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Show MARKET FOB WHEAT IS NERVOUS, MIC Close Steady After Violent Fluctuations; Fluc-tuations; Corn Heavy; Oats Dull; Provisions .Strong, CHICAGO. Feb, 21. Wheat was nervous ner-vous and erratic today, fluctuating from c to lie, and closed steady to Jc up. Corn dragged throughout the session and closed -weak. Oats kept within narrow limits, while provisions started ntronn on the advance In llvo hog prices, and later lost some of tho early Rain. A good market for July wheat developed. devel-oped. May was neglected and sagged from f 1.143 , to $1,133. making up part 01 the loss late In the session and closing clos-ing unchanged from Saturday's final llg-ures. llg-ures. Fluctuations In the dlstnnt futures ?'crc Jn1". c to c' Jl.v running up C'1.1 S-,,.,i 10 ?1'058. closing at S1.05K& !A04-?ife,.?i.c,0,',nff "5Urcs for May Corn was heavy and fell off from He to ic. lowanl the close prices lifted slightly slight-ly from the low point. May traveled down from COJc to 65J3.GGc. Tho close was weak, with May at GGJc, 6c lowor. , ,Tra'ic ln 'lts was relatively dull. Mav fell off from 1734710 to 17'fj!47ic. Final figures for May were at 174c, a shade lower. In provisions, iork and lard were from .fie to 71e lilcher, and ribs unchanged from the previous close. Closing prices for the May products wore; Pork, ?23.071: lard. $12.75; and ribs. $12.15. Note The board of trade will bo closed tomorrow. Washington's birthday. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low.Close. May ..1.14 1.11 1.133 1.I4A 1 July l.ois 1 .058 1. on 1.051 Sept 1.00J 1.00J 1.00 " 1.00S .Corn May 001 00? 051 001 luly 071 075 07 071 feepl 07! G7C 07 071 Oats Mny (71 471 17 471 Ml , 415 M; 111 SsfiPt Ill 41 41 111 Mess pork, per barrel May 23.75 23. S5 23.05 23.071 July 23. SO 23.S71 23.05 23.07J Lard, per 100 pounds Mny 12.80 12. S5 12.75 12.75 July 12.771 12.80 12.70 12.70 Short ribs, per 100 pounds May 12.50 12.521 12.45 12.15 July 12.174 12.50 12. 121 12.42 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 rye. Sic at S2c; feed or mix-In? mix-In? barley. 05fFG7c; fair to choice malting, malt-ing, G0(ffi73e; flnx somI. No. 1 southwest-em, southwest-em, $2.11; No. 1 northwestern. 52.21 : timothy tim-othy seed. $1.05: clover. $13.00; mess pork, per barrel. $23.G24?j$23.7S, lard, per 100 barrels. $12.75: short ribs, sides (loose). $12.00i?iSI2.50: short clear sides, (boxed), ?12.753'?12.S71. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of whrnt and flour were equal to 200.000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by nmdstreefs. wen-were wen-were equal to 200.000 'bush.'ls. Primary 10-celpts 10-celpts were 1.0S1.000 bushels. The visible visi-ble supply of wheat In the United Unit-ed States Increased S.O00 bushels for the week. The amount of breadstuff bread-stuff on ocenn pasnago increased 1.OSO.000 bushels. Estimated "receipts for Wednesday: Wednes-day: What. 53 ears: corn. 50 cars; oats. 01 cars; bogs, tomorrow. 21,000 head. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK. Fob. 21. Evaporated apples ap-ples steady; spot, fancy, 101c; choice, 001c; prime, G357c; common to fair, C$08c. Prunes steady; California, up to 30-10s, 235'01c; Oregons. GfTOe. Apricots steady; choice, Ul'p'llSc: extra ex-tra choice, lll5121c; fancy, 12KiU3ii Pcnchfs steady: choice. G2"7c; extra choice, 7(371c; fancy. 73tf?Sc. Raisins unchanged. Loose muscatels, 4CT53c; choice to fancy seeded, 5g)G8c; seedless, 31 13c; London layers. ?1.15C 1.25. |