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Show GREEN BUG 11SS HELP IEST PRICES Oklahoma Said to Be the State Afflicted With the Noxious Insects. CHICAGO, April 11. Uneasiness over gTeon busrs In Oklahoma had consldorahlo to do today with an ndvanco In the price of wheat. Largely in consoquence, the market closed Eteady at a gain of Bo to iBc not, Corn finished 88So to fie down; oats, unchanged, 5c lower, and provisions off a shude to 2&nc. Despite an opinion by a veteran crop expert that the seon bugs had done no damage to wheat as yet, buying on the part of ono Chicago firm alone amounted to nearly 2,000,000 bushels. Advices were to tho effect that tho noxious Insects cere thoroughly distributed In tho best Oklahoma counties and that conditions favored tho development and spread of tho nest. Delay to the start of cpring crop seeding seed-ing both in tho United States and Canada Can-ada helped give courago to the wheat bulls. Besides, world shipments voro expected ex-pected to show a decided falling off. and thoro waa talk that Nobraskn. needed rain. Tho market at no tlmo showed any important reaction. Corn broke sharply under Belling pressure pres-sure from lending speculators. "Word that Argentina corn waa being sold In Oklahoma Okla-homa had a depressing effect. Declines in cash prices at Kansas City and Omaha tended also to make- the markot hoavy. A moderate bulge at the commencement of trading served only to render tho weakness weak-ness later moro ovldent by contrast. Oats wore unsettled, but finally displayed moat sympathy for tho downturn In corn. Tho chief contending Influence wan the weather hlndranco to planting. Provisions sagged throughout the day. Lack of any Important buying formed tho main reason. ItANGE OB" THH TREADING FUTURES. WTiett Opr.n. High. Lotr. Cleso. V..17 90 91 50 91 Julr SS ?3 88 87 Corn Mar 61 6 69 t9 July 13 15 67 67 Oats-May Oats-May 3S 35 15 M July 3! 39 38 88 CASH QUOTATIONS'. Wheat o. 2 red, 23G94o; No, 3 red. 92 tti'-c; No. 2 hard. 91oj No. 8 hard, 91o; No, 2 "northern, 9334c: No. 3 nnrthom. 92 4?93c: No. 3 tjprlcc, 93?31cc: No. 3 rprlng, 92il93n. Corn No. S. C73CSo: No. S white, 6714oi No. 3 jolloT.-. G7C9c. Oats No. 3 white 3S!?39c, ntandard. 40o. Ityc No. 2. 62c. Uarlcy tSW63c TlmoUiy S2.7.0K4.25. Clover JS.OOSZU.SO. rorl: J2O.00. l.ard-tlO.42. r.Iba-S10.C2U.li New York Money. NEW TORK. April 1L Call men try, ndtainal. no 'Thno loanil, i-tady: alxty day". 2 P cent; Ninety dnyo, 2 per cent; fix months, S PCMrrc"ntllo papor. 3J4 per oit; "terllnjt -ohiuiRo. firm: i.lxty dnyf. 34.SS: demand, I4.SS.U; eainnicrclRl 1.111s. Jt.81; bnr .1 vtr, r,Sa; Met-lean Met-lean dollarn, 45c; government bonds, beavyt inlhnad bondo. Mcady. New York Produce. NT.W TOBK, April 11. Plotir. quiet and irtiMdy. Whrnt, opot. firm: Ko- 'anl wlnw. 9c o. 1. f Now Toric; No. 2 red, Jl.03 elovntort ho. I norVjorn Duluth. .00 nd No. 1 northern Mtnl-tutX Mtnl-tutX J100 f- o. b. afloat, opening nnrlGftt on. ."uuV. Mead-;: M7. f. Julr. 93c: September. nic iropj, quiet, llldca, steady. Petroleum, rtcaay. Wool, fteady. Chicago Produce. C711CAOO. April ll.-Bultor. unebxneed. 17r; flrsto, 174fl"c r&.Un?SVur: receipt,. tMrty-flrc : Michigan. Minnesota and WUconiln rod. COOCuO. jo. v.hlto. CI3'72C. Flar, Oats and Bye. MINNKAPOL.TB. April 11. Flour. unch&nK4. Dailoy. 4S5hC Brnn, unchanced. Evapofated Fruits. NEW TORK. April. ll.-ISrapratd Wle. in. actlvrt. Prunes, atwdT. ' . Aprlrotn. tlrm. PeacliM, nulrt but eletAT. , Tnlc!n. luaCtlvo. |