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Show WHEAT OPENS EASY, BUI GROWS STRONGER After First Hour of Trading Sentiment Is Generally Bullish; Bull-ish; Close Near Top. CHICAGO. Oct. 14,. Following a decline at Liverpool equal to nearly 1 cent a bushel, the wheat market here opened easy, with prices' unchanged to l&gc lower low-er compared with the previous close. Before Be-fore tho end of tho first hour, however, : prices had advanced about half a cent, owing to active buying by a leading bull and during the remalndor of the day sentiment sen-timent In the pit vas bullish the greater part of the time. Cash wheat In the sample sam-ple market was In only fair demand and premiums were steady on the spring variety. va-riety. A later better demand of the exporters ex-porters was reported, but It was entirely for durum. The market closed at almost the top figures. Final quotations on December De-cember were at $1.01 and on May at $1,031 1.01. Tho corn market was weak owing to heavy selling Inspired by a decline of sc to 3 cents In the price of the cash grain. Tho markot closed weak ut almost the bottom. Final quotations showed net losses of lilc to Rc. December cloECd at G3BiS)G32e and May at G31c The oats market was unsettled, hut sentiment was Inclined to be bearish the greater part of tho day. A decline of 1c in the price of cash grain had a depressing depress-ing effect on options. Tho close was easy with prices off a shade to ic. December closed at 4SilS?c and May at 50i5p505c. Provisions were rather weak at the start, owing to renewed liquidntlon, but sentiment soon becamo bullish on buying by local packers. The early selling was due to a 10c to 15c decline In the price of live hogs. At the close prices were 21c lower to 30c higher. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open' High Low Clse Dec 1.008 1.011 1.00J 1.01 May 1.035 1.041 1.031 1-04 July ., 9SJ 99j 9S2 995 Corn Dec 63J 64i 638 633 Mav 635 638 63i 63i July 628 022 62a G2J Oats-Dec Oats-Dec 4S1 4SB 4S 4S2 Mav 501 50& 50 501 July 45 4G4 455 46 Mess pork, per barrel Oct 13.70 13.90 13.70 13.70 Jan 15.05 15.40 15.00 15.30 May 14.90 15.30 14.S75 15.171 Lard, per 100 pounds Oct 9.30 n.35- 9.25 9.35 Jan 9.075 9.22$ 9.00 9.15 May 9.02j fl.20 S.97S 9.121 Short ribs, per 100 pounds Oct 8. SO S.82i 8.67i S.S2a Jan S.02a 8.20 8.00 S 171 May S.07j 8.25 S.02i 8.225 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour 'steady; No. 2 spring wheat. $1.04ifil 05; No. 3. 9Gc8$1.04; No. 2 red, ?1.00J1.0li; No. 2 corn. 74g74!c: No 2 yellow. 79 79Jc: No. 3 white, 42149c; No. 2 rye, 751c; good feeding barley, 5556c; fair to choice malting, 578!61c; No. 1 northwestern north-western flaxseed, $1,231: prime timothy seed, $1.45: clover, contract grades, $8; short ribs, sides (loose). cS.62i99.50: mess pork, per barrel, $13.S7i?j14 ; lard, per 100 pounds, $9.35n)9.37a: short clear sides (boxed). $9.50(9.75; whiskey, basis of high wines, $1.37. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. j Articles Receipts. Shipments. ! Flour, barrels 47.900 85.600 j Wheat, bushels 79.000 79.900 ! Corn, bushels 1GG.S00' 251.400 Rye. bushels 4.000 100 Barley, bushels 111,900 130,300 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was steady; creameries, 205 275c: dairies. lS52tc; eggs steady, at mark, cases Included. 17$J20c; firsts. 23c, prime firsts, 24c; cheese steady, 1253'13!c. Ne-w York Sugar, ' NEW YORK. Oct. 14. Sugar Qujct; fair refining. $3.45; centrifugal .9G test, $3.95: molasses sugar. $3.20. Refined, quiet; crushed. $5.70; . powdered, pow-dered, $5.10; granulated, $5.00, |
