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Show CHICAGO GRAIN " Chicago, April 30 Lower cables, empbasljing the favorable crop outlook out-look in this country, led today to general selling of wheat. Opening prices were 1-8 to 3-Sl-2c down. Much of the decline, however was afterward regained. Holders of corn Bhowed a disposi tlon to liquidate, especially in the May option. Predictions that May deliveries would be large tended to weaken the market Prices started 3-47-8c off to l-8c up and seemed Inclined to keep within that range. Oats sagged with wheat and corn. Besides, plenty of moisture was regarded re-garded as favoring growth. Lower quotations for hogs made the provision market easy. First sales varied from last nfght's level to five centa decline, but latter transactions trans-actions were at better figures. Shorts taking profits caused the wheat market to rally Indications pointed to an active export business being don in new crop winter wheat. The close was firm unchanged to l-4c higher. Covering by shorts brought about a subsequent upturn in corn The close was firm 1-4 to 3-4c above last night. Lead. New York. April 30. Lead Quiet, $8,860)3.95 Ixmdon, 18 pounds, 15b Spelter Quiet, $5.05j5.10. London. 21 pounds, 10b. Money. New York, April 30. Call moneys steady. 1 1-2 1 3-4 per eent: ruling rate, 1 8-4 per cent, closing bid, 1 1-2 1 3-4 per cent. Time loans weaker; 60 days, 2 3-4 3 per cent; 90 days, 3 per cent; aix months, 3 1-2 per cent Mercantile paper, 3 1-2 84 per cent; sterling exchange, steady; 60 days, $4.85.10; demand. $4.87 50; commercial commer-cial bills. $4.84 1-2. Bar silver, 59 Mc Mexican dollars, dol-lars, 45 3-4c. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular. Lead. St. Loqia, April 30 Lead I $3.80. Spelter Quiet, $4.90. Metals. New York. April 30 Copper-Quiet; Copper-Quiet; spot and June, $J3.5014.6d; i electrolytic, $14.37 1-2; lake, nominal; castinga, $14.0014-37 1-2. Tin Easy Spot, $34.20 34.30; July, $34.50ff 34.80. Antimony Dull. Cooks--s, . S7JUI Iron Quiet, unchanged, |