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Show r N Chicago Quotations v J ; CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Considerable weakness in the corn market resulted i today from a notice issued by the food J administration that practically all war I rules governing the grain trade had been cancelled, and that circumstances now permitted the restoration of nor-:'i nor-:'i mal conditions. As the exchange reg- ulation, however, restricting the ; amount of speculative dealings by any single interest still remains in forco, tho food administration notice had s only a transient effect. Business I lacked volume Opening prices, which t ranged from V&c off to c advance, ) "with January $1.3G to 1.36 and May $1.35 to 1.35, woro followed by a ma-. ma-. i terial setback all nround and then by a rally. Oats sagged with corn. After open-' open-' ing unchanged to c up with Janu- ary 71 to 71 c, the market underwent under-went a moderate decline. ' Provisions averaged lower. There : was no special demand. CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Open High Low Close 1 'Corn Jan. $1.36 1.37V2 1.35ft 1.36 M&X 1.35 1.36 1.3-14 1.35 ! Oats : Jan .71 .71 .71 .71 Vj j May .71 72i, .7114. .71 '1 Pork . Jan-, 47.30 j May 42.85 43.30 42.25 42.35 Lard . Jan. 24.40 24.50 24.02 24.05 May 24.27 24.40 24.02 24.25 Ribs-Jan Ribs-Jan 24.62 24.30 24.62 24.75 May 23.75 24.12 13.62 23.90 PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Butter unchanged. un-changed. Eggs higher; receipts 1,448 cases; firsts 63G3V2c; ordinary firsts 58 60c; at mark, cases included, 00 62Vf:C. Potatoes lower; receipts 38 cars; Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota bulk $1.501.60; ditto sacks $1.552 1.65. Poultry -alive unsettled; fowls lO1 (325,f!c; springs 24c; turkeys 31c. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA, Nob., Dec. 18. Hogs Receipts Re-ceipts 22,000; market steady. Heavy $1G.7517.25; " mixed $16.0017.00; light $16.50017.10; pigs $10.0015.-50; $10.0015.-50; bulk of sales $16.9017.10. Cattlo Receipts 9.500; market best stronger, others weak. Native steers $11.5019.00; cows and heifers $6.5012.50; western steers $9.50(f) 16.00; Texas steers $8.5012.25; range cows and heifers $6.0011.25; canners $5.00Q6.25; stockers and feeders $6.00 11.25; calves $7.3013.75. Sheep Receipts 13,800; market steady, lower Culls $4.507.50; wethers weth-ers $10.0011.00; owes $7.509.25; lambs $12.50(0)14.75; feeder lambs $10.00(0)14.25; yearlings $10.5001L60. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 18 Hogs Receipts 27,000; market lower. Heavy $1G.9017 40; butchers $17.00 (0)17.45; lights $16.75(0)17.30; pigs $12.0015.00. Cattlo Recepits 15,000; market strong. Steers $18.00(g20.00; western $12.0016.00; cows $5.75Q)H.00; hoif-ers hoif-ers $7.0014.25! stockers $7.00()14.00; calves $7.0013.75. Sheep Receipts 6,500; barket weak. Lamb3 $12.00(0-15.00; yearlings year-lings $10.5012.00; wethers $9.000 10.50; ewes $9.009.40. OGDEN LIVE STOCK MARKET. Cattle Receipts 350; choice heavy steenj $10(0)12; good steers $910; fair steers $S9; choice feeder steers $8(0)10; choice cowa and heifers $7 8; fair to good cows and heifers $6 7; cutters $4(05; canners $3y4; cholco feeder cows $607; fat bulls $6 7; bologna bulls $5(636; veal calves $S10. Hogo Receipts 610: choice fat hogs, 175 to 250 lbs 16c. Sheep Receipts 540; choice lamb3 $1213; wothors $8(5)9; fat ewos $7 8; feeder lambs $1011. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. I CHICAGO. Dec. 18. (United Stales Bureau of Markets) Hogs Receipts 55,000; market about steady with yesterday's yes-terday's average, very slow sales on common packing and underweight light stock. Bulk of sales $17.3517.-60; $17.3517.-60; butchers $17.4517.65; light $15.-55(0)17.45; $15.-55(0)17.45; packing $16.G0(5d7.40; throwouts $15.5016.50; pigs, good to choico $13.7750,15.00. Cattle Receipts 15,000; fat and feeder steers about steady with yea-terday's yea-terday's close; fat cows "and heifers slow to lower; canners steady. Calves sharply lower; beef cattlo, good, choico and prime $15.25(0)19.95; common and medium $8.25(5515.25; butcher stock, cows and heifers $7.00(0)14.25; canners and cutters $6.50(0)7.00; stockora and feeders, good choico feeders $10.35 13.50; Inferior, common and medium $7.25510.25; veal calves, good and choico 515.0015.50; western range beef steers $14.0017.50; sows and heifers $7.600)12.25. Sheep Receipts 15,000; market opening slow, undertone weak on killing kill-ing grades; feeding lambs strong; lambs, choice and prime $14.75(0)14.90; medium and good $13.5014.75; culls $9.5012.00; ewes, choice and prime $9.00(0)9.50; medium and good $7.7501 900; culls $4.006.75 NEW YORK METALS. NEW YORK, Dec. 18 Load unchanged. un-changed. Spelter dull; East St. Louis delivery spot offered at 8.20c. SUGAR MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. IS Sugar unchanged. un-changed. MONDAY. NEW YORK, Dec. IS Mercantile paper unchanged Sterling: Day bills unchanged; de-maud de-maud $1.7570; cables $4.76. Francs: Demand 5.45; cables 5.44 ft. Guilders: Demand .42; cables .12. . Lire unchanged. Mexican dollars unchanged. Time loans strong, unchanged. Call monoy easy; high 4 por cent; low 4 per cent; ruling rate 4 per cent; closing bid 4 per cont; offered at 4V per cent; last loan 4 per cent. oo MADRID, Dec. 18. Count Roman -ones, the Spanish premier, will loave Madrid LYiday for Paris, where he will confer with President Wilson and Premiers Pre-miers Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando. The Spanish premier expects a satisfactory report of Spain's political po-litical position. |