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Show WHEAT 8PE8S FIBS, I Hi, 1HEI Ml Bearish Sentiment Overcome by Prediction of Small Shipments. CHICAGO. April 10. Wheat, .opened firm because of small receipts In- tho. Northweut, -strong cablos, and dry weather weath-er In Nebraska and Kansas. It soon weakened, however, upon reports from various points In Kansas that tho much-needed much-needed rain had fallen, bcntlment continued con-tinued bearish until the final hour, when a. sharp advanco occurred on the small-ness small-ness of shipments from Argentina and predictions that the world's shipments for the week will be light. The close was strong. lay opened i"$c to iQfc 1 higher at 9l3lP92ic, sold off to 901c and then advanced' to 92i'c. The close was at 92 Jo- , ' The corn market 'was firm early in the day hecauso of continued smull receipts, but later the market became weak on selling by longs and cash Interests. Trade was light all day. The close was weak and near the low point. May opened unchanged un-changed at 67ie, advanced to 67Rc, and then declined to 06io, where It closed. Oals were wenk on the new crop outlook-. The volume of business was small. May opened unchanged at 538c, sold up to 53Jc, declined lo 53c, and closed at 53Jc. .' Provisions were quiet and prices were firm because of smaller receipts of live hogs. At the close May pork was up 10c; lard was oqlc. higher and ribs wcro 21. up. There will be no session of the board tomorrow. Good Friday. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. J.ow. Ulse. May 92i 92a 90& . 92 i .July sr.; sr; s-12 ,S58 Sept 83t Si $2 S34 Corn May 67i .675 66? 66". July 6li 6U 63J 63- Sept 62; 63 62J 62? Oats May (old) .. 532 SJij 53 53 May (new).. 524 52i 52 52 July (old) . . 45i 45a 4nl f2j July (new).. 43i 43J 13 43$ Sept 375 37i 37 37a Mess Pork, per barrel May 12.S7J )3.02s 12.S76 13.00 July . . 13.20 13.35 13.20 33.221 Sept .. 13.55 13.67 13.55 13.02J Lard, per 100 pounds May S.05 S.10 S.05 ' S.10 July S.22a S.30 S.22J S.30 Sept S.42i S.50 S.12J S.47i Short Ribs, per 10f neur.ds May. 6.S71 6.92'. C.S7j 6.90 July 7.121 7.20 7.10 7.17 Sept 7.37J 7.40 7.375 7.40 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour easy; No. 2 red wheat. 90921c: No. 2 corn. 66267c; No. 2 yellow, 67(67ic; No. 2 oats. 52jc: No. 2 white, 55c; No. white, 49'J?54tH No. 2 rye, 76rJ?7So; fall-to fall-to choice malting 'barley, 7383c; No. 1 Northwestern flaxseed, 1.1 Si , prime timothy tim-othy seed. $4.25; short, ribs, sides (loosei. $6.37Jf()6.65; mess pork, por barrel, $13.00 (57)13.50; lard, per 100 pounds, $8.00; short clear sides (boxed), $7.37irn7.62;; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.35. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels -11,300 23,300 Wheat, bushels 7.000 35,700 Corn, bushels 313. SOO 200,400 Oats, bushels 262,500 204. -KM) Rye, bus-hels l.OOn l.SOo Barley, bushels 32.100 47,900 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On Hie produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creameries. ' 21c; . dairies, 20'3t2''c; eggs, steady; at mark, cases Included, lie; firsts. I4ic; primo firsts, lHc; choose, steady, 12giP,ie- Evaporatetl Fruits. NEW YORIC, April 10. The market for evaporated apples continues dull, witli fai;y o.uoled at 10J(57llc; choice. SI &'94c: prime. TATic: common to fair. Prunes are in fair jobbing demand, with . quotations ranging from- He lo lie for California fruit nnd from 53c to 10c for Oregon. There are occasional sales of apricots . at Inside prices. Choice nre quoted at lS20c; extra choice, l0fiT2Ic; fancv, 20 24c. Peaches are unchanged. ' with cholc quoted at lOJOlc; extra choice, lift: lllc- fancy, lltlc; extra faiicv, v:. lie. 1 . Raisins are light, with -loose muscatfl quoted at fiffffi'i-; seeded raisins, r.lfrSc; London layers, $1.03'Jl.7f. New York Produce.-NEW Produce.-NEW YORK, April 1G. Butter. Irreg-uja" Irreg-uja" lift"! creameries, common to special. spe-cial. lS&'2.7c. Cheese, easy, unchanged, liggs. firm; Stato, Pennsylvania and near by. brown and mixed, extra. 17c. Now York Sugar. NEW YORK. April l?!. Sugar Raw. firm; fair refining. ,1.f)2c; centvlfugal. .00 test. 4.12c: molasses sugar. .G7c; refined, steady; . crushed. 6.20c; powdered. r..fi0e; granulated. r,.S0e. St. Louis Wool. ST. L,Ot:iS. April 16. Wool. weak; medium grades, combing and clothing. IS 67'lOc; light line, imi6c; hcaiy line, 11 6 12c; tub-washed. 20.20jc |