No. I J-jtus, 13 I S, -i Metal Market. New York, Nov. 17 .Standard Copier Cop-ier dull; spot. $12.l3al2.M; December, Decem-ber, $12.53al2.5. Lend Quiet, f.4a4 50. Bar Sller. 55 1-. |