Show MODERATE TRADE IN PIT Wheat Market Lacked Any Distinctive Feature CLOSE WAS AT LOW POINT Corn Ruled W Throughout the Session Oats Woro a Slirido Higher at the Start but the Close Was Lower Provisions s Dull Chicago March 34 There was a moderate mod-erate trado in wheat but tho market lacked any distinctive features May opened unchanged to J c higher at 7lc to 74ic on a good demand from locals the early buying being due to rumors of colder weather and to the growing Impression Im-pression thatthc market was being l manipulated man-ipulated by a prominent concern After a small advance tho market ruabted on lack of any support May soiling Oto 7t Uc The strength at St Louis started shorts lo covering and ihcro was also some HtuTJi taken for long account and under thcsio li Sucnccj tho price rallied to THc Towurd tho end general liquidation l set In nlidprlccs broke Lo 71 Vic The close was JiFic lower at 7fltf71V Corn ruled weak throughout the entire session on quito general realizing and tho break In Wheat added l to the weakness May cloacd c loworat 47c after selling between KXftc and nMiti Ic Oats were a ahadohlghor at thc start but heavy selling byw commission houses tended to weaken tho market and later the decline received additional ImpetuB from the weakness In corn May closed VifPJc lower at 34l34Tc Thoro was only a steal Hrade in provisions pro-visions rIte decline In grains was responsible re-sponsible for much of tho weaker tendency ten-dency May pork closed 2Cc lower lard was 0e 5c and ribs unchanged RANOI2 OF THE LEADING FUTURES tlclcsOpen u High Low Close Wueat so a May 71H 75 74li T4y July 71 = 7Hi 71 > I 71U September 79 70 70 70 Corn No2 I September 42i 43i 43 = 431 March 41 lift H 41ft Jlvi May 4 i K W I MG > 16 T July 4IcI 41vf t l Hs U < j Oats No 2 September L 25i 2SJV asaj 2Sj Mnrch 3tiI May 35VI J 5ili Z Ut I CAA July If 3111 31 11I Mess Pork Mav 1515 1 3Si2T 3ROo 1Rn2Vf July l7ITi 37CJ il7rO 3r52 A Seitcrnbcr1750 liP 1730 37X Lard Ma > 1020 3022Vi 1020 3020 September 1002 1002 J D97V 397 2 Short Ribs May 30OQ 3000 OS71i 99o July < n72 I I > 975 DC7 fl70 September 062Vfe 9 I 62j 955 957 S CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour qulct and easywinter fill tmits WCOfZ370 straights JMOrfalOr spring > patents 340P 300 t stralght31O3I6O bake si240hl2S1 No 2 sprlnt wheat 7Gj776c No 3 70 7 Ge No l2ret1 72tWi3C No 2 corn 44c rio 2 yellow Hiitc No 20LUI 34 c 103 wllto M 16i36c Nt 2 ryo 41 ie good feeding barley I13a fair to choice maltIng malt-Ing I J 157fG2Vic No 3 flax seed 110 No I Northwestern 113 prime timothy seed J3D05C55 mess pork per barrel 18003 JlSMs lard purl00 pounds 1002V < fi > IOti4 short ribs sides loose J980U993 dry salted shoulders boxed SXSTViffSOO short clear sides boxed 310S7 > < ifl050 whisky basis of high wines 1SO clover contract grad lIr01rJ175 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Rccps Ships Flour barrels 19000 32500 Wheat bushels 23100 15TOO Com bushels 1100 01200 Oats bushels 317fiOO 20300 Rye bushel SOO 900 Barley bushels 57500 13000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE IOn I-On the produce exchange today tho butter but-ter market woo steady to firm creameries IFZZSSc dnlrylSIT eggs easier 35fil5c cheese steady 3Hg32ic to 33iCc S Sliver and Drafts New York March HDnr silver 49c Mexican dollars iiSe I San Francisco March 14SIlver bars 49c Mexican dollarfl39c Drafts Sight Wfa telegraph 35 Money nnd Exchange New York March 1L Time money ntcncly sixty and ninety days 5476 percent per-cent fix months SMGiii por cent money OJi call steady all loans at 4 C per J cent closed offered ut 4 per cent Prime mercantile paper C per cent Sterling exchange steady with actual buiilnuss III bankers bills at MSCfi 4867C for demand and at S18323S 1 lS33o for sixty day bills Posted rates 51S1 and S4S7S2 Commercial bills 54tiih4tl New York luotals New York March trhe leading metals contlnund more or less unsettled with tho weeks Irregular movement and business was restricted Copper remalnod nominally unchanged from Friday with standard at 1400 Lake and electrolytic at 1L7 VJ1500 canting 514fi2i4frifj00 Tin was reported irregular with spot quoted at JSOMfiSlSS The American Smelting and Inclining CLrrpany late yesterday afternoon advanced ad-vanced the prlco of load SO points to 1074 and this basis now rules Spelter quiet nnd unchanged at o20 jjji20 Iron remalnn nominally unchanged and quiet Weekly Bank Statement New York March 1ITho statement of averages of the clenrlnghouuu banks of this city for the week shows Decrease Loann W2l900000 15302000 Deposits 91CiC2000 21 Iii iCO Circulation 42037700 18 iiO Legal tenders C5rlG700 81 coo Specie 10i174SO > SMOWO Reserve 230004tXM 47C2100 Rvccrve required 229010COO 5119925 Surplus lCCIOOO C67052 Ex U S deliositti1i600ZA 250223 Increase J Tho Financier this wcok says Tint official statement of the New York anne elated banks for last week allowed a re duction in loan and consequently In de posits sufficient In amount to