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Show WHEAT MARKET PRICESJHRINK May Delivery Sells Four and Five Eighths Cents Below Be-low Last Night. Chicago. Feb 18 Wheat prices today to-day shrunk 4 5-8 cents in consequence of "the beginning of the attempted submarine blockade of Great Britain The May delivery here sold as low as $1.55 3-8 as again $1.60 at the close last night The July option showed a loss of nearly 4 cents at $1.28 1-4. Iter came an upward swing largely large-ly due to export buying on a scale which seemed to demonstrate that shippers were more ready to take risks than had been supposed The market closed strong. 1 3-8 to 1 3-4c above yesterday's finish. According Ac-cording to some authorities, the sales to Europe today in the United States reached the largest twenty four-hour total on this year's crop 'The ac-gregate ac-gregate was put at 3.000.000 bushels Includlnt; large quantities for England. |