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Show WHEAT IS STRONGER; WITH MSG (DIET Decrease in Available Supply Principal Factor in the Upward Up-ward Movement. CHICAGO, Dec. 27. A considerable decrease de-crease in tho world's available supply of wheat Imparted strength today lo the local lo-cal wheat market, tho May dallvory closing clos-ing at n net advance of P.3bc. Corn was tip ic Oats showed a gain of la Provisions Pro-visions wore 15c lo 221c higher. Trading in wheat was very quiet, pr-vious pr-vious to the posting of tho world's visible vis-ible supply statistics, but when It was known that the supplv, as shown bv Brndstreei's, had decreased 3,800,000 bushels, compared with an Increase of 2.664,000 last week, shorts commenced to cover. Offerings at tho time were not liberal and this caused a firm condition in me mnmet. Weather conditions were favorable for the growing crop. Country offerings from tho Southwest wero ruporled as being be-ing more froe than for several davs. Tho market closod firm, with prices nt tho highest point of the day. May opened a shade higher nt 77ic, sold off to 77lle. sum then advanced to 781c, whero It closed. Trading In corn was quiet, and prices wero firm all day. Wet weather ti'rouyh-out ti'rouyh-out tho com belt nnd small local receipts wero the chief sources of strength. The close was firm May opened lo to Iflo higher at 43tf?43gc to 13RC, sold between be-tween 43ic and 431c, and closed at 431 8J3ic RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat-December Wheat-December .... 731 746 733 74 1 May 77 7S1 77iJ 731 Corn December 41 41 403 41 May 433 431 431 431 July 43, 44 432 44 Oats , December .... 33? 34 333 34 May 30 3Gi 35; 361 Inly 331 333 33). 333 Mess Pork, per barrel ; January 15.95 16.221 15.90 16.224 May 16.521 16.80 16.45 16.771 Lard, per 100 lbs. December . ... 9.021 9.221 9.021 0.221 January 9.10 9.25 9.10 9.25 May 9.25 9 121 9.25 9.421 July 9.40 9.50 0.32 9.50 Short Ribs, per 100 lbs. January 8.521 S.72! S.50 8.721 May 8.80 9.00 S.771 8.971 July 8.921 0.10 S.921 9.10 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 spring wheat, 77c; No. 3. 7K3Slc; No. 2 red, 73374ic; No. 2 corn, 42c; No. 2 yellow, 41c; No. 2 oats, 34c; No. 2 white, 36ic; No. 3 wlilto. 333351c; No. 2 rye. 62c; barley, fair to choice malting, malt-ing, 485)53c; No. 1 flax seed, $1.13; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.20, prime timothy seed. $1.35; clover, contract grades. $13.75; short, ribs, sides (loose). $8.,-'5Q)8.75; mess pork, per barrel, $15.00; lard, per 100 pounds. $9,221; short clear sides (boxed). $9,121 9.25; whiskey, basis of high wines. $1.29. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 43.400 55,700 Wheat, bushels 200,000 77,200 Corn, bushels 835,900 260,600 Oats, bushels 375.200 320. S00 Rye. bushels 24.000 30,100 Barley, bushels 12S.800 74,700 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produco exchange today the butter but-ter market was steady; creameries. 22'5 31c; dairies. 20(3'27c. Eggs, easy at mark, cases Included. 2124c; firsts. 24c; prime firsts, 26c; extras, 28c. Cheese, steady, 13-5)140. " New York Plour and Grain. NEW YORK, Dec. 27 Flour Receipts, 33.200; exports. 5000. Sales, 1S00 packages. pack-ages. Market, dull and about steady. Wheat Receipts, 53.000: exports, 26,900; sales, 1,500.000 bushels; spot, firm; No. 2 red, nominal elevator; No. 2 red, Sic f.o.b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, OOJc f.o.b afioat; No, 2 hard winter, S5c f.o.b. afloat. Market advances occurred in wheat today on light Northwest receipts, re-ceipts, pi'ospeels for smaller Argentine shipments, covering and a big docrease In world's stocks for the week. Final prices represented ic net ndvance. Sales Included In-cluded No. 2 red, January, May, S3 11-16 ifr'SIAc, closed at S4Jc; July. 83J,(3'S3c; closed at S31c; December closed at Sllc. |
