Show GR PROViSIONS I Wheat Still Rig On Report of Cop Damage I I Chicago March 21The fear of crop damage In Europe and indications of a late spring caused a better feeling in the wheat market from the commencement I May opened a shade higher at 616 and as domestic bad crop claims were as numerous as ever the price gradually rose 6 Brdstrets report of the worlds visible made an increase of 68 bushes compared with 25WO bushels decrease a year ago The market weakened weak-ened on that information and May wheat which reious to the announcement announce-ment had been bringing 6S1s161Ph dropped at once to 6t6 It was steadied again however In a fe minutes by report re-port at New York of fortyfv boatloads being taken for export The bears made a savage drive about half an hour from the close and dCrcsed the market for a minute or two about the lowest figure made at the opening but the closing price for May was 68 6 4 Diminishing receipts and bar weather I for hauling the grain tomaef strengthened strength-ened corn Another helping factor was a good cash demand for immediate ship meat to the seaboard May closed at advance There was only a scattered trade in oats and the market was influenced almost al-most entirely by wheat and corn May Improved cent Firmness of corn had a stimulating influence in-fluence on provIsIons but the receits of hogs were still too heavy for any confident con-fident buying Changing of May contracts con-tracts into later deliveries was the chief feature of the speculative business fay pork rose 2 cents and lard and ribs closed unchanged The leading futures ranged as follows WheatNo 2 I Open I Hg1iI I Low I Close May IG 6S I6S G I67 July G h i67i68 I 67 CornNo2 1 Open I HigbLow I I Clay Cl-ay 12 3 1g3C j3i3 July 35q135 35 3 1 35 Sept i f35Y jl5 2Z OtcN 0 2 I Open High I Low J iosC fay i225 26 25 26 1 Juiy 24 2B 12424 f 124gI24 Mess PorkPer bb I Open I High J Low I Close May 992 900 892 Y I St5 19O July 910 915 90a 910 LrdPer 10 lbs I Open I HIgh I Low I Close May 525 530 525 527 July 540 547 540 542 Sept 557 557 552 553 Short RibsPer 100 lbs I Open I High I Low Close Maw l 467 470 465 467 July 4S0 4S2 477 480 Sept 492 480 490 492 Cash quotations were as follows FlourBetter foreign demand and firm WheatSpring No 2 661J67 No 3 spring 624j67 No 2 red 69470 CornNo 2 33 OatsNo 2 27 No 2 white 3030 No 3 white 292J RyeNo 2 51 BarleyNo 2 381J38 Flax SeedNo 1 117 northwest 122 TimothyPrime seed 240 Mess PorkPer barrel S80S65 LardPer 109 pounds 5174IJ32O Short RibsSides loose 431165 ShouidersDrr salted boxed 42S 431Short Short Clear SldesBoxed lS3i493 WhiskyDistillers finished goods per gallpn 126 SOgarCut loaf 583 granulateti 533 Articles Roe Ship Flour barrels 26090 1900 Wheat bushels 6800 36000 Corn bushels 224003 339060 Oats bushels 2l60C0243C00 Rye bushels 6001 9060 Barley bushels 44 ° l S00I Pacific Coast Crain 3arkets San Francisco March 21Wheat strong May 110 December 112 Bar Icy stronger new 87 Cash wheat l03106 Tacoma March 21WheatClub 56 blustem 59TZC0 Portland March 21The local wheat market Is unchanged with hardly any offerings and what little is offered is ileld at prohibitive figures as far as the exporters are concerned Wnlla alla is nomliiaily 56i57 cents and valley is not wanted at much above those figures Bluestem Blue-stem 60 cents Chicago Livestock Chicago March 21The small supply of cattle today was easily disposed of at steady prices Fancy cattle 5S0600 choice steers 55311375 medium stOers 473 501Ya575 medium steers i73500 beef steers 390f470 stockers andfeeders 350 cr173 bulls 2Cdtti00 cows and helfers 330IjI20 western fed steers 425560 Texas steets 36011490 calves 350GS5 Hogs were in good demand and the late decline was fully recovered Fair to cloice 3773C0 packIng lots 35i375 mixed 35513S0 butchers 361f3S3 ligllt 355jlS2 pigs 325370 Sheep were steady Common to choice sheep 304NJt75 lambs 42311560 ReceiptsCattle 2500 hogs 21000 sileep 12000 Kansas City Livestock Kansas City March 21cattleRe ceipts 3000 Market steady Native steers 36011535 Texas steers 275465 Texas cows 26511310 native cows and heifers 22511425 stockers and feeders 325 52 bulls 27311390 HogsReceipts 14000 Market weak to 5 cents lower Built of sales 35581365 heavy 36081372 packers 35511163 mixed 3i0305 light 3201j3C5 yorkers 36083365 pIgs 300lj305 SheepReceipts 3000 Market strong Lambs 40011750 muttons 20183465 Omaha Livestock Omaha March 21CattleReceipts 4100 Market steady 51110 cents lower Native beer steers 4903530 westera steers 39011175 Texas steers 35011460 cows and helfers 34011425 canners 2l0ij 330 stockers and feeders 39081380 calves 40011673 bulls and stags 261131380 HogsReceipts 9550 Market weak to 5 cents lower 1leavy 35511363 mIxed 35511357 lIght 3501157 pigs 30011350 bulk of sales 35511360 SheepReceipts 7100 Market strong Yearlings 45083500 western muttons 400 11460 stock sheep 30011380 lambs L25 5o Denver Livestock Denver March 21CattleReceIpts 300 Market active and firm Beef steers 330 11300 cows 32311425s feeders freight paid to river 34011475 stockers freight paid l P river 40011490 bulls and stags 225 HogsReceipts 600 Market 5 cents lower Light packers 35f360 mixed 3001j363 heavy 3431350 SheepReceipts 490 Market unchanged L3ndon Wool Sales London March 21A large attendance was present at the wool auction sales today The gexferdl tone of the sales was strong Super greasles showed moot animation ani-mation and at an extreme range the majority ma-jority going to the home trade The best scoured crosshreds were secured by the continental buyers at hardening rates The offerings numbered P164 bales Coffee and Sugar New York March 21Coffee options closed steady unchanged to S points higher high-er Sales 10230 bags Including April 500 May 510 June 515 September 540 October Oc-tober 50 December 510 February 580 Spot coffee Rio dull anti easier No 7 invoice 6 1116 No 7 jobbIng 6 916 mild quiet but steady Cordova 81114 SugarRaw steady but quiet fair refining re-fining 57k centrifugal 06test 4 me lasses sugar 3 refined steady Boston Wool Iolhrket Boston March 21A quiet tone eon tinues to prevail in the wool market Fleece wools are meeting with slow sales at prices that are nominally lower Territory Ter-ritory wools are slow on the scoured basis of 411112 for fine medium and line Astrallan wools are moving slowly but the tone Is firm Quotations Territory wocis Montana fine medium and fine 121115 scoured 1l1112 stapie 45 Utah Wyoming etc fine mecituni and tine 121j 15 scoured 401j42 staple 45 Australian scoured basis combing superfine super-fine 701172 good 65118 average 6265 |