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Show EXPORT PURCHASES LIFT WHEAT PRICES CHICAGO, Jan. M UP) Indication Indica-tion that 1,000,000 bushels of Canadian Cana-dian wheat bad been taken for export ex-port helped lift wheat prices Friday. Fri-day. -' May wheat In Chicago, representing represent-ing grain already on hand, was purchased pur-chased against sales of July, a new crop month. This tended to widen tha spread between tha Iwsk itt-tures. itt-tures. Reports of virtual settlement of the maritime strike led to increase selling pressure on corn. At the close, wheat was HfflVi cents above Thursday's finish, May $1.27441J7 -, July al.10 1.10 7-8; corn unchanged to 1 cent lower, May l.M4iw1.06 1-8, Jury $1.00 8-8 1.00 44; oats UOVs up, and provision (bowing 8 to 10 cent decline. . WINNIPEG WtNNIPIO, Jan. 29 (API Wheat High Low CI nee M,F It llT4t l. 184 1.194 July 1.16 1 154 1.1344 Oclober 1 064 I 034, 1 051 Cash wheat No. 1 northern. 1.1944; No. anorthsrn, $1.1714; No. S aorthern. .0"Z-i- ? wt4V,s We. white. 52c; No, 1 mixed, 6244a. I.IVERPOOr. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 29 (API Spot wheat No. 2 Manitoba, 9m 7d; Denublao. Sa 4d: Australian, 6s 74. Futures closed firm; starch, SI. 1844 ; 4aV4U,li 1,2'. aUohanga |