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Show WORLD'S MARKETS CHICAGO QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, July 18. Assertions that the Missouri crop of corn this season would exceed the bumper crop of 1902 and that there would also be a big yield in Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Illinois led to a sharp setback in the corn market today after an early advance. The initial bulge was due to opinions of some experts that the weather in general was too cold, and that the crop was not making seasonable season-able gains. Bearish reports, which were given attention later, seemed to be more specific and comprehensive than tho advices which had been a stimulus to the bulls. Opening prices, which ranged from cent off to cent up, with September at $1.60 to 1.60 and December at $1.12 to $1.13, were followed by a material bulge all around and then a general descent which carried new crop months to well below yesterday's finish. fin-ish. Wheat developed firmness on account ac-count of tho prospect of speedy enactment enact-ment of legislation fixing a minimum price. Trade, however, was of very limited proportions. After opening 3 cents higher, at $1.96 for September, the market reacted to $1.95. Oats wxirc' governed by the action of corn. Holders showed a disposition to realize whenever the market advanced. Talk of labor trouble at the stockyards stock-yards here weakened provisions. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat " July. $2.25 ?2.26 $2.17 v$2.26 Sept. 1.96 2.06 1.95 2.06 , Corn Sept. 1.604 1.61 1.60& 1.60 Dec. 1.12 1.161 1.12 1.14 Oats-July. Oats-July. .68 .69Vi .6S .G9U Sept. .54 .55. .54 .55U Pork-July Pork-July 40.40 Sept. 39.65 39.80 39.60 39.65 Lard July. 20.45 20.45 20.30 20.37 Sept. 20.57 20.75 20.55 20.62 Ribs-July Ribs-July ' 21.32 Sept. 21. -W 21.57 21.40 21.52 OMAHA LIVESTOCK OMAHA, July 181 Hogs Receipts, 14,800; market 10 to 15 cents lower. Heavy, $14.8515.35; mixed. $14.35 14.65; light, $14.20 14,85; pigs, $12.25 14.25; bulk of sales, $14.3014.70. Cattle Receipts, 1600; market strong to 10 cents higher. Native steers,.$9.7513;S5;-cows and heifers, $7.5010 50; western steers, $9 11.50; Texas steers, $8.25rfi10.25; cows and heifers, $79.50; canners, $5.50 7.50; stockers and feeders, $6S) 9.50; calves, $9(13; bulls, stags, etc., $69.50. Sheep Receipts, 9S00; market steady to strong. Yearlings, $10.50 1150; wethers. $9i10.25; ewes, $S9; lambs, $14.C015.40. CHICAGO HOG MARKET CHICAGO, July IS. Falling off In shipping orders depressed the hog market today, and so. too, did the fact that a large number of hogs had been left over last night unsold. Cattle offerings did not seem overplentlful. Supplies of sheep were light. SUGAR NEW YORK, July IS. Raw sugar Firm; centrifugal, 6.664 cents; molasses, mo-lasses, 5.76 cents. Refined Firm; fine granulated, 7.50S cents. Sugar futures opened firm and higher, high-er, but later eased off under liquidation liquida-tion and at noon were about unchanged un-changed from o'esterday's closing. |