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Show muni EH ADVICES Corn, Oats and Provisions Also Up in Price on the Chicago Chi-cago Market. CHICAGO, April 5. Freezing weather In Europo today gave wheal shorts a bit of a scare. In consequence, the market closed strong at. 30c to ISc net advance. Other lending staples, too. showed a final gain corn. Sc to 13o: oats. 3c to adi'Hc; and provisions. 7J01Oc to 321c There undoubtedly wore large export sales of Manitoba wheat today, and this fact strongly emphasized reports that distressing results to crops In Europe might ensue because of the frigid temperature. tem-perature. Besides Canadian exports, both tho Atlantic and Gulf cltios of the United States had clearances large, enough to make a substantial Impression The advance ad-vance In prices hero began a I tho very opening of trading, and latest figures were within Ac of tho top level reached. Buying seemed confined, however, almost entirely to shorts who were takinc profits or putting a stop to loss. The May option op-tion was chiefly affected and ranged between be-tween S5c and S610S6Rc, and closed with a premium over July at S6c. a net gnin of 15c. Wet weather and a big Increase of cash demand led to a higher plane for corn. May varied from 47c 10 4Slc and closed firm at lie up. at 475c. Cash grades were strong. No. 2 yellow finished at 473c lo 4Sic. Oats took an upward turn following other grain. High and low points for Mnv were 30c and 30Jc. with last transactions trans-actions 0Bc net higher, at 30c. Grain strength and a lighter run of hogs helped provisions. The end of the session left pork 25c to 32Jc up. lard with a gain of 17c. and ribs at 7i01Oc to 10c advance. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low Close Mr.v Shi m S5 SGI July SG S6 S5J S:. September .. S6J S63 S53 SGJ May1""" ... 473 48 J 474 47Z July 492 493 49J 472 September . 50J 51 501 "03 Mavl?77. ... 30 305 30 30J Julv 30 301 30G 30t September . 30F. "M. 308 301 CASH QUOTATION'S. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, barely stoady: No. 2 rye. 9lc: feed or mixing barlev. 7O0S5e; fuir to choice malting. 97c0$l.O2: llax seed. No. 1 southwestern, $2,392;: No. 1 norlhweslern. $2.51; timothy seed. $11.75012.00; clover. 515.00; mess pork, per barrel. $.-i.7.0 16.00; lard, per 100 pounds, SS.02J. short ribs, sides (loose). $7.750S.37i; short clear sides (boxed). ?S.5O0S.62i. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat -and flour were equal to 45S.000 bushels- Primary receipts were 502.000 bushels, compared with 1.057,000 bushels tho corresponding day a vear ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 3D cars, corn, 310 cars; oats. 168 cars; hogs. 19.000 head. |