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Show 01 1 IC IA1 S of the Street ( ar Men s union elected on I rid ly President J II Limont (right) and Secretary and Husi nehi Anent J A Heeder (left) sasaaaw S S assBsaak WHEAT PIES TAKE M UPMRD SWING Record-breaking Sales for Export, Greek Government Govern-ment a Purchaser. CHICAGO Dec IS Record breaking sales here for export ga e a decided up ward swing todav to the price of w heat. The market after being on the up grade from the outset closed strong II 01,c to 11c a bo e last night Other leading sta pies, too all made a net gain corn 10 c to Jo oats ic and pro lalona 31c to 10c Most of the European purchasing here was credited to the government of reece which was aald to have taken 1 t40 000 bushels Other export sales In Chi -ago made the total more than 000 000 bushels, and tl ere were additional transactions with foreigners at Omaha and elsewhere. Speculative trade broad ened out gradually In consequence so that the feeling at tha end of the aessloa might a most besclaseed aa b oyant. suspe slon of Import duties In Australia helped the wheat bulls earl) before he rws was generally known that buying for shipment to Greece bad reached an extraordinary total Besides, the crop movement throughout the west showed a material falling off compared wl h the prev ous week At Chicago especially the arriva a were diminished nearly one-half and It waa expected the Lnlted States visible supply statement Monday would exhibit a fairly subataattal -decrease, aa aga nat the figures of a year ago Corn ranged higher In sympathy with wheat and because of the lightness of country offerings. A good shipping demand de-mand was reported both from the sea board and the west. Oats were mainly Influenced b the action of other cereals Trade waa small, chiefly local Belief that a break In hog values would heck receipts tended to bring about higher prioes for provisions The advance was rendered more emphatic by the bulge In grain RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open Hlsh. Low Close. Deo 1 161 1 18t 1 161 1 181 May 1 20 1 21 101 1 ri Corn Dec 6'J 68 1 62 i Ui May 9 59, 9 iS Oats-Dec Oats-Dec 4 1 471 4 I 47 May li Sll I Mi SI J CASH QUOTATIONS Wheat No red SI liOL18i No S hard SI 171 18) Corn No. n yellow new 61c No. 3 yrl low new 6S!e3tc Oats No S white 4848lc standard. 4SI04SC Rye NO - S108J Barley 60670c Timothy 88 "56 50 Clover 814 SO Pork 816 50 Lard 89 2. Ribs, J9 12t?9 87 |