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Show CHICAGO GRAI2. Chicago; April 12. Wheat prices here advanced sharply today influenced influenc-ed bj higher quotations at Liverpool and by a decided falling off in the amount of wheat on ocean passage. leading export house here was con-Bpit con-Bpit nous in the purchase of Jul options op-tions May transactions were for thp most part confined to small lots. After :;-S to I 7 V higher the market scor ed material further pains Corn rose with wheat The market was also bullishly affected b;. the lightness of receipts Opening prices, whkh varied from a shade to 3-8Q l-2c higher, were followed by som-additional som-additional upturns. Offerings of oats proved scanty. In consequence the market took th same course as other grain. Higher prices for hogs lifted provt sions. Sellinj,' was only of a scat ten 'i sort. The fact that navigation on the ijre.it Lakes soon would be general, helped to provent more than a moderate moder-ate reaction in wheat The close vaa unsettled 7-8 to 2 l ie above Saturday Sat-urday night's level. Profit taking led afterward to a setback in corn. The close was nervous nerv-ous l-8l-4c up. compared with Saturday Sat-urday night. Chicago. April 12 Wheat No. 2 red $1 5711. "-7 1-2; No 2 hard i r.s 1-2. Corn No. 2 yellow, 74 l-4c; No 4 yellow, 72 1-4 73c. Oats No ". white. 57 1-4 h 58c, standard, 5$ 1-4''." 5s l-2c. Rj e Knminal Barley 72080c. Timothy 84 50fi 00. Clover $8.251 12.50, Pork $17 20j 12 40. Lard $10.02. Ribs $9,250 ! 75 Sugar. .New York, April 12 -Raw sugar Firm Centrifugal, S-f.tii; molasses. $8.87; refined, steady. Cut loar. $G.80, crushe, $6.70; mould A $c, rjr, cubes, $6 15; XXXX powdered. $6.05; powdered. pow-dered. $6.00; fine granulated. $4.90; confectioners" A, $5.90; No. 1. $5.65. Sugar futures were quiet early today to-day Prices at midday were unchang-l unchang-l d to 2 points lower. |