Show smelerGA GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Wheat Made Advances and Provision Market Boomed Chicago May 16The decided strength In the Liverpool cables was the chief cause for the bull sentiment in wheat to day Liverpool quoted July wheat fully 3 cents per bushel higher than I closed Saturday European political news was looked on a quite Important for it seemed to point to growing differences see between England and France over the African complications Domestic receipts wero very heavy and under ordinary circumstances cir-cumstances would have caused the traders trad-ers to be shy of buying Having nothing but the memory of recent losses In their minds they covered freely every Jlma the buying became at all strong Tho market here got strong support and was kept on the Jump for the most part so that the traders had no opportunity to look at the ordinary news Items more especially those of a statistical character splaly May opened at 140 against Saturdays close opene 14 and was carried up with July and closed at 150 bid 514 cents net gain July opened Ltd to 107h finally touching 109 eased off to 103t and sold up to 10614 and reacted to 109U bid at the close a net gain of 43L September which closed Saturday at 5915 openea at 9090 sold down to S9Ts then up to 9 reacting to 9 at the close a net gain of 216 cents Corn was very strong and active today The weather was a factor Liverpool was HSU higher July closed with a net gain of cOat c-Oat were neglected but opened firm In sympathy with the general strength in the other le Ir1l July closed 140 higher Provisions made a sensational advance nearly all of which was retained Shipments Ship-ments of lard and meats were enormous increased outside trade was a factor Government orders for the army cut some figure There has been very large buyIng buy-Ing of both ribs and lard through commission commis-sion houses for packers July pork closed at a gain of 70 cents over Saturday lard 3 cents higher and ribs 4 cents higher I Ths leading futures ranged a follows WH TNo 9 i I Open I aLign I Low I IIU May 1145 150 145 150 July 103 IIS 16 1O Sep llO 92 69is 9H Dee S5t1S jS SI 37 C2No I Open J HIgh I Low I Close May 3614 13C 3 16 July 36fi3613714 3 13 3 Sept 3737 13n 3 3 O TNo 1 I Open I High I Low I CJ May 130 11014 1 12 30 July 41 2 13 Hi2s Sept 2324 12H I214fi24 1 12m MESS PORKPer b2rel I Open I High I Low I Co Jul llS 1I4 11S j145 LPc 10 Po d I Open I HIgh I Low I Close May I S July f 670 GO 670 65 Sept I 67254 70 67214 GW SORT RBSPe 114 Pounds I Open I HIgh I Low I C May 65 July G2 Gr G2 Go Sept 653 GG 63 66214 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet and easy Wheat Spring No2 115 No 3 spring t o b lollS No 2 red 147 sprns Corn No 2 3637 Oats No 2 30 < g31 No2 white 33S34 No3 white 3233 Rye No 2 OS6514 BarleyNo 2 42o4 Flax Seed No 1 13S Timothy Prime seed 2SO < p2S5 Mess PorkPer barrel 1225ift230 LardPer 10 pounds 6S 6S2 Short Ribs Sides loose 6356CO Shoulders Dry salted boxed 5003525 Short Clear Sides Bc = ed GI062 50052 Articles RecptIShlp Wheat bushels203000210000 Corn Oats bushels437904 44490 Rye bushels 0140 5 Barley bushels 3Io 120 Chicago Live Stock Chicago May 16 Cattle Firm i prices strong to lOc higher Choice to extra steer 500525 good to choice 415 463 butchers 4104SO stockers and feeder 250S4SO Texas steers 3604GO Hogs were SJilOc higher Bulk of sales 440g460 heavy packers 42fr442 common to choice 425457H Sheep were In rood demand at steady prices Clipped common sheep 3HVff350 choice 4258450 clipped l lambs l f wooled lambs 500 530 Receipts Cattle 15000 hogs 45000 sheep 17000 Denver Live Stock Denver May 16 Cattle Receipts 1409 I Market active aflU firm Beef steers 3 430 cows 300ff3S5 feeders freight paid to river 390fi440 stockers freight 20V3325 paid to river 400460 bulls and stags HOES Receipts 300 Market r shade lower Light packers 420g 27 mixed 42 g425 heavy 42f2 Sheep Receipts 200 Market steady 52 God fat muttons 325410 lambs 42 Omaha Live Stock I Omaha Neb May 16 Cattle Receipts 1300 Market strong 5 to lOc higher II I tie beef steers 4CK > g4S5 ester steers 3SO440 Texas steers 3500425 cows and heifers 325343C stockers and feeders feed-ers 3S4S bulls and stags 261iQ HogRecelpts 470 Market 5 higher high-er Heavy 4154E mixed 42f425 light 400425 bulk of sales nt 425 Sheep Receipts 11500 Market steady to stronger Fair to choice natives 370 2425 lambs fair 40CV520 to choice westerns 3609420 I London Wool Sales London May lAt the wool auction sales today 14552 bales were offered The attendance was good Sales New South Wales 1000 bales scoured 9d31s 5d greasy 4d10d Queensland bales greasy 7d 1014d Victoria 1300 bales scoured 9dls 4d greasy 5dSlld West Australia 100 bales greasy 5d TVd l7f Zealand 3400 bales scoured Sd Is 1d greasy 5 ½ dS ½ u Cape of Good Hope and Not 500 bales greasy 5d6d Punta Arenas 1700 bales greasy 4d 7U < 1 Coffee and Sugar New York May 16 Coffee Options closed unchanged to 5 points net lower Sales 10250 bags Including May 575 July 570 Spot Coffee Rio quiet No 7 Invoice G No 7 jobbing 7 mild quiet Cordova Cor-dova SfT15 Sugar Raw strong tending upwards fair refining 31 centrifugal 96test 414 refined firm Kansas City Live Stock Kansas City May 16 Cattle Receipts Ciy 2500 Market steady to strong Native steers 3359390 Texas steers 3908445 Texas cows 323400 native cows and helvers 2004C3 stockers and feeders 350 550 bulls 3003500 3555 Receipts 10000 Market strong to 10 cents rigerl0 Bulk trI I 4QOII 440 heavy 320445 packers and mixed 44 410435 lights 395425 yorkers 420p 425 4iI 4l Sheep Receipts 5000 Market strong I Lambs 400600 muttons 325450 |