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Show V 1 Chicago Quotations J CHICAGO, April 1. Grain prices showed steadiness today, apparency awaiting military developments in Picardy. Corn started a trifle easier, influenced by favorable weather, but soon rallied as a result of scattered purchasing. Opening prices, which exhibited c decline with Hay $1.25, were followed by a rally to above Saturday's Sat-urday's closing figures. Auspicious field conditions had only a transient bearish effect on oats. On the downturn shorts became active buyers and gave prices a material lift. After opening unchanged to J,4c off with May 84C to $5c, the market mar-ket scored moderate general gains. Provisions weakened, owing to a falling off in shipments. Besides hog arrivals here for March were shown to have been the mosi plentiful ever known for this tame of the year. CHICAGO HOG MARKET. CHICAGO, April 1. Hogs advanced ad-vanced in price today, aided by the fad that only a scanty supply had been carried over from Saturday unsold. un-sold. Cattle and sheep were relatively scarce. HOGS Receipts 65,000; market firm, 10c to 15c above Saturda 's av-r-age. Bulk. ?l;.sf.'.-, 17.40; light, $16.90 B ; 17.60; mixed, $16.50 17.55; heavy, $15. 75 17.15; rough, $15.7516 00; pige, $12.5016.50. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY. April 1. HOGS Receipts 10.000; market higher. Bulk. $16.40(y16.75; heavy. $16 4016.70; packers and butchers, 516.50T; 16.75; light, $16 60 16 80: pigs, $13.00 16.50. CATTLE Receipts 12,000; market steady. Prime fed steers, $13.2" 14.25; dressed beef steers. $11.00 (fi'13.50; western steers, $10.00' 14.00; cows, $7.50(rj'12.00; heifers, $7.75 rn 12.75: stockers and feeders, $8 00 12.50; bulls, $7 5010.25; calves, $7.60 (Q 13.50. SHEEP Receipts 50i0; market strong. Lambs. $18 00 19 00; year-lingo, year-lingo, $14.5016.50, wethers, $18.00 15 50; ewes, $12.5014.50. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA. Neb., April 1. HOGS Receipts Re-ceipts 13.000. market 10c to 15c higher. Heay, $16.45(16.85. mixed. $16.6016.75: light. $16.5017.00; pigs, $12 OOtfrlS.SO; bulk of sales, $16.50(g16.80 CATTLE Receipts 8700; market steady to strong. Native steers, $13.00 14.00; cows and heifers. $S.00Q 11 50; western steers, $9.00 12.50; Texas steers. ?.x 5o . 10.5(i; cows and heifers, f7.75l0.25; canners, $7 50 5.5u; stockers and feeders. $7 00fp 12.15; calves, $9 00?z13.00; bulls, stags, $7.75 10 25. SHEEP Receipts 11,000; market strong to 15725c htsher. Yearlings. $14.00f17.00; wethers, $12.5015.50; ewes, $11.50 14.50; lambs. $16,750 19.25. SUGAR. NEW YORK. April 1. Raw sugar, steady; centrifugal. 6.005c; molasses, i nominal. Refined steady; cut loaf, 8.95c; crushed. 8 70c; mould A, 7.95c; cubes. 8.20c; XXXX powdered. 7.65c; powdered, 7 60c, fine granulated, 7 45c; diamond A, 7.35c; confectioners' A, 7.35c; No. 1, 7.30c. no |