Evening star., 1909-02-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO, February 2O.-Wheat for
May delivery sold here today at 1.16ll per
bushel, overtopp.ng by &c the high rec
ord mark for the season recorded during
the previous session. The gain, however,
was not maintained, the market weaken
ing under heavy realizing sales. At the
close prices were 1ec lower to saLc
higher compared with yesterdays final
quotations. Corn, oats and provisions
closed weak.
Wide fluctuations in the price of the
May delivery marked trading in the
wheat pit, the range for the day being
1Ssc. The sharp upturn to a new high
level occurred in the first fifteen minutes
of the day, when the May option rose
to 1.16A after opening at 1.151s to 1.15A.
The advance was due to buying by prom
lnent longs and by local shorts, who were
actuated byen advance OF e to &c in
the Liverpo0 price. The bulge brought
out liberal realizing sales, part of which
were credited to the leader of the bulls.
This caused a quick break to 1.147s Dis
tant deliveries at the same time sold off
sharply and failed to recover to any ex-
tent the lost ground, although the May
option regained much of the loss owing
to the excellent demand for the cash
this country. Demand for cash wheat
here was brisk. sales of $4,000 bushels,
mainly Of No. 2 hard, winter, were re-
ported. The market closed heavy with
1.OOA.
Anticipating liberal movement of corn
next week owing to improved weather
conditions. local holders sold freely
throughout the entire day. causing sharp
losses in all deliveries Receiving houses
repo1, 1 that offerings from Illinois and
farthc. west were much more liberal to-
day. A decline Of 1s to q in the price of
the cash grain helped to weaken the op-
tions. The market closed weak. almost
AT the lowest point of the day, with
prices ssa12 to 1aahs below the previous
close. Final quotations on May were at
6S1s and on July 64s4a641s.
Oats weakened under realizing sales by
local longs. which caused final losses of
" to ha1h, the latter being in the SEN
tember delivery. Likelihood that receipts
next week would show material increase
because of the bulge In prices here in the
past two or three years was responsible
for much of the selling. The close on
May was at 54% and on July 1875
Provisions were quiet and easy The
slump in coarse grain was the chief bear
ish factor. Prices at the close were
shade to 5a71. lower.
ST. LOUIS, February ao-Wheat-No.
red, cash, 1.26ha1. PITY; No y hard,
112a1.14; May. 1.14A; July. 9sss.
Corn-No. . cash. 63&4a64; No. white,
661s; May, 64Aa64ss: July. 64Isa64k.
Oats-No. cash, 531s; No white, 55;
May, 81; July, 4s.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis. February 90
Wheat-No. 1 northern, Liza l. 16lz; No. .
northern. LA; May, 1159sa1. 15N bid.
Rye-No. !, 1872.
Corn-May. 651a bid
Barley-Standard. 661a: samples, 64a661S:
No. ), 64a65; No. 4, 63a64.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, February %
Wheat-May. Liz; July, I117sa1. IL;
cash, No. ] hard. 1.13s4a1.-,; No. l north
ern. 1:12a4a1.13; No. northern,
1.1OAa111ls: No. s northern, 1.O7a1 .O9
Bran in bulk. 23.O0a23JO.
F1our-First patents. 5.:1a5.65: second
patents, 5.4Oa5.50: first clears, 41Oa42J
second clears. 3.O5a3.1J
CINCINNATI, Ohio. February 10
Hogs-Receipts, 1852: steady; butchers
and shippers, 660a665; common, 5.O0a6, 90
Cattle-Receipts, 319: steady; fair to
good: shippers, 5.OOa6.OO; common.
2.65a35O.
sheep-Receipts. IS; steady, 2.ooa5.a5
LambS-Steady, 5OOa7.75
DULUTH, Mimi, February aO-Close:
Wheat-No. l hard, 1.134: No 1 north
ern. 1.12ls, No. = northern I 1OiL.