Show I Grain Notes CHICAGO May 17 AP AP Exports of wheat and flour from the United States this season total bushels to date For Tor the same period last year ex cx- ports were bushels Wheat receipts receipt at primary markets for the tha season sea son aggregate bushel cons com pared with the same time last ye year and two years ago Deliveries of grain op May contract at Winnipeg were wheat bushels of rye bushels Of barley and bushels of oat oats S The close of the week found most of the local wheat traders bearish The short Interest however remained large and the market was Influenced more by pit operations than by news Dry weather talk in the Northwest is becoming becoming be be- coming more Important and the comments corn com ments of Crop Export Snow on the situation situa tion carried considerable weight with the trade In general J H. H Griffin directs attention to the big discount here under European values and to the fact that old wheat Is cleanIng clean clean- tog Ing up all over this country without losing losing los los- ing any premium This 1 is confirmation of the fact he ha claims that bins bina will be empty when the new harvest comes Advices here from Winnieg conditions in the Cans Cans' dian on the whole are satisfactory satis- satis factory at this time Rains have fallen over most of the grain territory with the heaviest fall in eastern and central las las' Growth the past week was rapid and soil drifting stopped Traveling crop experts one firm re reports re- re ports port ate are finding that a large part of the spring wheat acreage has received no substantial rain relief Any return of hot weather In the territory with soil soli conditions as they now exist will result in further crop deterioration and a vol volume vol urns ume of crop complaints It Is claimed CRUDE OIL ADVANCES PITTSBURG May 17 AP AP-An AP An In Increase in increase crease of 20 cents a barrel in the price of Cabell and Somerset medium and light grades of crude olt ott was o led by leading purchasing agencies today The new prices are in Eureka linac In Cumberland lines and Somerset light in Cumberland lines DUPONT DIVIDEND WILMINGTON Del May 17 AP Ar- Ar Directors Director of the U. U I. I DuPont De Be Ne No- Nemours moors mours company at the meeting today de de- clar dared d th th- th regular Quarterly dividend of of- 3 34 per cent on tile the common stock of the company payable June 15 and an an extra dividend of 4 per share payable July 3 both to stockholders of record June 1 RAIL FINANCING WASHINGTON May 17 IT AP The AP-The The Interstate commerce commission today authorized the Chicago Rock Island A Pacific railroad to Issue of year 2 4 per per cent secured gold notes boles to retire a like amount of outstanding n notes The road will pledge of first refunding and mortgage 4 per cent gold bonds as security 5 MINNEAPOLIS May 17 AP AP Flour Unchanged to lOo higher in carload lots iota family patents quoted at a barrel In pound 98 cotton sacks sack Shipments barrels Bran 2400 |