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Show CMcag o Quotations CHICAGO, Dec 18.,-Contlnued mild weather that promised increasing receipts re-ceipts gave little advantage today to the bears in corn. The fact, however, that as no, decided enlargement of the number of arrivals, had taken place tended to make sellers cautious. Mean-whilethe Mean-whilethe embargo on eastbound shipments ship-ments from Chicago remained an effectual effec-tual check on bulls. Opening prices, which varied from unchanged figures to c lower, with January $1.20 and May $1.18 to 1,18 t were followed by a slight general downturn. Oats declined as a result of sales to go to store. Besides, nothing was heard of any export bidB. Much more abundant receipts of hogs than had been expected broke the provision market. Buying support was poor. CHICAGO. Dec. 18. Open. High. Low. Closo. Corn r'-j - Jan. '1.20 .1.21 1.20V4 1.31 May 1.18 1.19'U 1-18 1-19 Oats . u. Dec. .73 .75H .73Vt -75 May .71 -.72 .70 .72 Pork ':: "r.t to ' . - V Jan. 44.70 4,4.87 44.30 - :44.50 May 44.00 Lard Jan. 23.55 23.70 23.35 23.55 May 23.80 23'.05 23.67 . 23.85 Ribs " Jan. 23.47 -23.55 23.30 23.40 May ' 23.95 " 24.05 23.70 23.90 LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET UNION STOCKYARDS, Ogdon. Dec. IS. CATTLE Receipts 109; market steady'; choice' steers $9.00 10.00; good $8.009.00; feeders ?7.008.00; choice cows and hoifers $7.007.50; fair to good $6.007.00; canners $4.00 5 00; feeder cows $5.006.00; veal calves $9.0010.00. HOGS Receipts 454; market slightly slight-ly lower; tops $16.00; bulk of sales $15.75. SHEEP No receipts; market steady; lambs $15.0016.00; ewes l$9.0010.00. HOUSES Receipts 13S. ' Sales today j 195 hogs, 171 pounds. $16.50. I 24 hogs, 201 pounds, $15.50. 2 hogs, 525 pounds. $15.25. 78 hogs, 236 pounds, $16.25. , 15 hogs, 160 pounds, $15.25, 62 hogs, 213 pounds. $16.25. 16 hogs, 242 pounds. $16:00.. (l 37 hogs. 210 pounds, $15.00. 5S steers, 982 pounds, $S.25. 1-2 steers, 1100 pounds. $8.75: . 3 steers, 1060 pounds. $S.00. 4 cows. 850 pounds, $0.50. , 5 cows, 902 pounds, $6.00. j 1 cow, 1120 pounds, $5.50.. , '& cows, 1Q77 pounds, ,$7,26. 1 bull, 1220 pounds, $5.75. .,. SUGAR NEW YORK. Dec. IS. Raw sugar steady; old stock exhausted; new crop centrifugal (government price) $5.90; molasses not quoted. Refined sugar steady; fine granulated $8.158.35. oo |