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Show pmurs hits -m NEW YORK, May 31. Steel touch- H ed 136 just before noon on further con- H fldent absorption in single lota up to H 12,000 shares. Othor active issues, JM rails and motors excepted, continued H to improve The more notable gains H included American, Cuba Can and H South Porto Rico Sugars, at advances H of 3 to 9 points, Amorican Tobacco 4, H Tobacco Products 2M.'Baldwin Loco- m motive 3, American Car 2, Harvos- H tor 2 and Marine Preferred 2. In- H dustrial Alcohol, Federal Smolting, Su- H perior and Gulf States Stools, Barrett H Company and Oils and Papers wero H among the varied stocks Includod in H the broad upward swoep of the morn- H ing at gains of 2 to 6 points. H Bonds were steady. 1 CHICAGO, May 31. Excellent crop JH reports had a bearish effect today on JfSB the wheat market. According to one iiSH authority, Texas and Oklahoma havo v W9 the finest crops ever produced in those 31 states. It was said harvesting -would 'H bo started near Ardmore, Okla., to- H morrow. Opening prices, which H ranged from ', cent to 9 cents lower, H with July at $1.94 to ?2, were followed H by reactions from tho extreme bottom H figures and comparative steadiness at M 2 to 3 conts under Tuesday's close. H Corn devoloped notable strength as H a result of reports that tho growing H crop was being adversely Influonced fl by too much rain and too little M warmth. Besides, tho rains were ex-. H pected to delay the movement of old jH corn to market. After opening cont H off to 1 rent advance, prices roso jH sharply all around. Oats hardened In value with corn. jH Field advices, however, were promts- M ing and gains wero only slight. H Higher quotations on hogs and corn H gave some firmness to provisions. Do- M mand, though, was not urgent. jH CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. B Open. High. Low. Close. H Wheat H July ...$1.94 $2.00 $1.93V1 $1.94 M Sept. .. 1.81 1.83 1.79 1.80 'M Corn H July ... 1.39& 1.42 1.35 1.36& ,r$fliB! SepL .. 1.26 1.28 1.22ft 1.23 fifjfl Oats H July ... .57ft .68ft .56 .56 M Sept .. .51 .52 .49ft .49 M Pork H July ...37.85 38.05 37.75 37.85 H Sept. ..37.60 37.90 37.65 37.85 H Lard M July ...21.65 21.75 21.52 21.55 H Sept. ..21.85 21.95 21.67 21.72 H Ribs M July ...20.52 20.75 20.47 20.65 H SepL ..20.72 20.92 20.67 20.80 H OMAHA LIVESTOCK H OMAHA, May 31. Hogs Receipts, H 7,300; 510c higher; heavy, $15.35 H 15.65; mixed, ?15.3015.45; light, H $15.1015.45; pigs, $12.5014.75: bulk. H $15.30(g)15.50. M Cattle Receipts, 3,300; 10c higher H native steers, $1015.30; cows and H heifers, $8.6011.50; western Btoors, H $9.5012; Texas steers, $911.25; H cows and heifers, $8.25)10.25; can- H ners, $6.508.50; stockers and feed- H ers, $6.7510.75; calves, S1014; H bulls, $810.50. H Sheep Receipts, 4,000; slow to low- H or; yearlings, $13(9)14.50; wethers, $12 R 13.25; ewes, $1113; lambs, $1718. H6 CHICAGO HOG MARKET MBl- CHICAGO, May 31. Lightness of Wfi arrivals sent tho prices of hogs today H upgrade. The supply of cattle was also H meager. Buyers did not appear anx- H ious for snoop. H SUGAR. H NEW YORK, May 31. Raw sugar M Firm; centrifugal, 5.96c; molasses H . ?8!r Keflncd-Steady; fino granu- M lated, 7.50Sc. M Futures quiet and steady and 12 H points higher in sympathy with the H firmness of the spot market H T C.H,CAG0 CASH MARKET H CHICAGO, May 31. Wheat No. 2-3 H hlrdieS0- 2 hSrd n0mlDal; N0' 3 Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.52l.56U- H Ew, $1.51?' ?1'521-55; No. fyl,'- ardk63? 6le62c' Stand' Rye Nominal. Barley $1.201.60. H Timothy, $5.758.00. B Clover, $1217. Hf Pork $37.85. M? Lard $21(S21.60. 4&F Rlbs-$20,35(g21. "'jffv |