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Show POTATO CROP HAS EFFECT! WHEAT News That Germany's Yield of Tubers Is Heavy Depresses - the Cereal. By Associated Press. CHICAGO, Oct. 22. One of tho Important Im-portant props of tho whent market from a world standpoint was weakened today. Tho potato crop of Germany, an immense im-mense source of food supply, which the trade was led to beliovc had suffered disaster, was shown by official report to have a condition much higher than expected ex-pected 72 . per cent against 80 a year ago. With prospects also of a large increase in-crease In the amount of whoat available in this country prices dragged all day and closed at tho IovtobI figures of tho session, a net decline of ,ic to 115fllc. Corn finished Jc to lie bolow last night, and oats c to 1c. Later, the quotations for hog products varied from 121c advance ad-vance to 121c loss. Small domand for cash wheat was a depressing factor that confronted speculators specu-lators from the start. In the faco of this condition, Nobraska offerings at low figures wore freely made hero and at Kansas City, For the time being tho pit could apparently see only one side of the markc December ranged from 92c to 93Jc. closing weak, liffjulc down, at D2Jf g,923c. Fine weather took nil the stamina out of corni December sold from 461c to 451c and finished steady at He off at 45fi45iJc. Cash was vcak, .No. 2 yellow closing at 4SG4Sc. Oats was carried down by other grains. December fluctuated from 30c and 301 30Bc. with last sales off at le. Provisions received a' downward push from the grain list. At the end of trading trad-ing pork was unchanged to 121c lower, lard 7c off to 12c up, and ribs 2jtfj'5e higher to 5c decline. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Closo. Dec 93 935 928 923 May 1.00 1.001 091 901 July ... 961 961 96 961 Corn-Dec Corn-Dec 461 461 ' 451 463 May 491 491 481 481 July 50 50 491 491 Oats-Dec Oats-Dec 301 301 301 301 May 331 33J 33B 338 July 331 331 32J 321 Mess pork, per barrel Jan 17.35 17.40 17.25 17.271 May 16.35 16.421 16.20 16.20. I Lard, per 100 lbs. Oct 13.50 13.65 13.45 13.65 Nov. 11.571 11.671 11,571 11.671 Jan 10.421 10.421 10.371 10.37 Short rlb3, por 100 lbs. Jan 0.221 9.25 9.20 9.20 May 9.021 9-021 9.021 9.021 ' CASH QUOTATIONS. ' Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady; winter patents, $4.204.40; straights. S3.80(34.05; spring Btralghts, 54. 40-014. 60; bakers', 53.50(55.00. No. 2 rye, 761c Feed or mixing barley. 60C" 65c; fair to choice malting, 70ff"t)741c. flax seed. No. 1 southwestern, $2.50, No. 1 northwestern, $2.65. . Timothy seed, 57.00(319.00. Clover. 58.50314.00. Mess pork, per barrel. $17,871(3)18,60. Lard, por 100 pounds, 513.05. Snort ribs, sides (loose), 510.0010.871. Short clear sides (boxed), 511.121(5)11.26. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour wore equal to 231.000 bushels. Primary receipts wore 1,169,000 bushols, compared com-pared with 1,901,000 bushels the corresponding corre-sponding day a year ago. Estimated rocclpts ro-cclpts for tomorrow: Wheat, 39 cars; corn, 60 cars; oats, 178 cars; hogs, 25,000 head. Evaporated Fruits. By Associated Press, NEW YORK. Oct. 22. Evaporatod apples ap-ples steady; spot, fancy, 10c; choice. SJ 91c; prime. 73ra'Sic; common to fair, 7ic. Prunes quiet and steady. Quotations range from 5$10c for Callfornias up to 30-10's and 73(S;9ic for Oregons from 60 to 30's. Apricots inactive nnd firm; choice, 121W123c; extra choice, 13$j"'13ic; fancy. lSi&l le. Peaches dull and firm; choice, 7'g'71c; extra choice, 8Slc: fancy, SlifjiOc. Raisins quiet and featureless. Loose muscatels quoted at Ttlfjec for 2 and 3-crown; choice to fancy seeded, 6lSc; seedless, 5Q)6c; London layers, fl.20t(" 1.35. |