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Show WHEAT MARKET Eli THE EHTIRE SESSION Increased European Demand for Foodstuffs the Leading Lead-ing Bull Factor. CHICAGO. Oct. 24 The wheat market was firm throughout the entire session At the opening the December- option was a shade to VnV higher at S7c to R?4i,c. The principal cause of the Initial firmness wan an nd ance In the price of wheat at Liverpool, said to be due to smaller offerings offer-ings rif wheat from Russia and Danublan porta. Unsettled weather In the T'nlted States was another factor Instrumental In Stimulating purchases. Tho Government bureau officially forecasted fore-casted quite general rains for tomorrow Greatest significance, however tsas attached at-tached to ..able news s llggestltlg Increased Kuropean demand for foodstuffa A blot k-ake, k-ake, It was asserted, would serlouly hamper ham-per shipments of grain from Russia. Shorts and commission houses were active ac-tive bidders during the greater part of the du For December tht highest point of the session was reached at 87IAH!Vc. An Increase of X 575 000 bushels In "the visible supply Started snme selling bj pit trader late In the day The close however was firm with December at tfr($7 a gain of Nc. we I weather and light receipts imparted firmness t" the corn market. December Ins. .1 firm ' c higher, at 45Vc. Sentiment In the oats market wn bullish bull-ish December t losed .-,',. higher at 2ftNc Provisions were firm In sympathy with the strength of grain. At the close January Jan-uary pork was up 7'.-jc, lard was a shade hlghet and ribs were up Ur, RANGE F THE LEADING FV TURKS. Articles Oprn High Ix.w Close No. 3 Wh?.t- Decemher s7 $7 S7 R7i May M 194 ft' sfti No. 2 Corn October slU OlVj i ml, December, old . ... 4 Mi 4n, tt 4--4 Per ember, new 4X4 4v W Ai- May 44i 4'.'t 44H 4Jt4 No Z Oat Or-toher 9 Decomlier :ts May 31"., 3: 3t 3.' Mes Perk per barrel October . . . If. o January 12. to 1374 1J.80 12 37'j Lard, v' 1" pounds-October pounds-October 7.024 November 174 7 02-, t 971- ; t7u January 6.75 774 $ 7.'. 7:4 .short Fllt.s per 110 pounds October 7.674 January s t.s 474 s is 47 ' May s4 674 f.0 I 7'i CASH QCOTATIONS 'ash quotations were as follows Flom firm; No I spring wheat SSfi$74c, No 3. 774J 7i , No -' red 77,r . .No coin :.ViV.i,.-N.. :.ViV.i,.-N.. 2 yellow. V!4?i .S34c . No 2 osts. .N,,-; N'o I 2 while V No . white ttf?0i.c. N . I rye. 69',i70c. Knr,t feerllnx barley. 37'jr ; fair to cholee maltlriK. 41fi47c; No. 1 flaxseed Mc: No. 1 N'orthwewtern. ftfc: prime timothy iee.l t.3Q lie's pork. .er barrel. J raft U I0j lard per 100 uounds. 17.03)4; short ribs sties ir.ri. 7.Ofi7 6.. nhiii-1 clear sides ib..xerji. tv Oti'uS 2-'i hlk. hams of hlnh wines. $1.30 clover contract ffrade. 111.25. It ECEITTS AND SHIPMENT Articles Rerelot Shipment. Flour, barrels 33 000 1 4.3ft Wheat bushels ISO.jnO 11 3 i Corn, bushel . I3r.,flft. ZSff.HO Oat, bushels . 18. lil PIT. 1 1 Rye, bushei-j 29 oafi 1,000 Barley, bushels I4J.MD 14.S00 PRODUCE BXI HANOI On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm, cream )74ti22r: dairies. 17 ki20c eitus firm nt mark case Included. l! fit sis. 21.-. prime, IS?) J3c , extru-" 24c. chees firm ll4fMl(C Visible Grnin Supply NEW YORK. Oct. 24. The vlalble sup. ph of grain Saturday. October 2 as compiled com-piled bj the New v.'ik Produce exchange, is as follows: Yho3t 27,207,000 bushels! Increase. r...",93,nt"iO buahelf. Corn. 3 3i Out) r.nsheis decrease k-!iiih Oats, .."..270 nno. Increase 2...yt. Rye, 1,500,000 Increase tt -Harie :, . ..'i decrease IS 000 bushels, bush-els, Coast Grain. SAN KRNt'IS't) oci 3.4 Wheat Baa December, $1 bid Barley Easy; December. $1 .16; May, |