ilmlnlsh the required reserve In cash agalnst net deposits by a sum nllghtly In oxc5a3 of tho loss of cosh hence the surplus reserve ohowcil a trifling improvomenf Instead cf having been wiped out au seemed proba ble early In the week The loans weio re duced 15092000 making aJG559CO since the week ending February 23th Tho cash reserve decreased last week 4752400 which amountwas a little moro limn tho sum indicated by the traceable movements move-ments of money these estlmutcH showing a loss of I3CS300 DoponlLs fell oVt last week 20477700 a reduction fllnco February Febru-ary 21ot of S17ori7300 The required reserve WOP diminished lout week 5111425 by the decrease in deposits de-posits or 357025 more than the 54702400 loss of cash ao above noted representing tho Increase In surplus reserve and making mak-ing thla Item 102400 Computed upon the basis of deposits less 10IS51CO of tho oat o-at the Government the surplus reserve lu 11070350 Thin statement wni probably made oni rising averages for cash and therefore the condition of the banks was most likely somewhat bettor Ulan that Indicated In-dicated by the return But not much improvement im-provement In bunk conditions can reasonably reason-ably bo looked for while the subtreasury continues BO greatly to absorb money from tho local banks through fiscal operations oper-ations Of tho reduction of 23512700 In tho bank cash since February 14Lh which has been the chief factor In the decrease of 11862700 in surplus reserve In this Interval In-terval by far the largest part of the loss hns been dUe to payments for customs The disbursements for pensltma are expected ex-pected to be largo during tho current week and for theremainder of the month and this win tend to lessen tho net loss to tho banks on Government operations Still tho treasury must it would seem absorb cash from the bonks to the amount sufficient to more than offset the gain to these Institutions through the interior bank movement The recovery In surplus reserve from Its present low point therefore there-fore probably will bo Blow That the hanks have tho situation un dot control would seem to be shown by tho statement of last week the Institutions Institu-tions In anticipation of tho inevitable loss of cash sahrply contracted their loans and thereby they prevented tho cxlln gulFhmcnt of the surplus which might sentimentally ut least buys butt adis turbing t effect upon tho money market The statement Hhows that loans arc Si3S400 In excess of deposits In the previous pre-vious week thin excess was 2953000 St Louis Wool Market St LoillB March 14W olDul1 unchanged un-changed Territory and Western mediums IGfirrc line 133ic coarse 3J15c New Y rk Sugar Market New York March IItSugarRaw steady fair refining SVie centrifugal 9G test fiftc molasses sugar 3c Refined steady crushed 5340 powdered 400 granulated LM S Iive Stock CHICAGO Chicago March 34 Cnttle Receipts 1000 Including 400 Tcxana nominal Good to prime Hirers 5150 575 poor to medium me-dium Sn50fi450 stoekcr and feeders S3i5 cflioO cows J15 < Xorq1 heifers 2261L0150 canners 16011260 bull S1jI5 cnlves 3roWt50 Texas Ceil steers saQ011LIi5 gHeeelpt6 todny 10C0 Monday MOOO left over lOOOO Sc to lOc higher Mixed and butch rsin7235I > 7G5 good tot hnll10 to-t 1 rJvn m nlll1t hnl t7 In f 1GO f light i 700utfi401uik of sales 571o 7CO SheepReceipts 40CO sheep and lambs steady Goodto choice wethers 50012675 fair to choice mixed S425Jf500 Westerns GOOffDTo native lambs 175Q710 AVcstcrn lambs 5005690 OOo OMAHA South Omaha March HColilcRc celllt 3Op market unchanged native Leers t3rof1 cows and heifers 326i 410 stockers and feeders 325 fJ5 calves lii0J6co Hogs Receipts moo market Gc higher heavy s 73f > < n715 mixed S725lJ7 light 1 720Ti7nO pigs C50B710 bulk of sales 7250735 Shc Rocclptsv lOCfl market steady fed muttons 55W < 5rlO wethern 180 540 owes 100tiG25 common and I stockers JOg4BO lambs 575 700 0 S KANSAS CITY Kansas City March 14 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 150 Texans nominal HoG Rccelpta 3500 market strong buIlt 1 ot sales 7277q40 hcavy S735 7ro pnplcer8 5725ii7iS mCUUm i3I i 45 light 67577 yorkers j201ji pls 1 WOCVTiO76 S Sheep None ST JOSEPH St Joseph Mo March < Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 72j steady HosRccelpIR 3900 steady to6c higher pigs stronger lIht i227l3i medium aild helv 710jT5 buIlt or sales i31g1 7W 111119 o75tT 57a < Shneft Receipts 5Sllrm native sheep CCO native eWCS4i0 DENVER Denver Colo I March 14 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 2GO firm beeC steers 2GOf4fX cows 150 1300 stockers freight paid to river 53001 125 bulls stags etc 1ro 30 HogsReceipts 500 steady light packers pack-ers 101715j mixed 720g730 heavy iYlij710 I Shccp Rccclpts 2000 firm good fat muttons mut-tons 4005500 lambs 306S00 Butter andEggs S NcW York March 14 Butter Receipts 1800 I packages firm State dairy Efifj Tc creamery 29c Juno creamery 9jSc Eggs Receipts 1WX packages ilrnr State and Pennsylvania 19jjc Western uncandlcd 19c |