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Show WORLD'S MBEIS j NEW YORK, May 23. Rails, shippings ship-pings and utilities did not share in the early rise. Those issues were Inclined In-clined to yield on first turns of profit taking. Steel reacted a large fraction and others In that group made similar concessions. The short interest took courage at this point to engage in fresh commitment, commit-ment, but prices rose again after a brief breathing spoil. Steel touched the now high for the movement at 12SVi- Foremost features of the second sec-ond advance embraced all equipments and munitions Oils and alcohol aiso extended initial advances. Activity halted before midday on acute weakness weak-ness in Peoplo's Gas, which fell 5 points to 7078. and New Haven, which lost 2 at 36, a low record for (hat stock. Bonds were Irregular. CHICAGO, May 23. Announcement that Important purchases of wheat for the United States were being made in Australia tended today to Increase tho bearish sentiment here, significance being attached to an accompanying explanation ex-planation that Japaneso vessels wore relieving the scarcity of ocean tonnage available for shipment to San Francisco Francis-co or other American Pacific coast cities. cit-ies. Trade here, though, was so small as to be nearly negligible. Openings, which ranged from tho samo ns yesterday's yes-terday's finish to 4c lower, with July at $2.28 and September at $2.01(5)2.05, were followed by a moderate decline all around. Warmer weather and predictions of a large increase of planted acreage gave a downward swing to the corn market. After opening unchanged to 5-8c higher, prices underwent a general gen-eral sag to well below yesterday's close. Excellent crop reports weakened quotations on oats. Pit traders pressed press-ed the selling side. Selling of lard by houses with foreign for-eign connections had a depressing effect ef-fect on provisions. Export shipments were said to bo difficult owing to vessel ves-sel room being monopolized by grain. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. ' Open. High. Low. Closo. Wheat-July. Wheat-July. $2.28 $2.28 ?2.26 $2.27 Sept. 2.04 2.05 2.01 2.01 Corn July. 1.56 1.57V6 1.55& 1.56 Sopt. 1.48 1.48 1.474 1.47 Oats-July. Oats-July. .65 .66 .61 .64 Sept. .55 .56 .55 .55 Pork-May Pork-May 17. D5 July. 38.25 38.25 37.85 38.10 Lard-July. Lard-July. 22.32 22.50 22.27 22.37 Sept. 22.52 22.65 22.46 22.55 Ribs-July. Ribs-July. 20.52 20.60 20.45 20.60 SepL 20.75 20.80 20.62 20.77 OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA, Neb., May 23. Hogs Receipts, Re-ceipts, 17,000; market 10 to 20 cents lower. Heavy, $15 6515.90; mixed, $15.60(15.80; light, $16.4016.S0; pigs, $12.50(5)14.50; hulk of sales, $15.50015.SO. Cattle Receipts. 6000; market steady. Native steers. ?1013.25; cows and heifers, $8.7511.35; western west-ern steers, $911.60; Texas steers, $8.5010; cows and heifers, $8(g10; canners, $6.758.50; stockers and feeders $7 11: calves, $9.5013.60; bulls, $6.7510.25. Sheep Receipts, 4800; market 15 to 25 cents higher. Yearlings, $13.50 15.50; wethers, $12.50 (ajl4.25; ewes, $11.75014; lambs, $19.25(g)20.35. SUGAR. NEW YORK, May 23. Raw sugar Easv; centrifugal, 5.96c; molassos, 5.08c. Refined Steady; fine granulated. granu-lated. 7.5008.50c. Futures declined early under selling by Cuban houses, prompted by the easier ruling of the spot market and more liberal offerings from Cuba, |