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Show DECIDED UPTURN IN THE WHEAT MARKET CHICAGO, Sept. 2. Confidence that a settlement of the threatened railway strike would be affected led to a decided upturn today in wheat. The close was strong at the highest level of the session, ses-sion, a net advance of 2c to 4c, with December at $1,473 to $1.46 and May at $1.4ii,i to 51.40H- Other leading staples, too, all showed gains corn J,4c to c, oats c to Vkc and provisions 15c to 50c. Disappearance of anxiety over the chance that the eight-hour bill might be defeated was evident from the outset in the wheat market. All pressure to sell was absent and instead signs developed de-veloped that foreign demand had become urgent. Indeed, cash premiums paid by exporters were the highest of any time this season. Notices of a general nullification nulli-fication of railway embargoes seemed to be chiefly responsible for the activity of foreigners. Although at intervals during the day realizing by holders was on a liberal scale, the ensuing downturns in values proved brief. In addition to the fact that shipping business had already improved and was expected to be much better the coming week, the presence of frost in Canada tended also to give an advantage to the bulls. Reports were at hand, too, that little plowing had been done so far in Oklahoma and that predictions were for a poor crop there next year unless conditions con-ditions soon underwent a radical change. Corn likewise showed a broad general demand. Some export business was done and commission house buying was of a good class. RANGK OF THE LEADINO FUTURES. Opo. High. Low. Close. Wheat December 51.45 $1.48 $1.45 $1.47 May 1.47 1.49 1.47 1.49 Cora-December Cora-December 724 .73H .72i,4 .73 Mar ?6',i -11 -761,4 .76 Oats-December Oats-December 47 .4S& .47 MS1 May 50' -51 -50',4 .51 Fork-October Fork-October 26.60 26.75 26.55 28.75 January 24.55 24.92 24.55 24. 90 Lard October 14.22 14.45 14.22 14.45 Jauuary H.05 13.90 14.00 Rllw October 14.37 14.20 14.37 January 13 .02 13 . 17 13 . 03 13 . 17 . CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat, No. 2 red, $1.37't4'SH-44; No. 3 red, nominal; No. 2 hard, $1.451.47Vi ; No. 3 hard, f1.37W'l.45. Corn, No. 2 yellow, 86iS1S7c; No. 4 yellow, nominal; No. 4 white, nominal. Oats, No. 3 white, 4-!45c; standard, 454 (S'46c. Rye, No. 2. $1.18. Hurley. S2c$1.0P. Timothy, $4.00fff 4.75. Clover, $11.00 14.00. Pork, $23.15. bard, $14.55. Ribs, $14.40(314.45. |