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Show I Chicago Quotations CHICAGO, March 21. Bullish crop reports from the winter bolt as a whole and especially from Nebraska gave strength todav to the wheat market. Numerous dispatches from Nebraska indicated heavy winter killing. Commission Com-mission houses were for ilio most part on the buying side and found offerings offer-ings light. Opening prices, which ranged from the same as yesterday's finish to 1 l-4c higher with May at $1.87 to $1.87 1-2 and July at $1.57 1-2 to $1.58. were followed by a slight reaction but then a fresh upturn all around Corn responded to continued bullish rop advices from Argentina Advances Advan-ces carried the market to the high-i est level yet. After opening 1 4c to 1 1 Sc up, prices hardened further Oats tended upward with other cer oals. Buying, however, was not urgent ur-gent . Liberal demand for yard put firm ness into the entire provision list. Sellers were scarce. I Chicago Quotations Wheat Open High. May $i 87 $i.'m July 1.57 1-2 ;.60 3-4 Corn Mav 1 12 7-8 1.151-4 July . . 1.10 5-8 1.13 ! 59 l-S ,f,n 3-4 July 57 .58 Pork Mav 34 37 34 ..2 July 33 75 Lard May 19.75 10 82 Julv 19.75 10 82 17.97 18.1ft July 18.12 18 22 Wheat Low. Close May $1.87 $1.90 5-8! July 1.57 1-8 1.60 3-8 Corn May 1.12 1-4 1.15 1-8 July l ift 5-8 112 7 8 59 1-8 .60 12; July 57 .67 7-8 34.3." 34.35 July 33.60 33 60 Lard May 19.72 19.75 July 19 7$ 19.75 17.97 18.05 July 18.12 IS. 17 Omaha Livestock. OMAHA. March 23 Hogs Re-i ceipts, 12 ftOO; steady. Heaw, $14 50 1 34.75; light, $14.25 -7? 14.65 . pigs, $12.00 &lS.bO; bulk of sales, $14 40 14.65. Cattle Receipts 1200; lower. Native' I steers, $9 0012.50; cows and heifers, $7.0010.50; western steers, $7.75 11.00; Texas steers, $7.509.00; stock- I ers and feeders $7.0010 25. I Sheep Receipts, 6500; steadv. Year-I Year-I lings, $115018.25: wethers, $10.50 J 12.50; lambs, $13.7514.85. ! Chicago Produce. CHICAGO, March 23. Butter Un-I Un-I changed. j'j Eggs Lower; receipts 10.510 cases; I firsts, 27c; ordinary firsts. 2626 l-2c; ; at mark, cases included, 2426 l-2c. I , Potatoes Receipts 38 cars; un-' changed. Poultry Alive, lower; fowls, 21c; ' springs, 21c. Chicago Hog Market. I CHICAGO. March 23. Hog prices were upheld today by an improved call I from ehippers. Cattle offerings lacked quality. There was good demand for I sheep. |