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Show Chicago Grit in Jlurlfets. Chicago, 29. The grain markets have shown but fair activity, and except the phenomiual evolutions of: wheat tho week bus been almost stupid. Wheat has sold from 113 to 118, closing at tho latter price. Owing to the power of a bull clique in this market, No. 1 and No. 2 spring are selling to-day at the same price, and both are some twelve cents higher than the October option. The receipts have been pretty large, and it is a subject of remark that the bulls must baye been powerful indeed to control the market in the face of 1,000,000 bushels of wheat wbich came in during dur-ing the week. October wheat sold at 105 10i; October corn, 41 J oats, 233 23J. The provision market has been rather dull at times, but pork has fluctuated sufficiently tu make it a good speculative deal. Pork sold for October 13.12J 12.85, lard 850 907J. Closing cash prices were, wheat 118, corn 42, ciata, 23J, pork 13.75, lard 862 J 865. Receipts Re-ceipts for the week were, wheat 1,-032,402, 1,-032,402, corn 1,301,710. oats 69S.3S9. Shipments wheat 63S,506, corn 1,-301,136. 1,-301,136. oats 6S5.539. Receipts the same time lust year wheat 434,195, corn 2,356,059, oats 450,770. Shipmentswheat Ship-mentswheat 240.9S6, corn 1,601,-OoS, 1,601,-OoS, oats 272,000. |