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Show FLOUR RATE CUT HELPS EXPORTS MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Oct 27. , The Northwestern M.iWr- weekly re-Ivlew re-Ivlew of the flour trade aaj Til- main news of the week baa been the annot neni of the shippingl boards decision to reduce Ihf ocean freight rale differential between wheat jmi 11. on rrom twenly-fivt cents per hundred pounds lo five cent.-. I his but welcome announcement win hdp in restoring Ameriba's export fio.n trad, which has been ilmosl de-strovi-d l. the hoard's pr- vlous :iction 1 it her w isi t he flour maTke) has be. 11 ti.t.-.llv hl'.l : a oil .is ,.ic- afraid of. Mi. unstable wheat situation. Prices, as vet show no effects from the farm-; 'eiV threat to hold their wheat for three dollars .1 bushel and the f..r Un crop news is generally bearish The mills continue t operate at oboUl half capacil . ( Hit . .B M CHICAGO, Oct. 27. Fresh advances in the price of wheat look place to-a... to-a... r..r .,1 Olivine Which was Chiefly ascribed lo notice taken of the farmers' strik and to yesterday's largo rural deliveries and tnis alto was apparently a bullish Influent in this connection attention was drawn to the fact that the stock of wheat in Chicago totalled only 700,000 bushels Opening prices, which curled from un-rhang. un-rhang. ,1 ngiircj f. I '.' uglier. W. 1 followed by substantial gains all arounfl. ana then something of i react re-act ion. . ..in sympathtxed with the strength Of Wheat., opening to i'" higher, including December al to H8cJ Afti rwanl the n trkel tended to sag. 1 )a:. were iirm Mi': other grain and started ', to vac lilTh'T. lecemh.T 54, to 56c. Audit ions I gains were , L.red ahd 1 moderate setback fjOlloW- ed. Provisions lacked support despite the tip turn Hi cereals and higher pin-la pin-la lions on hogs. MON IA M VKKI l NUW M'KK. " t. 27- I nmc mer-. Kxcha ng Sterling: Demand. $3.47 7. cables $3.4$- iVarcfe: Demand 6tf82c; cables ,; . -., Belgian francs Demand b..uc; ca- Ides 6 7 5c. Guilders: Demand 80v40c; cables Lire: Demand ."..72c: cables i. 74c. Ma,rkej Demand l.88c: cables 1.89c . trecci 1 lemand 9 5 7c New oiU exchange on Montreal per ent discount Time loans steady, unchanged. Call monej steady; high 10 per cent, few ' p. r cent; ruling rate 9 p. it on', .losing bid 9 per cent; offered at 10 per cent; last loan 10 per cent. ( Hit VGO M rURESi '. CHICAGO, Oct 27, Open High Low Close Wheat- : m lUcc. $2.10V2 $2.12 $2.09 ?2 Ob , March 2.02 2.05 1.99 2 on Corn - 1 Dec. .S2T .S3 Si i .81 s Mny .89 -68 -SS'i ; Oats . , I Lee. .5 4TS 55 't l 4' Ma 70 .i'"t 5-1 j9'i Pork Nov .... 23.75 23 50 23 50 !.lan. 25.00 25 25 24.80 21.90 , IJird Nov IS 1 . 19.50 19.85 , Jiin lo.'..5 1 6;97 16 7o 16.70 Ribs lOct 16.50 Jan. 1 4. SO I I 80 13 90 15.90 KANSAS Oin A ESTOI 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Oct- 27. ! il nil'-il Stat-. 1 of Markets 1 Cattle Receipts 18,000; beef steers; Slow, steady to weak: earllngs 51C.00; 1 1 8he-8tOCk and bUllfl mostly J5c higher:! stock sales 10 to 50c Higher; bulk cows an.l neiiers fu.uu'n s.vv; iew iu.s $9.00 12 00: eanners strong to 25c 1 higher; bull! around $4,00; calves! stej.l to strong; feeders steady. J Hogs Receipts 7500; murket barely ,,ii . mbstl) around 25c higher than yesterday's ...'rage, bulk medium and heavyweight 12.75't;13 15. good arid choice 130 to 160 pound hogs $12.50 c-i 12.80, k Sheep Receipts Hi. 000. sheep and yearlings' mostly 26c higher; western yearlings S'J.50; ewes and fat lambs steady; westerns $12. 50$ il. 60; feed-ins feed-ins lambs slow. $11.25. Ill . l M IRIU I NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Copper nom-, Inal; electrolytic srot .md founii quarter quar-ter 1415C for small lote. producers pro-ducers not quoting' j, Iron no mil nail unchanged Tin firm; spot antl nearbv In. 75c. futures 42.50c. Antimony unchanged. Lead steady, unchanged. Zinc quiet, unchanged. Zinc quiet. U.cst St. Lous delivery 1 7.007.1 0c. At London: Spot copper USS 7s 6d; electrolytic tin 261 17s Cd. lead i.'3 7 6s 6d. zinc 39 1 lH PRU ES CHICAGO, i 27 Wheat No. 2 hard $2. 1502- 1 6- Corn mixed 85V8ic; No. 2 yellow yel-low Mist 0 88c. Oats So 2 white 54055c; No. 3 white 53 rn 54c. s K-.e No. 2 $1 .7 6. Barley 80c 'h 11 . o9. ' Timothy seed $5.00j6.5o. Clover seed $12.00ty2 1 Pork nominal 1 Lard $19.60. t Kihs $ In on lit 1 7 . 00. , lt sit, Alt I.OWKK 1 NKW FORK; cl 27. Further-de-1 1 ollnea were recorded in the local raw i sugar market when about 5500 bags 1 of Perus were sold to a local refiner I at 7 cents c. 1. f., equal to 8.26c for, 1 centrifugal. s Refined was steady at 1112c for Tjflne granulated. Futures were Inac-itlve Inac-itlve and at midday December, the only . month Irad'd in. WSS t t.oints loWer. LIBERTY BOMI.V I NKW YORK.. Oct. 27. "Liberty i bonds closed : I 3s 92.96: first 4s 89.50; second j 4s 88 .38; first 1 4s 8 9.60; second 4 '4 86.82; third 4 Us '..o.r.j. fourth 4 ' s r H8.68. Victory 3s 9 6.16; Victory ,4s 1.6.08, ft Sll, I It. I LONDON, Oct. 27 Bar Oliver 36d ' per ounce. ! Money and discount unchanged. |