Show OPERATIONS IM IN WHEAT COVER WIDE NIE RANGE I IN CHICAGO PIT I IBy By Badger Brothers' Brothers Wire Vire CHICAGO Feb 19 Wheat Wheat has ranged from dull and steady to to heavy and weak The new buyers buers have been few and ex extremely ex- ex deliberate Offerings have ul ultimately ultimately ultimately ul- ul proven too heavy to be readily absorbed even at the lower levels There has been a a. little new export business done at the seaboard but It has counted little In view of ot the problem to be handled and It has not Inspired much confidence on the e part of oC new Investors At any rate most of oC the latter hatter appear willing to let the matter of or new com commit commit- lr- lr go aver to another week Primary Primary Pr- Pr mary market arrivals continue at after harvest rate and about double those o of ot ota ofa a year ear ago Sin Since e July 1 toe the primary market arrivals have been bushels as against a car afo ato and two years ears ago This movement creeks off pretty closely closet with the governments government's figures of at crop production tion for Cor the three y years rs making a little allowance that this this years year's movement started a little late on account of the very wet weather and the fact that Cant Cane j jada ada has baa been given the lions lion's share of oC the export business Shipping sales bushels Including for export Corn has shown a very beavy tone Support has been poo pooi and offerings s have lu been Increasingly liberal Cash grain situation Is very bad There Is no outlet outlet out out- let domestic or export because of oC rail embargoes car scarcity and limited call for cash corn com and it has piled plied In ln here her hereso so rapidly that It has filled everybody up Much 1 corn will wUl be carried over to next week despite the decline of or 2 to 5 cents In prices Argentine re reports orts have been unfavorable on the new hew crop pros- pros pct pet Oats h have ve followed the lead of oC the theother theother theother other grains although at the outset showing more decided weakness There has been a a. great deal of of- speculative short selling and It has come on a poorly poorly poorly poor poor- ly supported market Commission houses that gave support to May at 48 43 cents cents' were overwhelmed with oats from Crom both longs and shorts and saw prices break badly thereafter hereafter Shippers reported Canadian competition Important Shipping Shipping Shipping Ship Ship- ping sales bushels to exporters Provisions have not weakened materially material material- ly with other Items There has been beena a disposition on the part of packers to buy May and sell July ribs to dodge possible action on oil the part of oC foreign buyers In calling for product later Open High L Low w. w Close Wheat Wheat- Ia 1 May 1304 lm July 12 1244 I Corn Corn- May 79 79 77 July 18 18 77 77 17 Oats Oats- t M May 48 H 47 71 JUi July 46 46 1 4 4 i Pork Pork- r t Ia 1 May 2085 2065 1070 JU July 2087 2093 2075 2 i Lard Lard- r May 1035 1042 1041 1030 1030 1039 July 1052 1060 10 1047 s' s JUR o Ribs Ribs- b May 1165 1155 1162 1152 1152 1152 J July lr 1165 1170 1 1162 62 1162 1162 |