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Show GRAIN 4 CHICAGO. Feb 2j0 New high price records for the season were reached tu-day tu-day In wheat market Crop damage re-ports re-ports from the southwest, together with fresh upturns In Liverpool riuotatlons. appeared to be chiefly responsible. According Ac-cording to field advices, each day without with-out rain or snow In Kansas has been adding to lossos and It was Indicated that conditions In Oklahoma wr- SfOrse than heretofore generally believed. Opening prices, which ranged from 1U to 24c higher, with May $1.42 to 1 4J:-t and July 51.25 to 1 25. were followed Dj decided further gains and mcrtlc-rato reaction. Corn and oats ascended with wheat, corn starting to lc higher, Slay GVifr 884c, ami making a slight further advance ad-vance In oats the opening waji '4 to uc higher. May 414 to 41c, and later there w 1 ra, some additional gains. Provlhlons followed tne upward course of hogs and cereals. Later. In wiicat. the advance was resumed re-sumed and closing figures wro the highest of the day. Reports that Ger-mnn'j Ger-mnn'j was purchasing huge Quantities of Argentine and Canadian wheat and that Japan also was In the market as a buyer did a gooel elcal to accelerate the upward swing of values espoclall lor May delivery The finish was strong 4 to 64c net higher with Mav $1,464 to 1 464 and July $1.27. Corn, as well as wheat, touched a new high price, re. or1 f..r the season An-nounc.-TOftnt of n decided Increase r.f the visible supply "f com failed to check the upturn of the market Corn closed firm to 14c not higher with May 634 to I C34ltr63Hc CHICAGO. Feb 20 Wheat No 2 red $1 40. No. 2 hard $1 374 1 39- Corn No 2 mixed 6T4tf58 4c; No. 2 jrellow B7068Ho Oatn No. 2 white "S;'?47c; No. 8 white 86384c. live No. 2 81.04 4-Barley 4-Barley 38g67c. Timothy seed $5.00a7.-0 Clover seed $12 00322 00 Pi rk nominal Lard $11 57 Ribs $11. 00-512. 00. MINNKAPOLIS Minn.. Feb. 20. Wheat receipts 4.15 cars compared with 35S cars tk year ago Cash No. 1 northern north-ern $1.5:.ffl 60; Mav $1 17. July $1 384- "...rn No. 3 yellow 31 U 32c Oatl No 3 white 35Ta'eT36-aC. Barlev 43'5'57c Rve No. 2 $1 020 1 024 Flax No. 1 $2.67(32.64. OMAHA Neb . Feb. 20 Wheat No. 2 hard $1 8701.86; No. 3 hard $1 23lj 1 27 I Corn No. 2 white 51c; No. 2 mixed SO'ij GOc. Oatl No. 2 white 35535'c; No. 3 white MINNEAPOLIS Minn.. Feb 20 Flour inchanged to 10c higher; In carload lots family patents quoted at $S 30?'S 30 a barrel In 98-pound cotton jacks Bran $26.00. ST LOUIS, Mo Feb. 20 Wheat Mav 1 1 4i.. July n 244 Corn Mav 61 4 o 61 Sc. Julv CJT0e Oats Mav i2-57;43Sic. KANSAS CITY Mo. Feb. 20 Wheat Maj n 334 July $1 214 Corn May 474c; July 694c METAL MARKET. NEW YOP.K. Feb 20 Copper easier, electrolytic spot and nearby 12'3'134c; later ISHfl Tin easy: spot and nearby 829 62, futures fu-tures $29.37. Iron steady. No. 1 northern $1? on? 19 50: No 2 northern Six r.0-rm no . No 2 southern $15.5016.00. Lead quiet, spot 4.704.800. Zinc quiet, East St. Louis delivery pot 4 504.55c. Antimony spot 4.40c MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK. Feb 20 Call money strong high 6 per cent; low 4 per cent; ruling rat..- 4 per cent; closing bid 54 par cent; offered at 6 per cene, last loan 6 per cent. Call loans against acceptances 34 per cent. Time loans firm' 60 days 4 V'. ' per cent 00 days 4 45 per cent it months 4 4 OS Per cent. Mercantile poper 4 4 "a" 5 per cent. , |