Show IWUIDATION N WIIEk1 Weather Conditions Cause of S the Heavy Unloading EVERYTHING FAVORED CROPS Statistics Wore Bearishly Inclined and Traders Were in a Guessing Mood Cables Weaker but Not Enough to Make Bulls Apprehensive Apprehen-sive Trade in General Was Heavy and iho Tono for Borne Time Nervous Nerv-ous Corn Had Largest Trade in Many Days Oats Was Quiet Chicago March 21 Thcro was continued con-tinued heavy liquidation In wheat nt the opening on the strength of the weather conditions It seemed that every portion of tho winter wheat country has re ceived Ito share of ranlfall and everything every-thing favored crop growth Statistics were bearishly Inclined and traders wero In a guessing mood Tho seaboard reported re-ported additional export sales Saturday and ten loads early today Speculators wcro Inclined to the belief that there should bo a natural reaction after Saturdays Sat-urdays extreme weakness and shorts sought cover In largo numbers Cables woro weaker but not enough so to mako bulls apprehensive The general situation had changed little but big local traders and commission houses wore Inclined to the buying sldo on the argument that wheat Was on a new basin arid would ace marked activity Trade In general vas heavy and the tone for some time nervous Jn the end tho buying side sliossed the most strenjth May qpened iJi4c lower at dipped 71c on the heavy selling reacted he l2c liuctu atcd nervously cold up to 72Vtc and closed firm Vitf c higher at 72Viig72c Corn had the largest trade In many days Speculation was mixed and nervous and tile pit at all times was crowded The opening was weak and lower but the crowd covered and began to tako tim bull side For como time It was hard to tell which way the market was going Near tho close outside buying orders camo In and May closed with a firm tone i4c higher at RSXiSSS c Trade In oats was not Important and followed other grains May closed 9ic up at 42 > Ac Provisions were off a little at the opening open-ing hut there soon sprang up n good commission house demand and the cash business wjuj much Improved May pork closed strong 35c higher lard 20g21 ½ cup and ribs 2Cxfo22 c higher RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Open Illph Low Close Wheat No 2 May s 71 72 > 71 723 July 72 73Vt 72A 73 September 7231 73 7Zi 2 ACorn A-Corn No 2 May 58 5Si C7 ½ 5SJi July 52 50U RS 60 < A September 67 57 K 67 Oats No Z May UV6 4 JVa u i July 3351 33i i 32 2 September ZSy 20 ½ 23V6 25 Mess pork per barrel 1503 May 1550 1600 1550 July 15Co 1G12 J565 1G10 Lard per 100 pounds May 070 070 065 070 OfO July 070 OSO 070 050 September 070 OSO 070 Short ribs per 100 pounds S55 880 SB5 850 May July SG7 ½ SM SG7 SGO CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour Dull prices lOc lower No 3 spring wheat 70 o No 2 red 71ii3 > 73c No 2 oats 4llfcMlc No 2 white 43 Cl5c No 3 white 42rt44c No 2 rye 6ta57c Fair to choice malting barley G3TGSc No 1 flaxsccd 51GS No 1 Northwestern 5172 Prime timothy seed 5CS5 Lard hundred pounds 5040150G2Vz ½ Short per rib sides looso 5SG5ffS 0 Dry salted boxed 7W14C Short clear shoulders eldeu boxed S320 0CO Whisky basis of bight wines 51CO Clover contract grade 5S75 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Rccpts Shlpmla Flour barrels 30000 1GCOO Wheat bushels 31OW 23MO bushels 13SCO 14000 Corn 151000 S3COO Oats bushels 10000 30CO bushels Rye Barley bushels 31000 SO000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the Produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was easy creams 2Oi27c dairies 1925C Cheese ftrm lltfTlZ ½ c Eggs easy fresh lie Visible Grain Supply New York March 24The visible sup Saturday March 22nd 03 ply ot grain compiled by tile Now York produce exchange ex-change IB as follows Wheat E054SOOO bushels decrease 1 049000 bushels Corn 3020000 bushels decrease 578000 bushels Oats 3020000 bsuhola decrease G27000 bushels Rye 2070000 bushels decrease 10000 bushels Barley 1753000 bushels decrease 11000 bushels Coast Grain San Francisco March 24 Wheat Steady December 5107 ½ spot weak 5110 Corn Largo yellow weak 13142 Barley No sales cash Ole New York Sugar Market New York March 21SugarRaw firm fair refining 3c centrifugal W test 3 c molasses sugar 2ic rcllned Irregular Butter and Eggs Now York March 21 Butter Receipts 7300 packages sternly State dairy 22 < sp 27ic creamery JJ2bc < creamery held 1S22C Eggs Receipts loOO packages State and Pennsylvania ISlililGc Western uncan died at mark icytc Elgin Butter Market Elgin III March 21 Butter In good demand with limited supply Only 2100 pounds offered The market was declared arm at 27c Tho sales of the wCok were GOO2CO pounds |