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Show INFLUENTIAL BUYING MAKES WHEAT STRONG Bearish Efforts of Pit Trailers Futile Against Bullish News. CHICAGO, Dec B. The market for wheat wna strong for almost the entire day. Pit traders wero inclined to be bearish, but buying was of such influential influen-tial character that demand becamo general gen-eral late In tho day, nnd closing prices were practically at the highest point of the day. News of the day was generally favorable favor-able to the bulls. one of the main factors was ft cablegram from P stating that wheat shipments from that country were very small, and that the spread of tho railroad strike was mtIous menace to business. The strength of cn.sli vlie.t at all Am in markets was another potent Influence. Minneapolis reported an excellent demand de-mand for. the cash article, with No. 1 Norther:i selling ,tt 3c over the May option. op-tion. A decrease of 907.O) bushels In the world's visible supply, as shown by Brad-StreetS, Brad-StreetS, against an Increase of 6,000,000 bushels lust week, was an additional source of Strength. The volume of trading trad-ing was larg.- May opened unchanged to a shade low er, at VM.c tn i,-?i v" 1 advanced to dc, nnd closed at &8fc9c, a gain of C Firm cables, small receipts and a continued con-tinued excellent demand from exporters caused a firm tone in the corn mstrket. May closed llrm. Vtlc higher, at I" .1 4.Vo Trading in opts was actiye. and the marker had a strong tone Mav closed fi up. at 8SQ32f4c. Provisions were quite. Arm early In the day, but the market weakened on realizing realiz-ing by local longs and closed at n slight loss. At the close May pork was unchanged, un-changed, lard wua off a shade and ribs were down 2Vc. RANrjE OP THE LEADING FCTCRE8. Articles Open. High Low Close. Whioit No. J December RJ 84 8S May 8-SSi 9 884 88 July Big Mfc 81 S4S, Corn, No t P'c. old 45' I'.'i 46' 4i Dec , new ir. - i&ii 4 45'i May IS it 44 45 July I5H 45V4 45 45Vi Cts. No. 2 December 29 30 29 30Vfr May 82V4j 32 32 32 July 31 31 41 31 Mess Pork-January Pork-January 13.70 U 77', 13 65 13 7 Mfcy 13 62 13. t5 13 56 13.57 Lard-December Lard-December ... 7 jo January . 7 22 7 25 7 17 7 20 May 7.40 7.40 7 85 I.8J Short Ribs-January Ribs-January 7 00 7 OS 6 97 6 97 May 7.tf 7 .2". 7 17 7.17 CASH QUOTATIONS. cah quotations were as follows: No. 2 spring wheat. MSc. No. 3, 826S6c: No. 2 ted, '7R9c; No 2 com. 47c; No. yellow, 48c; No. 2 oats. 30c; No. 2 white. 32tr3Jc: No. 3 white. 30332c. No 2 rye. 67c; good feeding barley, 37c. fair to choice malting, 41 642c. No 1 flax seed, 92c; No. 1 Northwestern. Northwest-ern. $1 f'i, prime timothy seed. $3 30; mesa l-erk. per barrel. $13. Iii 13.6a; lard, per 10) lbs. $7 30U3J'3. short ribs sides (loosei. 87 HO 07.12; short rleur bldeg iboxej). $7 12'f 7 iS, whisky, basis of high wines. $1 closer, eon tract grade. $18.0013 25. RECEIPTS AND .SHIPMENTS. Articles. Receipts Shirts Flour, barrels 25.100 &7.IM Wheat, bushels 48.500 119.80) Corn, bushels 816.200 '.LiKiO oals. bushels SOOT'S) 47.600 Rve, bushels 14.000 S.700 BarleT, bushein 11,000 IT.000 PRODL'CE EXCHANGE. On the produce exchange tcdav the butter market was steady, easy. creameries, l..t 23c: dairy, 17923c; eggs. Arm. at mark, cases Included. ?.2:.".c; llrsts. 25c. prime firsts, 2cc ; extra. 31c; cheese, steady, llS.ylJc. Coast Grain. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 5 -Wheat-Steady: December. J1.41Vi bid Barley-Flrto.r; May 11.234 LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicngo. CHICAGO. Dec. "- attic -Receipts, OX, steady; beeves, U. 6006. 60; cows and heifers, $1.254.7.ri. stockers and feeders. 82.30O4.1S; Texans, $3.iJ4.10; Westerners, $3.2Mt4.7o. HOgS Receipts. 42. 000. estimated tomorrow, tomor-row, 4u.("', market strong; mixed and butchers. $ ' V.,, :. o-jiT ; good heat v. $1 ( 5.00; rough heavy 84.70v4.K5; light. 84.65fl 4.97: pigs. R2694.90; bulk. 84.26.74.9'.. Sheep Receipts. 18.0.X); market Steady; sheep, $4 .nvi :..;:.; lambs. $4 907;-, Omaha. OMAHA. Dec. 0 Cattll Racalpta, 4500; market general! steady; native steers, 83.755.75: cows and heifers, 82.7604.20; Western steers. $&.tvrj4.6fi: Texas steers, $2 -' tXl'f. rows and heifers. 32 .'.'?. ""; cannsrs, 11.6002.20; stockers and feeders. IL3604.OO; calves. $3.00:6.00; bulls and t.tag. 11.6008.26 Hogs Receipts, 11,000; market siia.'c to 6c lower; heavy. 84 7.Vii i.S7'3; mixed. 14.80 t4.S5; light, $4.8ti(t I 'i; pigs, 84.2C'f?-i.i; bulk ofsales. $4 RT'i I s;1-. Sheei Receipts. 12100; market slow to loc lower, yearlings, $'i oay i-, ; w thers, 25.3O05.6ti; lambs. Jt 50-'fl7.0o. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Dee 6. Cattle -Receipts. 70i . steady: native steers. $3.6'. 6.2f); native cows and hellers. 82.0005.16: stocker and feeders, 20CM.60; bulls. 82.W fl l calves. 82.50fj ti.rVi; Western Steers, $3.oo-,j4 75; Western cows, 12.0008.26 Hogs Receipts, 20.Xm market steady; bulk Of sales. 14.7604.80; heavv. I4J604.85J packers, $4.75','i4.S., pigs and light, Jl '". o 4 S3. Sheep Receipts 6000; steady, muttons. 64.6006.10; lainh. IB.BO07.6O; range wethers. 14.7606.76; fed ewes, $3.W04.7r.. St. Joseph. ST JOK. Dec 5 Cattle-Receipt,, 4(00; active; natives, 85.75.25; cowa and heifers. 81.606.25; stockers and feeders, r-'.T.Vtr: 90. Hogs Receipts. 1 2 ." : steadv to strong; light, 84.7004.89: medium and heavy, $1 75-Ti I PO: bulk. $1 77'-. I sj.v siK-ep Receipts. tJOO; steady; lambs 17.40; Mexican yearlings. 860; wethers. 85.86; ewes. 85.50. St. Louis Wool Market ST. LOL'IS. Dec. 5 Wnul-Stendy . ni-dlum grades combing and clothing. 26'rj ?.!: light line, .'! 'o 2'- . In avy fine, 21c; tub washe'd. 31041 c. Silver and Drafts. NEW YORK. Dec. 5 Bar silver, 03c; Mexican dollars, 49mc. SN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5 Silver bars iri' ...c. Drnfis Sight. 2c telegraph, c. |
