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Show uu PRLD'SMKETS WHEAT STILL BEARI8H Chicago, April 25. Kansas damage advices, Increased acreage weHt and firm cables all failed to keep tho wheat market from swinging to the bull side. Showers In the southwest, the forecasts of heavy Argentine shipments ship-ments and authoritative statements that winter killing In Nebraska had been unimportant combined to pull down the price. Opening prices varied from 1-S lower low-er to 1-2 up. July started at 1.10 to 1.10 3-S, ranging from 1-8 off to an ndvance of 1-4. touched 1.10 1-2 and then declined to 1.09 3-4. A rush to buy corn carried prices to the highest point of the season, Mav reaching SO 1-2, a jump ornoarly a cent above Inst night, Tho reason was that tho beginning of shipment bv lako promised a liberal reduction here this week In tho stock on hand Much profit-taking, however, brought about some reaction. July opened l- (riU-1 to l-l3-3 higher at 77 3-S to 77 1-2. rose to 77 3-1 and fell back to 77 l-25-R, -v Tho provision market havdonod with tho ndvanclng tendency of fod-dor fod-dor and hogs Initial Bales rati from tho same ns last nlpht to 10c higher, with September options at $18.77 1-2 to ?1S.S5 for pork, $10.75 to $10.b0 i & r for lard and $10.42 1-2 to $10.45 for " J . 9? |