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Show F rices "were stead?, Tha demand was lUr, &&d live hogs were 6 cents higher. May pork opened uncharged, at IU.70; lard was 2lo lower, at $9.75, and ribs were unchanged, at $9. ST). CHICAOorFsb .!. Cash! TTheat No. S red. 76J76: No. S red. 747; No. t hard. T4it77; No. t.hard, 86076; No. 1 northern, 8385: No 2 northern, 80Q84; No. J spring, 7J 81c. S6rt No. t, 43lc. ats No. t. 401: No. t.iOo, Close: Wheat May, 78J; July, -78148 78c - Corn May, 47e: July, 471c. Oats May 42 421; July. 7(i. - -, Pork May, $l.77; July. 114.871. Lard May, .80; July, I9.82L Ribs May. $9.80: July $9.40. By Cash, 0671e. Barley Cash, M63e. Flax, plover and timothy nothing do lnr. The wheat market continued to rain in strength and May sold up to flic The clou was strong with May up lffil at 78 0 78J. v Corn prices held strong until the close. The high point for May was 4747J and the close at 47o. , BANS OLBASZNOS. Today's clearings. $984,714.88. ' Same day last year, $979.44.J7. Week's clearings. $5,068,384.83. Same week last year, $4,(76,730.88. .METAL QUOTATIONS. Silver is being settled for today at cents per ounce, copper castings at I4 cents and refined copper at 141 cents per pound, while lead Is commanding- $8 .per 100 pounds. . ST. LOUIS WOOL. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28. Wool Steady. Territory and Western mediums, 2428c; fine medium. 1822c; fine. 14 17c. . MINES AND MARKETS " OMAHA LIVE STOCK. OMAHA. Feb. 23. Cattle Receipts, 100; market unchanged. Hogs Receipts. 7000; shade stronger. Heavy, $6.826.85; light. IS.756.86; pigs, $5. 7506. 50. Sheep Receipts. 3500; market steady. Yearlings, $5.766.25; wethers, $6.25 6.S0; ewes. 4.505.25; lambs, $6.50 7.25. , CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO. Feb. 23. The wheat market mar-ket was strong at the opening on an active ac-tive demand by commission-houses and shorts. An unexpected feature was an advance of Id at Liverpool, based upon statements from Russia that the famine situation there had been underestimated. May opened Jff?c higher, at 771 to 771c. and sold at 7777Jc. The corn market was active and stronar i'L,,ympth3r wlth "heat. May opened i to ijtta higher, at 471c to 47cTand sold at 4ic. The oats market, was strong and ,rJy.c,,.ve- iay Pend higher, at 4141c, and sold at 4141ic. The provisions market waa quiet and |