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Show 4 , 4 j GRAIN CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Wheat displayed display-ed a firm undertone today during the early dealings, the optimistic speech of Julius H. Barnes Friday before the Illinois chamber of commerce having some effect on Sentiment. Th. re WOS a good class of commission house buying buy-ing Immediately after the start which readily absorbed the offerings from local traders and prices advanced ' readily. Offerings Increased, however,! on the way up and the advance was 1 checked. The opening, wblch Jr;.'.l from 'ir decline to a like advance, with May $1.17 91 174 and July $1.08 .was followed by slight gains all around. Subsequently prices advanced sharply. sharp-ly. May wheat touching a new high for the session The rally resulted from increased buying lndu, i by a report of the Introduction of the tor-eign tor-eign credit bill In the bouse and a private pri-vate ioport which told of the withdrawal with-drawal of plat, offering! in tho Liverpool Liver-pool market The close was strong, with values showing a net gain of 1 I Q I ,c. with May $1,20 4 fj 1 20 anu Uuly $1.09O$l-09:S. I Corn advanced readily on lack of 1 pressure and scattered buying. After starting a shade off to c up, with May 6yo70c, the orn market hardened hard-ened a triib. and then began to climb. Corn and ontB later showed fair activity ac-tivity and advanced sharply with all deliveries of ats nt a new high for 'the season. Corn closed ntrong at a net gain of 1 ft 1 4 c 10 lc. With May 7 1 ft 71 4c. Oats started 4c higher to a like decline, May 4 3 4 'if 43 c. Provisions were higher, being lnflu-snCed lnflu-snCed by strengtli in hog ami grain tr.arkcts. CHICAGO. Dec 9 Wheat. No. 2 red. 1 JJ ,i 1 88; No 2 bard. $1.2 3. Corn. No 2, mixed. 7 1 '4 72c; No. 2 yellow 71 74 c : Oats, No 2 white 464 0474c; No. 3. whit c. 43 0 45C. Rye, No. 2 87 c. Barley, 86 0 780. Timothy seed $6.00 (n 6.75. 1 Clover teed, $15.00 1 1 Pork, nominal. Ribs. $10,000 11-50. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 9 Cash wheat No. 2 hard, Sl.12Ol.20; No. 2 red. ; ' SI. 20ft 1.21. . Corn. No. 2 white. 704c; No. 2 yd- , low, 73 073c OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 9. Wheat No. 1 2 hard. $1.14: No. 4 hard. $1.14. Corn. No. 2 w hite. 664ft 67c; No. 2 mixedi 66c. nuU, No. 3 white 42c; No. -1 white. ,j 41c. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. 9 Wheat December $1.11 4; May $1.11; July $1,024. Corn, December 68c; May 694c;! splutt; July 68c. i ORCIGN :. H 1XG1 NEW YORK. Dec. 9. Foreign ex- I change, steady. Great Britain, demand .$4.56 5-7. cables $4.57; sixty day bills on banks $4.54. FraOt . demand. 7. 064. cabUi' 7.074 lta,. demand. 5.02 4, cables 5.02. BelgUttn. demand 6 48; cables, 6.4 8. Germoay, demand. .01 3-16. cables. .01. Holland, demand, 30.77; cables, I 39. 1. Norway, demand. 19.0S. Sweden, demaud. 26.96 Denmark, demand, 2U '0. .Switz.-riand, demand, 18. S! Spain, demand, 15.54. Greece, demand, 1.16. Poland, demand. 00. Czecno-Slovakla. demand, 3 174-Argentine, 174-Argentine, demand. 27 62. Brazil, demand. 12.57. Montreal, demand. 99 28-2 |