Show WHEAT RULED STROr G Statistics Bullish but Trade Was Light BRITISH CABLES HIGHER There Was Good Foreign De marfd Stimulating Prices i I I I Only a Limited Volume of Business Was Transacted in Corn Oats Strong Also Provisions Chicago Dec 20 Wlicat ruled strong on generally bullish statistics but the volume of trading was light English cables wero higher Tho weather In Argentina Ar-gentina was reported threatening and with a bllxznrd raging In tho Northwest a Hood demand existed throughout the entire day There was a good foreign demand I de-mand which was one of the principal factors In the better price Shorts were good buyer and there was also considerable consid-erable buying orders on Investment account ac-count Toward tho close ihcrr was scattered scat-tered liquidation and the market eased off a trifle May ooonnd feSTVle higher at jj1 tT7ic and ranged between 77 < itr7i fc closing iic up at 7iic There wns only a limited volume of buslnesa transacted In corn and It wan principally of a local character Scattered Scat-tered liquidation In the latter part oC the session resulted In an easier tone and the closo was a little lower i May y4c Iow rat r-at SH riSHiC December closed oc down at lu cOlt c-Olt were Dtron on good local buying I May closed Viftic higher at 23li5S3c Provisions were strong on bettor prices for boss and small receipts at the yards Iho cloae was strong and up IGc for January porlc Lard lOc higher and ribs 4 7J ½ c hlcrhor RANGE OF TIlE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close TMCKlt December 73 7i LA 73 = J 7IVi IIny 77Ji 77ft 77 77U Jilly 71 74 73T4 7ni rr December iGft 4GA 4oTi 451 January II 4G 4S jlc i May 43 J3i 13ft 43y < ii ts December new 311 31aL 31 31r May U3i 33i S3ft 23 ½ > 1 Pork January 1GGO JGG2H > 1GCO GIn G-In 1377ft 1000 1577ft 1597ft iri December 1030 1030 1023 1025 January 977ft 9 S2 977ft 9 S2ft May 817ft 025 917ft 925 nort Ribs January S40 S45 i S40 845 May 837ft SCO Sju7ft 850 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations wcro as follower Flour quiet and steady winter patents 40tP 3GO straights f310tt3 20 spring patents CIOJTJ70 Jitralghts 290 320 bakers 3225u27o No spring wheat 747Gc No 3 7Jf < 7lftc No 2 red i374c No 2 corn 4C > 5iC No 2 yellow fij tC No 2 oats lloc No 3 whIte 3Jc No 2 rye 8c Good feeding barley 16JI1c Fair to choice molting lZ4iSCc 1 io I fiaxsced 115 No 1 Northwestern 5123 Prime timothy seed 3Gj rcss pork per barrel 1700 Lard J II per 100 pounds SlQ25fino3Q Short ribs sides loose S37ftfiSC2ft Dry salted shoulders boxed r1iSGO Short clear sides boxed SSti2ftfcSS7ft Clover contract grade 1075 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Receipts Shpmtn Flour barrels IGOiX 2GOOO Wheat bushels I70CO 800 Corn buahols 2G7OOi 300COO Oats bushels 1730X 1G3COO Rye bushels 100W lCOO Barley bushels 41000 23000 ON THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produces exchange tho butter market was quiet but etendy creams JB Q2Se dairy 05c Eggs were ilrm iresu 25c Cheese was firm at 131Ic Coast Grain San Francisco Dcc 20 Wheat Steady May JlSTTd spot steady lS7ftai 40 Corn Large yellow easy L1Y 135 Bajlcy Euay May 5120 cash 122ft Now York Metals Business vas quiet In all branches of the metal market today Prices wcro generally gen-erally unchanged Tin was quiet at J2o5 1i2oG5 for spot Copper locally was dull and nominal at 1075 for standard 511 G3 for Lake and 51145 for electrolytic and casting Lead was quiet at U2ft for spot Speller was quiet at l > 7ft for spot Srot Iron quiet and somewhat nominal at last prices Butter and Eggs Now York Dec 20 Butter Receipts C500 packages steady State dairy 207J 2Sc creamery extra roc creamery 22y 29c 29cEggs Receipts KOO packages dull and weak State and Pennsylvania 2Sc Western West-ern uncandled poor to fancy 2y3f2Cc New York Sugar Market New York Doc OSugarnnw steady fair refining 37lCc centrifugal W test 3 IClGc molasa sugar 3lGc refined steady No C Jl i45 No 7 t ONo O-NO S J115T No 9 tljCO No K 135 No 11 i2cJ I No 12 t115 No 13 1I0 Xo H lj confectionerS A 1iO mould A Sii10 eutloaf V4S crushed j15 pow dured tL i granulated fIS5 cu1Jc3j 510 Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Dec 20 Cittlo Receipts SOO Market strong Good to prime Htccrs J540tfG60 jKior to medium tt001fC23 stackers and feeders 2fX > ulM cows 51W > 5150 holfcrc rJr < liOJ canners J125210 bulls ttCOfclW calves WCOiji I 72Ti Texas fed stocrn fJ7f1H 1 Hoys Receipts today 210 Monday S3C N lft over 10 > 0 IfrfilSc higher Mixed and butchers tfOOyCM good to choice heavy JGZSfiCj rouRh heavy WOJVrt25 t light S3C03CCC bulk of ijaieg 11fij Sheet > Reoclpts 1SCO Shcop dull lambs lower Good to choice