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Show WHEAT PIES LIFT 1 SHIPPING RUMQB T . CHICAGO. March 22 Assertions that a large fleet of merchant steamships from Holland and elsewhere was on the way to the American seaboard helped to lift wheat prices today. Tho close was strong, 1 to 2 points net higher, with May at 51.S6V4 to J1.86V4 and July at $1.67 to $1.57. Corn gained c to lc, oats c to 3ic and provisions 115c to 20c. Notwithstanding that the wheat market mar-ket averaged higher and made a robust finish, quotations during the day showed considerable Irregularity, with the bulls scoring easily on advances, but inclined to give support on any setback. At the outset bears seemed to have an advantage, advan-tage, owing to favorable crop reports from the southwest and because of assertions asser-tions that reserves of wheat in Great Britain were Increasing. Later, however, domestic field advices, especially from Nebraska and Kansas, were of a pessimistic pessi-mistic character and, according to one authority, the outlook In ten of the largest producing counties in western and central cen-tral Kansas was extremely bad. The chief stimulus for buyers was found in notices that as many as thirty vessels from Dutch and other European ports soon would be on this side of the Atlantic At-lantic to receive cargoes. Announcements that the United States government was making Inquiries for flour and had let hard-tack orders tended to Increase bullish sentiment regarding wheat. There also were indications that rallwav freight conditions were improving improv-ing eastward from Chicago. Fresh advances In corn resulted largely from bullish estimates of the yield In Argentina. One expert said the total was so small that there would bo no corn available there for shipments to other countries. Oats hardened with corn and wheat. Receipts were light-Provisions light-Provisions rallied, owing to the strength of grain. Lower quotations on hogs had only a transient depressing lnfluonce. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat-May Wheat-May . . . 1 .S3?i $1.86Vi $1.834 11.86, July . .. 1.55;;i 1.679 LOO'S, 1.67 MayTT. 1.10 1.18H July . .. 1.09 l.lOVi 1.09 1.1014 Oats May . .. -P5 .R8 .6S. .6834 July . .. .66'4 -674 -65 May""!1 ..34.00 34. SO 89.05 84.80 July . ..33.00 . 33.46 SH.Ito S3. 45 Lard May ..19. BO 19.75 19.42 19.72 July . ..19.47 19.75 19.40 19.76 Uy'S. 17.82 IS. 02 17.72 18.02 july 18.12 17. So 18.12 CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat No. 2 red, nominal; No. 8 red. tl.!'H!i: No. 2 hard, fl-SSli; No. 8 hard, "Torn'No. 2 vellow, Sl.14Hfl.15; No. 3 vr-llow, $l.i:,,'2r'il,14Vi; No- 4 yellow, j.luaiS,1.13. Oats. No. 3 white, l'6:Vic; standard, Rve. "No. 2. SI GO. Harley, $ 1 .(13 '' 1 .34. Tlmoihv. S.'l.Tr.''! 5.75. Clover, SI i.OUta'IS.OO. Pork. 534.3(1. t.l, $1.7S?M.. Bibs, ll7.60glS.ia. |