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Show WORED'S MARKETS I i New York. March 19. Ivondons long delajed decision to meet the' minimum prices fixed by the New; York stod: exchange seemed to exer-die exer-die a stimulating effect at the out-Mt out-Mt of today's local trading Reading; and Lehigh Yalley advanced a point' with substantial gains In other active i shares. United States Steel was heavily heav-ily traded in at a moderate gain and the copper group as a whole was at a higher level with Bethlehem Steel I mukiug another high record Special-1 tics also chared in the upward tendency, tend-ency, which was attended by a fair degree ot activity. More gold imiorts. from Canada were announced. Chicago Hog Market. Chicago, March 19 Hogs Re-, Celptl 17.000; slow, 5c above yester-j day s average, bulk. 56 756.S5; light. 6.6096.90; mixed. (6.60 96.90; heaw. I6.86&6.90; rough. 6 356.50; pigs. $5.50(17 6.70. Sugar. New York. March 19. Raw sugar, steady; centrifugal, $4.77; molasses. $4.00: refined, steady. Sugar futures were steadier early today ou covering cover-ing aud scattered trade buying Influenced Influ-enced by the unfavorable weather ud vices tram Cuba. Prices at midday mid-day were 2 to 4 points net higher. South Omaha Livestock. South Omahu. Neb.. March 19. Hogs FWc pf(, 8000; stroug; hev, $6.65(56. Vt , light, $6.60(56.76; pigB, $6.50(y'6.55; bulk of sales. $6.606.70. I Cattle Receipts 700; lower Na- I tivc steers, $6,400:8.10; cows and heil- I ers, $5. 006.75; western steers, $6.00 I 7.50; Texas steers $5.75 '-j. 7.25; I cows and heifers, $4.756.50; calves, fl $7.00010.25. Sheep Receipts 6000; higher. Year- I lings, $8-5039.00; wethers, $7.5i'(3 I 8.00; lambs, $8.903)9.90. Chicago. March 18. Wheat made a I fresh advance in price today influ- I enced Ly an upward swing in quota- I tions at Liverpool. Argentine ship- I ments were large, but vessel rates I from there were said to be rising I rapidly ?nd values also with Italy I and Greece competing against Grea' I Britain. Requirements for Italy alone I were estimated as being at least 18.- I 50U.000 bushels. Prices here after I opening 5-8 to 2 l-2c higher, steadied I at a moderate reaction from the top - I side of the range. I Increase. strength developed after I ttie reported sinking of a French bat- I t If ship In the Dardanelles, hut the I market laic: suffered a decided drop I due largely to assertions that recent I export business in flour had been es- M timated much too high, and that a I crisis had ben reached in the Austro S Italian situation. The close was un- ifl settled ai 1-8 to 3 8c under last night. fl Slowness of cash call led subse- fl quently U a setback In corn. The H close was heavy at a shade to l-4c net fl decline. fl Chicago. March 19 Wheat No. 2 H t red, $l.o! 1-201.60 3-4; No. 2 hard. 1.62 3-4 fil 63 3-S. Corn No. 2 yellow. 74 l-2tft75c; No. fl 4 vellow, 71 1-2072 l-2c; No. 2 white. 72 l-4l-2c. Oats No. 3 white, 61fj61 1 2c; standard. 61 1-2062.C fl Rye Nominal. H Barley 75'385c. H Timothy $4 50Ti6.on. Clover-$9.00g 13.50. ifl Pork 17 25. fl Lard $9.95. L fl Ribs $i 0909.60. ffl |