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Show UPWARD m IS TJKfflHY WHEAT Dry Weather in West and Southwest Contributes to the Advance. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Many complaints tha t abnormally dry weather in the southwest and west was causing serious crop damage pave an upward slant to wheat today. 'I" he market closed un.se t-lled t-lled at the same a yesterday's finish to l'- 2'' higher, with May $1.73 'a to SL.7o:'f, hnd July $1.4Si to $L.4fi. Corn won ml up iint.-hariKOCl to VaUc higher, oatn gained 5'xC to ic, and provisions showed a rise oi 10c to 20c. Notwl thstandln? a jood deal of Indecision Inde-cision at the outset, nulls in wheat soon obtained nn evident advantage from me$-Kfmes me$-Kfmes that flooded In tellinq; of poor crop I'rospf'Cts throughout a lnrse portion of t he winter wheat belt, especially Kansas find sections of Missouri. High winds and dust storms were said to have added to the Injury due to lack of moisture. A little enlargement of the number of railway rail-way cars available for shippers here tended tend-ed also to stimulate bullish sentiment, Rnd so, too, did notice of a decline tn rates for ocean Insurance. Furthermore, there were predictions of a fair-sized decrease de-crease In the United States visible supply total on Monday. Disappointment over the absence of nnv new export buying led to some reaction re-action in wheat prices as the day approached ap-proached an end. New crop months, however, how-ever, maintained a relatively firm tone. Sum a Inquiry from the seaboard made the corn market harden a trifle. Previously Previ-ously the feeling was bearish, owing to prospects of enlarged arrivals. Oats re-flee'ed re-flee'ed the changes In corn values. Trade w;is so light that the market was easily influenced. Higher quotations on hog's brought about firmness tn provisions. The bulges, though, led to considerable realizing on tlie part of holders. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat May . ..$1.7:16 $1.75 51. 724 $1.7.V4 July . .. 1.47-H 1.49i 1.47 1.4$ Corn . I M;iv . .. l.norji i.mi 1.0fs; i.ni July . .. -.Oa .991b .99 ' Oft ts May . .. .56$ .50 ,6i& .56 ', July . .. .54 6j .54" .54?a -54 Pork Mav 31.17 30.10 SO. 35 July 29.50 Lard Mav . ..16.75 16. ,"5 1 6. 73 16. So Juiv . ..16.90 16.97 16. S6 16.95 Ribs Mav . ..15. SO 15. S7 15.75 15. Sfi July .'..15.90 15.95 15.90 15.95 CASH QUOTATIONS. W heat Nos. 2 and 3 red and Nos. 2 and 3 hard; nominal. Cvru No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yel-w. yel-w. yyc-fr. $1.00; No. 4 white. Sl.OO1. ! oats No. 3 white, 63 4 fa jSc; standard, stand-ard, b'Jtr 59l,aC. Kve No. 2, nominal. narlev. $l.nof( 1.3. T imotby, $3.50fn.5i. 'lover, S12.O05X 1S.O0. PoFk, S"0.15. l.ard, $16.65. K;.s, $15.2515.27. |