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Show RUST REPORTS GI .WHEAT UPWAfiD TURN Corn and Oats Also Inclined Toward Higher Prices; Pro--visions Unchanged. CHICAGO. July 12 Rust reports from two states today as against two counties heretofore gave the wheat market a deckled de-ckled upward slant. There was a nervous ner-vous close, with prices ldplic to lie over last night. Finn! trades in corn ranged from unchanged to c up, and oata showed a rise of gc to 2c. Provision were strung out from ISc ofT to the samo level as twentv-four Honrs back. It was on news that black rust had appeared In the northern part ?I South Dakota that the wheat market touched the high point of the session. There was talk of damage In the northwest north-west by the Hessian fly and the blight. Bullish sentiment gained considerable Impetus from the fact that the movement of now wheat was proving a disappointment. disappoint-ment. Primary receipts wore less than one-fourth those of a year ago and there was heavy rains last night In the southwest, south-west, where harvesting was still In progress. Excess of moisture in the spring crop country was also a cauBC of complaint. September fluctuated from S1-0OJ to Sl.Olfi. with last sales lie up at $1.01B1.011. Lightness of receipts here had a strengthening efTect on the market for corn. September swung from 6SiG60c( closing firm at C9Rc. a net gain of 3c. Cash grades wore in good demand- No. 2 yellow, "iTolc. Oats worked higher owing chiefly to uneasiness of July shorts, who were uncomfortable un-comfortable as a result of smallness of stocks In Chicago. September ranged from 35c to r.ojc, with the close ;Sc net higher at 35Rfif3J'3c. Signs of a falling off in European demand de-mand for lard acted as a drag on the provisions market. The average drop was 7Jc. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Wheat Oponlng. Hlchest. Lowest. Cloilnn. July 1.04 1 05 1.03K 1 05 Sept 1.00?; 1.01, 1.00 1.01 Dfc- .. 1.01"! 1.03 l.OHi 103 Corn July 73 74 73 74 Sfpt 65 CP?! 6! 60 Dec 5S 59 5Si 55 Onts May 69 59 69 69 July 421 44?; 42 444 SopL 46 36; 3s 34 Dec 3S 36?i 3 31 CASH QUOTATIONS. CaMi quotations were bji follows: Flour, steady; rye. No. 2. 65o: barlny, food or mixing, CSffTOc; lair to cholco maltlnc P5ci8 J1.07; timothy seed, i 0038.00; clovor need. J17.00 318.60; mots pork. $18.0018.12; lard. In tlcrccs. $10.67; short ribs, loose. 10.35. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of. wheat and flour worn qual to 105.000 bushels. Exports for tho week, as nhown by DradstrcofB, wore equal to 2.495.000 bushel. Primary rccclpls were 314,000 buihlii. compared with 1, .',30. 000 bushels th corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 8 car; corn, 147 cars; oats, 123 can; hogr,, 10.000 head. |