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Show ILLS 01 WHEAT BADLY HAMMERED Flood of Offerings by Longs Cause Weakness After Strong Opening. CHICAGO. April 19. Wheat1 prices started out strong today and closed weak after longs had hammered the bulls Into submission. In a milder measure corn emulated wheat and in still narrower limits oats reflected the early advance and later decline of the other grains. Provisions advanced steadily, closing from 15c to 60c up. A strong foreign market with Liverpool Liver-pool figures materially advanced gave shorts an excuso to cover with the opening open-ing of the day and heavy buying ran May up 13c. while July and September took on a gain of about Re. Holders of cash wheat, together with elevator concerns con-cerns Joined in gorging the market with offerings and tho bulls gave way. July sank by degrees from $l.01J1.02 to Sl.OOil, and September shaded down from 51.001 to 9$3e. while May tumbled from SI 081 to 51.06. The close was weak with July 3c off at $1,003. September IfTRo down at 9S3tfJ)9Sc and May Jrf5)lc up at Sl.OGRfftl.OfiS. Corn prices were Inclined to firmness early .buoyed up by the advancing tide of wheat and took on about Jc. Later In the session when wheat was on the down grade oorn sagged. May touching 56Sc after having sold at 57ic. The demand for cash corn was fair and prices were steady. No. 2 yellow sord at 5Sc. All the futures closed weak with May lgc off at 565c. There was a slackening of shipping demand in oats. May moved between 421c and 41Jc and closed weak. Final figures for the May delivery were 3S 3Slc down at 41R413c. In provisions pork was particularly active and showed a net gain of from 47c for September to 00c for May. Lard and ribs were less forward and gained from 15c to 22Jc. Closing figures for the May products were. Pork. 60c up at $21.25; lard. 20c higher at $12.55; ribs, J5c up at $12,021. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low Close May l.W 1.0S1 1.061 1 .063 July , 1.013 1-02 1.00H 1. 003 Sept 1.00 1.004 983 9SJ Corn 'May 571 571 56i 561 July 00 60S 601 60J Sept 62i 621 615 613 I Oats-May Oats-May :. 121 421 411 112 July 40 40 392 391 Sopt ' 3SJ 388 378 371 Mess Pork, per barrel May 21.00 21.25 20.90 21.25 July 21. lii 21.50 20.90 21.421 Sept 20. SO 21.17 20. SO 21.371 Lard, per 100 pounds Mav 12.05 12.20 11.90 12.05 Julv 11.921 12.05 11.85 12.02 Sept 11.921 12.10 11. S7 12.07 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds Mav 11.92 12.021 11.90 12.021 JulS' 11.75 11 .95 11.75 11.95 Sept 11.75 11.971 11.721 11.95 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows; Flour, weak; No. 2 rye. 7Sc; feed or mixing barley. bar-ley. 13'G50e; fair to choice malting. 56(rf 64c; timothy sefd. S4.60; clover. $11.75; mess pork, per barrel. $21.252I.50; lard, per 100 pounds. 12.05; short ribs, sides (loose). $11.77Jff'12.l5: short clear sides (boxed), $13.50(5713.75. GRAIN STATISTICS. Tolal clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 173.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 238,000 bushels, compared with 231,900 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. The world's visible supply, sup-ply, as shown by Bradstrcet's. Increased 1.257.000 bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheal. 14 cars; corn. 60 cars: oats, 124 cars; hogs, 18.000 head. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK. April 19. Evaporated apples ap-ples dull. but. desirable grades are In small supply and prices are steady on the spot. Fancy Is quoted at 10c. choice at S(ff Sic, prime at 637ic and common to fair at 6n61c Prunes are quiot and quotations easy, ranging from 2J79!e for Californlas up to 30-10s and 5rff9c for Oregons. Apricots arc quiet and easy, with new crop offerings attracting little attention. Choice, lOifiJllc; extra choice, 11 (gillie; fancy. ll1lic. Peaches arc dull and easy, with considerable consid-erable pressure to sell. Choice. 6f7i63c; extra choice, Gilj'ic: fancy, 71f773c Raisins arc steady and quiet, with prices barely steady. Loose muscatels quoted at SS'ffSS"'. choim lo fancy seeded seed-ed at 5tfif3c. seedless at 343c. and London Lon-don layers at $1.15(fP1.20.. New York Flour and Graiu. NEW YORK. April 19. Flour Easy, with a small trade; spring patents, 5.35ry 5.50: receipts. 26,565 barrels; shipments. 12.712 barrels. Wheat Spot, weak: No. 2 red. $1.14 cl.f.; No. 1 northern, $1.16 f.o.b. opening navigation. Wheat options advanced early on shorts covering and firm cables. Inst statistics were bearish, with favorable favora-ble crop news, and the market cased off and closed at tfi3e net decline. Exporters Export-ers took three loads. May. $1,131(5'!. 143. closed at. $1,131: July. $1.0S8fil.09 l.-16. closed nt S1.0S3; September. SI. 061 1.071. closed at $1,061. Receipts. 63,600 bushels. Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK. April 19 Special cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreofs show tho following changes In visible supplies, as compared with previous account- Wheat. United States east of Rockies. Increased 175.000 bushels; Canada, decreased de-creased 225.000 bushels. Total, United States and Canada, decreased de-creased 49.000 bushels. Afloat for and In Europe Increased 1.300.000 bushels. Total American and, European supply Increased 1.251,000 bushels. Corn. United StaloH and Canada, decreased de-creased 913.000 bushels. Oats. Unllod States and Canada.- decreased de-creased 109,000 bushels. St. Louis WooK ST. LOUIS. April 19. Wool Unchanged: Un-changed: medium grades, combing and clothing, 2025c; light fine, I8tfr24c; heavy fine, llOc; tub washings, Qiff36c. |