Show I GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Vigorous V Demand remand Advances Wheat Wheaton on the Chicago Board of Trade Chicago h March 16 Opening e quotations 0 for f or May wheat I eat showed an advance of i over yesterdays closing price May starting s at 66 47 Traders Trader who sold yes yesterday yesterday erday t In Jn anticipation of another weak Iday opening on ort account of ot heavy beavy Ar Argentine gentine receipts were disagreeably di sur surprised surprised p by the figures from that country showing howing s shipments bushels less ieee than han t last week and made haste to get Jet under u over never Overshadowing OV everything else lse e In Influence on the market however were w ere the reports of extensive damase d ae to winter inter w wheat caused by the time present pr t cold wave w ave It was known that the western w t Raids are practically bare re of ot snow now I protection p and the rapidly slaking ther there thermometer z brought conviction to shorts s st that hat t the damage reports were not o g t The opening advance showed h sufficient s profit to some holders and l al zier I caused a temporary reaction to x lb i W for May la but Inside of fifteen ruin min minutes utes u tes after attar the opening open the market began jumping j under a vigorous demand the ad nd V nee ance noe not being chocked checked until May had reached cached r 7 By that time tim the edge or o f the demand bed bad worn off of and a ten dency d to take profits caused mused a slight set rat s back b ank fur far a time selling being Increased i by b y the weakness shown In corn at that time tIDe t Tho The market gradually ex ox exceedingly c dull and trading confined al almost almost most entirely to local operators and the price p rice kept within a 0 narrow range gener generaU aU a lly around 67 gl cents centa for May Toward t ho he clone cloeo the market markot again I became firm i with a alight t increase in the l volume in of b caused C by renewed reports of or crop v ramage May amy got back to tho the n fl t closing firm at that figure Cables were firm The cash demand was poor ioor Jo and a nd New Nn ew York reported eighteen loads for export taken tako lain latR today I Corn Com was fairly actIve and irregular Tho The t opened firm and slightly l mainly in sympathy with wheat but prices price gradually pave gave vo way to persia persis tent soiling Later In the session si siclo the market rallied with wheat and at the close clo e was steady at t a shade advanced for the tho day dey da May closed a shade bado de higher at atThe ato The o market for oats was wee absolutely at fL a standstill May closed at IMi I un changed chan Provisions o were quite t a strong er or Hop Hog prices were the highest of the season and packers bought tut t liberally on this account Provision stocks stooD showed no Increase and this and the strength of or wheat had considerable influence on trad ing the tm demand dt mand being good alt all day May pork dosed closed 17 liIAs centa higher May lard 6 Ii cents higher and sod May ribs 5 3 cents conta The leading futures ranged as follows Wheat No Z 2 J Open p High I Low I Close Cloia Closet March t tty I ty t r J L IVI Corn No 2 I II S I l Open j High p Low I 1 Close March JareD I I 1 M May lay T I m Ws ri Jut July 3 27 f I I 37 0 oa t 2 I lOpezi op I High I Low Close May 23 ms J 31 ISi 25 l July 33 jg I l fj t t iI Mess Barrel Barel Open lOpen I I High I Low I Close Cluse CloseS May lay r 1101 1113 S otY J 6 In 1196 1101 1110 10 Pounds I I High I Low CloseT May ay glee I I I July Jul j I 16 l Ii j I jj 61 I I Shori t H b Pir er ICO 10 1 Pou Pounds I Open p n i High I Low I Close Cl se seIa May Ia 34 1 U j TOi 1707 July I SOi ue I I 6 S Cash quotations n were we as follows W Xo No S 3 i ne IItti g No 2 i red redo re reNo No o 2 2 2 I No p se Bar o 2 2 er Flax 1 U la Timothy Prime seed I 21 Mess P barrel 11 I LardI Laidler Lard Per 15 jOun 89 5 1055 81 Short loose I Shoulders Should Dry asked boxed J JalK ICK Short Clear 3 goods good per pe r gallon pilon alK n UC loaf loet S Iii 6 granulated 13 6 I tee I Ship Flour Four barrels ba T l 5 0 i C Wheat bushels t iso 0 Corn bushels bu Oats Ot bushels Rye bushels 4 Div 2 0 Barley bu tf Kansas Xan City Kansas City March It Cattle Re ReT lo Steady to strong Natty TI steers eer 3 3 T Texas ste steers 55 e cows 2 native cows and aia bJ ers and feeders 3 0 5 M Market rt t str t p o higher Bulk of sales 4 heaVy eary 4 packers 4 n gilt It II J 2000 Market strong Lambs tOO CO 00 muttons mutton 3 M 1 Omaha Livestock Omaha March 1200 Market cents M higher b N Na Native coe and a M rs eanner en CE Cockers and a calY 55 bulls buffs etc 1 i 90 UIO Market ket eor bJ itO 0 H 4 mix 4 pip iii lit of ft 4 pRec 1 aa Market lower Y a cents tou 5 mut Ia 00 stock ato sheep D De nver Livestock Denver March Market Beef Br steers steen 03 cowa owa s GO f riY iier 1 U stockel fret freight bt rec mer er S 4 buHs buKa s Map aga a s etc et ro 00 to iI Light packers LM Market arket r ilta a mixed shade and ead beIL heavy t Marker changed d Un Chicago CJ cago Livestock Chicago Mar Receipts Zui w M receipts r pt for week j tersest largest ft t 4 Wl ot of thiS thI year y r Market A generally fIrm Natives good to prima primo steers 80 j poor to S medium m iun selected feeders strong 1 w 0 mixed strong 3 ro cows COWl steady 25 heifers helfers 31 S can canners nets ners I bulls boils li calves s Clu Texans receipts 4 Texas fed fedI steers firm active actie Texas bulls butts strong 3 j I Hogs Receipts today 1300 tomorrow estimated left over 2000 Average fully run 5 S cents clints higher highest hog market since July 1190 Mixed and butchers 4 5 12 good to choice holc heavy heaY 5 rough ll rh heavy light 4 O bulk of soles sales Sheep Receipts Lambs Iambs steady Good Gd G to choice fair air to t cl ci See ice ce mixed 50 western sheep 6 6 90 yearlings y native lamb lambI western lambs Iambs 6 iz J I Coffee CoffeeS and arid Sugar j New York March 18 Coffee market markett t 1 closed loed steady at gM points net advance Total sales were 23 bags including u ut J May SA July August AU l Sop o i October t 7 00 November t December i Spot bei coffee oRt Rio bf steady 1 No 7 invoice S1 54 No o 7 Jobbing jobbinS g 5 i l Mild MUd j quiet and steady Cordova I cents 1 Sugar Raw strong refined firm cr g gHow How Eow Is Your tour Wife Han Haa she lost her beauty h auty If It so 50 con coz I indigestion sick headache are the principal causes causee Karls Clover Root Olt Tea has cured these Ills lila for half halfa a century Price 25 23 cents and 50 cents Money refunded if Ie results r are not sat satisfactory Z a C M 1 drug department |