The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-08
STOCKS

market IOuay pTeStuteu u Shoip SOh
trast to the activity and weakness on
Saturday. The opening was heavy,
under combination of London sell.
ing, and sales by traders, based on the
reports that the decision In the North.
ern Securities case would be handed
down today and would be adverse to
the company. The declines In the
general list were only fractional ana
the market became dun, but with more
steadness, towards noon.
When It was announced that no de.
cision In the merger case would be
made public today prices began at
once to harden and the improvement,
was continued virtually to the close.
Business also showed tendency to
increase. St Paul was well sustained
throughout and at one time sold I per
cent above Saturdays closing quota.
tions Pennsylvania railroad gained
almost 1 per cent but weakened
somewhat in the late dealings. Else
where the more important railroad
stocks rallied about 1 per cent. Della
ware and Hudson was an important
d
~ per cent. Later, however, on the
announcement that the new issues of
stock had been unanimously ratified,
it recovered all it's loss. Chicago ana
North Western scored an exceptional
gain of over | per cent and Illinois
Central maintained strength from the
start.
L., .,..l 90, ,nl tI,<
ternoon dealings were marked by
sharp recoveries in Amalgamated Cop.
per, Sugar Refining and Consolidated
Gas, and fair improvements in United
States Steel preferred, Railway Steel
Spring and a few other issues. The
market closed moderately active and
firm. Government bonds were un-
changed. Other bonds were quiet but
developed late improvement.
LIVE STOCK.
United States Yards, ILL.,, March T.
Cattle receipts $4,000; estimated for
tomorrow four thousand; market 7@
1Oc lower; prime beeves, $5.15@5.90;
poor to medium, $2,3O@4s5; stockers
and feeders, $2.2O@4.4O; cows and
heifers. $260@4.50; Gamers, $1.25W
$250.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; tomorrow,
$4,000; 10@20 cents higher; light,
$4S5@5.4O; roughs, $52O@5.45; mix.
ed, $5.20@5.7O; heavy, $425@$5.72h;
pigs, s4.2O@4.SO
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; estimated
for tomorrow 10000; steady to 10c
lower. Native sheep, $2.65@4.65;
western, $2.75@4.75; native lambs,
$4.00@5.90
BUTTER AND EGGS.
New York, March 1.-THE market
suffered further decline on table
grades of butter and the feeling is
much unsettled, More fresh goods
are arriving, and there Is pressure to
sell storage stock. Creamery extras
per pound, "a cents; western imita-
tion creamery extras, 1Sc.
Eggs-Market active and firm.
State and Pennsylvania fancy select.
ed white 25 cents; western and Ken.
lucky, 20@21 cents; southern, 200
20h cents.
GRAIN.
| Chicago, March 7.-Weakness of the
cables before the session commenced
caused expectation of greater weak.
ness at the start than was experienced
The neglect thus shown of the ten.
dency OF foreign markets was the out
come of the failure to appear, accord
ing to weather bureau prediction, Oh
general rains in the southwest Kan
sas got practically no rain, so that
1t Is still suffering In that respect Re.
ports of reliable and comprehensive
kind concerning the Texas crop were
to the effect that over 80 per cent OF
a wheat crop could not now be ex-
pected. Oklahoma must be in similar
shape and 1t Is scarcely probable that
Missouri Is much better. These con.
siderations were set aside, however,
after short time when the present
apparent plentifulness began to show
up on the black-boards giving the days
statistical figures of the worlds move.
ment. Shipments to Europe for the
weak from all exporting countries
amounted to 0,112,O00 bushels against
estimated requirements of about g..
100000 bushels.
The quantity on ocean passage show.
ed an increase of 2,240,00O bushels.
May wheat from 86h at opening got
down to 94 cents at the close, old
July from 93h to 93k cent declined To
90% cents and closed at 81 cents.
Cash sales--Wheat No. 2 red, S1.0O
@1.O3: No. 2 hard 80 cents river; No
! northern 94Q9S; No, 2 northern
spring, 90g98c.
| Corn No. 3. 43c; No. 3 white, 43c;
No. 3 yellow, 45Qkc.
Oats, No 3 white, 4lbm42n