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Show I WORLD'S MARKETS I 1 Sharp and general declined induced largely by heavy professional selling caused substantial reductions soon af ter the opening. Pressure was most marked in the prominent issues, Unll rd States Steel losing 1 5-8, with 4 for Bethlehem Steel now stock, 2 to 3 1-2 in shippings and 1 to 2 1-2 in metals, oils, motors and the more speculative specialties. Recessions in rails rang ed from a point to 2 1-2 in St. Paul, I. ihe Pacifies, Reading, Norfolk & West ern, Chesapeake & Ohio, and New Ha ven. Buying orders checked, ihe sel back In the dull second hour, rallied in some instances, wiping out much of the early loss. Bonds were irregular. Sugar. NE' YORK, March 26. Raw sugai firm; centrifugal, 5 65c: molasses, 4.77c; refined, firm: cut loaf, 8.15c; crushed, 8.00c ; mould "A" and cubes, I 7 50c; "XXXX" powdered. 7.15c; ppw 1 dered, 7.10c; fine granulated, 7 00c to' 7 50c; diamond "A" 7.00c; confection- ers' "A," 6 90c; No. 1. 6.85c. Sugar futures opened firm and ac- j five on buying from outside and trade Interests, prompted by the firmness of J the spot market. At noon prices were I 6 to 10 points net higher. I Chicago Quotations CHICAGO, March 26 Jumps to rec-j ord-breaking prices in the wheat mar ket today accompanied the receipt of domestic crop report that were the worst by far this season. Free buy-1 buy-1 ing carried July and September to the highest levels yet for those months Word that in addition to discouraging j prospects for winter wheat in the I I nited Stales, a famine was threat- I ened In Argentina counted also as i I bullish factor. Opening prices, which I ranged from l-2c to 3 3 8c higher, with 1 May at $1 91 1-2 to $1.93 and July at j $1.64 1-2 to $1.66, were followed by I moderate further gains and then some- I thing of a reaction. New top record quotations were J scored as well as in wheat On the advance, however, bull leaders 6howed Ji a notable disposition to realize prof- I its. After opening l-2c off to l-2c up. I the market made a decided advance all I around. Oats hardened with other grain. The J upturns, though, were not of a radical a sort. Provisions remained easy in line j with the hog market. On the other hand, advances of cereal prices kept offerings light. J Chicago Egg Market i CHICAGO, March 26. Butter, firm; creamery, 3340c. I Eggs, higher; receipts, 8,816 cases; j firsts, 27 Z-42$c; ordinary hrsts, 4 26 3-427 l-2c, at mark, cases includ- j ed, 2528c. J Potatoes, higher; receipts 48 cars; Wisconsin and Michigan, $2.3002.45; I Idaho, Colorado, Oregon and Washing ton, white, $2.502.60. Poultry', alive, higher; fowls, 22c; j springs, 23c Chicago Quotations. Wheat Open. High May HOI 1-2 $1.93 1-4 July 1.61 1-2 1.66 3-4 Corn Mav 115 7-8 1.17 1-2 July 114 3 S 1.15 7-8 Oats Mav 61 3-8 .61 7-S July 58 1-8 .58 3-4 Pork Mav 34.55 July 33.60 Lard Mav 19.82 19.92 Julv 19.90 19 05 Ribs-May Ribs-May 18.02 19.10 July 18.15 18.27 Wheat . Low. " Close. Mav $1-90 3-8 $1.90 3-8 July 1.63 1-2 1.63 3-8 Corn May 1.15 3-8 1.15 7-8 July 1.14 3-8 1.14 5-S Oats-May Oats-May 60 1-2 .60 1-2 July , 57 5-8 .57 5-8 Pork Mav 34.55 34.55 July 33 60 33.60 Lard May 19.82 19.85 July 19 87 19.87 Ribs-May Ribs-May 18.00 18.07 July 18.15 18.22 Omaha Livestock. OMAHA Neb., March 26 Hogs Receipts, 7600; steady. Heaw, $14.60 14.80; light. $14.40 14 70; pins. J12.0013.60; bulk of sales, $14 50 14 65. Cattle Receipts. 9600; slow. Native Na-tive steers, $9 0012.00; cows and heifers. $7.50 'u 10.50: western steers. $8.00 11.00; Texas steers, $7.509 00 Stockere and feeders. ST.OO'fT 10 25. Sheep Receipts, 17.000; slow. Yearling. Year-ling. $11.50(3)13.50; wethers, $10.5OT7 11' 50; lambs. $13.75 14.90. oo |