Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Slight Advance at Liverpool Causes Firmness In Wheat at Chicago Chicago Oct 14 Wheat opened with a shade of flrmn s following a slight advance ad-vance at Liverpool and smaller northwestern north-western receipts but after a slight flurry during the initial trading there was not enough business during the entire session to make the market interesting Near the close the heaviness became so great that the market threatened to get below puts but buying against the privileges caused a fractional upturn during the last ten mln lites December opened a shade higher at T21012 I declined slowly to 72 and closed wIth buyers at j72 Chicago received SCO cars three of which were graded contract Indications of an Increase in receipts and heavy dealing in wheat weakened corn There was extremely narrow fluctuation fluc-tuation December closed at 3131J4 Oats ruled dull and lower In sympathy with the other grains December closed at 22i Provisions ruled low and barely steady Packers sold largely and ribs early but towards the close the market was at a standstill January pork closed 5c lower lord unchanged and ribs 2i c lower The leading futures ranged as follows WheatNo 2 I Optai High I Low I Close Oct 70U150t703 70 I 8 Dec ff72j7214e7247 < 72 t72 11 May f757575tit7575 fb7575 COlNo 2 I Open j High I Low I Close Oct I31 11 319 1314 DEC ItltiimI4I3H 131 31j31 13Hk May J52It32I32 J 1 52 Yi 13252 j itS i-tS 1 2 I Open I High I Low Close D 123 J23 22 ½ May 24 1 24Y 24 24U Mess Pork Per barrel 1 OpenrIiJihTLowrClose 1 I 1 Dee I S10 psTlO I T sTo7ir j 1 sTo7iA Jan 1 ors 955 I 950 I 916 LardPer 100 pounds I Open I High I Low L J Close Dee 1 f Uo I 532W I i 530 j o 32iT Jun B42teJ I > 17kJ 542J I m 545 Short Ribs PeFjOO pounds V I Open I HighJ I Low I CloseD Close-D = 4 714 Jan 1 407 A S 00 i i 4 97k 41ih Cash quotations were as follows FJour Steadj winter patents 300S370 I straignt 330340 cleans 320330 spring specials 420 patents 340W370 straights 2W1 320 bakers 230iiT2fiO Wheat No 2 spring 71ij12 No 3 spring C4S71 No 2 red 726 7214 Corn No 2 22Vfc g g i ifko Oats No 2 23 No 2 white 25V4 No 3 V V white 244254 Rye No 2 55 Barley No 2 39Wif44 Flax SeedNo 1 125 N W 125 Timothy SeedPrime 235 Mess PorkPer bbl S03sS10 LardPer 100 lbs 535fD5371 I Short RibsSides loose 4 S5 < g53o Shoulders Drv salted boxed GtTS Short Clear idev boxed 50560 WhJsky DlstiHers finished goods per gallon 122 SugarsCut loaf 570 granulated 518 I Roc IShip Flour barrels I I 13000 12000 I Wheat bushels 1152000 11000 V Corn bushels i 45GOO S17UX Oats bushels 359000 335000 Rye bushels 11000 lCOO Barley bushels 114000 82000 Pacific Coast Grain Markets San Francisco Oct 14 Wheat quiet December 112 May 117 Barley Quiet December S7 Portland Ore Oct 14 Wheat Walla Walla 5Sf59c valley 59SCOe bluestem GtiijC2c Taconm Wash Oct 14 Wheat was easier today and quotation dropped off half a cent The discounting of 1l thd war scare is said to be the cause Club 5Si4c bluestem GOic Chicago Livestock Chicago Oct 14 Cattle There were not enough cattle offered for sale today to make a market and prices ruled nominal HogsThe demand for hogs was slow and prices ruled u shade weaker fair to prime lots told at 27V fa460 heavy packers pack-ers 3ffi4 25 mixed 42504 GO butchers 433 < jr460 common to choice light weights I 4254 60 Fl1SiI SSSiMEO Sheep The limited supply of sheep were disposed l of unchanged prices Poor to prime native jearlinss sold at 125400 J ra western rangers and feeders 3505390 1 common to choice lamb 325525 Receipts Cattle 200 hogs 16000 sheep lCCO 10Kansas Kansas City Livestock Kansns City Oct 14 Cattle Receipts 1000 Market unchanged native steers 400S615 Texas steers 300 < g 160 Texas cows 2COj310 native cows and heifers XEO42Ti stockers and feeders 3GO140 bulls I 2GV5323 Hogs eeipI5300J Market was steady Bulk of sales Jj 135 heaw 4lOfi425 packers 4254SO mixed 400425 light U03437M yorkers 43U 437Vi pigs 4OOI 4 371 Sheep Receipts 200 Market steady lambS 325450 muttons 225S3 r Denver Livestock Denver Oct 14 Cattle Receipts 2100 Market Wasak and quiet beef steers 350U 450 cows 200JJ350 feeders 250S425 stockers 3604SO bulls stags etc 203 Hogs Receipts 0 < XI Market 5c lower light packers 420S425 mixed 423433 heavy 4253430 Sheei > Receipts 4 000 Market quiet and lower goodfat muttons 300400 lambs 400Q tOO tOOOmaha Omaha Livestock OnuUia Oct 14 Cattle Receipts 1800 Market steady native beef steers 4tetj 625 western steers 42504S5 Texas steers 275rj435 cows and heifers 340 400 canners 2Cftg325 sloclrers and feeders feed-ers 35011475 calves 450IG75 bulls stags etc 2 5 5375 Hogs Receipts ii300 Market a shade hlgher 1wav U71h5 mixed 4294 f light 42541437 pigs IOO t25 bulk of sales 42ig4 Sheep Receipts 100 Market was steady yearlings SWnSOQ western muttons 360 qI85 stock sheep 330375 lambs 400S > 575 Arrival of Wool at London I London Oct HThe arrival of wool for the sixth series of auction sales amounts to 29599 bales including 6000 forwarded I dlrcctlfaw Hew York Wool Market pew York Oct 14Wool dull domestic I fleece 21020 Texas 417 Exports and Imports New York Oct HThe imports of dry I goods and merchandise at the port of New York for this week were valued at 11393 I 236 Tho imports of specie during the I week were 2559830 gold and 79752 silver Tho ep6rts of silver from this port to all countries for this week aggregated J932 593 sIlver bars and coin and 4054 gold Condition of the Treasury Washington Oct 14 Todays statement of the condition of the treasury shows Available cash balance 2SSOJ3SlS gold I reserve 257221072 I Coffee and Sugar New York Oct 14 Coffee Options today to-day closed steady and unchanged to 5 points higher Sales 7500 bags including November 460 December 47W46O January t j ii 1 uary m 47541460 Mnrch 400 May t05 July 510515 September 525 spot cot fee Rio quiet and stead No 7 Invoice 51 No 7 lobbing1 G1 mild steady Cordova Cor-dova 6011Ft Sugar Raw stead but quiet fair refining re-fining 3 1316 centrifugal SStest 4 516 molasses sugar u 916 v |