Show I CHICAGO GENERA 2EABKET3 May Wheat HigherMay Pork HigherLard and Ribs Also Up Chicago Feb ISThe inclination of the crowd in the wheat pit wa to bull wheat this morning There was nothing new on which to base a buying argument but sentiment was on the buying side and consequently the market was firmer The newspapers were filled with war news and that apparently had some influence on the minds of speculators although the tone of Liverpool cables was not by any means excited An advance of d took place in that market the gain being I I i be-ing in sympathy with ours cf yesterday j i yester-day The Cincinnati Price Current reported I I re-ported the condition of the growing i crop maintained and added that there was some improvement in the interior milling demand Receipts at Chicago I were 29 cars and G7110 bushels wer taken from store The northwest had 1S2 cars against 255 last Thursday and 334 a year ago Export clearances were fair xt 32S178 bushels Closing Paris and Berlin cables were higher Antwerp Ant-werp was lower May wheat opened from 74 to 74Y advanced to 75 to 75Y closing at 75Vi to 75 to higher than yesterday yes-terday Estimated receipts for tomorrow tomor-row 20 cars No 2 red spot wheat ranged from 84S5 closing at about SOI 5014OatsFractional Oats Fractional advances were gained in oats The surrounding speculative spec-ulative strength was credited with the improvement Business was in much the same rut that i has been for sometime some-time Receipts were 24D cars and 49690 bushels were withdrawn from store Exports were 20505 bushels May oats I closed Ii higher than yesterday Est l J i mated receipts for tomorrow 320 cars Provisions The receipts of hogs showed a heavy falling off this morning and advices from the yards gave an advance in prices of 5c Product was prompt to respond to the strength of the live hog market Shorts covered some and under the good demand prices made considerable improvement May pork closed 1517 higher May lard 7V10 higher and May ribs 10 higher Closing Prices Wheat February 73 1 May 751 75 July 71 Corn February 2222 May 24 21 July 2525 4 Oats February 15 Slay 17 July 17 Pork May 800 July 812 Lard May 400 July 407 t Ribs May 412 July 417 Chicago live Stock Union Stock Yards Chicago Feb IS The supplies of cattle show a falling only about 43800 head having arrived so far this week against 43317 for the same portion of last week and 52368 a year ago Todays run was about 8500 head or 8750 less than arrived yesterday and 2250 less than last Thursday The smallness of the supply made buyers more anxious to purchase and the pens were cleared at an earlier hour than usual prices ruling stronger than yesterday The receipts of hogs so far this week amount to about 145 800 head against 11S210 for the same part of last week 115463 last year and 171563 two years ago The estimated esti-mated run today was about 32000 and nrices were strong at an advance of 57c the demand for packing and shipping account being active Sheep About 51500 head have beer received so far this week against 52 358 for the first four days of last week and 59465 for the corresponding period a year ago Both sheep and lambs are In active demand at string prices and choice fat muttons are selling higher than they did last week Trade was active and prices were strong today Cattle Receipts 8500 Choice to prime steers 4S5525 good to choice steers 4404SO medium steers 410 435 fair beef steers 390405 bulls choice to extra 3SO403 bulls poor to choice 350400 cows and heifers choice to prime 233340 calves good to fancy 575625 calves common to good 325370 Texas fed steers fair to choice 340450 Texas cows bulls and oxen 250350 Other prices unchanged un-changed Hogs Receipts 32000 Heavy packing pack-ing and shipping lots 330350 common com-mon to choice mixed 335352 choice assorted 345357 light 340357 pigs 32535o Sheep Receipts 13000 inferior to choice 250425 Iambs 350520 South Omaha live Stock South Omaha Feb IS Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 5000 market oc higher Light and mixed 330340 heavy 3J25330 Cattle Receipts 1500 market strong to lOc higher Steers 350435 cows 150360 feeders 325420 Sheep Receipts 3403 market firm Muttons 3S5 lambs 4G5 Kansas City live Stock Kansas City Feb 18CattleRe ceiots 4700 market slow native dressed beef 4004S5 cows and heifers heif-ers 285340 bulls 300S1325 stockers and feeders 325400 Texas and western west-ern 300375 Hogs Receips 11000 market 5c lower light 325330 medium 3321 337 heavy 330337 pigs 3210J4 330 SheeppReceipts 15000 market steady liverpool Wheat Liverpool Feb 18Spot wheat quiet poor demand California club 6s 6d No 1 northern Cs 4d |