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Show DAMAGE IN RUSSIA MAKES WHEAT STRONGER Reaction Came at Close, but the Demand Was Still Strong. CHICAGO, Aug. 11. Notwithstanding lower prices at Liverpool the wheat market mar-ket opened lower here with September at S2jc. Shorts wero active buyers at tho start. Smallness of shipments from Argentina Inspired demand. After tho first hour tho market, however, eased, off. Commission houses made quite liberal offerings. Nows from the Northwest North-west was bearish, tho crop being generally gen-erally reported as In excellent condition. For September tho lowest point of tho day was reached at Slc During a considerable period the market mar-ket was Inclined to drag. Later, however, how-ever, prices made a quick recovery on active buying by shorts. The cause of the revived demand was alleged confirmation confir-mation of serious damage to the wheat crop of Russia. According to a New York exporter the crop In forty-two out of fifty-four provinces In central nnd eastern Russia Is u complete failure. Under the stimulus of this report tho September option advanced to S3 1-Sc. Tho market reacted a trllle on profH-tnk-lng, but the close was strong, with September Sep-tember at KJ-ViC Heat nnd drought formed the basis of a strong corn mnrket Tliu market closed practically at tho highest point of the day. Septomber closed nt 54?c. Liberal acceptances and heavy receipts caused considerable selling of oats by cash houses early In the session. Later the market became quite firm. September Septem-ber closed unchanged at 2G2G-')ic. Provisions were strong after a slight depression early in the session. The market mar-ket was rather easy early, but received support from packers later. September pork closed 13c up. lard was 10c higher and ribs were 20c higher. RANGE .OP LEADING FUTURES. Articles. Open, lllch. Low. Close. Wheat. No. 2 September S2?i S3 VI 81-4 S2 December S3 l KSVi i4 May ..... ..; C 87 S5H SSH Corn. NO. 2 September, old Sl'4 5IT4 54 64 September, now .... M 54 Vi 53?f 34 December, old 1S14 4B14 47T IS?; December, new- ..... 41H 4fi'4 447j W4 May'J ,. .'. 15?i 4G4 45t 45;, Oats, No. - September 2y, 26M December .... 27V4 27 27s 2H .Mny 30H; 23i 23 U :0i Mess pork, per bbl. , September 13.03 W.32'.i 13.05 ll.27 October 11.00 ll.3i 11.00 11.32'. Lard, iicr 100 lbs. September 7.70 7. S3 7.Uj ".0 October 7.S0 7.0214 '7.75 7.00 Short ribs, per 100 lbs. September .... S. 10 S.62i S.55 S.57! October S.471J S.70 S.HIIS S.65 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were ns follows: Flour, easy. No. 3 spring wheat. S5C05c: No. 2 red, SlT4ifiS2c. No. 2 corn. Wiv,j&;c ; No. 2 yellow. EC? jc. No. 2 oats. 26'4c: No. 2 white. 27U 28o; No. 3 whlt. P.;?27Vic. 2 rye. 5Sc. I Good feeding barley. SCf?37c: fair to cholco mnltlng. I0tf-42c. No. 1 flaxseed. $1.05; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.15. Prime timothy seed. S3. 35. Mees pork, per barrel. $14.254511.30. Lard, per 100 pounds. J7.75. Short plbs ldeB (loose). JS.5O-OS.00. Short clear sides (boxed). $S.24fr 8.874. Whisky, basin of hhrh wlnep, $1.2$. Clover, contract Krade, $12.Wffl2.75. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles Receipt Shipments. Flour, barrels 30.100 40,) Wheat, bushels 325,105 M.COO Corn, bushels 1S3.CO0 10.WO Oats, bushels 526. 4M 331.M0 Rye. bushels 8.000 I.00D Darlcy, bushels 13.J00 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produco oxchanco today thobutter market was PAsy. Creams, 1720c: dairies, 16 TlSc. Ebbs, easy nt mark, cnsB Included. 15fcic; firsts. 17c; prlmo firsts, lSc; extras, 21c Cheese, 'firm; U'fliaic. Coast Grain. SAN PR'ANCISCO. Aug. 11. Wheat-Steady; Wheat-Steady; December, $1.37. Barley Firmer; December, Jl.OOi. |