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Show HIGHER PIES IN THE VHEAT MARKET CHICAGO. April CO. Higher pvn-cs in the wheat market resulted toda.v from snow and rain In the northwesl, whore already the spring crop acreage had lccn diminished lo a notable extent hy previous previ-ous jidvorse conditions. Prices ekisrd unsettled, un-settled, hut with cuius of 1 5 c to I '-af, at ? 1 . 1 t8 for May a ml Sl.l 5 for July. Other leau'ing staples, tno. all showed an advance corn 'nv to uats lc to Vgf. a ml pvov isions 100 1 o Udc. Reports from Manitol.'a anil Saskatchewan, Saskatche-wan, as well as fnmi the 1'akotas ;ind Minuesolii. indicated that the seedine of whpai mis hlng- seriously V---- tn pored I anew o C nearh- the entil e, spring eroi belt- Accordingly, traders flock od to the hwy i ug' side, a nd look add it inna I cnurago from current gossip that lite (Ternmn note would be ftivorn ble to l he "ont ent ions of the l'nited Stales. Bullish sent intent was fiirt her inn oa st--d hv predictions that world shipments wonln he light. The only intpoftant reaciiou took place in the Inst hour, whon, for a short time. ecnsiderHhh-selling ecnsiderHhh-selling was done on account of a hearish estimate of the Kansas crop and because of the apparent absence of any important export business. Good support on the break rallied the wheal market in the final dealings. '"orn rose with wheat. Predictions ot heavy deliveries Monday, perhaps 2,000. imo bushels, seemed to have no more effect on corn than on wheat. Oats were helper upward by assertions that consumption had been larger than expected and thai the crop was late. The forecasts pointed to delivery of l.OOo.ooo bushels on May contracts Monday. tliglier priops on hoys and grain made provisions lirnt. Soap Interests were nald to have been free buyers of lard. Close : Wheat May. 1.n7: duly, $1.15. friii) Ma v, 7l)r,sc; .Inlv, 77e. Oats Mav. -H7c: .Inlv. 4Sc. 1-,,1'k Mav. '2;. ftn: julv, $i;m.70. Lard Mav, $12.75; Julv. $12.77. Ribs May, $12.72; July. $12.80. CASH QUOTATIONS. Wbpat. Xo. 2 red. SLUHln: No. 3 red. SL1: No. 2 hard. Jl .1 4 tfr 1 . 156 : No. 3 hard, SLOS'i ft 1. 12-. Corn. No. 2 yellow, 7S !i 7rj; c; No. i yellow, 1 :". 1 ,c. Oais. No. 0 white, i?, fa 4 A c; standoff, ir.i.-ifCTr.c. Rve. No. 2. nfic. Barlev, fi:?f?7Ho. Tiinothy, Ti0frTS.no. Clover. 37.r.drrrlti.60. Pork. Sz:t.2f.".23.fl0. I.unl. $12.77. Ribs. ?I2.&0'(M2.75. |