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Show Chicago Quotations CHICAGO, Aug. 16. Prospective lowering of food costs tended to handicap han-dicap tho bulls. Opening quotations of corn, which ranged fr6m unchanged figures to cent lower, with December Decem-ber at $1.14 to $1.15 and May at $1.12 to $1.12Vt, wero followed by a material decline all around. Influenced by the same conditions as corn, wheat went below $2 for the first time since the recent series of downturns began. Trade remained of an extremely scattered character. After opening unchanged, at $2 for September, tho market touched $1.99. Oats lacked any aggressive support and sagged with other grain. Threshing Thresh-ing returns still showed big yields. New top rocord quotations on hoga made provisions strong. Sellers were scarce. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. Opon. High. Low. Close. Wheat Sept. $2.00 $2.00 $1.99 $2.00 Corn Dec. 1.14 1.15 1.13 1.1J May.. 1.12 1.12i 1.10 1.10 Oats Dec. .57 .57 .57 .55 May.. .60 .60--. 58- .58 Pork Sopt 43.20 Oct.. 43.25 43.30 43.17 43.20 Lard-Sept. Lard-Sept. 22.95 22.97 22. S7 22.90 Oct.. 23.10 23.12 23.00 23.02 Ribs-Sept. Ribs-Sept. 23.92 23.95 123.82 23.85 OMAHA LIVESTOCK OMAHA. Aug. 16. Hogs Receipts, 4000: market 25 to 50 cents lower. Heavy, $16.9017.50; mixed, $17 17.40; light, $lf.25lLS5; pigs, 515.50 16.50; bulk of sales. $1717.40. Cattle Receipts. 2400; market j steady to higher. Native steers, $9.25 , '14.25; cows and heifers. $6.509.50; i western steers, $S.5012.50; stockers and feeders, $610.25; calves, $8.50: 12.50; bulls, stags, etc., $6S.50. i Sheep Receipts, 6000; market steady, 25 cents lower. Yearlings, $10.5012; wethers, $1011; ewes, $910; lambs, $1616.75. |