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Show WORLD'S MARKETS New York, April 21. Bullish activity activ-ity was resumed at the outset of today's to-day's trading, initial quotations showing show-ing gains of 1 to 2 points in many important issues Bethlehem Steel rose 3 points which it soon inoreased to 7 1-2. There were heavy offerings of Reading and Union Pacific at advances ad-vances over yesterday's cloae, but the only leader(to record a new high prico for the movement was Amalgamated Copper. Rock Island yielded a fraction on opening sales of 5000 shares and fell back 3 points to yesterday's low level. Prices eased generally bofore the end of the half honr, coppers, however, adding to first pricea. CHICAGO OEAI2. Chicago, April 21-ilay wheat slumped today at the opening, 2 1-4 to 3 8-4o, on renewed reports of faTor-abla faTor-abla soil conditions which brousht bout more liberal offerings thaa BBSSB mm I 1 ""C" mm- f there was demand for. In a few minutes the low prices 1 1 seemed attractive enough to bring I about a buying rally and prices rose I to within half cent of yesterday's j close touching $1 .60 1-2 per bushel July and September wheat held the I greater part of the trade and prices showed a narrower rango than for the near month, being from 1-4 to 7-8c lower Corn showed a dropping tendenc at the start, largely in sympathy with wheat ODcning prices were Irregular, Irregu-lar, l-4c lower to l-4c higher, but un der a spurt of bujlng by influential houses prices firmed up all around. The tone of oats was easier on reports re-ports of the appearance of needed moisture Commission houses were sellers and demand was not large. Provisions showed lower through the list, under a generally easy demand de-mand Signs that foreigners were purehas-ing purehas-ing new crop futures here had mueh to do w ith a bulge which developed In wheat prices after the early dip but bearish advices led subsequently to something of a setback. The close was unsettled at l-il 1-Sc net advance. ad-vance. Active cash demand together with countrv offerings tended to uphold the corn market until wheat gave way late in tho session The close was nervous. 1-8 to 3-Sc above last night. Chicago. April 21. Wheat No. 2 red, $1.16 1-2; No 2 hard. $1.60 1-2. Corn No 2 yellow. 77 1-4; No. 3 yellow. 7777 14c. Oats No. 3 white. 55 l-28B8cj standard. 58 1-4V068 1 Jc Rye -No 2. $1.17. Barley 74 S2c. Timothy $4 506.25 Clover 5s 12.75. Pork $17.45 Lard $9.97. Ribs $9.37Mn.OO South Omaha Livestock, South Omaha. Neb., April 21. Hogs Receipts, 9600; market, lower. . I Heavy. $7.3097.40; liht. S7.357.45: ! pigs, fS.50O7.25; bulk of sales. $7.3"0 j 7 40. j Cattle Receipts, 5300; market steady. Native steers. 7.0 i S 4-" 'cows and heifers. $5.507.50; western steers, StioOSO. Texas steers $6.00 jf7.30; cows and hoifers. $6'.257.00; rah es, $S.u0ea 10 00. Sheep Receipts, K700: markpf. steady. YearIingSrf8.6O09.25; Weth-ers. Weth-ers. $7.7.3S50, Iambi, $10.00 Q10.7J Sugar Market. New York, pril 21. Raw sug nominal. Centrifugal, $4. sr.; molrs-ses, molrs-ses, $4.06. refined, quiet. Sugar futures opened quiet today, and at noon were 1 to 2 points nc lower. |