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Show COPPER PRICES i tm Y"V TT1 1M fl TV Yl "V tT Tn T yt TT lP"v lUBfcANNUUWUiU WASHINGTON. Aug 30 Announcements Announce-ments of copper prices to be fixed by the government was forecast today by a conference of John D. Ryan of the Amalgamated company and Bernard Baruch with the federal trade com mission which has completed Its study of costs. The price is expected to be fixed between 20 and 22 cents per pound. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, Aug. 30. There was a firm undertone in the corn trading today to-day and covering by shorts was apparent appar-ent in the early transactions. Weather conditions were considered good thru-out thru-out the belt. The volume of trading was light and offerings were not plentiful. plen-tiful. The state report of Kansas showing show-ing an excess over the government estimate es-timate was virtually without effect on the market. Opening prices which ranged from c lower to Vic higher with December at $1.0S to $1.083..! and May at $105 to $"l.05 were followed by slight rallies. Subsequent fluctuations were within narrow limits. lim-its. Wheat traders were eagerly waiting for announcement of the government price. The cash market was narrow and light in volume, pending the determination de-termination of tho official figures. Oats were firm with opening figures from a shade to c higher. Early fluctuations held above yesterday's final fin-al figures with scarcity of country offerings of-ferings a controlling factor. Live hog prices, which advanced again today, were roflected In gains in provisions, tho list opening generally from 10c to 20c higher. Lard was the most active product Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No trading. Corn Dec. $1.0814 $1.09 $1.08 $1.09 May 1.05 1.06 1.05 1.06 Oats Dec. .51 -54 .54 .54 May .57 .58 .57 .5S Pork Oct. 43.45 43.45 43.15 43.32 Jan. 40.50 40.75 Lard Oct. 23.37 23.47 23.32 23.45' Jan. 22.15 . 22.27 22.15 22.25 Ribs Oct. 23.67 23.70 23.50 23.65 Jan. 21.12 21.12 21.05 21.12 CHICAGO HOG MARKET. CHICAGO. Aug. 30. Hog prices advanced ad-vanced again today under a good demand de-mand and not over-abundant arrivals. Cattle remained steady the best sort being sought after. Sellers had no difficulty in disposing of sheep. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA, Aug. 30. HOGS: Receipts 8200; market 25c to 40c higher; heavy $17.30-3)1780; mixed $17.40g17.75; light $17.6518.25; pigs $15.5017.25; bulk of sales $17.1017.75. CATTLE: Receipts 4700; market slow to 10c lower; native steers, $10.- I " 5513.55, cows and heifers $6.50 ?D 9.50; western steers $8.75S13.50; Texas Tex-as steers $7.50 10.50; cows and heifers heif-ers $69; canners $5-g)6; stockers and feeders ?G11; calves $8S)12; bulls, stags, etc. $5.50gS.25. SHEEP: Receipts, 24,000; market steady to lower; yearlings $10.50 12; wethers $10.2511.75; ewes, $9.50 16.50; lambs, $16.5017. SUGAR. NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Raw sugar, steady; centrifugal. 7.02c; molasses, G.14c; refined steady at S.408.50c; for the fine granulated. Most of the sugar houses were closed and there was very little business recorded. |
