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Show FISH DECLINE IN THWIIEI Dangerous Conditions for Export Shipments Have Bad Effect. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Dangerous conditions condi-tions developing abroad for export shipments ship-ments brought about a fresh decline today to-day In the price uf wheat. Notwithstanding Notwith-standing rallies, the market closed unsettled un-settled at Uc under last night. Other net osses were: Corn, c to lf&l&c; oats, 5c to lc; provisions. 7c to 37jc. Rather stormy sell fug took place at the outlet in the wheat market here, regardless re-gardless of firm quotations at Liverpool. It was evident that holders on this side vere liquidating in wholesale fashion, many stop-loss orders being executed, especially In the July option. During the break which ensued, however, cash and export houses were persistent buyers of the May delivery. This circumstance and the fact that some foreign business was said to have been done at the seaboard sea-board and in Kansas City led to a reaction, reac-tion, which was afterward duplicated with increased force, owing in part to word that millers were buying at Minneapolis. Minne-apolis. Fears that exports from the United States lnieTlt bp Pravok- 1ntrffrAd with prevented the rallies In the wheat market from assuming a lasting character. Advices Ad-vices regarding the energetic attacks on tho forts at the Dardanelles came too late to affect the market. Corn was under pressure from the bears the greater part of the day. Domestic buying for Industries was something of an offset at one time, but the influence of the big visible supply and of the wheat weakness could not well be conquered. Seaboard assertions of a big export call for oats were ineffectual to overcome in that cereal the results of the depression of other grain. Traders also ignored reference ref-erence to the paucity of farm reserves. Provisions showed decided weakness, especially pork. It was said packers were figuring on big arrivals of hogs next week. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. May $1-60 $1,618 $1.59 $1.60 Jujy 1-30 1.3U 1.29 1.315 Corn 76g .761 .75g -763 Ju'yt 77S .7SJ .771 .78 Oats May BS .59 , .573 .581 Jul7 &35 .55 .5;(S .64fi Cash quotations: Wheat No. 2 red, $1.491.62; No., 2 hard, J1.60l.62i. Corn No. 4 yellow, 71272Jc: No. 4 1 white, 72i723c. Oats No. 3 white, 56257Jc; No 4 white, 56(g57c. Rye No. 2. $1.25. Barley. 76(&S5c. timothy, $5.506.50. Clover, $11.5014.50. Pork, $16.50(ya7.30. Lard, $10.00. Ribs, $y. 2009.62. |