Show HUGE EXPORT SALES FURTHER RISE IN VAlUES OF GRAIN I Chicago Oct 24 Huge Hu G exports export sales ales of ot Wheat t caused prices to advance ance to toan toan ton an n extent that made an any previous quotations quotations quo- quo since Ince the beginning of or the Eu- Eu war look cheap The market closed strong He lIe to net higher with December at 1785 to and May at to 1781 Other leading stages sta- sta sta plea too all scored gains corn gains corn lie He to 24 lc oats lie lic to lie and provisions to o Bulges In the value of ot wheat were preceded b by a n. weak eak start and by a n ne- ne rles of nervous fluctuations but tho ho market In the last hour of the session ses ses- Ion sion took the thc upgrade In earnest Early declines were largely the result of reI reports re- re ports orta of unsettled weather in Argentina Argentina Argentina Argen Argen- tina pointing to o a possible break brenk up I of the drought ht which has brought about serious cro damage there Assertions also wore that tho the Argentina damage had been to some somo degree degre ex ex- ex A big falling offin the European European European Eu Eu- visible supply as compared with witha a n. week ago however howe gave an advantage advantage ul an tage to the bulls and was later emphasized emphasized emphasized sized b by the fact that the world supply total showed for tho the first time In months something something- of ot a decrease Nevertheless Nevertheless Nev Nev- everth ev- ev erth less no unusual upward leap In prices took place until word came that tha export business of tho the da day would aggregate aggregate ag ag- ag- ag as much a as bushels Highest quotations of th the season quickly followed ed not only for wheat but also for tor the entire grain list In connection with the Immense sales of wheat to Europe tho the fact was pointed out that primary receipts In the United States today toda were less than halt half as large largo as a 3 year ear ago Corn borrowed ed most of ot Its strength from wheat Country offerings of new corn wore larger but It was feared that rain would delay olay the movement Oats advanced In sympathy with other other other oth oth- er grain and because of or big export sales The amount of ot oats taken today tOda by Europe was estimated at bushels buying led t to expected upturns In the provision market There were ere Intimations of ot large export or- or lOr 4 r- r filled hut but tim rumors w WAro rn not t c confirmed Offerings gs proved Unusually unusually un Un- usually scarce I Open J High I Low I Close ose WHEAT EAT EAT- Dec I 1743 1791 1794 1784 May Ia 1746 1744 1781 1 r 1784 CORN CORN- Dec I 90 I 87 67 1 89 May 1 I 88 I OATS OATS- Jee c. c I 1 os oli 4 41 t b 64 May lay t 57 67 1 l 1 5 67 57 i PORK PORK- Ue Dec I I 2775 2776 2695 2775 2776 Jan I 2620 2745 2746 2620 2700 LAUD Dec Dee I 1 1 1575 75 I 1640 0 1575 1675 I 1696 1596 Jan t f 1487 1532 t 1480 1532 RIBS RIBS RIBS- Oct I 1462 I 1462 I 1452 I 1452 1462 Jan I 15 14 1440 I 1402 1 1430 Cash Cath quotations Wheat Wheat No o. o 2 red 1738 No 3 red No 0 2 hard 1750 1771 No 3 hard 1761 Corn Corn No 2 yellow No 4 i yellow ellow nominal No 4 white nominal Oats Oats No 3 white standard standard stand stand- ard ud nominal R Rye Rye e No 2 2 13 Barley Baric Timothy 3 I I Clover I i I Pork 2925 2926 I ILard i iLard Lard 1 1627 Ribs Ew YORK GRAIN Now New York Oct 24 Flour Flour strong spring sr patents winter patents patents pat pat- winter straights 85 Wheat Wheat Spot Spot strong No 1 durum 2071 2074 No 2 hard 1931 No 1 northern Duluth new 2021 No o. o 1 northern Manitoba f. f o. o b. b New York Corn Spot Corn Spot strong No 2 yellow c. c I. I f. f New York nominal Oats Spot Oats Spot firmer standard 59 9 O WOOL OL London Oct Oot 24 The 2 Tho wool auction sales ales were resumed toda today with offerIngs offerings offer offer- Ings of ot bales It was a good se selection selection selection se- se lection and the demand was strong and Cape of Good Good GoodHope Hope Hop a arid and 4 Natal atal were wore unchanged to B 6 per pOT cent Higher fine cro crossbred 71 n per cent and ther crossbred 5 6 per cent higher Mod lIed rate prate supplies firm colonial markets and nd further government orders were responsible for th the strength of ot the market E FRUITS New York Oct 24 Evaporated apples ap ap- ap- ap ples pies quiet but stead steady stead prunes verj ven firm apricots tron strong peaches quilt raisins firm |