Show DULL 1 3BAll PIT Outside Orders Light Little Lit-tle Business Transacted MAY WAS A QUARTER LOWER Corn Was Steady on Cables and Poor Showing of Grading Oats Ruled Comparatively Finn But Weakness in Other Grains Had a S Depressing1 Effect Chicago Dec 23Wheut ruled exceedingly exceed-ingly dull and the greater part of the business vat done by local tradcrn out slCo ordoio being very light There waa a little llrmnosd al lh > start influenced by the higher Llvrrpool cjibl a aud the smaller receipts but lutcr the market changed and tho clbso ttaa eSc May oiwitid iv ahndc IOLT to it ihadu higher at > st77Vio mid hJ Jd aioadv for a tlnu but gradually Iiscd off when 77c was reached Thoro was u llgni rally toward tho clusc which was Jto lower at 77 11 77 lie Corn wan ntcartyon < svblo and the poo nhonlng of tho grading bill the Inactivity of thtt mnrkot had u weakening iTt ct and the latter part of the session witnessed wit-nessed it ut usir l < lono Mtvy cloacd jc lower at ISViinJVaO Oati ruled comparailvely firm but the lato wihnuflfl m corn aiid wluat had a depressing cilcct Tho clowo was ctundy vllh Mijrnil nc at Kteifr Piovlslons ni ilnn ut tho outset on hlghor pilceu t for hogs at the yards and covering by shorts Thu qlosw vas about steady with May pork and lard ws bIght er und ribs up lic ltANCflOF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open Illsh Low Close VV heat December 71 7o 7Pi i 7lr May 77V 77t 77 77i July 7Ii 7i4 a T4 KA Corn December lV 45t H 4 > Juiiutiry 43 45UW > 4l May MV 43 4oi 13 Oats December new S2 i S2 Sl 31Vi May 5391 23 33S 3 11O23 Pork January < 1R27 1C70 10CO WK May liJCO 1030 IGlTVt 1020 Lard December 1027 > A 10271A 1017 1017 January 0 > 7li 9 > 0 lJ7 ½ OSO May 037 UITij 037 U424 Short Ribs January SCO SM S4o Sio May S ul4 SKj S671 SGO CASH QUOTATIONS Casii quiitttilUiis were at tuiFovs Flour quiot hlrni 2 s3rln wheat Sc No 3 2q No 2 rcdc43iC N3 2 corn lSy4c N 2 yeh1o uy4c a 2 utt 21e No 3 white 32 ¼ ct No 2 rye 4Set good iccding bark C03f12c au to ehohc malting i1j C6c No 1 lio No 1 North wcstern prinlo timothy seed 375 mess pork per barrel 17 lard per 100 lbs lU15YiW2 short ribs aides loose jS37 f5C2V4 dry sailed fihouUKrG boxed j4iifcSuO Hhort clear gldca boxcl 5i sr4p SST i whisky bash of high wlnca 5L31 clover contract grade SlObo RECEIPTS AND gillPMENTg Article Kcts Ship Flout biurcls 3SOJ f00 Wheat bUcte 1f 0 2O Corn bushels pC ICOOCO Outs bushels C62GM 301000 Rye bushels 1dOCO < > 000 Barle iSclti 131COO 38000 ON THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE On thu lUuce cteltange totlzi the butter but-ter nIIF1CL vnt quiet casiet creamCTic3 dAirieS 12ZI eggs steady 2e ehiee firhi 13f13LC Butter and Eggs Now York L Dec 2CI3iittcrRcceIpts 17000 ackngea morkot unsoltlcd State dairy WJTCUc cxtrt creamofy 23c creamer cream-er v 2it71 Eggs RpcIptn C5W packaci market Irropular Stain and PinnayUanla 2Si Western uncandlcd SlftJOc Availnblo