Show w fAIM H H nAI Fluctuations Confined Within Narrow Range I j I Oats Unchanged f By y JOHN P. P BOUGHAN Associated Press Market Editor CHICAGO May 11 l AP AP GlIding smoothly along like Uke a a. ship after a storm the wheat market came closer cl ser to normalcy today than has been witnessed In a Ions ong while were confined to a l' l of only 1 3 and the close was as almost Identical with yes yesterdays yesterdays yesterday's yester- yester terIa ter- ter Ia days day's s' s finish Less favorable crop reports especially from Kansas and Nebraska together with good sized export business in North American wheat heat made prices average higher the greater geater part of the day f r Closing quotations on 01 wheat were Irregular at 1 l net decline to an equal advance ld ance with nith corn coin cor 1 l to tov v Sc S-Sc down oats unchanged to 4 3 off rf and nd provisions pro pro from lOc setback ck to lOc gain I Although Albough wheat today kept within nod moderate rate price prie limits ery very different from froni the tho Violent downturns that have llave formed the rule rulo of late ate the c changes In quotations were WEe decidedly decidedly deci- deci edly rapid at times one ono reason was that conflicting influences were at w work ork ork notably reports lepors that excessive rains In domestic wheat territory southwest and west were tending to Injure the outlook for a big field eld whereas heres beneficial showers In dry sections of C Canada apparently were promising to increase production However during most not of the da day the balance lance In favor o of higher prices was tipped tippe upward by evidence that demand for fOl wheat again had broadened out out According to some soma ad advices vices at hand large Jarge purchases of wheat for European r peati con continental Un countries were re In progress and the amounts ihu thus taken included at least east some No Ro o. o 2 z hard lard wheat from the United States More definitely estimates S. S 1010 were ere current curent that North American v export sales of wheat today totaled bushels or upward Mean Mean- Ue the te fact that Liverpool wheat whet q quotations today were lower than v ad had been looked for failed to have va more than a transient influence 4 here f- f that that the Hessian fly lly c. c menace to domesticated ted winter winter- r r wheat vJ at w was s serious in certain dis- dis 1 were also a subject of not no- no tco t toda today Eastern Ester Missouri ic- ic were vere received which seem- seem v r widened the tho area aiea of Infestation Infesta Infesta- tion don As the end of the day approached ap ap- ap- ap pro however profit prot taking l sales les dominated the tho market and advances ad- ad ances vances anc s which had been made were practically wiped out Fears Feas that wet weather dela delays s 's to corn cir planting might prove severe put t Independent firmness at times into the corn market Demand also i vas as assUm as sUm stimulated on account of shipping ship ship- pin ping sales saes hero here totaling b bushels Late setbacks in in wheat prices though operated as a weight weighton on com corn especially as the long range forecast foreast was for seasonable condi condI- tons Oats w were ere weak owing to selling out of May ay holdings and because because bet be be- t cause cause- o of generally auspicious leports reports re- re f. f ports concerning growth growt of the new oats oats cats crop Provisions ruled Influenced r a easy c. c b. b by of a decline In the c f hog market 4 GRAIN BLE CHICAGO Slay May ay 11 At AP AP- AP t Wheat Wheal eat ugh High Low LW Clos Close ll fay eay SI 03 03 t 7 1 08 LOn c sep iu 11 f f 11 lm I l r. r J Ia ay 0 8 sv 8 1 3 0 4 Sg 4 87 c 59 89 December e eb e 94 g mf m- m 83 I f ats- ats 46 48 45 44 t 43 43 m 42 2 4 42 3 42 41 H H U 44 te 88 r n 81 91 Hi ard- ard ty tay 1160 1160 w U 1222 izz 12 izo 10 20 1220 izzo fibs fibs- Jay ay Ib 1245 July u i g 12 95 September 1325 Bellies Bellies- lay a Beles 1277 1271 July 1325 uly 4 r September ep nn 1382 CASH GRAIN GRAI eales salez CHICAGO May ay 11 1 AP No Al Wheat No Wheat s sf No f- f Cor Corn No No 2 3 mixed No 6 yellow I Oats No 3 white 41 U ic sampie umi sam zam- i pie le grade u Rye Rye Rye-Ne N sales f Karley t v Timothy seed seed 4 2 95 Clover er seed 50 Lard Lard 1160 1160 i r- r lubs 12 75 t Bellies Bellies 1200 iJ f S- S I- I IOTHER OTHER GRAIN N GR MARKETS qI 1 KANSAS CITY Mo May 11 1 AP AP- AP Wheat Wheat Receipts 63 6 cars unchanged unchanged to c uP No 2 dark hard hard nominally r r Ln No 3 3 nominally No 7 J f NO 3 06 1 1 1001 03 Close Clos Mope May Sic July f 00 September 1103 December t L t 2 Corn j t Corn Receipts CS 85 cars car unchanged to l Ife up H Ho 2 white white Uc No 3 nally No S 3 yellow y 3 8 No 2 mixed 80 No b 3 3 a Close May hay IOa July c September 85 c December e Oat Oats Receipts C 5 I cars unchanged No No I 1 S whIte nominally 1 t. t j Rye flye Nominally t a j e MINNEAPOLIS n May May May-il Mayl II AP wheat A Wheat AP Wheat i Receipts I 81 cars car r compared with I a year jear ago Cash No 1 northern r r rI 1106 o 1 r No 1 dark darI 14 1 per cent protein r Lf H 3 l t 13 33 per ci cent cent protein H 1 13 12 per cent protein t 06 No 1 dark cent hard Mon lion tans tana tana 14 1 per cent protein 1122 to arrive arrive ar ar- rive nv il No 1 amber durum durum 1 UIO 10 i 4 No 3 1 amber durum 08 tf 11 11 No 1 red s-ed du durum denim m. m iS il 13 July LOj September Cor Corn Corn No 3 2 yellow Oats No 3 2 white 4 Barley 52 6 Rye Rye No 1 3 1 r lax a No 1 1 1137 7 q i. i JEW YORK TORK lay May 11 1 AP Rye AP-Rye Re AP-Re Rye T No 2 western lYo f fob Zob ob New New- Tork York and c U. c-U. 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I I PORTLAND May il 11 1 AP AP AI 1 1 BBB hard W white MaY I L 1 white r t it 1 f I t 1106 06 s western estern white 1106 hard bard winter northern spring and western red 1 15 05 re Today's TOday car receipts Wheat receipts Wheat 40 4 flour four 10 corn corn 3 3 oats 2 hay Isay 10 WINNIPEG May fay 11 1 CAP uh AP Cash A-Cash Cash wheat o. o 1 northern rn 1 No 2 north north- rn m. t No 20 3 northern 1 05 |