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Show Chicago Quotations CHICAGO, J.ug. 22. Corn prices declined de-clined at the start today, local traders furnishing ahundant offerings and beneficial ben-eficial rains-tho.inconU.Yo. Thexo-was considerable buying on the low points and a slight rally followed. Sentiment iH was bearish Influenced by the crop expectations. Prices were from to fl lic lower with December at l.OTg J to 51.08 and May at $1.06 to $1.06. Wheat continued to be a negligible l quantity so far as trading was con- J cerned. The first bid was $2.10 for iH September unchanged from yesterday J and a few trades were recorded with BH prices eagging to $2.07. Announce- ment was made by board of trade offi- BH cials that stepB would be taken to fix a BH settlement price for all September IBH wheat contracts outstanding August 25 DH in readiness for governmental handl- J ing of wheat after September 1. Oats opened about unchanged with light trading. Fractional advances were recorded on good buying by cash houses, CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. open. High. Low. Close. Wheat BPJ Sept. $2.10 $2.10 $2.04 $2.06 Corn BH Dec. 1.07 1.08 1.06 l.OSM. fM May 1.06 1.07 1.05 1.06 Oats Dec. .53 .54 .53 .54 May .57 .57 .56 .57 Pork PPJ Sept. 43.00 43.10 42.80 43.00 Oct. 43.05 43.15 42.52 42.75 Lard IH Sopt. 22.95 22.97 22.85 22.35 Oct. 23.12 23.12 22.90 23.07 Ribs jBPJ Sept. 23.20 23.02 23.80 23.57 Oct. 23.47 23.60 23.40 . 23.57 OGDEN MARKETS Prices of meats, vegetables, fruits and dairy products, quoted in Ogden markets for today, are as follows: MEATS (wholesale) Steers, $13 to $15; cows, $12 to $14; dressed hogs, $24 00; mutton, $17 and $20; veal, $15i to $17.50; lamb, $22 to $23. VEGETABLES (retail) Potatoes, 3c, by the sack, 3c; carrots, 2 bunches, 5c; cabbage, 2c pound; green peppers, 2 and 3 for" 5c; green onions, PBJ 2 bunches 5c; colery, 7c; turnips, 2 bunches, 5c; squash, 5o each; greeru jH corn, 25 and 30c dozen; egg plant, 10c and 15c each; lettuce, 3 bunches oc; radishes, 3 bunches 5o; tomatoes, 7c pound; green peas, 81-3c pound; string beans, Gc pound; cucumbers, 3 for 5c. DAIRY PRODUCTS (wholesale) Butter, 45c; cream cheese, 24c; Amer BBJ lean cheese, 25c; eggs, $12 caso. PRODUCE (retail) Wheat no mar-ket, mar-ket, pending government action; corn, BBJ ?4; barley, cut, $2.25; oats, cut, $2.25; chopped corn, $4.10; rolled barley, Bfl $2.35. SUGAR (wholesale) Cane, $9.75r iV beet, $9.55. FRUITS (retail) Watermelons 2 c; cantaloupes (palifornia), 4 for 25c; apples, Astrakan, 5c; cherries, Sc; ap- BBJ ricots, $1.40 bushel, 6 pounds for 25c;' grapefruit, 15c; peaohes, 6c; plums, 6c; pears (California Bartletts), 10c; lemons, 45c dozen; oranges, 30c to COc dozen. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. H OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 22. HOGS: Re-ceipts, Re-ceipts, 7500; market 25c to 40c low-ev, low-ev, heavy, $17.9019; mixed, $18g 1 18.50; light, $17.90(19.25; pigs, $15.50 17.50; bulk of sales, $18(5)18.50. CATTLE: Receipts, 6500; markete 1 steady, feeders lower; native steers, $9.5014.50; oows and heifers, $6.50 9.60; western steers, $8.5012.50; Texas steers, $7.5010.25; cows and heifers, $638.50; canuers, $56; 1 stockers and feeders, $69.50; calves ?812; bulls, stags, etc., $5.758.25. SHEEP: Receipts, 12.700; market BS steady, loc to 25c higher; yearlings,, PJJJ $10.50115; wethers, $1011; ewes BH $S.7510; lambs, $15.5016.60. CHICAGO HOG MARKET. H CHICAGO, Aug. 22. Live hogs fall-ed fall-ed to command the $20 top reached BBJ yesterday and a 15-cent drop in thei opening figures was followed by fur-' ther decline until the list today stood) BBJ mostly 25c under the average of the' day before. Demand was moderate1 and supplies were amplo. Cattle and sheep were in demand and command-1 BBJ od Blightly Increased prices. SUGAR. NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Raw sugar firm; centrifugal, 7.39c; molasses,, 6.51o; refined steady; fine granulated,i 8.409c. BH |