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Show VALUES SMASHED li THE WHEAT MARKET Largely Increased Acreage in United States Responsible; Corn and Oats Stationary. CHICAGO. May 1. TSsltmate? that 3.000,000 more acres of wheat would be harvested in the United States thin year than over before smashed vnluos today for now crop months. May contracts, however, were in strong hands, and scored a net gain. The market, as a whole, finished fin-ished weak at a range varying from 83c decline lo ?c advance. Corn, too, closed irregular, go down to ic up; oats unchanged un-changed lo ic lower, and provisions with a loss of 21c to 17ic ISxtreme weakness which developed In distant futures of wheat came after they had bulged In sympathy with a sharp upturn up-turn for May. Much activity was nhown In speculative wheat ti-nnunotlons In new crop months. A single lending trader alone took nearly 1.O00.000 bushels from other prominent dealers who had opposite ideas in regard to tho probable changes In value. Much the same situation came about ln corn as In wheat. The May deliveries of corn, although heavy, passed into strong hands, but deferred futures were under decided Felling pressure from bears. Shinments from Argentina exceeded what had' been looked for. Oat? ruled comparatively compara-tively flnn. as shippers received most of the May deliveries and were expected to diminish stocks here Provisions eased off on account of unloading un-loading bv pnekers. Steadiness in tho hog market, helped to prevent a morn serious decline. RANGE OF TllE READING FDTURE3. Wheat Open. Itlsh. Lo. Oof. Mar M M "'4 S2 Jul- SOU Si S5H sr,s Cora-May Cora-May ca?i 6?i 63 .luir ci'.i co m ci Cats Mn- 37 ZVi T.6i S5l July 37U 37 3514 3CT4 CASH QUOTATIONS. Wiieat-No. 2 red, ?l: No. 3 rtJ. P5iaofc; No. 2 hard. 03;c: No. 3 Hard, Mc; No 2 northern. north-ern. OJJJMc: No. " northern. 0.1805c; No. 2 rrrlnK. 9lifl0;lsc; No. 3 spring. OIHfiS'iC. Soni No. 2, f-"?it?S7,ic; Ko. 2 ynlloTv. C7G7Uc: No. 0. G3i0SG!le: No. 3 vhlte. i'Md No. 3 yellow. yel-low. CJSe. O.tt.4 No. I white. . tOe: Nol S white. SSesSUc: vuiicluri). 3?r. P.y No. C2G6Hic Burlcy 47S5ac. Timothy iI7iO't.50. Clover M.O)3K.00. Porl:-Jl?.t5. IxtrJ J0.SS. nlb-J10.SO&"11.00. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO. May 1. Butter, unsteady; creameries. lS0'25c. Egg Receipts'. 2S.S-I5 cases: unchanged. Cheese--Unchanged. Potatoes-" Receipts. 32 cars; unchanged-Poultry unchanged-Poultry Unchanged. New York Produce. N'JSW YORK. May 1. Flour Steady. Wheat Spot. Irregular: Xo. 2 hard winter. win-ter. $1.01? c 1. f. New York; No. 2 red. $1.05 nominal elevator domestic; Xo. 1 north'ern Dulmh. S1.01 f. o. b. afloat, and Xo. 1 northern Manitoba, $1,005 f. o. b. afloat. May. $1.01S; July. 01 11-lGc; September. Sep-tember. 03e. Hops Quid. Hides Steady. Petroleum Steady. Wool Steady. Ooffeo Futures. NEW YORK, May l.-Tho coffee market mar-ket was without feature today. The opening open-ing was dull, unchanged to ic lowor under un-der scattering liquidation, but reports of lurge warehouse deliveries In Europe for the month of April chocked offerings and the mnrkel steadied, closing nulet. net Ic higher to lc lower. Sales, 0000. May. S.-lOc; July. S.nS-; September. 8.7Gc; October. Octo-ber. S.S-lc; December, S.OOc; January. 9.05c: March. n.lSc. Spot, quiet: Rio Xo. 7. Sic: Santos Xo. I. I tic: mild quiet; Cordova. lifo'lCc. Now York Monoy. NEW YORK, May 1. Call money steadv. lrfrJS. ruling rate, 15; closing bid, liTili. Time loans, weaker; sixty days. 2Jgr.; nlnetv dnys. P.: six months. SJgii. Mercantile paper, 3LU. Sterling exchange, firm; sixty days, 3-I.S5.15: demand, $1.57.55. Commercial hllla. $1.8-1. Bar silver. r.Sic. Mexican dollars. l,He. Government bonds, easy; railroad bonds, strong. Flax, Oata and Ryo. MINNEAPOLIS. May 1. Klour Unchanged. Un-changed. Barley 13(0 oSJc. Hve oGJipftSc. Bran Unchanged. ... Corn Xo. 3 vellow. r3jiai64& Outs Xo. 3 white. :;5J$'3Sc. Flax $l.r.3ai?fl.ri5E. Cotton Market, NEW YORTC Mm 1. Cotton future! clo.e.il stoKd,. Mv, I'-'IHc; Jul, 12.23c, August, 12.13c; October. 11.61c; December. Decem-ber. 11.61c; January. ll.SSc. Spot, nulet, middling, 13c; gulf. 13.25c Tho cotton market close was steadied by covering with last prices net unchanged un-changed to six points lower. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK, May 1. Evaporated apples ap-ples Quiet. Prunes Steady. Aprlcots Firm. Peaches Quiet. Raisins Inactive. London Wool Auctions. LONDON. May 1. There were 13.760 bales offered at tho wool sales today. Merinos wore at times 7a per cent over the March average. Sugar Market. NEW YORK. May 1. Raw suar. firm; unchanged. |