Show 1 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April 29 Weakness was in evi evidence evidence dence in the wheat heat market at the outset Initial quotations on May was off offE 4 to 2 at 86 to 88 ss July JEY was down to toto to at 82 22 I to Continuation or of o weather eather conditions was excellent for the growth of or wheat wits was the chief reason for the sharp shara declines Another bearIsh factor w na ife unexpected weakness at Liverpool notwithstanding the here lere of yesterday Liberal receipts In Inthe Inthe inthe the northwest was another factor In weakness ss today toda Minneapolis and Duluth being 33 cars compared with SO 90 a year ear ago Offerings were liberal from the thO start but demand was slack sl ck Early In Inthe Inthe inthe the session the selling pressure was great greatest greatest est on the May options but later the July delivery monopolized the attention of or traders As trading advanced the th market became weaker July declining to Sl 81 May Ma closed at 87 a 8 loss of 1 July closed I lower at 82 52 t Corn Com was weak the result of active sell sellIng selling Ing ng July closed at 45 43 4 a loss 1088 of 1 Wk Oats were effected by weakness of or wheat and corn July Jul tl lower at 28 Considering the weakness of the grain markets market provisions manifested comparative comparative tive Uve strength Shorts were active bid bidders bidders ders dors mut offerings were meagre The 1 he hestead steady stead tone of the hog market was the principal bullish influence Near the close July pork was up T 10 Lard was off 2 and ribs were up The leading futures ranges as follows WHEAT T No 2 1 T I Open O en I High I Low I Close May oray SO 87 July Jul 18 m 82 Sept No 2 I L Open I High I Low I Close May li y 46 July Jul aG 49 40 4 46 45 4 Sept 6 40 46 46 41 OATS No 2 I Open t I High I Low I Close May 2314 July 2 QS 25 AS Sept I IS 27 37 I i MESS PORK Per barrel I Open I High I Low I Close May 1172 l 11 July Jul 1210 I 1217 1215 I LARD Per pounds I Open f High I Low I Close May lay 7 I I July Juh f 7 y 7 Sept SeI t 7 r SHORT RIBS Per pounds I Open I High I Low I Close May G Q July j I 6 10 Sept 7 32 7 3 Cash Quotations were as follows Flour Easy winter whiter patents straights spring sprin patents p t 5 straights bakers Wheat No 2 spring No 3 No 2 red 86 OO Corn No 2 46 No 2 yellow y low 47 Oat Oate No 2 28 No 2 white 31 No 3 white Rye RyeNe No 2 73 Barley Barle Good feeding 37 fair to choice malting 4 1 Flax Seed No l I No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Timothy Seed Prime OO Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per Ibs lbs 7 Short Rib Short Cl CIr r boxed 6 Whisky Basis siS of high wines w nes Clover Contract grade 35 I Rec I Ship barrels barr ls r h 5 Wheat t bushels O I Corn bushels Oats bushels 1 73 Rye R e bushels 1100 Barley Ba eJ bushels ush IS 61 Treasury Statement Washington Ai April ril 29 state statement statement ment meat of or the treasury balances in the gen gell general oral eral fund exclusive ex of the e gold cold r g reserve r in the division I of shows Available cash balance sold gold Money Silver Sliver Etc New York April 29 Close Money lIoney on call nominal no loans Time loans steady stead yand ninety days 34 3 per percent percent percent cent six months 3 i per cent Prime mercantile 34 4 per percent percent cent Cn t Sterling exchange steady stead with actual business in bankers ankers bills at for demand and at for sixty day bills posted rates and jp bills Bar silver i 57 Mexican dollars 44 Bonds Governments steady railroads weak The he Bank Statement NewT NeWYork ork April 29 The statement t of averages of ot the clearing house banks of ot this city this week w ek shows Loans decrease r Deposits decrease Circulation 0 decrease Legal tenders tender S increase 32 2 Specie 2 Increase Reserve increase OO Reserve Resene required decrease I Surplus inc as Ex U II S deposits O Increase 54 The Financier says The Tho official state the New Nev York associated bank banks last week we k showed a u greater gain of cash than was indicated by the estimates which were based upon UDon the traceable movements of money mone during the tho week a reasonably large lurge contraction In loans considering the extensive liquidation on the stock market and a u very satisfactory Increase in surplus sur lus reserve resene The cash gain was OO or about one million more than the estimated sum This dis discrepancy discrepancy