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Show FLOOD OFWHEAT IN PIT CARRIES OFF PRICES In Spite of Bad News From Russia. Traders Are Bearish. CHICAGO. Nov. 1 -Tho slump in the wheat market culminated near tho middle mid-dle of the session. Largely as a result of an advance ln the price of wheat al Llverpi... the market here showed flrm-i' flrm-i' ' rl Initial quotations en Mav v r. up KCMfcC 10 Vu'ic, at 01l,fi01c December was ', '. . higher, at 83Q90c An Knis'llsh Btatll th tan ..aided thnt tho Russian situation was at ill extremely SerlOUS, nnd Other private cablegrams told practically the Kanm st..rv Nevertheless many pit traders were bearisbly inclined, and before ths end of the first half hour tluy had Started n sidling movement which eventually develop..) into an avatar. ava-tar. die that "tried prloeS . fY nearly 2: trom tile highest point of the day Outside of char weather in Ihe North-vv.ut North-vv.ut ihe oniv iiiipoitutit bearish factor wns the 111. oral In. tease In primary receipt- total iiirivais today being 1,434,000 buMbels. . it 1 1 1 ,,i t'.i 1 with s-.l.ii biixhels a year ago. At tim.-s throughout the ses-.s.,ti ses-.s.,ti a leading bull gave Hie maiket open BUpport, hut the effect was Ittrgely discounted dis-counted hv a general Impression that this StUne trader- was sirinillaiieoiisly selling treel tbrougb brokers. The large, volume of wheat which today flooded the pit Seemed lo suggest profil-tnklng profil-tnklng b;. some Influential ladders. For M i v the lowest point of the day was reached at ii. December dropped lo Port of the h39 was regained on cover-Inn cover-Inn bv shorts The mnrket. however. closed weak, with May at v.-'v December Decem-ber closed st 884fcf2J6 The Mav delherv showed a net loss of The break In wheat had a weakening effect on other gr.in markets December corn closed weak, c lower at 4540 The Data market was Influenced mainly ' the weakness of wheat and corn. I).-. 'e,..t,,.r cn..ve,i ;,t i"n",c. a lose of Provisions were firm on support from leading packers Al the close lanunrv pork was up 7''fil'ic. lurd was unchanged and ribs wore up a shade. HANT.R jK THE LEADING Ft TfRES Articiss tipi'ti irh Low. Close. VVheAt. tio - Drcemher .......... 31 &'' S?i4 Ml4 Vay 'm m, nt t9i July . MS sj 33 Corn, No I Dec. old HU ill 4C' Dev.. new ;(. W i",, 4'.V, A!ay 4pa ,;i4 cats. No. 7 Drcr-mljer nn Mny II 83 3214 3214 July 31S t 21S n. 81V3 Mess Pork January . . .12.40 13.63Uflt.40 I3.47U Lf.rd November 7. ft.'. 7.114 7 02'- 7. 02Vs December . . ...... f.'. r. rn r, fl s;t .Isriuan,' 6.R5 ( v" (k'l, 6 s;t-, Short Ribs Isnuary u.sa 8, 3811 3.80 fi..r.2' May ,., r,7.", 8 71 6 70 8.7JU, t'AHif QUOTATIONS Cash QUOtStlOQS were as follows. Fl,,ur steady; No. i spring wheat, fS'(ji'V, No I . No. 2 red. V,i"inite . No. 2 can. 1 ''t.M'iC No. '1 yellow, ".4c. No. 2 oats. .V: . No. ; white. H2c: No. white, -rii,i:tic is.). N'... '1 tfmf 2'-jf. gtWd feeding horlev :ntc fair n, choice ninlllriK t2VUf No 1 lin sep,. Mc; No. 1 Northwestern. $ 00; prime timothy timo-thy see.J 53 :r,, mos.s pmlt. pr i l.nrr.-l. $14.ni'ti 14.25; Inril. jier 100 pounds, IT.OS j. -Ii'.rt rlhs sides iIoohci. 7 I.'Vj7 J"; slunt . S-a r sides rboxeiO. 7 1114f7.!3; wlilsljy. bnals of high win-?:. 11.30; clover contract grade. 813.33. receipTb And shipments. Artlolse. ttscslpts. Bhlpts Flour, barrels 49.30a ;9 40) Whent. bushels 4 IU.SVi i,i M CorU, bushels 2J7.FOIJ 7,0 Uai bushels &7,liOI 44,Of) I!ve l.ii h. ds 21',lrt I'arli R buliels 300,800 14 . 7"0 PRODUCE KXCHANOE. "n the- produce exchange tn.fay the butter market vva steady; cfsamerles. 17023. .'alile-. ITtfOOs; egB. itesdr, at mark, easa ll.rltide.1. ,- Mr-.i. .1,. r.rlme firsts 2V. . x-tir.s. x-tir.s. S5c; QbSSSS, firm I3K013UjC Monthly Crop Bulletin WASHINGTON, Nov l.-The monthly ctop bulletin Issued by the crop bureau today says: The month of October was somewhat milder than usual In the districts cast of the Mississippi river, and much colder than usual ln the Missouri river northwestward north-westward to the Pacific const Much of the Eastern country suffer. -.1 from heav y talus, while diouthy . ..millions prevailed In central nnd western Kansas, the middle mh1 southern plateau region and t. allfornla. At the close of the month cotton picking pick-ing was from on. -half to two-thirds completed com-pleted in Oklahoma and Indian Territory Coast Groin. SAN FRANCISCO Nov 1 -Wheat-Stronger; December, $1 4t- Barley Strong, December, Jl 21'-, Muv n m |