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Show WHEAT CLOSES WEAKER; CORN MARKFT STRONG Profit-Taking Cause of Reaction Near End of Trading; Demand De-mand Slackens. CHICAGO, March IS. The wheat market mar-ket opened moderately strong and continued con-tinued firm until Into in the session, when e. considerable reaction occurred on profit-taking.' profit-taking.' due to a slack demand for cash wheat and to; favorable weather fon tho crop in the Southwest. Commission houses hous-es were the principal buyers throughout the session, but the volume of trade was not large. . .- The early strength was caused by an advance at Liverpool and several other European markets, and by the extreme bullishness manifested in the local xeorir market. Demand waa rather tame lato In tho day and the .close was barely steady. May opened 4c to 'd5T4c higher at 95Bo to 95Zc. advanced to 96c and declined de-clined to 953c Tho close was at 95S 95c. Prlmarv receipts were 582,000 bushels,', bush-els,', compared -with 667.000 bushclH the corresponding day n year ago. MInnea? polls. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts re-ceipts of 379 care. Now high marks for all deliveries were made In the corn markot today, the May option advancing to 67B(g5675c. and July to 41c. Tho market was strong throughout through-out the entire session and closed almost at the top notch. Active demand from shorts and bull leaders was the cause of tliEi strength. The buying "was based on unsettled "weather in the corn belt, 'continued 'con-tinued email rf-cccipt?. firm cables and sharp gains In cash corn at the principal j;raln centers of this country. The selling sell-ing was chiefly by holders. May opened ic to 1c higher at 663o to 671, advanced to 07J')67!c and declined to 67c. Local recolpts were 94 cars, with two of contract con-tract grade. Oats were firm all day, in sympathy with the strength of corn. -May opened ic higher at 54 Ic. advanced to o4Jc and closed at 54!gi54iJc. Provisions wore. 3trong on active demand de-mand by 'aborts and one of the -loading packers. At the close May pork was up 225c at $12.50. Lard was up 74c at $8,024. Ribs were 2jc higher at-$0.90. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close May nr.; 96 95J 95U Julv 90j 90i 90 90 Sept K7il 87? S7i S7 S Corn May fi7i 67 RrtJ 674 July 63i fi41 M'i nil Sept 624 63i 621 634 Oats-May Oats-May fold) . 5.41 -514 f.j 54q May (new) . 53 532 53 534 July (old) . 4S t85 - -7I 4gg July (new) . 46- 463 45 46t Mess pork, per barrel May 12.374 12.50 12.374 12.50 July 12.80 12.90 12.77i 12.90 Lard, per 100 pounds May 7.974 8.05 7.974 S.02J July S.20 8.25 S.20 8.25 Sept 8.43 S.474 S. 15 8.474 Short ribs, per 100 pounds May 6.824 6.90 6.S24 6.90 ! July 7.12s 7.20 7.124 7.20 Sept 7 40 7.43 7.374 7.424 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows. Flour, steady; No. 2' spring wheat, $1.081.10: No. :;. 9Sc?1.00; No. 2 red, 95g961c: No. 2 corn. 656540; No. 2 yellow, 66 67c. No. 2 oats'. u-lf(fa41c; No. 3 white, 504tf?5lo; No. 2 rye, 30c; barley, fair to cholco malting, 7Stfj)82c; flax seed, No. I Northwestern, $1,20; prime timothy seed, $1.76: clover, contract grades. $20.85; short ribs, sides (loose). 6.256.75; mess pork, per barrel. S12.2o'g'12.374 ; lard, per 100 IbB., $7,824: short clear sides (boxed), $6.0246.S7i; whiskey, basis of high wines, $1.36. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. , Receipts, Shipments. Flour, barrels 5J.700 31,400 Wheat, bushels 31,200 103,400 Corn, buhols 255,600 392.200 Oata, bushels 603.500 L'Sn.200 Rye, bushels 7.000 5,800 Barley, bushels 31.700 1,100 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produce exchango today the butter markot was firm; creameries, 22 (2'2Ssc; dairies, 20f826u. Egga, Ilrm at mark, caisos Included. 15c; firsts" Inic; prime firsts. lG4c; extras, 18c. Cheese, steady, 12414c. fi Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK, March 16. The market for evaporated apples is very quiet, and prices are practically nominal. Fancy aro quoted at 104?'llo; choice at 84S'9c; prime, 6871o, and common to fair, 53?F 6!c. Prunes arc unsettled, with quotations ranging from 44140 for California, and fom" tSfi'lOc for Orcgons. Apricots 3ro in light demand, with cholco quoted at lS20e; extra cholco. 20tf?22e. and fancy, 22.'2Ir. Peaches arc In moderate demand on spot, with prices held woll up to quota-tfont-. Choice are quoted at lOlOic: extra choice, 11(11 ic; fancy, 114'12c", and extra fancy, 134j14c. Ralslno arc dull, but rather steadier In lot. owing to better advices from tho coast. Loopo muscatel, o'JJifil.o; seeded raisins, DilfSic, and London layers, $1.G3 1.75. Loudon Wool. LONDON, March 18 A better selection, selec-tion, amounting to 12,259 bales, was offered of-fered at the wool auction sales today. Fine gradno were llrmer, but Inferiors showed no change. Suner-mcrinos sold at prices 5 per cent below Urn January ' bhIcs. Crossbrods were In good demand for home trades. Falkland Island wool Bold readily to all sections, several lota being token by Americans. Now York Produco. NEW TORK. March 18. Butter, steady and unchanged. Cheese, firm and unchanged. -Eggs, steady. |