Show WALL STREET MARKET HAS A VERY IRREGULAR TONE IN THE OPENING livestock sales large on strong to higher market new york dec 19 A very irregular tone characterized the dealings in stocks today the narnet was affected to some extent by the heavy tone in london and by the renewed liquidation in the leather stocks six thousand shares of leather cold at 14 and 13 34 3 4 compared with 14 12 1 2 last wee s and colorado fuel fell a point there was large buying ot the united states steel stocks common and preferred rising 3 to 3 12 1 2 prices advanced quite sharply in a number of cases the large of the steel stocks contributed largely to the general strength amalgamated copper and various other metal stocks heavily dealt in and advances occurred of 1 to 1 12 1 2 for L N missouri pacific C A U S steel preferred amalgamated colorado ful bugar peoples gas brooklyn transit and the metropolitan stocks federal mining preferred gained 2 realizing in U S steel and a drive against amalgamated caused tree selliah in other quarters and the gains practically cancelled amalgamated fell back to a point under saturdays closing with a rally 0 1 38 3 8 in amalgamated the reaction was and prices improved again trading became very dull and the cw uncertain MONEY AND EXCHANGE new york dec 19 money on call steady 2 tl 22 34 3 4 per cent almo loans very easy sixty days 80 days and six months 3 1 23 34 3 4 per cent prime mercantile paper 44 14 1 4 per cent sterling exchange firm bankers billa for demand and for sixty day bills posted rates 13 1 3 and commercial bills 58 5 8 bar sll verl 14 1 4 mexican dollars 48 12 1 2 LEAD AND COPPER L new york dec 19 asad and copper quiet and unchanged SUGAR new york dec 19 sugar raw firm fair refining 4 38 3 8 centrifugal 86 test 4 78 7 8 molasses sugar 4 18 1 8 refined firm crushed powdered granulated COFFEE steady no 7 rio 8 3 1 WOOL st louis dec 19 wool steady territory and western mediums 22 fine medium 1718 fine CHICAGO CASH WHEAT cash wheat no 2 red 14 1 4 14 no 3 red no 2 hard no 3 hard no 1 northern no 2 northern no 3 spring CHICAGO PRODUCE CLOSE chicago dec 19 close wheat dec slay july 98 1438 1 43 8 corn dec 43 78 7 8 may 45 14 1 4 jan 42 68 6 8 oats dec 29 1814 1 81 4 may 31 l ag 38 3 8 july 31 14 1 4 pork dec 1130 jan 1257 12 1 2 may 1292 12 1 2 lard dec 12 1 2 jan 12 1 2 may 12 1 2 ribs JanNi 47 12 1 2 may 12 1 2 july 12 1 2 rye 74 flax 14 1 4 timothy 12 1 2 clover 1275 barley CHICAGO LIVESTOCK chicago dec 19 cattle strong good to palmo steers poor to medium stockers and feeders cows heffers heifers canners bulls calves hogs receipts strong to higher mixed and butchers good to choice heavy rough heavy light bulk ot sales 12 1 2 Sheep Receipts steady good to choice fair to choice mixed western sheep western lambs buu OMAHA LIVESTOCK ociana dec 19 cattle receipts generally steady native steers cows and heffers heifers western steers range cows and heffers heifers canners and feeders calves bulls and stags clogs receipts market ac higher heavy 12 mixed 1 light piga bulk 0 sales lp l p hogs receipts steady 0 o easier western yearnings yearlings year lings SO ewes common and stockers lambs KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK kansas city dec 19 steady to loc higher native steers native cows and heffers heifers stoc ftera and feeders bulls calves western steers hogs receipts five cents higher bulk of salo heavy packers piss and sheep receipts steady buttons muttons lambs 5 range fed avres |