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Show WSJMETS BEARISH SENTIMENT HAS AFFECT ON WALL STREET New York, Dec. 27. The feature of the stock market, on resumption of business following the triple holiday, wa3 the severe decline in General Electric due presumably to the approaching ap-proaching prosecution of the so-called electric trust by the federal government. govern-ment. General Electric opened with a decline . 1 3 4 and extended Its loss to 2 I'-4 points. The rest of the list was inclined to weaken, with the exception of Western Maryland. Trading Trad-ing was on the bear sido In the first hour, with what the room regarded as especially ?ood selling of United States Steel. In addition to General Electric, which continued weak, thero were declines of a joint or over In Westlnghouse. Union Pacific, Reading I and Eohlgh Valley. Buying orders at the low level resulted In some recoveries recov-eries before the end of the first hour, but the market's undertone was still heavy The selling movement gathered volume vol-ume In the second hour and caused furiher declines In the active Hut. The same group of speculators who were recently credited with much ac-tKlty ac-tKlty for long account were prominent promin-ent on the other side. The closing of a local state bank of minor importance import-ance contributed to tho predominant bearish sentiment. General Electric made a furiher decline de-cline on light offerings. Bonds irregular. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Dec. 27. Cattle Receipts estimated at 35.000; market strong, higher. Beeves, i C.'n7.30; Taxas steers, I.27.a5.35; western steers. 4.00a 5.50; stockers and feeders. 3.90a 5.80; cows and heifers, 2.."fiaC.25, calves 7 25a9..r0. Hogs Receipts estimated at 15.000; market 5 cents higher. Light 7.60a ; SCO; mixed 7.C5uSO0; heavy. 7.C0a S.0O; rough, 7X07.75, good to cholco heavy 7.75a3.00; pigs, 7.25aS.05; bulk of sales, 7.80a7.9j. Sheep Receipt estimated at 10.-000; 10.-000; market 5 cents nud 10 cents higher high-er Native 2 65aJ35; western 2.75a 4.30; yearlings 4.75a5.80; lambs, nal-I nal-I h e. -i.25aC.50; western 4.75a0 40. Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Dee, 27. Cattle Receipts estimated at 2.800. Market strong, I 10c higher. Native steers 4.50aG.C0; rows and heifers, 3.0Oa5,25; western steers. 3 50a5.70; range cows and helf-! helf-! t, 3.00a4.70; cannor3. 2.80a3.40; ! (Mockers and feeders. 3.00a5.60; calves ; 3.5'ia8 .00; bulls, stags, etc. 3.00a4.0). Hogs Receipts, 3.B''0; market 5c higher. Heavy 7.60a7.S5; mixed 7.65a 7X0; light 785.i7.00: pigs C.75a7.75; i bulk of sales, 7 C5a7.85. Sheep Receipts!! 2.500. Market 10c 'higher. Yearlings. 4.50a5 25; werhers 3.50al.25, ewos, 3.00a3.90; lambs 5.25a C.25. i Chicago Produce. J Chicago, Dec. 27. Butter Steady, 'creameries. 23a29; dairies. 21a25. I JJyps Steady. Receipts. 114 cases; r.t mark, esses Included. 19 l-2a'J2 1-2; f.rsts 2S; prime flrsis, 31. I Cheese Steady. Dairies, 13 1-4: .twins, 14 1-4: young Arncrlcaj 15 l-4a j 1-2! long horns 151-4. j Sugar and Coffee, j New York. Dec 27. Sugar, raw. .Henlv; muioVi.do. S'J test. 3.3C; centrifugal, cen-trifugal, I'C test. mda"ses siigar, s;; led. 311. Refined quiet, ! Ccffee Spot, quiet. I I Metal Market. New York. Iee. 27. Standard cop-pr. cop-pr. quiet. Snot, and January, 12.1 ia 12 2'. l.oaJ tJuM $44oat.v. Par s:iv:r ol. |