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Show WHEAT SIGS UNDER SELLIBPRESSURE Crop Outlook Is Generally Favorable and Prospect Is Poor for Exports. CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Wheat sagged today to-day under selling, due largely to the generally favorable crop outlook and poor prospects for exports. Tho market closed steady at prices ranging from last nlcht's level to a8c below. Corn finished i5c down, and oats varying from fc3c off to a shade advance. The outcome for provisions pro-visions was an Increase of 5c to 17ic in cost Mpst reports on winter wheat indicated sufficient snow covering and said that other conditions were satisfactory. Even Nebraska, where field had been bare of protection, sent no complaint. Milder temperatures northwest tended also to renew the courage of tho boars. Several strong swells preceded Che final drop. Advances were based to a considerable con-siderable extent on a rise at Liverpool accompanied by word that drought continued con-tinued In Tndla and that there wai heavy absorption of wheat by European countries. A sharp falling off. however, in North America shipments proved an offset Despite a brisk upturn at Buenos Ayres. corn failed to hold after rallies. Cotton houses were big sellers and country coun-try shipping points cravo cvidenco of more liberal offors. Relative firmness developed devel-oped in oats owing to light receipts. Lively demand for provisions was Inspired In-spired apparently l- an advance in the hog market. Realizing sales proved mom restricted than has recently been thrj rule. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. I-Ilgh. Low. Close. May n 916 93a 931 July 92 921 911J 01R Sept 905 903 90 901 Corn ! May .-4 51? 53S 539 ! Tuly 54? 51i 512 545 Sent 555 353 55 553 Oats May ..; ... 35 nsj 340 S5J Tuly 35 35 34 X 35 Sept 341 35 34S 341 CASH QUOTATIONS. Corn No. 3, 49ffP50Jc: No. 3 white. 51 tf?52c: No. 3 yellow. 4Qft5c: No. 4. 46J 40r; No. 4 white. 4S550c: No. 1 vel-low. vel-low. 46i49c. Rye 63564c'. Barlcv 50tf?70r. Timothy $3f5M. Clover S12(Vt20. Pork-519.4019.70. Lo i d 510.40. Ribs 51010.50. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO. Fob. 7. Butter, steady; creameries, 2734c. EgSS. weak; receipts, 407C; a.t mark, cases included, 19rt722c: refrigerator firsts, 10il7c; firsts, 23c. Potatoes, steady; receipts. 26 cars; Michigan. 45(c?47c: Minnesota, 4347c; Wisconsin, 4247c Poultry, alivo. strong: turkeys, 15c; chickens, 15c; springs, 16c. Now York Produce. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Flour steady ut quIoL Wheat Spot steady; No. 2 red, 51.09 elevator and $1,105 f. o. b. afloat nominal; nomi-nal; No. 1 northern Duluth. 51.015 t. o. b. nfloat, futures were nervous and after aft-er advancing on tho cables and war news cased off on favorable crop advices, closing unchanged to ic net lower: export ex-port sales. 30 loads: May, 31.001.00S; closed $1.00; July closed 98c; September closed 96o. Bonded wheat May closed 97jc: July closed 975q. Hops Quiet Hides Firm. Petroleum Steady. WoolSteady. Ra.w sugar steady: Muscovado. .SO test, 2.9Sc; centrifugal. .96 test, 3.48c; molasses, mo-lasses, .S9 test, 2.73c; refined steady. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON. Feb. 7. The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow of the wool market: "Despite the paralysing Influence of the garment worker' strike and the more remote Influence of the tariff revision problem, there has been somo Interest shown In tho raw wool this week, al-j al-j though no large quantities have been I taken by domestic buyers. Prices aro somewhat on (ho easy side, although no ridiculous offors aro considered by dealers, deal-ers, even though they are desirous of keeping the wheels moving. Almost all the trade believes that, with tho settlement settle-ment of tho strike, which is expected soon, trado will Improve in a marked measure." Coffee Futures Steady. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. Coffee futures opened easy at a decline of 12 to 21 points under heavy selllntr. Tho close Mas barely steady and from 23 to 29 points net lower Sales, 100.250 February. 12.S5e: March. 13.15c; April. 13.22c; May, 13.29o; January. I3.26c; July, 13.35c: Aucust, 13.38c: September, 13.42c, October. 13.33c; November, 13.27c; Doce.mbp.r and January. 13,21c. Spot easier; Rio No. 7, 136c; Santos No, 4. 155c; mild dull; Cordova, 15!lSc nominal. Sale of Sheepskins. LONDON, Fob. 7. A sal0 of Cape of Good Hope and Natal sheepskins was held in Mincing Lano today. There were 227,748 skins offered, of which 203,738 were sold. The attendance was good and the demand fair. Prices ranged from unchanged to halfnonco higher for coarse wool varieties, out short-wooled sold from id to d lower. Flax, Oate and Bye. MINNEAPOLIS. Feb, 7 No. 3 yellow corn, 443453c; No. 3 white oats, 31 J 313c; No, 2 rye, B658c Bran. 519.50. Flour First patents. ?4.304.65; second sec-ond patent:. 54.154.50: first. clears, 53,103.40: second clears, 52.302.00. Flax. 5l.375ftf'J.3S. Barley, 445Sc. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Evaporated apples ap-ples quiet and eaay. Prunes Easy. Apricots Steady. Peaches Quiet. Raisins Dull. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS, Feb, 7. Wool steady; me-dium me-dium grades combing and clothing, 23 2Gc: light fine, 192lc: heavy fine, lS'jp ISc: tub-washed, 273Jc. Cotton Market, NEW YORK. Feb, 7. Cotton closid easy net 6 points lower to 1 point higher |