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Show I WORLD'S MARKETS L. j NEW YORK, April 23. The most re-assuring feature at the irregular opening of today's stock market was the stronger tone of the railway list. Reading soon advanced a point and other high grade rails showed general improvement. Elsewhere gains and losses were evenly distributed, a two point decline in Atlantic-Gulf being offset by a gain of as much for Continental Conti-nental Can. Metals were firmer but numerous specialties yielded substantial fractions frac-tions from yesterday's final quotations. Liberty bonds eased slightly. Early activity was succeeded by dullness and general reactions before the end of the first hour. Rails forfeited forfeit-ed their gains and United States Steel was again under pressure. Mexican developments de-velopments were rellected in the heaviness heav-iness of oils. Shippings and motors manifested their recent backward tendencies ten-dencies and utilities were lower. The only issues to show strength were In-specialties In-specialties under control of profes-spiration profes-spiration Copper, People's Gas and specialties under control of professional profes-sional Interests. Liberty 3A's sold at $98.92 to $98.96. first 4's at" $96.62 to $96.66 and second 4's at $96 64 to $96.74. Chicago Quotations v J CHICAGO. April 23. Fine weather and continued liberal receipts tended today to ease the corn market. The selling, however, was chiefly of a local character. Trade lacked volume. Opening prices, which ranged from c off to $4c advance with May $L277s and July $1.47: were follow"-ed follow"-ed by a setback that carried July decided de-cided under yesterday's finish. Assertions that exporters had reduced re-duced their bids weakened oats. Forecasts Fore-casts of freezing temperatures in some of the high producing btates had only a transient bullish effect. After opening open-ing unchanged to -"c higher with May 84 to 844c, the market underwent a moderate sag. Provisions advanced notwithstanding notwithstand-ing lower quotations on hoes. The strength came from speculative buying buy-ing of lard. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. Open High Low Close Corn-May Corn-May 1.27H 1.27 1J7 1.2711 July 1 47 1.494 1.46V. 1.49 Oats-May Oats-May .84 .85 .83 .84-4 July .74 .7514 .73 .74 Pork-May Pork-May 47.45 47 20 47.45 Lard May 24.80 2515 24.75 25.15 July 25.02 25.50 25.02 25.47 Ribs-May Ribs-May 22.92 23.27 22.S7 22.25 July 23,77 23.77 23 37 23.77 SUGAR. v NEW YORK. April 23. Raw sugar steady; centrifugal 6 005c; fine granulated granu-lated 7.45c. LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET. UNION STOCK YARDS, OGDEN. April 23. CATTLE Receipts, none; market, steady to strong; choice steers. $11.0012.50; good, 18.00(a) 9 U0; feeders. $7.00 9. 00; choice cows and heifers. $9.50; fair to good, $6.00'a' 7.50; canners, $5.25'2'5.75 ; f edi r cows, $5.00'6.50; veal calves. $9 00fj) 10.00; choice bulls, $7.75'f8.50. HOGS No receipt, market, steady; tops, $17.50; bulk of sales, $17.25. SHEEP Receipts, 951; market, steady; lambs, $17.00; ewes, $9.00 10.50. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK KANSAS CITY. Mo . April 2J HOGS Receipts 10.UUO; market lower. low-er. Bulk $17.15 17.50; heavy $17 25 17.45; packers and butchers $17.30' 17.60; light $17.3517.60; pigs $13.75 IT 00. CATTLE Receipts 9000: market steady. Prime fed steers $16 00 q 17.00; dressed beef steers $14.50gl6.50; western steers $14. 00o 17.00; cows $7.7513.75; heifers $10 00-14 00; stockers and feeders $8 25(914.10; bulls S8.5O018.75; calves $8.0018.50 SHEEP Receipts 5000, market strong. Lambs $20. 5Ki 21.75; yearlings $16-5018.00; wethers $15.0(1 a 17. no; ewes $15.00 10.75. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA. Neb.. April 23 HOGS Receipts 15.000; market in to ifc lower. low-er. Heavy $16 oOdj- 1&S0; mixed $16.65 Til6 90; light $16.707T7.25; pigs $12.00 g 15.00: bulk of sales $16.00 16 90. CATTLE Receipts 9600; market 10 to 15c lower. Native steers $13 00 17.00; cows and heifers $9.0013.50; western steers $10.0014.40; southern steers $8 50'7 11.50; cows and heifers $8 75'j 12.2rj; canners $7.50'.; 8.50; stockers and feeders $8 0012.50; calves cal-ves $10.00rfi13.00; bulls, stags, etc. $9 0013.00. SHEEP Receipts 4500; market steady. Yearlings $15.0017.50, wethers $14.0017.00: ewes $12. 50 16 50; lambs $20.00 21.65. CHICAGO HOG MARKET. CHICAGO. April 23. Absence of support from shippers and packers caused weakness, in the hog market. Cattle were in poor demand, except prime steers. There was no urgent call for sheep. HOGS Receipts 18.000; market slow at yesterdav's average to 5c lowr-er. lowr-er. Bulk $17.0517.60; light $17.15 17 7.-J. mixed $16.85't2T7.70; heavy $16.00fi 17.30; rough $16.00 16.50, pigs $15.3517 35. |