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Show CHICAGO GRAIfP CHICAGO, Aug. 9 Government es t mates indicating that damage to grain crops in the last month has been " ' sc ere than was general!) supposed sup-posed led to a sharp advance of pri a B today for corn Including the I corn crop, the aggregate loss during July was figured at 7.5 per cent This and other bullish aspects of the government gov-ernment report absorbed the attention lor traders and made all else subordinate subordi-nate for the time beinc Opening .quotations, which ranged from to 1 ' higher, with September $1.92 to 11.92 and December $1.52 to 153. were followed by decided gains all around Oats ascended with corn After opening op-ening unchanged to higher, includ bag September at 74 to 74;c, the market continued to ric Provisions were strengthened bv the bulge in the value of grain. Trading, I however, lacked volume CHICAGO, Aug. 9-Early single staple sta-ple in which there are dealings on the Board of Trade rosf. decidedly in price today. Whatever effect to the contrary con-trary might have bo.-n looked for from the address of President Wilson to congress in regard to the high cost of living was entirely obscured by the opposite influence of the government crop report which was issued shortly before he spoke. So impressed were traders on 'change here today with the unexpected magnitude mag-nitude of the crop losses shown during Julj that the preside nt's 1 lews appeared ap-peared to be virtually ignored as a market factor. Prices again turned in stead almost radically on the excep-tional excep-tional severity of recent crop damage estimated at 7.5 per cent for July alone. It was estimated that 221,000,-000 221,000,-000 bushels would be cut off in whe.it production and was said to be the most drastic on record. Upturns of four cents a bushel in the value of corn and of $1.75 a barrel bar-rel for pork resulted. December delivery de-livery of corn jumped to $1.54 and I September pork to $17.75. CHICAGO, Aug. 9 Open High Low Close Corn Sept $192 L95 1.92 194 Dec. 1 52 1.57 1.52 1.56' Oats-Sept. Oats-Sept. .74 .76'.: .74 i .75"' Dec. .76 .79 -?6& -78 Pork ' Sept 47 75 46 50 47 50 Lard Sept. 31.50 31 55 21 30 31 55 !OcL .... 31 40 31.30 31 40 Ribs I Sept 26 50 26.20 26.35 I CHICAGO, Aug. 9 Corn No 2 mixed mix-ed nominal; No 2 yellow $2.08 Oats No 2 white 76&78c; No. 3 white 7378C. Rve No 2 $1 55-51 1.58. Barley $1.29(8 1 10 Timothy $9 00 (g 11 75 Clover nominal. Pork nominal. Iard $31 60 Ribs $25.75 g 26 76 BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAGO, Aug. 9-Butter firm; creamery 48 53 Vie. Lggs receipts 10,158 cases; unchanged. unchang-ed. Poultry alive higher; springs 38 " 36c; fowls 31c POTATOES CHICAGO. Aug. 9 Potatoes strong, arrivals 33 cars, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri e?rlv Ohios sacked carlots, $6 75 7.0(1 CWt; Minnesota earlv Ohios sacked carlots $4 75fr5.00 cwt, California Califor-nia long white sacked carlots $5 25 :" 50 rwt OGDEN LIVESTOCK Cattle: Receipts 74; choice heavy steers f9.00g10.00; good Bteers $8.00 9.00; fair steers $6.50 7.50; choice feeder steers $7.00 9. 00; choice cows! and heifers $7.00(5 8.00; fair to good cows and heifers $f; uir.j 7 00 , cutters' $4.0006.00; canners $3.004.00, choice feeder cows $5 00 .7 6 00; fuf bulls $6,001 " 7 "o bologna bulls $4.005.00; veal calves $10 00 (g 12.00 Hogs Receipts 210; choice fat hogs 17.". to 250 pounds ?19 2.5 20 00; bulk of sales $19. 5019. 75. Sheep Receipts 3001; choice lambs $11.00013.00; wethers $8. OOiTj 9.00; fat ewes $5 00Ti6O0; feeder lambs ?9 00, 6 11.00. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO. Aug 9 Hogs Receipts 2,000; market irreguarly strong and 25c higher than yesterday's average; top $22.65; heavy weight $20.35022.60, 1 0 medium weight $20.60 f?'22. 65, light wricht $20.50;22.60; light light $19.00 fj 21.30; hea packing sows, smooth $19.4020.25; packing BOWS, rough SlS.r.o r 19.2:5. piKS ?17.00Tj lfl til) Cattle: R celpLs 1000; compared iih a week ago, killing steers mostly 50c to $1 higher; better grades of she-stock she-stock 75c to $1 higher, others and canners and bulls $25 to 50c higher, handy weight calves mostly 25c higher; high-er; medium to heayj 7.5c to $1 25 higher; high-er; stocke-rs and feeders 50 to 75c higher. Sheep Receipts 4,000. compared with a week ago, native lambs mostly 25c higher; westerns 25 to 50c higher; ewee stead to 25c higher, yearlings and wethers mostly 25c higher, feeders feed-ers mostly 25c higher breeding ewes 25c higher. ST. JOSEPH LIVESTOCK ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug 9 Hogs: Receipts :;,ooO; market higher; lop ?22 10- bulk $20.50ft 22 10. ( atile Receipts fift. markei nominal, nom-inal, steers S9.0018.60; cows and heifers $6.50916.50; calvee $7.00j t4 00. Sheep Receipts 3000; market stea-dv, stea-dv, lambs $8 50(5. 10.25 , ewes $7.50 G 9.00. OMAHA LIVESTOCK OMAHA, Nebr., Aug. 9 (I". S Bureau Bur-eau of Markets) Hogs Receipts :;30O, market steady to 10c lower, top $21 26, bulk $20.40 g 20.76; heavj weight $20.50 l 20.90; medium weight $20.75 212.5, light weight $20. 75 21.00; heav) packing pack-ing sows, smooth, $20 10 20 60; packing pack-ing sows, rough, $20 2.5 .( 20.40; pigs $18 .00 a 20 00. Cattle: Receipts 300; corn feds 50c to $1 higher, butcher cattle and terns 5075 higher; bulls and veals steady; stockers and feeders 25060c higher Sheep Receipts 2500; compared with week ago, fat lambs 50 Q 60c higher; high-er; sheep 25c higher, feeder lambs, breeding ewes 25'75c lower. KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug 9 Hogs. Receipts 7000; market steady, mediums me-diums $21.5021.80; lights $21,000 21.85; packing sows $20 00 fi' 20.25. at tie Receipts 950, market for week: beef cattle 40 to 65c higher-butcher higher-butcher stock 35 to 40c higher; calvea mostly $1 higher; stock era weak to unevenly lower, no quotations Sheep Receipts 500; market for week lambs 25 to 35c higher; breeders breed-ers steady; no quotations. |