Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Nov 3 Steady cables and small receipts in the northwest had a strengthening effect today on the local wheat market but the tone at the close was little more than steady because of selling by b pit traders Final quotations on the December delivery were unchanged from those of yesterday esterday Corn was a as shade s ade higher Oats were up c Pro Provisions Provisions visions were unchanged to lower Transactions in the tle wheat pit were not large and the business was confined d chiefly to pit traders Sentiment early in In the day duy was somewhat bullish but toward the tho th end of the session the feeling became easier Tire The market was influenced influenced influenced by 13 b the continued small movement of spring wheat and by bya a report retort of ot an En English English glish gush crop rop statistician who claimed that the tIle United States will be able to ship for export this year about bushels and only a small portion of that amount as yet et has been sent out The steady tone of the market at Liverpool notwithstanding ing the weakness of the local market yesterday was an encouragement to the bulls The market closed steady Pe De December cember opened c higher r at 74 sold be between between between tween and 74 and closed at 74 Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 2 bushels Primary Primar receipts wore were bushels against bush bushels bushels bushels els for the corresponding day last year ear Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago report reported ed receipts of cars ears against cars last week and cars one year ago Dullness of the tIle most pronounced type prevailed in the corn pit Local receipts were considerably below the estimates and because of this prices held steady stead December opened unchanged at 43 sold up to 43 and closed at 43 43 Local receipts were 21 cars with 95 of contract grade Oats were in active demand by commis commission commission commission sion houses and the volume of trading was large There was an excellent ship shipping shipping shipping ping demand The market closed strong December opened unchanged ed at 33 3 33 sold between 33 and 34 4 and closed at 34 Local receipts were cars Provisions opened firm but subsequent subsequently ly eased cased off on selling by local holders The market for live hogs opened steady but a decline of Sc which came later was the chief weakening influence of the day At the close January pork was unchanged ed edat at 1400 Lard was Sc lower at Ribs were down 2 c at Estimated receipts for Monday wheat 47 cars corn cars oats cars hops hogs ho s head The board of trade will be closed Tues Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday day Nov 6 election day The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 i Open I High I Low LowI j f Close Dec 74 74 May Ma 79 79 79 8 CORN No 2 5 I Open 1 High I Low I Close Dec Pec De 43 43 43 May 44 8 1444 44 44 July 44 a 45 4 44 OATS No 2 I Open I 1 High I LOW LowI I Close Dec Pec 33 34 33 May 35 35 35 35 July 33 33 2334 33 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High j t Low I Close Jan I 1410 I 1410 1395 1400 May 1117 1420 1410 I 1412 Per lbs Ibs I I Open I High I Low I Close Nov I 30 9 Dee Dec I Jan I 8 May Mav I SHORT RIBS Per lbs Ibs J I Open I High I Low I Close Jan I T May I 1 7 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm winter patents straights spring patents straights bakers Wheat No 2 spring No 3 No 2 red Corn No 2 46 No 2 yellow Oats No 2 33 No 3 white 2 61 Barley Fair to choice ch ce Flax Seed No 1 1681 No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract t grade 1325 1 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per bbl 1625 Lard Perr Ibs lbs 93 Sides Short clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines wince 1 I Rec Ship Flour barrels j Wheat bushels J 25 SOO Pr Corn bushels bushel lt l 01 Oats bushels Rye bushels i Barley Barle bushels Treasury Treas ry Statement Washington Nov 3 state statement statement ment of the treasury balances in the general fund shows Available cash bal hal balance balance ance gold coin and bullion gold certificates LIVESTOCK MARKETS Chicago Nov 3 Receipts market steady sead Beeves cows and heifers heifers ers calves stockers stackers and f fH i i i H Receipts market steady ste dy Mixed and butchers od heavy rough heavy 5 light pigs 0 bulk 35 9 Sheep Receipts market steady Sheep yearlings lambs Omaha Nov 3 Cattle Receipts market unchanged Native steers cows and heifers helfers western i steers Texas steers cows and heifers canners 40 stockers and feeders calves g bulls bulIs and stags 2003 85 Hogs Receipts market weak to Sc 50 lower Heavy mixed light pigs GOO bulk Sheep Receipts 1700 market steady Yearlings 5 25 ewes lambs Kansas City Nov 3 Cattle Receipts 1500 market steady Native steers native cows cowa and heifers helfers stockers and feeders calves western steers 2 60 western cows co S Hogs Receipts market steady st to Sc lower Bulk of sales heavy packers 2 pigs and lights Sheep Receipts none market nominal nominally ly steady |