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Show CHICAGO GRAIN Chirago, Jan 12 Unexpected strength in prices in Liverpool led to a sharp upturn today in the wheat market here. The bulls were encouraged encour-aged too, by reports that Turkey had conceded all of Italy's demands and that exporters and millers were active buwers. Besides, advices Indicated that farmers had shown no tendency toward any general increase of offerings. offer-ings. The opening which ranged from 1 3-8 to 2 l-8c higher, was followed fol-lowed by a moderate further advance Corn rose with wheat. The market mar-ket was also bullishly affected by yesterday's liberal export sales. After opening unchanged to 3-8c up. prices scored decided gains all around. Oats went higher with other grain. Selling was only of a scattered sort. Less plentiful receipts of hogs than had been looked for helped to lift ! provisions. Oood cash demand for lard counted further against the bears. An advance in vessel rates from ! Argentina favored the bulls, and so did absence of reports that would confirm con-firm fears of Russian wheat soon i rinding an outlet through the Darda- nelles. The wheat close was strong at 3 to :! l-2Cn3 5-8c above last night. Immense stocks on hand and the relative slackness of demand for feeding feed-ing prevented any radical upturn in corn. The close though was firm at .. S -3-4 to 3-4fj7-8c net advance. Chicago, Jan. 12 Wheat 2 red, $1.3591.87 3-8; 2 hard, $1.34 -'Ka 1 36 7-8. Corn No. 2 yellow, 70 70 1-4, 3 yellow, 68 l-269 Oats No. .. white, 51 3-452 ?,-4c. standard. 52 3-4 53 l-2c. Rye. No. 2. $1.13 1-2 Barley. 66T8c. Timothy, $6 ootT 7.60 (Mover. $12.5015.00. Pork, $17.00. Lard, $10.67. Ribs, $9.37(Tf 10.00. |