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Show jl CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO. April 9.-Corn advanced in price today largely as a result of ihe continued spread of the railway strike. Renewed attention was also given to the bullish showipg of the government report in regard to the winter wheat crop. Besides, gossip that a month or more might elapse before indictments if any would result re-sult from the federal investigation of the suspected corner in corn tended further to strengthen the market. Opening prices, which varied from c decline to -c advance, with Mav $1.. G?,',A to Sl.GI and July $l.57 to 1.57, wete followed by material gains all around. Oats showed relatively greater strength than corn. A house with seaboard sea-board and Winnipeg connections led the buying. After opening y4c lower to kc advance, including July at S?5-i tc Soc, the market scoied a decided general upturn. ; Provisions averaged lower. Absence Ab-sence of any aggressive support was a feature. i j OGDEN LIVESTOCK MARKE-.T. ! i Cattle Receipts 31; choice heavy i steers $.: 50(5' lu.25: good steers $3 ft? '0; fair steers $Gg'$; choice feeder i steers ?7(fjpS; choice cows and heifcraj J $7.50 $7)8.50; fair to good .ows and noif-j (ers $G.507.50; cutters (giu: can-j tners $o4: choice feeder cows $5(5)6; 'fat bulls $5fa'G; bologna bulls $Mj)5; j veal .calves $10't?ll. ' i Hogs Receipts IS1; choice fat hogs ,175 to 250 lbs.. $13.25fi H. 50. bulk cf isales $1-1 Tv 11 ,25; feeders $1011.50. , Sheep Receipts 330; choice lambs! $1-1 15; wethers $911: fni ewes ?7 giS; feeder lambs $1215. , ; Arrivals- John H. Summers, Rlrie, Ida., 1 carload hogs, 1 carload horses;) Doe and Ricks, Idaho, 1 carload hogs, Grange and Whitlock, Idaho, 1 car cat-l tie; S. C. Erin, Salt Lake, 1 carload cattle; Ogdoh Packing company, Nebraska, Ne-braska, 1 carload hogs; McKay, Wyoming, Wyo-ming, 2 carloads sheep. CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, April 9. Open High Low ' Close Corn May ?1.C3V6 1.67 1.G3V6 l.GG Julv 2.57 1.60 1.57 l.G0 Sept, 1.53 1.55 1.53 1.55 Oats-May Oats-May .91 U Wk .91 lA -!Hv8 July .83 .86 .S3 .S5fc Pork-May Pork-May 37.20 37.20 3610 3G.52 July 37.30 37.30 3G.S0 37.00 Lard-May Lard-May 20.05 20.05 19.15 19.G5 July 20.80 20.S0 20.25 20.-15 Ribs-May Ribs-May 1S.47 18.17 1S.12 1S.30 July 1S.92 1S.95 1S.G2 18.S0 1 1 CASH SALES. CHICAGO, April 9. Wheat sample grade hard $2.15. Corn No. 3 mixed $JL.G7; No. 3 yellow yel-low $1.GS1.68V. Oats No. 2 white $1 .03yl .04 ; No. 3 white 99(Q99c. j Rye No. 2 $1.90. Barley not quoted. Timothy seed $9.00tf7'12.00. Clbvcr seed $-10. 00J753.00. Pork nominal. Lard $19.05. ' Ribs $17. 50 IS. 37. i MONEY MARKET. I NEW YORK, April 9. Mercantile paper 6 -i $7 7 per cent. ' Exchange irregular; sterling GO day bills $3.91"s: commercial 60 day bills on banks ?3.9IT; commercial 60 dav bills $r.,94fc; demand $3.99; cables $3.99v.',. . Francs: Demand 15.77; cables 15.75. . Belgian francs: Demand 11.57; cables ca-bles 1-1.55. Guilders: l?emnnd .37; cables 37ri . Lire: Demand 21. G7; cables 2I.G5. .Marks: Demand 1.71; cables 1.75.-1 1.75.-1 Government bonds weak; railroad bonds heavy. 1 . Time loans strong; all dates SS !per cent. Call money steady: high 7 per cent; low G pr cent; ruling rate G per cent; closing bid 6 per cent; offered, at 7 per cent; last loan 7 per cent; bank acceptances G per cenL LIBERTY BONDS. NEW YORK. April 9. Final prices of Liberty bonds today were: 3s 9G.82; first is 91. 3t; second Is S9.00; first 1 ', s 91.30; second ls SU.0G: third 'P,s 92.10; fourth IV-s 89.31: Victory 3Js 97. 5G; Victory !s 97. 5S. |