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Show EXCITED ADVANCE IN WHEAT MARKET Buying on a Large Scale for Foreign Government Sends Prices Upward CHICAGO Dec 4 Highest prices yet on the 1915 crop were reached today in the -wheat market here as the result of an excited advance Buying on a huge scale, said to be partly on orders from a foreign government swept pr ces upward 6 above the low point of the day The close was buoyant at ?1 16 for De cember and Jl 1614 for May 3c to 5c higher than jesterdays finish. Corn gained net and oa s to Hc. In provis ons the outcome varied from i'Ao decline to a rise of 22c Closing quotations on wheat, which were virtually the t p top for the ses sion represented a jump of 10c to 13c a bushel as compared with a week ago The buying fever at the end of the day formed a notable cont ast to the weak ness apparent at he s art Pumors spread that an unidentified European government was barga ning for large amounts of breadstuffs and there were also reports that the Canad an au thorities would on y allow Canad an wheat to go to Oreat Britain or her al ies Be sides; Phi ade phia ad 'Ices asserted that an Immense business w th British mills was being done in both flour and wheat, supposed to be destined to a large extent to Italy Com responded to the strength of wheat. Ot erwl e thou0b the tendency was downgrade ch efly on account of f ne weather and because of the outlook for larger receipts next week. Oats fo lowed the action of corn Provisions averaged higher despite a setback in the value of hogs. The bulge . In grain was large y responsible for lifting ' the provision market. RANGE OF THE LEAKING FUTURES Open. High. Low Close Wheat-Dec Wheat-Dec 1 11H 1 16H 1 10 1 165, May 1 12 1 16!4 1 12, 1 16H Corn Dec 604 66 A 6U 664 May 69s 70, 69k Oht Oats Dec 4is . 43 May 444 4ok 44fe 5?s Pork-Jan. Pork-Jan. 18 00 13 15 18 00 18 15 May 18 00 18 10 18 00 18 10 Lard-Jan. Lard-Jan. 9 4' 9 60 9 40 9 50 May 9 7' 9 80 9 70 9 77 Ribs-Jan Ribs-Jan 9 6o 9 80 9 65 9 77 May 9 So 9 97 9 So 9 97 CASH QOTVITONS Wheat, No 2 red, $1 15 o 8 red and No 2 hard nominal No 3 hard J1.0 Vi . 03 Com r,o 2 yellow old ItPAc No 4 yellow new 646oc No 4 white new 636sc f Oats No 3 white 40V43c standard, 43!443Hc Rye No 2 Qoc Barley 64 2c Timothy !d 0007 o Clover J10 0019 00 Pork J16 4o Lard, $9 2a Ribs $10 50 |