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Show WORLD'S mukeuT I NEW YORK, May 25 Overnight developments de-velopments including the uncertain j status of revenue legislation precipitated precipi-tated another active selling movement today. War shares and equipments of 'various descriptions led the reaction, steels and kindred issues yielded one to two and a half points with coppers, shippings and prominent specialties, Substantial rallies succeeded the first setback. Liberty bonds were steady . Chicago Quotations 1 v CHI;, May 2a Week-end covering cov-ering by shorts ran up prices sharplyf today In the corn market. Sellers, meanwhile, were scarce owing to fresh rains fHkely to delay the completion of planting. Reports that the government had placed unusually large orders for alcohol tended also to stimulate h' inand for corn, notwithstanding that careful inquiry failed to confirm the reports Opening prices, which ranged from 58 to lVc higher with June not quoted and July $1.41 to $1 42, were followed by additional gains Oats hardened in sympathy with corn. Trade, however, was light After opening to 69c higher wltl July 6y7H to 67c, the market rose a little lit-tle more and then began to sat. An upward dant in provisions ap peared to be due to the strength of grain. Pork led the advance. Toward the end of the session, nervousness nerv-ousness over government regulations in regard to hedging caused a rapid downturn in corn prices The close was heavy, 1 to l'ic net lower with Mine $137 and July $L39si to $1.39. Later the provision market under went a decided setback as a result of increased offerings of lard. LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET. UNION STOCK YARDS. Ogden, May 25. Cattle Receipts, 154 : market steady. Choice steers, $11 13, good steers, $9 11; feeders Bte r-. 79; choice cows and heifers, $9 10.50; fair to good cows and heifers, $t'.i7 5(i. canners, $5 255.75. feeder cows, $5 6 50; veal calves. $95 l'L choice bulls, $.x Q 9 Hogs Receipts, 265; market steady. Tops, $16.50; bulk of sales. $16.50. Sheep Receipts, 1167; market was steady Lambs. $17; ewes. $9 10.50- OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA Neb.. May 25 RecelptF, 4G.00; market steady, closing 5 10 lower. Heavy, $16.65 16 75; mixed. $16.70'ul6S5 light, $16 SO n 1 7.00. pigs, $12.0015.00; bulk of sales. $16.70fi 16.80. Cattle Receipts, 15.000; market steady. Native steers. $12.7517 55; cows and heifers, $9 00r; 14 00, western west-ern steers, $9 50-al4 50; Texas steers, $9.00 ft 12.25, range cows and heifers, fi nil ii :,i, canners, $7.50Cd9.00; Blockers and feeders, $8.0012.25; calves, $9.00-i 12.25; bulls, stags, ete.. $9.00 12.50. Sheep Receipts. 1200. market steady. Yearlings, $16 OOli 17.50; wethers, $14.50 n 16.50 : ewes, $10.00 13.00; lambs, $14.75 Q 15.85 ; sprlU lam.s$ 15.0uft 19.00. , KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY, Mo . May 25. -Hop Receipts. 15.000; market steady. Hulk. $17.00)1715; heavy. $17.00'? 17 10; packers and butchers. $17.00 r 17.15; light. $17.05T; 17.20; pigs. $17f0 S 17.25. Cattle Receipts. 600; market steady Prime fed steers, $16,900 17 10; dressed beef steers. $13 000 16 75, we i tern steers. $1 1 00 '.' 17.35; cows. $8 2514 00; heifers, $9.50-? I.'.uh, stockers and feeders, $9.75" ' J 16.75; bulls. $8.00tz 11.50, calves, $8.50 13.00. If Sheep Receipts, 4u0; market steady. Lambs. $15 5019.90; yearlings. year-lings. 114.00017.00; wethers, $13.0" 9 |