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Show mm IS RALLIED j BY EXPERT BUSINESS OTTTCAGO, Nov. 3. Big export business 1 rallied the wheat market today, after a ; material decline, which was largely the result of rains in Argentina. Prices closed unsettled, $1.85 to $1.85& for December De-cember and 51.85 to $1.85 for May. with the market as a whole 1 cent off to c up, compared with yesterday's finish. Corn lost c to 'c, and oats i(fic to c. In provisions the outcome ranged from 2 He decline to a rise of 25c. Export buyers appeared to be holding off during the first half of the day. This constituted a handicap on the bulls, but was taken to be in a measure a sequence of further rains, which were helping to overcome the Argentine drouth. Depression Depres-sion in prices here was Increased by word of a sharp drop In quotations at Rosario, and by notice that liberal purchasing of Canadian wheat was a feature at Minneapolis. Minne-apolis. It was just when values had reached the lowest point of the session that signs developed pointing to a renewed re-newed disposition on the part of foreign governments to buy both flour and wheat The market immediately began to recover and later scored considerable gains when export sales were estimated as high as 2,000.000 bushels. Many longs took advantage of the rise In wheat prices and indulged in profit-taking profit-taking to such an extent that the market weakened toward the close.- One of the reasons given for realizing by holders was that the entire amount of available ocean tonnage wa.s Bald to have been already engaged and there was come uncertainty as to a steady continuance of foreign demand de-mand at presenti Increasing arrivals weakened the corn market. At times, however, wheat strengthened and the unsettled weather gave a temporary advantage to the bulls. Oats gave way with corn. Good export buying tended, though, to make the market mar-ket relatively steady. Provisions, influenced by miscellaneous buying, developed firmness at the close. Earlier the market had eased off, owing to a setback in the value of hogs. 1 RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. ! Open. High. Low. Close. ' Wheat-Dec. Wheat-Dec. . ..$1.85 $1.86 $1.S3 $1.85 I Mav . .. 1.86 1.87ft l.S4 1.85 i Corn ; Dec 87 .87 .86 .861$. May . ,SSi .S9Va -87 .SStf : Oats-Dec Oats-Dec .54 .53 .54 May . .. .5Sy8 .5S,i ,57ft .57 Pork Jan. . ..25.70 25.90 25. 65 25. S5 May . ..26.00 26.02 25.80 26.00 Lard Jan. . ..15.20 15.27 15.15 15.27 May . ..15.37 15.37 15.27 16.35 Ribs-Jan. Ribs-Jan. . ..13.70 13.80 13.67 13.77 CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat No. 2 red; nominal; No. 3 red, S1.72W1.70; No. 2 hard, $1.86 1.8C ; No. 3 hard, nominal. Corn No. 2 yellow, old. $1. 05(1. 07; new. 95c; No. 3 yellow, old. $1.01; new, aSrflJl.oO: No. 4 white, new, &8(o99c. Oats No. 3 white, nominal; standard, 53 14 fi; 5 4 lie. Rve No. 2. SI. 43. Barley, S0ctfi)M.2a. Timothy. $3.255.25. Clover. m.005 15.00. Pork. S2K.50. Lard, $1.5U. Ribs, $13.50(014.37. |