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Show FRANCE BUYS THREE MILLION BUSHELS WHEAT. New York. Aug. 20. Market report? for the past ten days show that during dur-ing that time, a million bushels of American wheat have been purchased for export to France. The French wheat crop, according to advices received re-ceived here, has shown a d?ffclt oi about C7.000.000 bushels. American producers expect to bo called upon to supply most of the shortage. The wheat already purchased will be shipped from Baltimore and Philadelphia. Phil-adelphia. Four steamships have already al-ready been chartered to carry wheat exclusively, taking about 150,000 bushels each. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Aug. 20. Cattle Receipts estimated at 300; market steady. Beeves, $4 70(5R.30; Texas steers,, f. LOO'S 5.70; western steers, $4.00?r CSS; Mockers and feeders. $4 007' (i.15. cows and heifers, $2.50(G.4O; calvc-K. $G.50(38.:.o. Hogs Receipts estimated at 8.000; market mc up. Light, SSTjOflOOd; mixed, $S.O0(rS.S5; heavy. .57.70rt78.nO: rough. $7.70 fl 7.95; good to choice heavy, $7,958.50; pigs, .$5.50(5 9.00: bulk of sales, $9.103 40, , .Sheep Receipt? estimated al S,u00; market steady. Nat.ve, $2.50(S 4.50; western. $4.75(00.50; yearlings, $4.50 ?i7.50; ' lambs, native, $4.75tfJC.SO; western, $4.70(5 C.85. 1 Chicago Grain. Chicago, Aug. 20. Close: Wheat-Sept, Wheat-Sept, fts 5-R7z3-l; Dec. 102 5 Sig;5-4; May 107 5-8 ft 3-4. Corn Sept. CO 1-8; Dec. 57 3-Iff? 7-S; Mav CO Oats SepL 35: Dec, 3fi 7-S; May 39 5-S Pork Sept. 21.35; Jan. 18.70. Lard Sept. 12.02 1-2; Jan. 10 07 1-2-Ribs-Sept, 12.47 1-2; Jan. 9.77 1-2. Money. New York. A'-iff- 20. Money on call nominal. Time loans, dull; for sixty days. 33 1-2 per, cent, for ninety days' 3 1-23 3-4 per cent; Tor .six months, 4 5 Sf3-4 per cent. Metal. Market.- j New York. 'Auff- 20. Metnls w--re qnlel and rcniinal. Copper, lake, $12.-S7 $12.-S7 l"al3 0(; electrolytic 12. C2 l-2u 12.75."and casting $l2.25al2. 50. Lead, htea ly, $ ! . lOaLoO. I Sugar Market. New York. Aug. 20. Sugar Raw, firm; muscovado, 89 teat, .3.D5;' centrifugal cen-trifugal SO test, $4.45; molasses sugar. su-gar. $3.70. Refined steady. J |