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Show MARKET FOB WHEAT CLOSESflT DECLINE Unexpected Increase of the Visible Supply Sweeps Away the Advance. CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Unexpected increuac of tho vlBlblo supply swept av.'ay today ah advance ln wheat. Tho market closed steady at the samo as Saturdav night to a shade decline. Corn lost lic to Uc not, oats finished unchanged to ic off and provisions down 21c to 10c. Until the visible supply figures were posted, wheat had an appearanco of ! strength duo chiefly to rain having ! spoiled the Argentina harvest to a fur- , ther extent. Not much attention was given to tho poHslblo offect of cold weather on tho growing crop In the United States. 'Freezing temperatures prevailed, however, in Oklahoma and northern Texas, where wheat was reported Jointing, and in Kansas Kan-sas and Nebraska, whero tho ground is soaked. , Stocks afloat on the lakes woro responsible respon-sible in the main for the bulge ln the visible supply. Largo amount of grain has not been unloaded, congestion at Buffalo Buf-falo Interfering. Predictions that tho Canadian import duty would be removed soon after tho assembling of parliament January 16 acted as an additional weight on prices late In tho session. Corn suffered a sharp break owing to cold weather and a consequent enlargement enlarge-ment of offerings from first hand. Somo of the speculative bulls sold out, and there was no support from shorts. Oats proved relatively steady. Tho reason seemed to be that lako shipments from Canada had virtually stopped. Although provisions started firmer because be-cause of an advanco In tho hog market, selling developed sufficiently to bring about a j;otback. Txngs unloaded an unusual un-usual amount of ribs. ItANCtC OF THE LEADING FGTUItES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Cloio. Dec SS',1 8SU SS 8SK .May 9174 32i 91?i ?1 Corn-Dec Corn-Dec 71 h 73 71 71 May 70i 71 70',i 70 H Oitn Dec 0 40n T.i'.i SJft May an 2i Ci CASH QUOTATIONS. Corn (All new) No. 2. 72Ho: 'o. 2 yellow, 72c: No. 3, C770e: No. 3 tvlilte, 63C71c; No. 3 yellow. yel-low. 70vi70:4c. Ityc No. 2.'. 64 lie Uarltiy S3$?7Sc. 1 . ' Timothy J4.00O5.23. . .." I Clover J10.50flH.60. '" "V Pork 521.23. Lanl J10.G2. nilij-J10.503HL12V4. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO, Dec. S. Butter Unchanged. ISSSs Higher. Receipts, 31S3 cases. At mark, cases included, 2c32c; ordinary firsts, 2S.'!0c; firsts, 32c. Potatoes Receipts, 50 cars. Unchanged. Poultry Allvo lower. Springs, 12Jc; fowls, 13c; turkeys, 15c. New York Produce, 1 NEW YORK. Dec. S. Flour Steady: spring patents, $4.35(gM.G3; winter straights. $4.104.20; winter patents, S-I.-10 ifiM.GO; spring clears, $4.00fl?4.20: extra No. 1 winter, S3.5503.75 : extra No. 2 winter. win-ter. ?3.3n(fi)3.50. Wheat Spot, firm: No. 2 red. $1 nominal nom-inal elevator domestic and 51.01 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth, 90c f. o. b. afloat. Futures were firm early on cables but cased on tho large visible Increase; December, 97ac: May, 98 15-16c. TTops Steady: state common to choice. , 191H, -!0??4Sc; 1912, 20r)25c; Pacific coast, I 1913. 2127c. Hides Steady: Bogota, 2S5(g293c; Central Cen-tral America, 29c. Petroleum Steady; refined New York bulk, $5. 2fir barrels. $8.75; cases, $11.25. Wool Steady; domestic fleece XX Ohio, 252Gc. Coffee Futures. NEW YORK, Dec. S. Coffee futures wcro irregular and quiet today. Tho opening was steady, unchanged to 9c lower low-er under scattered realizing nftcr Saturday's Satur-day's advance, but prices rallied on higher high-er European cables, firmer cost and freight offers and covers and coverings After a not gain of 3c to 9e. the market weakened under renewed liquidation, closing clos-ing steady to 4c lower to 2c hlcher. Pales. 43.000. Deccmbor, 9.2Sc; January, 9.42c: March. 9.C8c: May, 9.93c: July, 10 13c: September, 10.2Sc; October, 10.32c. Spot, steady; Rio No. 7, 91c; Santos No. 4, 12ic. Mild, quiet; Cordova, 33(g)lC4o nominal. Evaporated Fruits. lNEW YORK, Doc S. Evaporated apples, ap-ples, quiet and firm; fancy, ll12c; choico, 9S(p)10c; prime, S9c. Prunes Firm; California?, 3J(g12c; Orcgons. 1c. Apricots Steady; choico, 13Jc; extra choice, 145(5142c; fancy, 1516c. Peaches Firm; choice, 6c; extra choice, fiig)7c: fancy, 7((BSc; raisins, quiet; looso muscatels, oIjc; choico to fancy seeded, fiStfi; seedless, 43y)GJc; London layors, $1.20(y1.40. Flax, Oats and Eye. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8. Flour and bran, unchanged. Wheat No. 3 yellow. G49f(l:6Sc. Oats No. 3 whlto, 38i3S2c Rye No. 2, 4Si'(i)57c. Flax $1.41i1.4ri. Barley Unchanged. Wool Auction Salos. LONDON. Deo. 8. Tho ofTcrinsn at the wool auction sales today amounted to 30,-1S5 30,-1S5 bales. A better demand from the homo trade resulted in a rathor steadier sale and withdrawals were smaller. Americans bought a few lot3 of Queensland Queens-land merino grcasles. Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Doc 8. Cotton closed steady at a not loss of 1 to 4 points, Elgin Butter. ELGIN, HI., Dec. S. Butter Steady at 33c. |