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Show OUTLOOK FOB PEACE SENDS WHEAT DOi Large Traders Do Most of the Selling on Chicago Board of Trade. CHICAGO, i:ipc 1 1. Assertions that the peu.ee outlook had Improved brought abbbl considerable! selling of wheat today. to-day. -la the last hour. As a result the market closed heavy, he to 4Sio under1 hi-st nlghl Wheat displayed moderate I strength at first on account of Buenos Ayres reports of unsettled weal her that led to some anxiety about the Argentine harvest. Larger traders did most of 1 lie selling, with commission houses buving sparingly on tho decline. Mav wheat ranged from S9fiS93c to OOic. closing ic down, at S9Jr. Fine corn weather and Increased rural offerings counted against the bulls. Mav closed steady at 4S'ic Cash grades were in fair demand. Oats took a downward turn owing to a lack of demand. May closed steady at 32Zf. Provisions felt the effect of selling by packers and closed 7Jc lower. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. 1 December .. S45 85 844 84J. May 90 j 90 S9g S92 July 37A S7J SG& SG2 Corn Doecmber .. 47!i '475 47i 47i May 484 4Si 48J tS July 49i 49i 49 49 Oats December .. 323 32.J 32i 32J May 33 331 32? 32 July 33J 33fr 33 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wero as follows: Flour, steady; winter patents. ?1.304.90. winter straights, $3.904.G0; spring patents, pat-ents, ?l.005.00; spring straights, 53.R0 3.90; bakers', ?3.103.G0; rye "No. 2, Gl 63c; barley, feed or mixing, 4348c; fair to choice malting, 5S72c; timothy seel, 53.003.00; clover . seed, ?10.001S.OO. mess pork. 517.50 17.75; lard Un tierces). S10.57410.SO; short ribs (loose), ?9.50 ?10.00. 1 GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 682,000 biiBbds. Primary receipts were 1,243.000 bushels, compared with 1S1.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, 21 cars; corn, 279 cars; oats. 149 airs; hogs, 38,000 head. New York Produce. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. Flour Quiet. Spring patents. 54.40 1. 65, winter straights, 5 1.45(54. 55- winter patents, 51.G55.00; spring clears. 54.144.45; winter win-ter extras No. 1. 51.0.r4.15: winter extras ex-tras No. 2, 53.954,05; Kansas straights, 54.004.10. Wheat Spot steady. No. 2 red, S1.07 nominal elevator and 51.08 nominal f. o. b. alloal; No. 1 norhtorn Duluth, Ofilc f. o. b. atloat. Futures closed unchanged to ic net lower. December closed 91ge; May closed OGJc. Hops Quiet. State common to choice. 1912, 2432c; 1911. 1215c; Pacific coast, 1912. 1523c: 1911. 1517c. Hides Easy. Central America, 28c; Bogota, 2S29c. Petroleum Steady. Refined New York barrels. $8.50; refined New York bulk, 51. SO; Philadelphia barrels, 5S.50; Philadelphia Phila-delphia bulk, SS.S0. Wool Steady. Domestic fleece N Ohio, 3132c. Raw sugar Steady. Muscovado. :S9 test. 3.42c; centrifugal. .96 test, 3.92c; molasses sugar, -S9 test, 3.17c; refined sugar steady; cutloaf. 5.70o: crushed. 5.60c; mold A. 5.25c; cubes, 5.15c; XXXX powdered. 5.05c; powdered. 5o; granulated granu-lated tine, 4.90c. diamond A. 5.10c; confectioners, con-fectioners, 1.13c: No. 1, G.50c; No. 2, 4.60c; No. 3. 1.15c: No. 4, 4.50c; No. 5, 4.45c; No. ('., 4.40c: No. 7, 4.35c; No. 8, 4.30c; No. H. 4.25c; No. 10, 4.20r; No. 11, 4.15c; No. 12, 4.HV: No. 13 and 14, 1.05c. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO. Dec. 11. Butter firm; creameries, 273nc Eggs easy: fresh current receipts, 19 22c: refrigerator firsts. 1617c Chocso steady; daisies. 16317c; twins, 16ll6cc; young Americas, 10517c; long horns, 1G-7L7c. Potatoes steady: receipts. 40 cars; Wisconsin. Wis-consin. 454Sc; Michigan, 50G2c; Minnesota. Minne-sota. 4752c. Poultry steady; turkeys, alive, 15c; dressed. 20c: chickens, alive, 11c; springs, alive. 10ic. Veal steady. 9 14c. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. Evaporated apples ap-ples quiet and easy; fancy, 7i8ic; choice. 0'47le: prime, 5RG.c. I'runcs. steaoy. Apricots, steady. Peaches, llrm. Italslns, quiet. Flax, Oats and Ryo. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1 1. Bran, In 100-pound 100-pound sacks, 51S.001S.50. Flour First patents, 54.0KiM.35: second sec-ond patents, 53.90tf24.15; first clears. ?2.903.20: second clears, 52.102.40. Flax. 51.244. Barley, 4059c. Coffee Futures Steady. NEW YORK, Dec. It. Coffee futures closed firm at a not advanco of 6 to 13 points. Sales, f.0.600 bags. December. 13.23c-; January, 13.30c: February, 13.40c; March, 13.65c; April, 15175c: Mav, 13.84c; June. 13.90c; July, 13.95c; August. 14. 01c; September, October and November, 14.07c. Spot coffee quiet; No. 7 Rio, lie; Santos San-tos No. 4, loSc. Mild coffee quiet; Cordova, Cor-dova, 16118c Cotton Market. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14. Spot cotton steady, unchanged; middling, I22c. NEW YORK, Doc. 1 J. Tho cotton market mar-ket dosed steady at a net advanco of 5 to 13 points. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 14. WoolSteady. Medium grades, combing and clothing, 23i2Gc; llglu fine, 192lc; heavy line, 13lSc; tub washed, 273Gc. |