Show SMALL GRAIN STEADY This Was Due to the Covering Cover-ing by Shorts r I FAIR TRADE IN CORN I Business Confined Largely to Chicago Account Oats Helped Some by the Strength in Corn Provisions Were StronG nfc an Advance Chicago March 20 Trading In wheat was small and the market held iilcndy throughout the day after rallying partially par-tially from a weak opening The unexpectedly unex-pectedly lurgo Argentine shipments together to-gether with lower cables wcro responsible for an opening decline In May oC USKiC to 1110 Initial sales being made at 73io to 7Rsi f74c < Soiling orders were quite liberal at tho atari and May eased on to 73lc but tho strength In corn and fears of diunaKo by tho colder weather soon caused n rally mcst of tho early JOBS being regained and May advanced to 74iff74Vlc Covering by shorts held tho market steady the latter part ot tho day and the close was Jfec lower at 7Uc There was a fair trade In corn but the business was contlnrd largely lo local account ac-count The close was strong and near the top May being up ie at UviJrMjtc Oats were helped some by tIme slrength In corn May closed a shade higher at 310 Light receipts of hogs and higher prices at the yards caused a strong opening In provisions and with a good commission house demand together with buying for export account a further advance was made with May pork closing The higher lard was up J60 and ribs 10 > 12yc higher RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES II Arllcleo Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 May t 71 7411 73i 7H July 7L 71 701 71 Corn No 2 May 44li HY 44 41 July 43T 4411 43i H Outs No 2 t May 34 = i 31 ½ SPA W July 3l 4 31 313k ai3 Mess Pork May 1807 ½ 1R2S 3S07381S 4 July 1725 1710 1725 175 Lard May 1005 1016 1005 3015 July OHOi 9DThS DOO 9D2i ½ September OSW OD2 < i 8W 9W Short Ribs May 087 ½ 902 987 ½ 9D2 J July U57 s 92 ½ 957 ½ 9IIO September 950 900 D15 050 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quolatlona were as follows Flour dull l and caslolN > 2 nprlng wheat 7Clji77c No3 7GU t No 2 red 72472c < No 2 corn 42c No 2 yellow 42tc No 2 oats SiHtc No a white 3lli3Glo < i No 2 rye 49c Good feeding barley JifWUc J fair lo choice mailing 47 < 06oc No 1 flaxeced fl10 No1 northwestern 112 < MCHH pork per barrel SISlO lSlo Lard per 100 pounds SlOOofrlOlo Short ribs sides loose J975S900 Dry salted shoulders boxed SS S5iBSS7 Short clear sides boxed SIO37 ½ 10 50 WhIsky basis of high wines 130 Clover contract con-tract grade 1250 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Recps Ships Flour barrels 190400 rsyoo Wheat bushels 21 100 lilOCO Corn bushels 112500 27iJ000 Oats bushels 1S1000 351COO Rye bushels C700 CICO Barley bushels 30000 21000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the Produce exchange today the butler market was easier croams 17ij 27 ½ c Eggs fIrm ISUOW c Cheese steady to firm 123jl3c St Louis Wool Market St Louis Mo March 20Vlooh quiet easy slow medium grades and combings JOftia c light and line lJilSc heavy fine llrfj lie tub washed HigJc London Wool Auction London March 20Tile offerings at the wool auction sales today were heavy A few lots of largo Cape of Good Hope and Natals were bought Superfine showed an advanoe of 71td Medium merinos were in good demand for the continent FVuiltv grades were irregular Butter and Eggs New York March 20 Butter Receipts Re-ceipts 5300 packages llrm State dairy Gf27u creamery 29c June creamery 19fj > 2tc Kffga Rrcolpta 10000 packages unsettled unset-tled State and Pennsylvania 17lc Western uncandlcd ITo New York Sugar Market New York March JO Sugar Raw steady fair rcllnlng r i SUJJiriUc centrifugal centri-fugal 91 test it 11lGJiltJc molasses sugar su-gar 2 lRlGC < ic rcllned steady Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago March 20 Cattle Receipts JnOO Hteady good to prime steers nominal nom-inal 3firx > u70 poor to inodlum SH750175 Btockers and fcsdors J27CS485 cows 5150 ff4CO < hollers 22I1I4 15t canners J160S 275 bnllR J22Ti5142i calves 5300Q700 Texas fed steer 1400U1BO logtcJtcctipts 10000 tomorrow 10000 loft over 2300 100il9c hIgher mixed ummt bumtehiors 7234ii4 good to clinics heavy 757765 rough hteituy i2tL790 light GJfl1i78 built of Minui oiirjiiw Sheep Receipts 3000 sheep and lambs steady pood to cihnlcc wnlhers logii2o fair lo cholco mixed li0iv 10 AVeslirn sheen J525fffl25 native lambs 55W57CO Western lambs jr 0 < 17fiO > ST JOSEPH SI Joseph Mo March 20CtittleIte cclnip 71fi active mostly atrong to iOr higher stock cattle 24IOc lower thai Iwui luat voek natives lKfjiVr cows and hollers t22i440 yearllmrs aiu calves 5S354So stockers and fccderi fS t1i4 M HofTti Receipts COCOmarkcf irxfilc higher high-er mugs lOo higher lljrht and light mixed l JTK JTSJ V Sheep RccclplfT 1153 steady to strong top Colorado Inmhs 57JO KANSAS CITY Kansas City March 20Cattleitt colpts 2300 market steady native stccm 385J525 Texas and Indian sitcors Slurp 4HO Texas cows 200iiti natlvo COWHand COWH-and heifers 150fi13T stackers and feed oiB S2Oa3lSO bulls 2OQ35 calves 5SE3 if700 IlogsItorcipttJ 2000 niamitet strong to 100 iiirtiicr btmhit of sa1 5720ijTaS heavy 725i1i5 puckers H100130 medium 107735 light 4SJ720 yorkers 7isqj 730 ligs 7M721 ShecipIterciPt8 2000 market ntroniri muttons 3508000 lambs J400fl7J6 range tvethcra 3COfi56i owes J3COf580 Oif UIA fiouth Omaha March 0 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 2fXX markot steady Native fitcera J40015S5 rows and heifers Oij 425 canners yjWgaW stockers and feeders feed-ers 00ij160 calves S3GGhiiLsO bulla stags otc > 2S05Wr IlogsBncrlptt3 4i market lOc higher Heavy 73ojq40 mixed 72fl70 light 710ft25 pigs 6Zi6C0 bull of alcs 8heepRcr 6I0c lilghcr Fed muttons 5i50 < lt 60 wethers oX > tiSO owes 1640 I common and filockcrs 52OOtT4r0 lambs 5o7n < 715 DJ3NV10R Denver March 20Cat I Receipts 300 steady beef stocr 37nlr > 0 cow CTOO ffHW feeders freight paid to river PJSO ff133 stockers SJOOQl 2 j bulls stags etc Slr03350 IIoss Rocollt5 ISO higher light I packers pack-ers luf720 mixed and heavy 3725ij 1 710No No sheen |