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Show WHEAT FLUCTUATES; TUD HI1BD Trade Ignores the "Rain in Argentine" Report; Com and Oats Dull. CIUCAGO. Dec. 'JS. The -i-iin mnr-kets mnr-kets today fluctuated slowly with very narrow limits. Wheat closed unchanged to lfi3c under yesteidav '"""ibt-u j-he wheal market, while still bearish on tho foreign situation as reported I yesterday yes-terday and the accumulation of stocks m the northwest, was In the main characterless. char-acterless. Somebody reported "rain in tho Argentine." but the trade regarded llJaJs,?y a Cfy oi "wolf." and Ignored Ig-nored It May ranged between OlSfiOlc. closing imc under yesterday at 9Ue n,nf?."s of ic mt"eI Hie "widest fluc- Ss&flSc. oor" cs' lay cl0Kcd at Oats were stacnant am it... slightly easier. May closed at 022c Lower hogs and continued liquidation of January options weakened provisions The close wa3 from 71fi10c to 25c lower' KGB OF 'J1115 READING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. S..3 SO S56 S52 Way 01U 01a Qi oU Cora- 8Si SSS S" 888 Pci-' Ti ,7s 7 47J 484 434 4S 484 Oats- iJ i0 -Ss 1Si P.oc 3Ci 32H rt2i S2H n2i 2 a22 July Co 3a t Zll 32J CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash fjuotatlonH were 33 follows; Flour, quiet: steady and unchanged; rye No. 2, G25G3Je; barley, feed or mixing, 4S51c: fair to choice malting, 51f'f'75c. tiru'othy Heed, ?2.75(33.Si0; clover seed. 518.75 10.00; mess pork ?lG.7o17.0U; lard (in tierces), ?9.71'i: fchort ribs (loose), ?0.0U GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour wero equal to 255,000 bushels. Primary receipts were 1, 403.000 bushels, compared with 400,000 bushels tho corresponding day a year ago. listlmated receipts for Monday: Wheat. GO rars: corn. 35S cars; oata, 208 cars; hogs. 52.000 head. INcw York Produce. TOP.K, Dec. 28 Flour, quiet but steady. Spring patents, 54. loig; 1.45: winter win-ter patents. ?1, 055.00; winter extras No. 1, 3l.05(g,4,lu; Kansas straights. J 1.00 4.10; winter straights. Si.45M.45; spring clciirs. $i.3ui.4o; winter extras No. 2, 53.05Sj-4.0u. AVheat Slpot. easy: No. 2 red, $1.07, nominal elevator, and l.0S nominal l'.o.b. ailoat; No, 1 northern Duluth, 97Jc f.o.b. afloat. Futures closed itpje lower: December De-cember closed ?51c; May, 07 l-lG97$c, closed 07 3-1 Gc. 1-Iops, (pilct; state, common to choice, 1912, 2432e: 1911, 12(Jt)15c; Pacific coast, 1912. 5ft23c; 1911, 14ll6c. Hides, easy; Central America, 27ic: I3o-goUi. I3o-goUi. 27(ji'2Sc. Petroleum, steady: refined New York, barrels, 55.50; refined New York, bulk, M.S0; Philadelphia, barrels, ?S.50; Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, bulk. C4.S0. Vool, steady; domestic fleeces, 3lG2c. Kaw sugar, easy; muscovado, .SO toot, S.23c; centrifugal, .06 test, 3.73c; mo-larses mo-larses sugar. .S3 lest, 2.03c. Kenned sugar, quiet; cut loaf. o.70c: crushed, 5.60c; mold A, i.25c; rubo.p, 5.15c; XCXTC powdered, 5.05c; powdered, o.OOe: 8ranul.it qd line. 4.90c; diamond A, 4.90c; confectioners' A. 4.75c: No. 1, 4.G5c: No. 2, I.SOe; No. 3, 4.55c; No. 4. 4.50c; No. 5, 4.45c; No. G, 4.40c; No. 7, 4.35c; No. 8, 4.30c; No. 9. 4:25c; No. 10, 4.20c; No. 11, 4..!oc; No. 12, 4.10c; No. 13, 4.05c; No. 14, 4.05c. Ooffco Futures Steady. NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Coffee futuren clooed steady, but at a not decline of 15 to 20 polnt3. Sales, 80.250 bags. December, De-cember, to.OSc; .Tanuar', 13.10c: Febrtmiy, 13.15c: March. 13 40C, April, 13.53c; May. 13.Gtc; June. 13.72c; July. 13.7Sc; August, 13.S5C September, October nnd November. Novem-ber. 13.93c. Spot, nominal: Rio 7c, 135c; Santos 4e, lCc. Mild coffee, quiet, Cordova, nomi- naJ. |