wethera J37 1ltO fair to choice mlxetl J275fr375 Western flhep T3 fiOii 140 I native lambs 4 I OOJ C33 Western lambs f lCQfiG 25 KANSAS CITY Kan MR City Dec 20Catticfleceipt > 1000 steady unchanged Togs I Receipts 3000 market strong to 5c lilxlwe bulk of sale JGdVfjGlT1 packers pack-ers 4iC15 heavy 56 12viio SO medium t Gb6 light J5 > > y lO yorkers WM f L10 pigs M0f100 Shtop Receipts COW market steady muttons 30iWMlii lambs 3rI5 rung cthors 300 c44g ewes rot IO ST JOSEPH St Joseph Mo Dec 20CattleRo I celptH oilS healS native t6O O3 Tixns nnd Vf2terns JO JtiW cows and hfl If ure 317it23 stoclcera and feeders K < SJ IfHto a i lIo Receipts ICI1 head mculum and I r i Ji 1J n < l 2 i heavy rC10JjoC2ft bulk of sales at 15 520 Sheep Receipts ISO head yearlings flCO Western aethers JI25 I ewes tlJ OMAirv South Omaha Neb Dec 20rCatlle Rc clits 200 markot slow natlyc steers CTOOtfGCO cows and heifers 2 51125 Western steers J300K IW Texas steers JCOOftl25 cows and heifers range t 200 6i375 canners SlWri250 1 stockont and iccdera TEOQISS I calves 350UGOO bulls stags etc l7375 l 11ogsrcceiL OO market tronpr tic higher heavy tj OtJ610 mixed GO ttJliC light jJ1jCI4 pIgs 5001J1I9i bulk Of ialos 6CG03 Sheep Recclnta 1COO market steady Cod mutton fc i7i20 Wcetorns 3605J 100 wethers 5CGOJ4DO owes J273ij 123 common and stockers l 17 a25 lambH J460yl25 DENVEIt Denver Colo Dee 20 Cattle Receipts 100 stronger beef steers 75MGO cows I fl < I r S3503IOO stockers 3Wff400 biill3 stags etc i W Hops Receipts CjO higher light pack crc G10Tlo mixed GWft Glu heavy 1GC511rlQ Sheep Receipts nono market un diangcd Weekly Bank Statement New York Dec QTho statement of averages of tho cloarlnghoude banks of this city for the weelc shows Decrease Loans n JS75SG1300 3MO3M Deposits G7tiGGO 5 > 75UO Circulation J5G10700 KnOOO Legal tenders GS07DM 113000 Spoclo 36J97SGO 1SS0700 Reserve 057jjo 17T210 Reserve required 2185uJOC 14SS09 Surplus S093O0 29JCOD ExU S deposlta 1S1431W 2SI97G Increase The Financier this week says AccordinG Ac-cording to tho estimates of known money movements In nnd out of New York last weak the banlcs gained over 00000 In cash but the bank statement of Saturday compiled on averages showed a loss In cash of I7f2100 This decrenso Insofar as It affected surplus reserves was offset In large part by a reduction of 3875200 In deposits I the excess reserve falling only 3300 to JSOCOGOO which la FJOOOXO above the total of a year ago The decrease of JG102i In loans Is a bn lated record of the previous weeks liqui dation as nothing of Importance has oc curred In tho present market to Indicate much of a change either way no far as bank loans are concerned Tho deposit decrease coincides with the loss In mono and Joan contraction and Is thus accounted I account-ed for A Iho total of loans Is still In excess of deposits by S00000 but when It Is re called that the national banks of Now York alone havo Increased their capital and surplus within tho past year by 41 XXWO < this light excess of loan losses any Importance that otherwise might attach to It Speaking In general the bank position for this season of tho year IB sound The early movement of money from tho In I terlor noted In tho previous weeks state moot continue1 tho banks having gained from this source alone within six days over 2000000 Thcro Is every Indication that this movement will bo continuous although the activity of business at all centers and the changing conditions In the position of country banks may Interfere with It to some extent It la not to bo overlooked that loans of banks outside of reserve cities hao expanded In three years over jSCofOOOOO which Is a larger Increase than reported by the reserve centers themselves and thlu foreshndowp a general demand for funds In what may bo designed as country districts and which may retard the How of money to this and other Important points Still the metropolitan btinks havo never failed to gain heavily In cash with the beginning of each year and the same experience Is to be anticipated now The heavy dividend period now ap proaching may result In some shifting and disturbances In the market for a week or two but thcso will be only temporary In character The formation of bankers pools 3 the fall In exchange and the com pleted liquidation In the stock market lead to tin logical l conclusion that the money market for a tow weeks at least will cease to bo the center of absorbing Inter est In llnanulal circles With the gradual fall In Interest rates however the ex change situation possibly will strengthen to the point where gold exports will have to be taken Into consideration Such ex ports are not regarded as an Immediate factor |