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Show SHARP BREAK IN TRE MARKET FOR WHEAT Purchase of 50,000 Bushels of the Grain in Canada Has Bearish Effect. CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Wheat prices sufferer suf-ferer a sharp break today largely as a result of the purchase of Canadian wheat to be imported into the United States. The market closed unsettled, lie to ljc to ljc lower, with December at 94c and May at 96gc. Corn lost hfrZc to lc oats finished a sixteenth off to 2j2jjc up and provisions at a rise of 2Jc to 20c. Despite the fact that the actual amount of Canadian wheat bought for import was only 50,000 bushels, the bearish effect on prices proved far-reaching. The market, which previously had been on the advance owing to fear that contract stocks would prove too meager to fill September deliveries, de-liveries, was now plunged down grade. Subsequent rallies failed to overcome the greater part of the decline. A contributing contrib-uting reason for sentiment turning against the bulls was the announcement that a large elevator company here was proceeding to clean 500,000 bushels of No. 1 velvet chaff before September options op-tions expired. In such a case, any question ques-tion would be avoided as to whether or not the delivery vwould be valid, regardless regard-less of how the board of trade directors might rule as to velvet chaff which had not been cleaned. Country offerings of spring wheat in the northwest increased materially, notwithstanding notwith-standing that early in the dav reports were current that consignment "notices at Minneapolis showed a falling off. It was said that one of the principal northern railways handled more loaded cars of wheat than ever before in the hiatorv of the line, and that greatlv enlarged " re-receipts re-receipts were expected at Minneapolis next week. Liberal tenders from first hands weakened weak-ened corn. The weather was favorable and eastern inquiry slow. Oats held within narrow limits. There seemed to be no pressure to sell. Higher prices for hogs strengthened provisions. On the bulge, though, packers pack-ers unloaded quite freely, the January options in particular. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. Sept 1.07 Jl.OSli $1.04 11.05 Dc 96 .96',i .933 M Co "' M "9SV H "96 -56 .65Vi .55 Ma 57 .51 .67 .57 OatG ec .3 .MH Ml,y 7 .3S .37H .37 CLOSING QUOTATIONS WhPat. No. 2 n-d. I.I51.16; No. S red.-Jl.ll 1.U; No. 1 red, Jl.04gil.10: No. J hard. J1.I7 Corn. No. 2 yellow, 7 3 74 Vic' Oals. No. 3 whlft, 34Vi85c; standard. 3S?4c. Ry, No. 2. 97c " Barley. WiiJffiOr. Timothy. M.SOSj g DO Clover. J13.001S.00. Pork, $12.65. Lard. JS.J0. Ribs, J7.S7S.60. |