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Show FEVERISH TONE IN THE STOCK MARKET New York. Nov. 29. Opening prices oi stocks today were uot much chang e.l from last night, In contrast with the rapid fluctuations in yesterday's market. There was a minimum of gains, but declines were more numerous, nu-merous, with United States Steel under un-der special pressure at a decline of 5-8. I Southern Rallwa. preferred, fell I nnd Lehigh Valley, Kansas City Southern South-ern ami Westinghouse Electric 3-4; Le-high Valley rebounded 1 1-1 over last night and the general list stiffened. stif-fened. The market behaed in a fitful fashion fash-ion with fluctuation'; confined to moderate mod-erate fractions. Efforts to lift prices were met by fresh selling of American Ameri-can Smelting. Later prices stiffened again, but the general action of the market way uncertain. American Smelting declined 1. and Southern Pacific, Pa-cific, Louisville & Nashville and Utah Copper advanced 1. Colorado Fuel, j preferred, sold 3 1-2 higher and Wells- Fargo Express 13 points lower than preceding sales. The subsidence of yesterday's liquidation liq-uidation left the tone feverish, Tho expressions of disseut from the more extreme of the unfavorable views of Chairman Hill of the Great Northern prompted covering of shorts. The demand de-mand was not wide-spread or persistent. persist-ent. The electrical equipment stocks v.cre weakened by reports of a government gov-ernment prosecution. Lehigh Valley rose3 1-2, Bonds were heavy. I S Chicago Close. Chicago, Nov. 2f Close: Wheat De-ceraber, 1-2; May, S3 5-STi3"lc; July, 92 7St93c. Com December. 44 1-ic; May I 47 l-2c; July, 17 2-Sc. Oats December, 31 l-S'Sl-lc; May, 34 l-4c; July, 34 3-Sc Pork January. $17.00; May. 116.33. Iard November, $0.77 1-2, January. Janu-ary. 1-2: Mav- V1 12- Ribs January, 53.07 1-210.00; May. $S.95. Rye Cash. 9c Barley-Cush. GSfiSOc. Timothy Cash, $8.00 ft 9.50; March, $10.00 f( 10.50. Clover Cash, .10.00U 14.50; March, $11.50. |