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Show j CHICAGO GRAIN v CHICAGO, July H Scarcity of offerings of-ferings brought about a sharp advance ad-vance today in the corn market The ! fact that oats had risen to new high1 j record prices had much to do with the 'lack of selling pressure in corn. European Euro-pean shortage of foodstuffs, together with the resumption of commerce with the central powers tended also to ex-eri ex-eri a bullish influence. Opening quotations, quo-tations, which ranged from 4 to 2T higher, with September $1.96 to 197 ami December $1.66 to 1.67, were followed by additional gain. although moderate temporary setbacks intervened. inter-vened. Unfavorable crop repcrl 'ended to stimulate advances In the oatS market and so too did improved shipping demand de-mand After opening 1 to 1C higher, high-er, including September a1 T'j'.- 'o SOc the market reacted a little but then ascended again. Trade in provisions was nearly at 8 standstill. Values averaged somewhat higher though, with grain. Subsequently, reports of welcome rains in Kansas led to declines in corn. Tho close was unsettled, 'i tO 2c net lower, With September $1 !l" lo 1 954 and December ?1.627i to 1.63 Later ihe gains in provisions were more than wiped out when corn turned downgrade ST. JOSEPH LIVESTOCK ST IOSEPH, Mo . Jul) 14 11"--Recelpts 7000 markel steady; top 22 20; bulk not quoted. Cattle: Receipts 2500; market stea dv; steers $1 LOO'S 15.50; cows and heifers $5.5015.00. calves $8.00 16 50 i-.heep Receipts 8,000 market steady; stea-dy; lambs I16.0017.00; ewes -Ten,; s 00 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, .TuIn 14 Hogs. Receipts 50,000; market stead 25c lower, most sales 10 lo 15c lower; mixed and packing grades weakening most, top $22 95; bulk $21 35 S aea j weight $22.2022.85; medium weight $21.8522.95; light weight $21. 755 22 95, light weigh! $20.35022.60; heavy hea-vy packing sows, smooth $212521.75, packing sows, rough $2t) 50 ' 2116. pigs $19.00f(j 20.25 Cattle. Receipts 20.000. market firm, beef steers, medium and heaV weight choice and prime $16.25 17 50- medium and good $13. 60 16.25 , common $11.35(13.60, lihL weight, good and choice $14.50017.00; common com-mon and medium $10.40 j 14 50; hutch-er hutch-er cattle, heifers $8.25015.00; cows $S.00g13.25; canners and cutters $6.50 08.00; veal, light and handy weight. $18.25(8)19.25. feeder steers $9,50(fD 12.50; stocker steers $S 2511 75 Sheep; Receipts 17,000. market firm; lambs. M pounds down $15.00 .11 7 50. culls and eonimon $9.25 1U65: yearling wethers $10 50 Q 14.25 ewes, medium, good and choice $7.00 l r KANSAS CITY. Mo . July 1411 9.25; culls and common $3. OO'fj 6. 5 KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK t Receipts 11,000; market steady; hea- I Vies $22.10022.35; lights $21 70-d 22 35, f sows $21 .00 Tj 22.00. pigs $19.00 n 21 55. I Cattle. Receipts 18,000, market, low- IL er; steers $8.50015.50; heifers $7.50 I 14.00; cows $6.S5T 12.50, calves $15 00 u 17.25; stockers $7.25Ti 12.40 Sheep Receipts 4,000; market high ,f er; lambs $9 .50 r, 17.10; ewes $2,500 f 16.00. I OGDEN LIVESTOCK MARKET Cattle: Receipts 70, choice heavy I steers $9.00 10 00; gocd steers $8.00 1 9.00, fair steers $6. 507 50; choice feeder steers $7.00'd 9 00; choice cows and heifers $7.50' 8.50; fair to good I cows and heifers $6.007.00, cutter y $4.00 6.00; canners $3.0004.00, choice feeder cows $5.0006.00; fat bulls $6 0 7.00; bologna bulls $4 on i5.0": eal 1 caves $11.00 13.00. Hogs: Receipts 271. choice fat hogs 1 175 to 250 pounds $20.50021.00; bulk of sales $20.50020.75. Sheep; Receipts none; choice lambs $9.0011.00; wethers $8.009.00; fat ewes $5.0006.00; spring lambs $12.00 OMAHA LIVESTOCK DM H A. Nebr , July 14 (P. S Bur- J eau of Markets) Hogs : Receipts 130U, markel HKi 20c lower, top $22.16. bulk $21.50 - 31.80; heavy weight $21.65 022.00; medium weight $21,80022.15; liu-ht weight ?21 rtOTi 22.15; heavy packing sows, smooth. $21. 4021. 60; packing sows, rough $21. 251 21.50; pigs Sis. OOTi 20.00 Cattle- Receipts 7000; market fully steady on all classes; beef steers, me-dium me-dium and heavy weight: choice and prune $15.00016.50 medium and good I $13 25 vY 15.25; common $11 7513.50; light weight, good and choice $14,500 1 16.50; common and medium $11.25 Q 18.75; butcher cattle: heifers $9.25fj 14.00: cows $8.50 13 50: canners and cutters $6.00018.50; canners and cut-Iters cut-Iters $6.00(0 8.50; veal calves, light and j handy weight $15.0016.50; feeder Isteers $10.5013.50; stocker steers sheep: Receipts 10,000; market 25ft 1 50c higher; lambs. 84 pounds down, L6.25017 CUllfl and common $10.50 I g) 14.50; springs none, yearling weth-ers weth-ers $11.15018.50; ewes, medium and 1 choice r." 'N 50 culls and commons j $8.7607.50. POTATOES f CHICAGO, July 14 Potatoes weak- er; arrivals 6 ears, new (carlots) I Irish cobblers. Virginia, mostly $7.50 I barrel; Bflasouii and Kansas early Ohlos $3.85 04.00 cwt; southern miss 1. I Triumphs, sacked $4.00 4.25 cwt CHICAGO PRODUCE I CHICAGO, JUh 14 Butter higher; 'creamery 17052a I Eggs higher: receipts 20,138 oases: 1 firsts 41Va042c; ordinary firsts 390 I 40c; al mark, eases included. S9MC i storage packed firsts 431 I I l Poultry alive higher: fowls 33c BAR SILVER j NEW YORK, July 14 Bar silver Mexican dollars 8290, LIBERTY BONDS I NKW ViRK. July 14 The 11:30 a. m. prices on Liberty bonds today were 3' .s 99.32; first 4s 94.04 ; second 4s 93 16; first t1., - 95 06; second Vt 1 ii 1 ix third 4V,s 95.00. fourth 4xAs 94.04; Victory 3-s 100 02; ictory f 1 ( - 99.98. SUGAR NKW YORK, July 14 Raw sugar 1 steady; centrifugal 7.28c; refined stea- II ,, eul loaf 10.50c; crushed 10.25c. J niuulil A 9 50c; cubes 9.75c. XXXX powdered 9.20c; standard powdered j 9.15c; fine granulated and diamond A 9.00c; confectioners' A 8. 90c; No. 1 ' soft sugar 8 85c. 1 ROME, June 18 (Correspondence 1 of The Associated Press.) Nearly 2.200.000 soldiers of the Italian army I have been demobilized since the sign ing of the armistice according to a j statement issued by the government. The remaining effectives in sen'ioo pproxlmate two million, k ''.i ui 8!.'?:- BH |