discrepancy was however due to the that the bank week Included Friday pr last week while the estimates recorded movements on Thursday and Friday of the tho previous week which were embraced in the bank return for that period The loans were contracted 00 re r fleeting In greater part the cancellation of or those tho e on stock collateral due to the unsettling fall faU In the securities market during the week the contraction from this cause must have been much greater than that indicated indicted by b the statement but buti it i was doubtless partly party offset by loans to tos syndicates s or 01 In connection with wih the New NewYork Nework Nework York ork City band emission Deposits de decreased decreased decreased creased which amount was only 50 less than the sum of or the con contraction contraction contraction traction In loans less the gain In cash cah therefore the statement made a good god balance balancE The required e was re reduced re reduced by which added to the increases in cash made 2172 as the gain In surplus reserve to 1662 Com Corn Computed Computed upon the basis of deposits less those of public funds the sur surplus surplus surplus plus Is Metal Markets I New Neu York April 29 There was little feature In the metal met market and general genera conditions were unchanged Tin Is quoted at Lake copper coper is I held around electrolytic at 1500 2 and casting at 17 1500 Load Lead 4 O Spelter 59 Iron quiet a 3 Pacific Coast Grain San Francisco April Apri 29 Wheat Weak Weaker er May la December 13 Barley Weaker May Ma 1114 11 bid De Dc December cembor cember 87 8 LIVESTOCK Ll ESTOCK MARKETS Chicago April Apri 29 Cattle Receipts 2 market mark marke steady Good God to prime steers ster poor to medium Jle stock stockers ers erg and feeders cows 2 7 heifers r canners canne bulls l 75 calves carves Hogs Receipts 80 Monday 30 market easy Mixed ie ad and butcher butchers 5 53 good eay to choice heavy heay 5 3 tough rough heavy 4 light 50 bulk of sales sal i Sheep Receipts 2000 20 sheep and nd Iambs Ibs j I stady sady Good to Choice holc shorn hOm I f fair lr to mixed shorn 40 5 western shep shor shorn na native native tive lambs Iambs lamb shorn 4 5 western lambs lab p 1 Kansas City April Apri 23 Cattle Receipts 30 market unchanged Hogs Receipts 30 market 5 cents lower Bulk Bul of sales heavy hea heaS lights S r packers im t pigs pig and No o sheep market marke nominally steady j I South Omaha April Apri 29 Cattle Re j i market unchanged Native i steers steer 4 2 cows and heifers heier 3 I western steers ster 34 canners I stockers and feeders I Ives calves cales ves 3 O bulls bulb stags etc etc 26 4 Hogs Receipts market generally strong Heavy mixed light pigs piS bulk of sales Sheep Receipts 5 market strong Western es ern i 7 ewes lambs Coffee and Sugar New York April Apri 29 Coffee Spot Rio steady No o 7 invoice 7 mild mUd steady Cordova 1413 The market for coffee futures future opened steady at an advance of or 10 points on May and 5 points higher on other options In response to steady Eu European European cables small 1 receipts and large warehouse fr u deliveries h l Demand d was a mod crate erata crate In spite spie of a rather more bullish sentiment around the ring and toward the close the market lost r part art of the advance under local realizing and ad a a few selling orders order through European houses houses The close was steady at an advance of 5 points point on May ay and unchanged on other months Sales were reported of ot bags bag May July JI Sep September September December March Sugar Raw quiet fair refining 4 centrifugal 4 molasses sugar 3 refined sugar quiet No 6 Soa 50 No 7 3 55 No 8 50 No 9 53 No 10 53 I ro o 11 n No 12 1 No 13 50 No NoH 14 H 50 confectioners A 60 mould A 65 cut loaf 68 crushed 68 pow powdered powdered powdered dered 62 granulated cubes Putter gutter utter and Eggs New York rk April Apri 29 Butter Steady Street Extra creamery 27 of official prices Creamery Creamer common to ex extra tnt tra 23 27 state dairy common to extra renovated common to extra ext 17 25 26 2 western factory factors factor common to choice 1923 western Imitation creamery creamer com corn common common cornmon mon 0 to extra 2 I Eggs Unchanged Chicago April Apri 29 On the produce ex exchange exchange change chang today the butter market was easy creameries dairy 18 Eggs Easy at mark marle 1415 15 firsts 16 prime firsts 16 extras extra IS 19 Cheese Steady 14 H |