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Show WHEAT PRICES TAKE I UPWARD 8H00I Action of Market Indicates That (he Recent Liquidation Liquida-tion Was Thorough. CHICAGO, May IS Actions of the wheat market today Indicated that recent liquidation by holders had been thorough and that prices had developed a ttndencv to recover. Tho close was stead v at :i not advance of Tho close left corn tho same, as last night to Wic below, be-low, oats unchanged to ic down and provisions pro-visions olT 5 1' to f.Jf. Wheal trad 0 was mainly a scalping affair af-fair The ion appeared nervous and dealers as a rule were disposed to keep their cominltmenls light ponding the opening of another week. Tn tho last hour the market receded a bit because of estimates foreshadowing government figures fig-ures In Juno suggesting a winter crop ..0,000 bushels In excess of what had be-on expected In May. Tho more friendly feeling for the buying buy-ing ski of wheat received impetus in part from cable dispatches that Canadian Argentino offerings were of miserable quality, and that world shipments promised prom-ised to be small. July fluctuated, between $1.07sL0S and S1.0SS1.0SJ, closing steady hhc net higher at $1.0S8. Corn prices swung uneasily backward and forward within-a narrow range. Julv ranged from 7270Jc to 71ZTJ)75c, and closed nervous o not lower at 74P.c. Cash grades were slow. No. 2 yollow, 78579c Uniformly good crop advices weakened the oats market. Julv ranged between 10gc and 491c. with tho close at 493c, a loss of c from last night. Provisions slid down grade on account of receipts of hogs showing a decided gain as compared with last week. September Sep-tember delivery of pork dropped tins most, 32Jc. Otherwise the declines averaged abdut 10c all around. ItANGB OP TITO LEADING V1JTUHES. Wheat Opening. IUnhoBt. Lowest. Clo-ilnc May 1.U31 1.1211 1.111 1.121 July 1.0151 l.O&w 1.0771 LOS" Sept i.or. i.om i rab l.osri Doc l.Ot'.l 1.04H 1.03Ti 1.01 '.S Corn May 7S 7Sli 11r.i "8 July 71T4 7S 74; 74 SopL 73 7li 72?' 72 ta 03 6$ C2r,i 2i Onts Mny f.I rcl P2T1 FS' July JK 4574 43i 4H Sopt 42',i 2'i 41T 41'i Dc 42TS 43S 42i 42;i CASH QUOTATIONS. Cxi:h quotations wero as follows; Flour, eajy. Tflulor patents, Jo.l.r,..5.45; straights, Sii50Jr6.10, spring patent. to.103S.50; straight. JS.OOQ'i'.lO-bakcra'. JS.OOQ'i'.lO-bakcra'. 31. 2084. 43; rye. No. 2, 52io; barley, feed or mixing, EOSSnc; fair to choice waiting. I1.1S01 1.27: timothy seed, SS.C0312.03; clover upefl, $14.00 O20.00: mess pork, l!!.57'.SflilS.G0; lard, In tierces, ?10eaiit short ribs, loose. $10.25. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wbont and flour were rnua! to 478.000 buihel. Primary receipts trere C34.0O0 burhnlp. compared r.-lth 451.000 bushel the corresponding cor-responding day a year ago. EMImated receipts for tomorrow: Wlioat, E6,1U cuts: corn, 154 carsj hogs, 17,003 head. |