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Show WHEAT AGAIN DROPS; BAILIES HEAR CLOSE New Low Record Reached ; Covering Cov-ering by Shorts Cause of Some Recovery. CHICAGO. April 23. The fresh break In what occurred shortly after tho opening, open-ing, which was Irregular, with prices 4c lower to Sic higher. The advance at tho start was due chiefly to a sharp rally at Liverpool, following considerable, weakness weak-ness there early In the day. Taking the advance In the English market as an Indication In-dication of a rally here, shorts plunged In to covor on first trades and prices were given a quick upturn. July opened at 51.1011.11 ami May at 51.23Q1.241. Three or four leading commission houses which were the principal sellers yesterday then renewed their selling operations oper-ations and tho market soon become extremely ex-tremely weak. Early buyers switched to the selling side, nnd as prices declined fresh stop-loss orders were reached, which accelerated the downward movement, move-ment, rj'-foro the decline was cheeked .uly had sold off to 5L0Si and May to $1,203. and September lo 5 1.07 J. .December .Decem-ber had droppod to 00c. Covering by shorts then caused another rally and during the remainder of the dav a much steadier feeling was manifested. Dclav to seeding In the northwest, due to cold weather, wss favorable, lo the bears. Argentine shipments wore over, the estimate, at 2.036,000 bushels for Hie week, and Australia shipped over SOO.OOO bushels. Most of the crop reports which came in were less bullish, the plant In most states showing decided improvement compared with a week ago. The Kansas report makes the condition of the crop In that, state SS, ;iS against SO. the government's gov-ernment's Anril llrure. :md tln :iereni?ii now left. C,u!)2.000 acres versus 0,121,000 seeded last fall. The market closed firm, with July at 51-10 : May closed at 1.22 and September Septem-ber at 51.20. Corn priees broke from 11c to 2je earl v. as a result of the unloading of large lines of the May delivery, which sonif of the leading commission hr-uscs had boon accumulating fur the past few weeks. Initial quotallons on Mnv were at 70Jc to 70So. and on July at (58Jc to J.SSc. Before tho cud of the first half-hour half-hour May had dropped to f.72c and .Tulv lo 0fic. At the close prices were still io to lgtfT'Ue below yesterday's close. May closed at 091c and July at 071c Oats followed the trend of tho com market. At the close prices wcro only a shade (o IQiJc under yesterday's close. Provisions woro firm at the start, but weakened along with groin and closed a shade higher to 71c lower. RANGE OV THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low CIsc ainy 1.244 1.211 1.20J 1-224 July LU l.lli LOSS 1.10 September 1.024 1.02B 1.014 l (m December 1.01A 1.012 003 1.01 Corn May ... 70 70; 672 004 July . .. ... RS3 OS? fi64 671 September .. 071 07S 06 0153 December .. 5S 5S 57J 574 Oats-May Oats-May 56J 564 as 55 J"ly 40 40 48 4Sl December .. 42 424 4 IS II4 Mess Pork, per barrel May 17.S21 17.021 17. SO 17. S5 1"1.V IS. 05 IS. 10 17.071 18.05 September ..IS. 071 18.07 17.05 18.00 Lard, per 100 pounds May 10,271 10.35 10.271 10.30 July 10.50 10.50 10.421 10.45 September ..10.621 10.621 10.57 10.57J Short Ribs, per 100 pounds May 0.57 0.65 0.571 0.624 July 0.70 0.724 0.05 0.70 September -. 0.80 0.S5 0.S0 0.S21 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash notations were as follows Flour, steady; No. 2 rye, S2QS3c; feed or mixing barley. 00Q661c: fair to choice malting, 661Q'671c: flax seed, No. 1 southwestern, 51.541. No. 1 northwestern. 51.014: timothy seed. 53.80; clover, $0.45. moss pork, per harr&i 517.S5QU7.90: lard, per 100 pounds. 510.30; short ribs, sides (loose). 50.50Q10.621; short clear sides (boxed), 59. 7 510.25. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour were ecuiol to 3,027.500 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown bv Bradstrcct's, were eo.ual to 1.500,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 174,000 bushels, copmared with 26S.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 11 cars; corn, 44 cars; oats, 130 cars; hogs, 13,000 head. Evaporated Fruit. NEW YORK. April 23. No change. Is reported In the market for evaporated apples. Fancy, SQ0c; choice. 7Q73c; prime, CQlOlc; eommon to fair. oQOc. Prunes remain somewhat unsettled, but are moving fairly well into consumption. New crop Californlrisjfrult. 33Q12c; Orc-gons. Orc-gons. GlQiOc for 10-50s to 20-30s. Apricots, firm; choice, lOfiMOic" extra choice, l01Q103e: fancy, 11013c. Peaches are quiet.; choice. 0Q6c; extra choice. 0Q)03c; fancy. 7Q)81t. Raisins are rather steadier in lone, although al-though the situation Is still unsettled; loose muscatel, 31Q.llc; choice to fancy seeded, lSGc. seedless, 35f?51c: London layers. $1.20?1.30. |