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Show WHEAT TRADERS M . I k 1116 MOOD Early Advi6es Favor Bull Market, Mar-ket, but Profit-Taking Lowers Prices. CHICAGO, Aug. 23. Early foreign advices ad-vices favored tho bull side of tho market, mar-ket, although later cables quoted prices lower. Traders wero occmlngly in a waiting mood and business was light In wheat Soptember oponeda shado higher to a shado lower, at S0&!SOc and under a slight selling pressuro went off to S0 ff'501c Offerings wcro of an Indifferent character, however, and prices readily responded to an advance in the Northwestern North-western markets. Minnesota and South Dakota reported rain, with indications of a contlniianco of showerv conditions. Soptemberjidvanccd to Sic Profit-taking brought about a recession from tho high point, Tho closo was stoady, with Soptember Sop-tember at SOftc. September corn started c up, at G3c, and except for an early dip to 52c, showed a steady Improvement. The close was at the high point of tho day, with September at f)3?Sc. Oats September oats opened unchanged un-changed to a shade lower, at 25 to 2551c, and closed at ajftovfec. Provisions advanced under, largo purchases pur-chases by packers and for shipping account. ac-count. September pork closed 12,Ac up, lard is TilOc higher and ribs wero up 12H.-C. - RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Artjcles Open. High. Low. Close, Wheat, No. 2 July 80 SI S0 S0 December S2 S2 E2 S2U May S6 5 S5 $5 Corn. No. 2 September, old. 63 63 63 63 September, now 63 63 52 63 December, old 45 45 43 45 May , 43 43 43 December, new 41 41 43 41 pats, No. 2 September 25 23 25 25 December 26 26 20 26 May 2S 2S 2S 2S Mesa pork, per bbl. Septombor 14.50 14.62 14.60 11.60 October 14.50 14.67 14.60 14.67ii Lord, por 100 lbs. September 7.S7i 7.05 7. 3714 7-?3 Octobor 7.95 8.02 7.35 S.M Short ribs, per 100 lbo. September S.W 8.05 S.S7 8.05 October S.09 9.02 8.95 5.O0 CASH QUOTATIONS. Flour easy; No. 3, SS?T9Sc; No. 2 red, S03 S0c: No. 2 corn, 6lc; No. 2 yellow, C5ff53c: No. 2 oats. 24c; No. 2 whlto. 27C2Sc; No. 3 whlto. 26'ff26c; No. 2 rye, 5Sic; fjood feeding feed-ing barley, 376C7c; fair to cholco maltlnc. 42SJ44C, No. 1 flaxseed, $L02: No. 1 Northwestern, Northwest-ern, $1.16; prime timothy ?cd, J3.60; incFa pork, per bbl., J14.Mgi4.55; lard, per 100 lb., ?7.65; short ribs sides (loose). J3.S0jjS.9O; ehort clear sides .(boxed). iS.S7ej9.12, whisky, basis of high wines, $1.2S; clover, contract grnilo, $12.23, RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles Receipts. Shipments. Dour, barrels 33.900 28.700 Wheat, bushels 107.000 31.100 Corn, bushels 676,000 257,300 Oats, bushels 434.SO) 176.300 Rye. bushels 7,000 1.000 Barley, bushels 35,200 6,500 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the prcduco exchange today tho butter market was firm; creameries. 17ff21c: dairy, :6$T18c. Errs, at mnrk. cases Included, 13 16c. Cheeeo stiady; 10fllc Coast v Grain. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23. Wheat easier; December, $1.33. Barley steadier; December, 99c Dried Fruit Market NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Evaporated apples ap-ples for October and November delivery are held at about 7c, though buyers in most Instances refuse to bid over ilic. The spot market Is quiet but firm, with common to cholco quoted at iVbfite; prlmo 7Q74c; choice. 7c; fancy, Sc. Prunes unchanged, with quotations ranging from 4'iC to Cc, according to grade. Apricots aro quiet at tho moment, but holders are steady to firm In their views. Common to cholco aro quoted at S'flSVlc; extra choice, SifSSc; fancy. OflOc. Peaches aro without change, with fancy the only gvado availablo on spot, apparently, and quoted at HHc Raisins aro quiet but firm; looso muscatels, mus-catels, 43,Gc; seeded raisins, &&7Vic; London layers, J1.00Q1.25. LIVE STOCK Chicago. CHICAGO. Aug. 23. Cattle Receipts. 12,000; 10200 higher. Good to prlmo steers, JS.S&S'G.OO; poor to medium. $4.25.40: stackers and feeder. $2,255? 1.23; cows. $2.20 4M.E0; heifers. $2.40ff-4.75; canners, S1.2f0 2.20; bulls. 52.25SM.0O; Texas fed steers, $3.10ff4.50: Western steers, $3.5Off4.G0. Hogs Receipts, today, lli.COO; 10c higher. Mixed and butchers. Jo.SOJJ6.40; 'good to choice heavy. 5C.105iC.33; rough heavy, $5.751 COO; light, $C.0OS'C.40; bulk of sales, $G.0OG.30. Sheep Receipts, 1S.000; sheep 10c higher; lambs, 15tf?20c higher. Good to cholco wethers. S5.25C5.50; fair to cholco mixed, $4.50t?o.00; Western sheep, $I.GO'TJ6.40; native na-tive lambs, $5.5071.70; Western lambs, $0.0) 07.&O. Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 23.-Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 1300; market 5c higher. Native steers, $4.005.75; cows and heifers, $2.75'3 4.40; Western steers, $3.004.E0; Texas steers. $2.7503 75; cows and heifers, $2,000) 3.50; canners. S1.0ff2.GO: stackers nnd feeders, feed-ers, $2.254.10; calves, $3.7505.25; bulls, stags, etc., $2,005(3.90. Hogs Receipts. 5700; market 5fj10c higher. high-er. Heavy. $5.6056.00; mixed. $5.90t?5.D5: light, $5.WfC10; pigs, $G.00gC.05; bulk of sales. $5.Sf'2:C.00. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market, steady. Westerns. $3.15'go.G0; wethers. $1.9035.M; ewes, $1.503o.00: lambs, ?G.757.25. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 23. Wool steady; medium me-dium grades combing and clothing. 20', 31c; light line, 2KT(2Cc; heavy fine, lSS22c; tub-washed, 3242c ITew York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Sugar Raw steadv fair r-jflnlng. 2c; centrifugal .W-test, .W-test, 4c, molasses sugar, 34c. Refined Is steady. Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-Todayo statement of tho treasury balance shows: Available cash balance "eOT Gold coin and bullion Hn Gold certificates 23.550,0 Cigar of quality, Flor Do Baltimore. |
