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Show CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago. Nov 12 Wheat today took a fresh upward bound with buying buy-ing decidedly active. The cause was a cable from Buenos Ayres sayinc that the crop of 2.000,000 acres had been entirely destroyed by drought and heat. Opening prices were 1-SCq 1-4 to 3-S 'T? 1 2c higher and the market made a material further advance. Lnseasonabh mild weather in Illinois Il-linois and Iowa gave firmness to the corn market. The opening, which was unchanged to l-8c higher, was followed by a slight additional rise Oats reflected the strength of oth er grain but did so in a half-hearted manner. First sales of provisions ranged from last nights level to 507 l2c up Smalless of corn shipments from the interior helped to harden prices. The close was steady at l-4c net advance. ad-vance. Damage to wheat In Argentina was estimated to Involve more than 6,-000.000 6,-000.000 acres, one-third of the entire country. Late reports of rain, though, led to a reaction The close was steady, 1-403-8 to l-2c net higher. Cash. Wheat No. 2 red. 95 1-2 96 l-2c: No 3 red 01 12094c ; No 2 hard, $89 l-2c; No. 3 hard. 870 88 l-2c; No. 2 northern, 88 l-209Oc; No. 3 northern. 860 87c; No 2 spring, 88 89c, No. 3 spring, 8601 2c; veUet chnff 85089 l-2e; durum. 80085c. Corn No. 2. 72 1-20 73c; No. 2 white, 72 3-4073c; No. 2 yellow, 72 3-40 73c; No 3, 71 3-472c; No 3. 71 3-4 72c; No 3 white. 72 1 203-4c; No 3 yellow, 72 3-4c; No 3 new 69c; No 3 white, new, 69 l-2c, No. 3 yel low, new, 69 l-2c. Oats. No. 3 white, 39 1403-4c; standard. 40 1-2041 l-2c Rye, No. 2. 62 1-20 63 l-2c. Barley, 55080c Timothy, $4 0006.25 Clover, $11.00 013.25 Pork $20 75. Lard, $10.90 Ribs, $10.00011.00. Money. New York, Nov. 13. Call money firm, 30 3 1-2 per cent, ruling rate, 3 3-4 per cent, closing, 3 1-203 3-4 per cent. Time loans, steady 60 and 90 days, 5 per cent; six months. 4 3 46 5 per I cent Prime mercantile paper barely bare-ly steady, 5 1-206 per cent. Sterling exchange fairly stead, 60 days, $4.80 85; demand, $4 85 15; commercial commer-cial bills, $4.80 1-8. Bar silver, 59 l-2c. Mexican dollars, 46c Government Govern-ment bonds, steady; railroad bonds heavy. Metals. New York, Nov 13. Copper Nominal. Nom-inal. Standard, Spot to January, $14.75015.25; electrolytic. $15 600 15 75; lake. $16.50; casting, $15.25 Tin Firm, Spot and November, $39.90040 10; December, $39 650 39.95; January, $39 70040 00 Anti raony Dull; Cookson's, $7 60. Iron Qulot, unchanged. Lead. New York, Nov 13 Lead QuieL $4.3004.40. London. 19 pounds 6s Spelter Quiet, $5 2505.35. London, 20 pounds, 12s, 6d Suyar. New York, Nov 13 Sugar Raw, firm; muscovado, $3.14; centrtfufal, $3 64; molasses, $2.89; refined, steady. Chlcaqo Produhce. Chicago, Nov 13. Butter Unchanged Un-changed Egga Receipts 2627 cases. unchanged. - Potatoes Receipts 35 cars; unchanged. Poultry Alive, unchanged. un-changed. Lead. St .Louis, Nov. 13 Lead Quiet, $4 -0. Spelter Steady, $517 tf-2. rtr , |