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Show MARKET FOB WHEAT STRONG AT CLOSE Bearish Sentiment at- Opening Is Dispelled by Favorable .Cable Newa. CHICAGO, March 22. During tho first hour yentimont In the wheat ult favored lower prices, chiefly because of an official offi-cial forecast of rain and snow for the Southwest, There was (julto free selling by several prominent commission-houses, offorlngs being taken largely by shorts. i-.ator, the domand became more general on reports of stronger prlcos for caah wheat at Minneapolis and Kansas City and a report tnat Argentine wheat arriving arriv-ing at Liverpool Is not only In poor condition, condi-tion, but Inferior In quality. The closo was strong with prices well toward tho top, The markot for corn opened steady and hold strong. May closed at USWpU-ic, c higher than yc-aterday. Oats wero strong on active covering by shorts. May closed fc9c up. at liOfttfGOTfcc. Trading in provisions was quiet. Tho markot had a llrm undertone. At the closo May pork was up 7V$c lard was up 2j5c and ribs were 216c higher. 11ANGB OP THE LEADING FUTURES. Opon. Hlch. Low. Cloao. Wheat, No. 2 'luy -.-. 77U 77"!i 77 701 Septomber 77 7714 7A-T4 7714 Corn, No. 2 "V 4l?i ii n; -, W. 404 facptembec w.t, 45U Uli I5U Oats, No.- 2 sow sot; sov, Soptomtwr 74 Mess Pork iy ' ;.16,45 16.5S lC.37lt 1C 47' J"! 10.27U 15.45 1C.274 16. 3714 Lard May 8.32H 8.42V4 8.324 8.3V4 Ju' 8. 42H 8. CO 8.4754 S.45 Soptsmber 8.55 8.C0 S.52'A S.57',4 Phort Ribs S.75 S.S; 8.75 8.7714 July S.70 8.7714 8.6714 S 70 Scptombor 8. SO 8.8214 8.7214 8.7214 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wore an follown: Flour dull. No. 2 Bprlni; wheat. 77tf?S014c; No. 3, 73,773c; No 2 red. 82HfJ83Uc; No. 2 corn. 43!4fo I3ic; No. 2 yellow, 41c; No. 2 oute, 30fcc; No. 2 white. 324j32ic; No. 3 whlto, 3lli((i"3114c: No. 2 ryo. COc; kooI feedlnp barley. 37tf371iiC; fair to choice mailing, 40t?C0o; No. 1 Max seed, il.07; No. 1 Northwestern. $1.13: mesa pork, por bbl. J16.3olTl6.40; lard, per 100 lbn., J3.3214; Miort ribs slJes (looso), jS.7iV5S.7C; ehort clear sides (boxed), fS.63f79.O0; whisky, buals of high wines, $1.2S. clover, contract grado, J13.W. RECEIPTS. AND SIIIPMETNTS. Kcc'tg. Shlp'ts. Flour, bbls 27.() 28.300 AVheat, bu 9,0.50 -13,300 Com. bu Hi.000 sS.m Oats, bu 183,110 Sl.al Uarlcy. bu 4'J,I00 2.8O0 Rye, bu 3.000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce cxchunRo today tho butter market was firm; creams, 16?J2fll4c: dairy. 15'$ 23c; ck easy at mark coses Included, 13c: llrsts, I3c; prime, 14c; oxtrun, 15'4c; cheoi" btoady. ll13'4c |