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Show DBF WEATHER CUE ! OF STRENGTH.IH WHEAT . i I Small Primary Jlcceijils an Additional Ad-ditional Rullish Factor; j Market Closes Firm. 1 I j fJUJCAGO, April JI. Tho whcaL I tnnrket was strong all day, the May Ic- mcr; snowinc the "rcatcsff strength, owing to the apparently congested con-lition con-lition of tlmt option. The principal bullish influence was the dry weather in the Southwest, the drought-strieken parts of Kansas and Nebraska being reported re-ported still without rain. The small-ness small-ness of t,he primary movement, however, was an important factor. The receipts 1 nJi-L Pr,mry points wcro on!v l'1-.UOO bushels, compared with (574,001) DushcJs the corr's ponding da3- a vcar ngo. .Bull leaders and shorts wero' active ac-tive bidders for wheal tho greater part of tho day. This demand forced prices J I l-Sc to i.'l-lc above tho lowest point. 1 A reaction of about lc occurrcl during the final half hour, becauso of libera! roalizinff sales, but .the market closed linn. "May opened l-4(W!H-8c to JfoU-Sc higher at 01 l-2c to S 1-Jc, advanced to nj l-lc ami clnseil at. 02 l-Sc. , Small receipts and the sharp advance in wheat brought out a brisk demand tor corn, which resulted in material gains in the price of all deliveries. Tho buying waa general, with shorts ami commission houses eager bidders. Of-lerings Of-lerings were light all day, and came chiefly from holders. Tho chuc was strong. IMay opened l-Sl-lu to l-lc higher at (57 l-2(r?07 o-Sc- to 67 't Sc, advanced ad-vanced to 6S 3-8c"an(l closed at (57 7-S(?:-. GSc. ... un,i displayed considerable firmness, (.ommission houses again bought the bcptembei delivery quito freely, because ot lurthcr complaints of poor germination germina-tion of tho newly sown crop, and shorts j wore forced to cover by the strength of wheat and corn. "May jpenod nn-chnnged nn-chnnged to 53 l-2c. advanced to G3 7-Sc and closed at 53 5-Sc. Provisions were linn, because of the strength of grain and becauec of a 5c advance in live hogs. Trade was of small proportions. At tho closn "Mav pork was up 7 l-2c at I3.42 1-2. laril was 2 l-2c higher at SS.37 1-2. ribs wero 2-2fn;5c. higher at. ?7.207.22 1-2. RANG 12 OF TJIR LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Opon. High. Low. Close. !'2i m oij 02i J'-v SoJ S6i S5i S5 Sopt Ml S4R S3 S3! Cora ")" fui CRi K78 GS 'uly 45 GU 611 dill Sept 6i 63" G.I GSJ OaL- May (old) . 53J 551 531 .f.3Z .Inly (old) . 453 16 153 .161 July (new) . -Hi -H& H M Sent .IS 3S1 ri7i 3S Mess pork, per barrel 'ay 13-40 13M7J 18.40 13.121 "nl.V 13.70 13. SO 1.1.70 13.75" Lard, per JOO lbs 'ny 8.10 R.42"- S.371 R 374 July S.621 R.6:i S.fiO S.60 Sept S.S0 5.80 S.70 S.SO Short rib-, per 100 lbs. -J'"! ".20 7.271 7.2(1 7.224 Jly 7.17J 7.52 7 !,- 7.H7? CASH Ol'OTATinvs Cash iiuotallons were as follows: Flour, cslfly i.'l'; Patents, Sl.2r,4.-f,: stinlghts. 53.004.50; aprlng patents 51.00 6.10; straights. SLOOLSO; bakers'. $3.10 ffl'4.10: No, . 3 spring wheat, 3lcff-41.04; No. 2 red 011-5 03'c; No. 2 corn, 676Sr; 2.ycow. r-SQiCRlc; No. 2 oats. 52;d "f.02 white. 54c: No. 3 white. 60J 5't3jc; No. 2 rye. 0(fj)7Sc: barlev. fair to choice malting. 73f?i)S3r: flax seed. No. 1 North western. ?1.1S; prime tlmotliv seed. Jl.oO; short rlbp. sides (Ioooo), $6.62 'J? J"0?8 Vork, per barrel. 313.37J() lo.op; lard, per 100 lbs.. JS.35; wlilakev, basis of high wines, $1,.10. RECEIPTS AND SH1P.M 13NTS. , , Receipts. Shlpm'ts. X-lour. barrels if,.ion 16i.,00 ) bent, bushels 11.00(1 00.800 Com, bushels 158,100 162.000 Oats, bushels 200,300 355.700 Rye, bushels $ 70(, Uarley, bushels 3S.500 17,'l00 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the pioduco exchango todnv the n.fn' r"flr,,et watl Htcady; creameries, 22171.10c. dairies. 20-26c. Eggs, steady at mark, cass included, lie; HiPts MIc-pr MIc-pr me firsts. Hifc. Cheese, steady, 12 Evaporated Fruits. leportod in the murket for evaporated "J?", 1,aH"y are quoletl at 10fi)llr-choice, 10fi)llr-choice, 81?0ir; prime, 71(fT.7e. and" common com-mon to fair. SJCaje. ,,nu L0,n Prunes arc unsettled, with, CaJirornln 6&IOc,,U at ilUc- H,Hl Orogoirat Apricots have not responded to bullish m?P nr'1 fro!n U,c coa8t a"d Pr,cs arc ini..! 'i5un nominal. Choice arc quoted at IS 20c; extra choice at lO(02lu fancy , 20i&21e. niPift.hnf .aro .nulel, with choice quoted i.iifl..10-.?.:iCJCtril cU,oice' """c; fancy.-lll-frlZe, and extra fancy, 135i'Mc. Raisins uro dull, with loose inuscnMs quoted at oGlc: seeded raisins, r.'QSc: London layers, Jl.fio'f 1.75. "u ' Now York Plour and Grain. . ??W,rT?nR,K- 1Xr,HI U Flour-Receipts, JG.oOO barrols; exports. 15,100 bar- 1 un?ollu5H' 0200 barrels: 'arket iulcl and Wheat Receipts, 37,000 bushels; exports, ex-ports, 20. fo0 buahels; sales, 1.000,000 buh-els; buh-els; spot firm; No. 2 red, 00r elevator, und Tip. Z red. ?t.00J f. 0. b. afloat; No 1 northern. Duluth, 51.101 f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard, winter. SLOG f. o. b. anont. Lack of rain where needed nnd fears of manipulation in Alay wheat started a scare of shorts today that advanced prices lifi'lEc per bushel, and closed the market strong: May closed at ."1.00J; Julv O-llc; Scplembor. Ol'c. ' Imports and Exports. NEW YORK, April II Imports of merchandise mer-chandise and dry goods at the- port of Now lot'lc for the we-k ending April I wore valued at 510.01S 503. e.,JnnF-ort?. i fipccl rl" llm w-cl wore ?39.235 sllvei and ?70,177 j;old. Exports of sjy;clo for the week were 5830.103 sliver and 530.000 gold. Duluth Whoat. Dl'LUTH. April 1 1. Wheat No. 1 northern, OOiR-: No. 2 northcin, Ouijc; May, 07Jc; July, ORic " ' Minneapolis Wheat. .MINNEAPOLIS, April JL Wheat May. OOSc; July. OSiljiOSic; No. i ,ari .71.034: No. 1 northern, 51.01 J ; No " northern. 00jc; No, 3 norlhern. 004g00jc. |