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Show uu I WORLD'S 1IETS CHICAGO, May 24 Bearish crop reports acted as a weight today on wheat prices. The nearness of general harvest counted also as depressing on values. Trading was slightly larger but In the aggregate small. Opening quotations, which ranged from 1 to 2 cents lower, with July at $2.25 and September at $2, were followed by a little rally but then by a sag further than before. Enlarged country offerings weakened weak-ened the corn market. Commission houses led in the selling. After opening open-ing cent off to VI cent up, prices underwent a setback all around to well below yesterday's finish. Oats turned down grade owing to favorable weather Holders of the July delivery manifested quite a general gen-eral desire to unload. Weakness of the hog market was reflected re-flected by provisions. Special selling pressure on lard continued. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat-July. Wheat-July. ?2.25 $2. 25 $2,22 $2.22 Sept. 2.00 2.00 1.93 1.33 Corn July. 1.56 1-57 1.61 1.51 Sept. 1.47 1.47 1.41 l.-il Oats-July. Oats-July. .64 .65 .62 .62 SepL .55 .65 .53 .53 Pork-May. Pork-May. 37.35 37.95 37.85 37.95 July. 37.95 38.05 37.92 3S.00 Lard July. 22.25 22.42 22.20 22.37 Sept. 22.37 22.57 22.32 22.50 Ribs-July Ribs-July 20.60 20.45 20.50 N Sept. 20.67 20.80 20.60 20.72 CHICAGO HOG MARKET CHICAGO, May 24. Liberal arrivals and the fact that their quality was poor made hog prices decline today. Good grades of cattle were in demand, but plain sorts were not easy to sell. Sheep supplies appeared inadequate. United States Steel rose to 129 and Ropubllc Iron, Lackawanna and Midvale Steels, Central Leather and the copperb registered substantial gains with numerous specialties before selling for profltB caused average recessions re-cessions of 1 to 1 points. Rails, notably-Union Pacific and Reading, also Improved, but fell back later on the acute weakness of several minor issues. is-sues. New Haven dropped 2 points to the new minimum of 35 K. Denver and Rio Grande preferred broke hlA to 13, tho common falling 1 to 7. Motors also were under renewed pressure. pres-sure. Trading dwindled on tho more uncertain trend at noon. Bonds were irregular. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA. May 21 Hogs Receipts, 12,500; market 1015 cents lower. Heavy, ?15.6015S0; mixed, $15.50 15.70; light, $15 3515 70; pigs, $12 50 14.50; bulk of sales, $15 4515.70. Cattle Receipts, 1300; market slow to 10 cents lower. Native steers, $10.25(513.25; cows and heifers, $8 50 11.50; western steers, $911.50; Texas steers, 8.75 10.75; cows and neuers, j oujiu.-o; canners, ?ia 8.50; stockers and feeders, $7(g)ll; calves. ?9.5013.50; bulls, $6.75 10.25. Sheep Receipts, 4300; market steady. Yearlings, $13.5015.50; wethers, $12.5014.25; ewes, $11.75 14; lambs, $19.25520.35. NEW YORK SUGAR. NEW YORK, May 24. Raw sugar-Nominal; sugar-Nominal; centrifugal, 5.96c; molasses, 5.08c; sales, 7000 bags. June shipment. Refined sugar Steady; fine granulated, granu-lated, 7 508.50c. Futures opened steadier on covering and buying by trade interests. Reports Re-ports that the government was considering con-sidering the commandeering of coastwise coast-wise vessels seemed to be responsible for the buying movement. At noon prices were 408 points higher. |