Show WHEAT CLOSED STRONG May Was at High Point When Gong Sounded COARSE GRAIN RULED EASIER There Was a Pause in the Advance Ad-vance in Oats v Provisions Were Dull and Weak With Rather Free Selling From the Outside Early in Day Chicago Jan Reports of unsettled weather in Argentina firm cables and small receipts caused a little strength In the wheat pit early In the day but under the influence of better prices offerings of-ferings became quite liberal anti areac tion followed May selling down to 75 = c after opening unchanged to VSc lower at T57 to 7Cc At the decline the market ruled rather dull though there was aIn a-In Ir demand from cominbslonhouscs and scalpers An Increase of 1500000 bushels In the exports for the week compared com-pared with the corresponding welce last vear caused renewed buying late In tho dar and the close was strong with May higher at 76c tho high point of the dl corn ruled easier the greater part oC the day on liberal offerings from locals while thc t demand was only limited May closed a shade higher at niTtfUc There was a pause In the advance In oats and reactions occurred on profit taking by small longs and the lack of adequate support by bulls The close was about steady May being unchanged at 8ie I Provisions wcro dull and weak There was rather free selling from outside early May pork closed lOc lower May lard fiftTt down and ribs were off 24 C cents RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 January 72 l 72 71 72R May 75 7Ci < 75 7 < JA July 73J4 73i TSVa 13 Corn No 2 January 174 jjlA 1014 Wx May 1311 43i 13 July 43 i 4i J2 1 Juts No 2 January 3Ki May Mis 3lit 3114 UIOj July Uir > 31 31 31 Io < 5 Pork January 171i May 16121 1G221f 1G10 1615 ra f id January 955 n81 OSO 9S2 May n17i 350 9I5 917 July JZ i 9S7 Y J32f OKJi Short Ribs January SC5 SV5 862 SG2J May S7 S72V Y S7u SSO CAST QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour dull and easy No 2 spring wheat 73fI75c No 3 G769c No2 red 71S72c No 2 corn llrJac No 2 yellow IG > ic No2 oats 32ic No 3 white MtfKWc No 2 rye ISc good fedelnff barley 40 Mlc fair to choice malting 4f > fH7c No1 flnxsood 5117r No 1 Northwestern 123 prime timothy seed S3S3 mess pork per barrel 1710 lard per 100 pounds 9S2X short rib sides loose SSCOfiSuX dry salted shouldra boxed S525fTS50 short clear si is boxed 9005J912iX whisky basis of high wines 5130 clover contract grade 1120 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Rets Ship Flour barrels 17000 11000 Wheat bushels olOOO 2GOOO Corn bushels 2R3000 1S1000 Oats bushels 291000 2COOOO Ryo bushels 17000 9000 Barley bushels 01000 17000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today thc butter but-ter market was quiet and easy creams 1SIJ7271 dairies 17 250 Eggs firm 25c Cheese dull i3 ½ fj11c St Louis Wool Market St Louis Jan 9 Wool Unchanged Butter and Eggs New York Jan 9 Butter Receipts oCOO packages steady State dairy 20f 27c creamery extra 29c creamery common com-mon 1iSc i Eggs Receipts ISOO packages steady Stale and Pennsylvania C01 < 31c Vest crn uncandlcd poor to fancy 21 < 529c Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Jan 9 Cattle Receipts 5500 slow Good to prime steers olOJGr poor to medium 3255500 stackers and feeders 2OOff4GO cows 51250150 heifers heif-ers S200S52rj canners 1252CO hulls S2OOfH4G calves i503SOO Texas fed steers 57f > 54b5 Hogs Receipts today 25000 tomorrow 20000 10 to 15c lower Mixed and butchers butch-ers GofJtliO < good to choice heavy 660 FJCSO rough heavy SG20fifi50 light 5590 < iG25 l bulk of sales JG23ij650 Sheep Receipts 11000 stronger Good to choice wethers S1255M75 fair to choice mixed J323 < gvl23 Western shcup 1003000 native lambs SIOOQCOO ST JOSEPH St Joseph Jan 9 Cattle Receipt1 1181 1 Natives 3S3TGOO Texas and Westerns 53335Jw25 cows and lielfers 2000440 veals 3GOfi750 bulls and stags S22TifflGO yearlings and calves 27Wiji33 stackers and feeders 5323IrlDO Hogs Recclpls 5500 Light and light mixed G20TG50 medium and heavy SGKJliGCO pigs t Tl75jjC00 bulk Gl2lTj G45 Sheep Receipts 2G7 Top native Iambi 5583 top yuarllngn 500 top wethers SlCO top ewes 5115 OMAHA I South Omaha Jan 9 Cattle Receipts 2GCO market slow to lOc lower Native Steers 110Lpi 73 cows and heifers J300JJ 423 western steers 57Sf7440 canners 105ft2fO stockers and feeders S25077421 calves yjOvlSGW bulls stab etc 223fi 425 Hogs Receipts 110 i market lOc lower Heavy G40ljG50 mixed G5fiG10 = light JG25G40 i pigs KWifG25 bulk of sales 5G450j IJGO Shcei > Rccclpls 900 market strong Fed muttony JI25fM70j Westerns SlOOfj 4GO ewes 33 2W403 coiimon and stock crs 5100Q323 lambs J1GOS500 KANSAS CITY Kansas Clly I Jan ICallleRecelI 3000 Including COO Tcxans steady to atrong Native ulcers o75JTfiOO Texas and Indian steers 33lOft420 Texas cows J2151io00 native cows and helffrs SLSOff 430 slockers anti feeders J3GOff410 Western steor ji00in525 Western cows S175ft323 bulls ft U350 calves 510GW 700 Hogs Recclpls COCO market 1lJ1i15c lower Bulk of salva JGX > JirGI7 ½ heavy SG3030GO packers C251i13 l medium |