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Show BULLS TARE LEAD li THE 1EA MARKET After .an Easy Opening, Prices Steadily Advance and the Close Is Firm. CHICAGO, Sept. 30. The wheat market opened easy to weakness of foreign prices, being a shade higher to 5c lower. low-er. A llrmer tone developed before the end of the first hour on buying by several of tho leading operators and throughout tho remainder of the day sentiment was inclined to favor the bulls, Advances at Minneapolis and Duluth and a rovlval In demand for cash wheat were largely responsible for the firmness. Northwest Hour mills were reported to have bought considerable cash wheat at Kansas City and advices from thrs Northwest North-west claimed that farmers' deliveries had fallen "off from 30 to 40 per cent, and that receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth would soon show a decrease as the result. The arrivals today at Winnipeg were less than 1 usual, owing, it was said, to unsettled weather for the past few days. Texas and Southeastern mills were reported to havo bought cash wheat at St. Louis, and Toledo reported a good demand from Ohio mills. Export demand was quiet, but seaboard sea-board reported 25 boatloads taken for export, ex-port, chiefly Durum. Tho market closed firm. Closing of the September delivery, which was accompanied by a dccllno of 3 cents from the high point of tho day, was tho feature pf trade In tho corn market. mar-ket. Tho market closed irregular, with September 132c lower, at 7676c, and future dellycrlcs firm. Oats for September delivery were firm, tho market closing about steadv, with prices a shade lower to c higher. Renewed liquidation of October pork caused weakness In provisions during the first half of the day. but In the latter part or tho session buying of lard by packers caused a steady feeling in lard and ribs, although pork continued weak. 4 'L. cIose Prices were 575c higher to 32c lower. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. jepl HSR 99 981 99 Pec. 991 3.00 90i P9S Mny 1.028 1.03 1.02 1.02S Corn-Sept Corn-Sept 75 79 76 76 P, CGI 65: 65 653 May 64 65 ill! 611 Oats-Sept. Oats-Sept. 492 50 49 49 P.0" 49a 49 485 49fc M7 51 Dig 51 51 Mess pork, per barrel Sept lJ.fiO 14.60 14.60 14.60. 9cU 14.75 14.55 14.60 Jan 10.65 16.671 16. 52 1G.G2 Lard, per 100 pounds-Sept. pounds-Sept. .. 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 9ct 10-15 10.371 10.15 10.15 Stll V 5-73 9-77 9.671 9.671 Short ribs, per 100 pounds Sept. 9.90 9.90 0.371 9.S71 Oct. .. 9. SO 9.90 9 75 9. 82J Jan S.75 S.75 8.671 8.671 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows. Flour, steady; No. 2 spring wheat, $1.041.0G; Jso. 3, 9bc$1.05: No. 2 red. 991c$1.00; No. 2 corn, OSSe; No. 2 yellow, 79c; No. 2 oats, 4Slc; No. 3 whlto. 4751c: No 2 rve; Gc; good feeding barley. 55nGc; fair'to choice malting, 5759c; flax seed, No. 1 northwestern. $1.23; prime timothy seed ?M2: anort r,bs sldcs (loose). $9.75 10.00; mess pork, per barrel. S14.G2A 14. o: lard, per 100 lbs.. $10,271; short clear sides (boxed), ?10.2510.50: whiskey, whis-key, basis of high wines, $1.37. Receipts. Shipments. 'our. barrels 5G.300 58.900 Wheat bushels 216.000 10,300 Corn, bushels 2G1.600 122 900 Oats, bushel3 265.500 450J00 Rye. bushels G.OOO 2.100 Barley, bushels 250.000 73,900 ' PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchango todav the butter market was steady; creameries, 20 2Gc; dairies. IS 22c. Eggs, steadv at mark, cases included, 1619c; firsts," 22c; prime firsts, 23c. Choose, strong, 1314c. New York Produce.-NEW Produce.-NEW YORK, Sept. 30. Butter, firm; creamery specials. 26!27c; extra, 26c: thirds to firsts, 182lc. Cheese, firm; unchanged. Eggs, quiet; unchanged. |