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Show 4 4 GRAIN 4- e CHICAGO. March 31 Plentiful moisture mois-ture In the domestic winter crop belt, together with weakness In ihe Liverpool market led to lower prices today during the early dealings here In wheat. The condition of winter wheat was figured at 78 7 per cent by -a leading expert as againfi 76.0 In December Ho also estimated es-timated the probable yield as tso 000.000 bushels as compared with a De. ember estimate of 527.000.000 bushels Opening quotations which ranged from 't to 1c lower, with May JUfU to 1 35 and July $1 lAi to 1.18H. were followed by slight further declines in some cases. Rallies ensued but with milling and export demand rather slow the market took a decided downward slide In the last half hour. The close was unsettled. unset-tled. 1 to 27c net lower. with Mav $1.32 to 1.32H and Julv $1.17)- to 1.17 Corn Ragged In value with wheAJa. After Af-ter opening unchanged to a shad- off. July C2Uc. the market receded a little all around Most of the trade of corn was of a local iiara. tor The cloee was weak. 1 to l'nc net lower. July 61 He. Chit?, which were relatively firm owing ow-ing to wet weather, started 'i to ie Mgncr. Inly 397ic, and gained a trifle more before beginning to react. Downturns In tho price of hogs brought about a decline In the provision market. mar-ket. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn . March 31 -Plour unchanged to 20c higher; In car-loud car-loud lots, family patents quoted at $8.00 $M0 i barrel In 98-pound cotton sai lu . Bran $21. 6023 .DO. OHXCA0O, .March 31 WTieat No. 4 hard $1 25 Corn No. 1 mixed Si'.'c; No. 2 yellow 57 'i '.7 '- rials No. 2 white 37'ifl01c; No. I white 35i37c. Rye No. 2 S1.002. Barlev SSIS 64c. Timothy seed $4.606 Clover seed $15 00'ti -'2.00. r..rk nominal l.ard $10.87. r.lbs $11. 50? 12 50. MINNEAPOLIS. MlDn. Maich 31. Wheat receipts 155 cars, compared with 220 cars a year ago Cash No. 1 northern north-ern 11.4101. 52; Mny $1.40 July 81.30V I'urn No. 3 yellow 48lfr49c. Oats No. i white 43fi437c. Barlev GKtJGSc Rye No 2 9394Hc Flax No. 1 $2.&0ifiP2 55 V OMA.HA, March 31 Wheat No 2 hard 81.2601.86; No. 4 mixed $1 09. Corn No 2 while 50c: No. 2 mixed 47Vifc50c. 1 'at.- No, 3 white 334'l-2c; No 4 WhltS 3333Uc KANSAS CITT Mo. March 31 Close wheat May $1 19Vi ; July $1.10; September Sep-tember $1 03- Corn May 51ric; July 65c; September Septem-ber 58 'c. ST. LOUIS. Mo. March 31 Wheat Mav Jl 2S', Jul $1 1 , Corn May SCHc: July 597aC-Oats 597aC-Oats May 37',ic July 40c. METAL MARK El NEW TORK. March 81. Coppers easn-r. elr. Iroh 1 ic .-po' .ind r. arbv 1234c. later nH'ft'eC- Tin steady cpot and futures $29.00. lion steady; prices unchanged. Lead steady; spot and nearby 4.80c. Zinc quiet. Ea.st St, Louis dcllvcrv spot 4 70c Antimony spot 4 40c. LEAD PRICE ADVANCED NEW YORK. Marth 31. The Ajrtei!-ean Ajrtei!-ean Smelting & Refining company t6d0 advanced the price of lead from 1 70 to 4.80c per pound. |