Show I GRAIN A PROVISIONS Wheat Opened Weak But Closed Active Ac-tive and Higher Chicago Feb 24The general surroundings surround-ings of the wheat market were unchanged un-changed n the commencement Cables were liteless the weather was not a disturbing dis-turbing factor and Argentine shipments to Europe for the week were about as anticipated Cnuer thes = e circumstances May wheat opened a shade lower at from 73 to 73U73A and for an hour or so gave very little indication of getting far tom those figures The drought was reported broken in California ami the bears took an inning on that information After backing and flllig between 72 and 73 > j for May wheat until the last hour of the session the market became weak and looked for awhile as if it was going to break up in little pieces when rumors of considerable export business having been done commenced to be circulated Soon it became known that 100000 bushels of wheat held In New York by a Chicago firm had been sold for export and thai Jhl Ils rl of Kansas wheal l had been disposed of to be shipped by way of gulf I ports New York wired also that late London cables bid Cd more for wheat than tho price at which they accepted the offer I of yesterday That changed the whole complexion of the market and from being lug listless I and inclined to go lower it became very strong and qfUelo active May wheat mounted in a few minutes from 72i to 73 and before the end U became Si4 with the latest trading at 7 s Lac of outside speculation free country coun-try offerings and liberal receipts depressed depress-ed corn early The sudden upward whirl in wheat however caused a sharp rally in corn and May closed1 with a gain of cOats c-Oats were influenced almost entirely by wheat and corn May rose 4 There was a fair provision trade with pork rather easy on commission house selling Pork closed 5 cents lower lard unchanged and ribs a shade higher Thejeadingjutures ranged as follows WheatNo 2 I I Open I High I Low I Close IaI7073 73Ji 72i IT3H572i 1 i July 7Hift7171i 70 < 14 I = CornNo2 I Open I HIhl I Low I Close May 33h2616ss i 136g July raG 3f 26t16 Sept t7 k 77IKII6j W 3is OatsNo2 = I Open I high r J Low TClo I f = 4 2S 27t2774 iS I July ISTi 2S ii5if 25ri20TlQJ6 Mess Pork = Per bbl I Open I High I Low Close May i OC2V I 9G7 I 957b I OCO y July i i y77Vi Lard Per ItO Ibs j Open I High I Low I Close May 1345 I I 547 u l 542 IL 34 T Julv aoi1 101 o55 I jai 11 Sep 1570 i 570 15Giy i 570 I Short Ribs Per ltd lbs 1OiicnTIllghL I I I Closet Close-t 4So 4S7 j 4S3 483 May 4 I Vi I 4Sk g I 4S July i 497i i 51W 1 49y 41 Sept j10 l 512 I J10 i 515 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Moderate demand and steady A Heat Spring No 2 GSfrTlte No 3 spring 65 < ij0 No 2 red 72 1 73i Corn No 2 34V31 Oats No 2 27k XU 2 white SOU31 No 3 white 2aki3U t Rye No 2 u55136 Barley No 2 42 to 32 Flax SeedNo J Lloi Timothy Prime seed 4il Mess PorkPer barrel 45g30 > Lard Per barrel 530fi532i Short Ribs Sides loose 403SJ73 I Shoulders Dry tailed boxed 425g Short Clear Sides Boxed JOOJiaOO Whisky Distillers finished goods per gallon 12S Sugar Cut loaf 570 granulated 5 = Articles Kec I Ship Flour barrels I 19000 10000 Wheat bushels 79000 U8 00 < Corn bushels 450002630 < Oats bushels 27S Mjl3COO Rye bushels lltA t 7000 Barley bushels I 3OCO 14000 Pacific Coast Grain Markets San Francisco Feb 21 Wheat firmer May 117 December 120 Barley lirmer new 1078 Cash wheat U3115 Portland Ore Feb 4The foreign cables both public and yrivatCv brought very little encouragement today but buyers buy-ers who apparently had to have wheat bid up to SOc for Walls Walla and some extra heavy wheat for milling purposes at Cl cents Even thee price failed to dislodge enough wheat to thl prices back i to an export basis Valley I has no percentage per-centage over AValla AValla at the present time and to cents was the best quotation obtainable with bluestem nominally at Cl 6 cents Tacoma Wash Feb 21 WhcatCIU1 5S cents bluestcm 610it2 Kansas City Livestock Kansas City Feb 2JCaUle Receipts 40 Market strong Native steers 3l5f 345 Texas steers Sg54c0 lexaM COWl I 2fOixZ35 native cows and helfm 221 cQ 425 stockcrs and feeders 30052o bulls I I 223 383 I Hog Receipts 10000 Market 5T10 cents hhher Active Bulk of sales 3S53 I 370 heavies S5ti3A3 packers 517 j mixed a4ObZ7O lights 325fi335 yorkers lM 74 Oi orler 34541320 pIgs f Sheep Receipts 3000 Market firm Lambs 4104S5 muttons 300CT423 Omaha Livestock I Omaha Feb 21 Cattle liecelpts 1000 i I Alorkct aetlce sharp Native beef steers f 005320 western steers 3730473 Texas I steers rf lAS cows and heifers 33052 J 4 43 caner 2SOS325 stockers and feeders I feed-ers 3W < 4JO calves 5tOu75 bulls and stags 275S410 Hogs Receipts 51CO Market 5 cents i higher Heavy 3toli270 mixed SlSrh > b light 3 nj3t b pigs 30i > gaW bulK of sales 362 1665 1 Sheep RecellHsTL300 Market steady Natlvp muttons 3W440 western muttons mut-tons 370i84EO stock sheep 275S360 lambs 40US470 Chicago Livestock Chicago Feb tThe demand for cattle today was slow and prices showed no Improvement Fancy cattle brought oior 5S5 choice steers 535fi570 mediums 4M 495 beef steers 38460 cows and heifers heif-ers 330400 bulls 275f400 western fed calves steers 350725 4105565 Texas steers 350i5j493 Hogs ruled 54110 cents higher Fair to choice 39 packing lots 3iitm72 mixed 6u3S butchers 363S5 light 353fj390 pigs 310 380 Sheep were steady and lambs were about 30 cents decline for choice Inferior to prime sheep 26G yearlings 42015463 poo to choIce lambs 34 sheep ReceiptsCattle 5000 20 hog lO Denver Livestock Denver Feb 24 Cattle Receipts 20 Market steady Beef steers 375 300 cows 325fi42o feeders freight paid to the river 325fJ4CO stockers freight paid to the river 3754T475 bulls and stags 2005300 Hogs Receipts 200 Market steady Light packers U65f370 mixed 3COg3C3 heavy No sheep 340f3CO Coffes and Sugar New York Feb 21Coffee options closed steady unchanged to 3 points lower low-er Sales M230 bags including March 523 May 543 June r August 663 September 370i575 October 57i5SO Spot Coffee Rio dull No 7 invoice 6 No 7 jobbing GTi mild quiet Cordova I Cor-dova S14 Sugar Raw strong fair refining 3 centrifugal 9fitest 3s molasses sugar I 3 1115 refined firm I |