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Show CHICAGO GRAIN V J CHICAGO. April 19 Corn prices took a decided upturn today, influenced influ-enced by rapid absorption of wheat supplies and by the smallness of stoeks of corn. Forecasts of unsettled unset-tled weather tended also to stimulate bullish sentiment. Besides, week end adjustment of trades was a handicap to the bean Opening prices, which ranged from Hc off to V.,c r.dvance, with May $1.58 to 1.50 and July $1.52 to 1.52! were followed by a material advance. Oats sympathized with the strength of corn. After opening a shade to c higher, with July 67:S to Gc, the market continued to ascend Provisions reflected the advances in grain At first, however, the market was weak, owing to absence of support sup-port . All corn deliveries reached the lop-most lop-most prices yet this season. Closing quotations were nervous. 1 1 -. to 2V4! net higher, with May $1 61 and July 1.55tt to l.B5Ms Pork reacted somewhat at the last, but lard and ribs held lirm Chicago, April 19. Open High Low Close Corn May . .$ 1.58 1.61 1.58 1 81 July . . 1.52 1 55r 152 i 50". Oats Mav . . .Cfl'i .70; ,G9U -70 July 07 .68 -4 .67 .6Sj Pork Mfty 52.75 July 48.95 48.90 48 95 Lard Ma' 30.20 July . . 28 90 29.26 28 9u -uj Ribs May , ... 28.60 July . . 26.40 26 67 26.35 26.65 CASH SALES. CHICAGO. April 19. Corn No 3 yellow, si 95'- 1.61; No. 4 yellow, 9l.67ft01.583 , No. 5 yellow, nomi- nal. Oats: No 3 white, 70U "0e; standard, 70 'g-71c Rye: No. 2. $1 7211 73. Barley; tl.06Ol.16 Timothy: $8.00)10.75. Clover, nominal. Pork, nominal. Lard: $30.io. Ribs -C-T 50 50 |