Oratn Supply New York Dec 23 Special cubic and tclepraiihli at vices to liradBtrcctfl show the tollowlnh olmiiiSCfl In available supply t1nce itl8t ruport Vlteattfli ted S trUes and Canada rnst of the Roclills Increased 12570W bushels afloat for und In Europe decreased 2310 V GW buohels total supfly decreased 933000 bushels ConlUrtltcd staLes nd Canada cast of tlio UockloH Incrfaycd 1033000 bushels OatffUnltcd Stiilca and Canada oast of the Rockies decreased 13000 burhcls Coast Grain San Franclado Dec 3WlteatWeak lav J1375i snot dull Jl t377I1O CornLargo yel loW weak l3Oj L3Z Barley Steadier May J12 ¼ ca1h 120 Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Doe 23Citlle TUscelptfl MW opened utenily close lower good to prlmo steers J560V6CO poor lo medium ySOO 25 stockera und fotdcri 2K > tfo40 cows 31rt40 helfers 12G00 CUflCt 125 G125O buUn S2OO1i4to calves 1300725 reas fed stecN 15CO 1IogReCeSPth 1ihIy rid3 tomorrow 25o left oer ItO stai1y elslnt Sc higher mixed nnd hutchi0rs 1jG35 goad to choice itriVy i3tzCt rough huvy 10GI625 light 574JC1 bulc or aalca htiCZ0 gllc0 Rccclpt5 13000 lOmEc hihter lambs higher good lu choice wthers icXlC5 fait to ehotco mixed 3CO1J40 wltern sleQl 0 j45O netivo hctmbs 1COtL503 WLsterfl lambs ST JOSEPH SU Joseph Mo Dec 23 Crttt5Re clptR 1400 native 37fC25 Toxrifl and WcateniK 02ul555 Mockers and feeders 3t1140 Iiux1lCVIPb 5JOD nc 1lum and heavy 2vUZP ptgs titIk Sbep1teeCiPtS ECC1 nutlv lambs JoC yeiirllng LW wethera owe 5113 DENVER Denver Cob Dec 23 Cattle Hecclpta 7W niftrlcot pteftily to ftronit beef otecrs fSryM cow 4JjCOtiStet tcutlora freight i u5d to riser M < il03 tockcrp J3iVJ > 40 bulls btnRp nc flRXirJW lloxrf riccclni fl W market steady Jljcht jacker IRWG15 mixed 5 uaILi0 hwivy Gfl3t10 Sheep RocelntM MOD marKot nnn Rood fat mutton 5SC3ff37o Jamba SlwfrM OMAHA South Omaha Dec 23 Cattle Rc coiptq M > market sironir native xte r VXOufMtM ctiwfl and hrtfnr 5V9W420 Vtterr ulcers 3W744d Trxnit teers rr cas s itmI haifir 2A0t 3 A3 can norm J15 < 7fj CC niocksrg anil fcaticra L50Utt rolvoc OW OO bullu plnsa etc 37325 PIog Rocetpta CWO market strong hoavjv 7i5d52Snilxtdr 5 153 Light ey SCftMTC15 pigs 53OOgCCO bulk of sales tL1i620 SheepReceipts t000 marcL stoady fed puttton tCOtj1to Wctern 75Zji wethert 39Yl40 owes 11b014oo corn on and stockers l72433t0 ltrnbs 4tO KANSAS CITY Kansas City M o Dec 23 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 7000 Including 2003 Texans market fitcady native stuer 3WITC15 Texas and nhian StC11S 37oi415 Texas cows 2toZic00 nativcr cows and hciforM 310011 4 00 tochers afld feeders 327i425 bulls 4s l75j315 calves 224iCi catern s teors 27525 suorn cow LtoiJ10 JiogsReceipis X markOt stronger 1C 1 01k of sitls 115t 2 hiavy 1l 2 ½ packers G0C25 medium 3610 IfUUw light 33ZJ6l0 orhcers SC011 010 pigs 5oOOJiSjS 6t Sheep Receipts 20M market firm mut ton 300 < 4 10 lambs J3S3I5 range ethcis J30 < > 400 owes J100SJ2 > 3 |