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Show IMPROVED WcATUER I A USE Of WEAKNESS Heavy Showers and Cool Wave Over Northwest Lead to Decline De-cline in Wheat. CHICAGO. July 15. The change in weather conditions in the Northwest furnished fur-nished tho chief incentive for freo selling by commission houses and local longs. Although tho official weather map showed very llttlo rain in the spring: wheat country, private advices, loportcd heavy showers in Manitoba and various sections of the DaKotas. and tho official forecast was for rain tonight or tomorrow for a large part of the drouth-stricken rogion. Cooler weather also prevailed throughout the Northwest. An increase in primary receipts and a decline at Liverpool helped to weaken the market. A report that forty-two boatloads boat-loads of wheat had been "worked" for export at New York had a steadying ef-foct ef-foct late in the session. September openod B to 3(fPZc lower, at 908(903c, sold at 905c and then declined to 89ic. The clo6c was at OOgc. The corn market was dull and Irregular, favorable weather for the growing crop causing an easier tone in the new crop months and continued small receipts Imparted Im-parted moderate firmness to tho July and September deliveries. Tho market closed irregular, the new deliveries being firm and tho distant options easy. September opened unchanged to ic lower at 734374c, advanced to 74Bc and closed at 74c. Trado In oats was active and the market mar-ket was weak. Improved weather conditions condi-tions for the crop in the Northwest and the break In wheat brought out realizing sales by local holders. Demand was largc-Iv largc-Iv from shorts. September opened I to 1 'io lower, at 4343ic to 43c, sold at 421c and closed at 42&g)43c. Provisions lost much of their storngth on realizing sales. The upturn at the start was due chiefly to active demand by local packers. The close was firm. September Sep-tember pork sold betweon S15.82a16.20 and closed at a gain of 571c. Lard ranged between $9,324(5)9.35 and 50.45 and closed at 59.40. a net gain of 21c. Ribs ranged between $8,771 8.921 and closed 10c higher. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES.. Wheat Open High Low .Close Julv 90A 00 SOS 80S Sept 003. 90 S05 003 Dec. (old) .. 023 023 929 024 Dec (new).. 924 923 915 02 Corn Julv 733 743 733 74 S'ep't 74 713 734 741 May 618 62 61 Gil Oats Julv (old) .. 51 51 501 50J July (new).. 501' 501 402 493 Sept. 43 43 421 43 Dec 44 44 43 431 May 15g 453 413 45 Moss Pork, per barrel Sept 15.00 16.20 15.S2J 15.90 Oct 15.90 16..20 15.85 15.921 Lard, per 100 pounds July 0.821 Sept 9.234 0.45 0.321 0.40 Oct 0.421 9.55 9.421 0.50 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds Julv S.70 S.724 8.70 8.70 Sept 8.071 S.921 S.771 S.874 Oct S.S5 S.974 8.S5 S.95 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: P'lour, steadv; No. 2 spring wheat. S1.17; No. 3, $1.131.14: No. 2 red. 9039Ilc: No. 2 corn, 74i75c: No. 2 yellow, 76(fw764c; No. 2 oats. 54c; No. 3 white. 5G573c; No. 2 rye. 7475c: fair to choice malting barley, 696?74c; No. 1 Northwestern flax seed. 1.231, prime timothy seed, $3 924(?z 4.10: clover, contract grades. SS.OO(Q)17.00; short ribs, sides (loose). $S-50S.S71; mess pork, per bbl ?15.80frl5.90; lard, per 100 lbs., S9.S21; short clear sides (boxed). S9.009.25; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.35. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 31.000 18,000 Wheat. ' bushels SO.000 86,000 Corn, bushels ........ .198.000 71,000 Oats, bushels 236,000 76,000 Rye. bushels 2,000 800 Barley, bushels 42,000 1G.00U PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was firm: creameries, 1821c; dairies. 17fi20c. Eggs Firm; at mark, cases Included. 1516c; firsts, 153171c, prime firsts, 191c. Cheese Steady, 10J 12c. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK, July 15. Quotations In the evaporated apple market are nominally nomi-nally unchanged. Fancies are quoted at 1010!c; choice at SiOc; prime, 617c, and common to fair, 5!6!c. While the tone of the prune market is quite steady, prices arc unchanged. Call-fornlas Call-fornlas range from 316c, and Oregons from 51 to 7c There Is no change In apricots. Choice, lOfJylOlc; extra choice, lLllc; fancy, 1213c. No activity is shown in tho peach market. mar-ket. Choice, 84(S'83c; extra choice, 991c; fancy. lOdJUOJc; extra fancy, 10jgillc. The situation in raisins shows no Improvement. Im-provement. Loose muscatels, 67c; seoded, Gl71c; London layers, $1.20 1.35. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS, July 15. Wool Firm; medium me-dium grades combing and clothing, IS 20c; light fine. 16tfi)20c; heavy fine, 11 12c; tub-washed, 2027c. New York Produce. NEW YORK, July 15. Butter Steady; unchanged. Cheese Irregular. Esgs Steady. |