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Show MARKET FOR WHEAT CONTINUES ERRATIC Each Decline Followed by Covering Cov-ering of Shorts anil Active Buying by the Bulls. CHICAGO, Dec 12, The action of tho wheat markot was a repetition of that of each of tho previous days of tho week, tho market being subjected to heavy realizing real-izing sales and also frco sales for short account. Prices declined sharply at times during tho day but at each tlmo was followed fol-lowed by urgent covering by shorts and buying by several of tho leading bull?. During the final half hour demand was general and the markot closed firm at almost al-most tho top of tho day. Final quotations on May were $1,00(0)1.061 and on July, 9Sj!c. The range for the day on the May option op-tion was $1.041g)1.068. and on July 97 OSfJc At tho low point today prices were 525c to 6c below the closing quotations of last Saturday. A greatly Improved demand de-mand for cash wheat In tho local market was ono of tho chief bullish Influences of late trading. Corn was weak during tho first- part of the day, but became llrm late in the session ses-sion and closed firm at almost the best prices of tho day. Compured with tho previous pre-vious close, final quotations today were up gifpEc. May closed at OlEc and July at 61c. Cash corn at the sample tables here was in slow demand at declines of 5'3c The weakness of wheat and corn caused an easy tpno in oats early In the day, but a brisk general demand developed which soon caused considerable firmness. Cash oats at tho sample table were steady to c lower. Tho market closed llrm, with prices unchanged to gc higher compared with tho previous close, linal quotations on May being 521c and on July 471c. Trado In provisions was dull and the market was steady. A decline of 5c in the price of ltvo hogs had some effect. At the close prices were 2c higher to 2lc lower. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low Close Dec 1.00a 1.01 1-00 1.01 May 1.03 1.001: 1.043 ' 1.06; July 07 0S 97 0S Corn Dec 571 57J 57 572 May 61 611 601 6111 July 615 013 01.1 61c Oats Doc 49 SOB 49a 503 May 52jj 52 52 521 July 47 473 47 47i Mess Pork, per barrel Jan 15.65 15.70 15.53 15.67J May 10.021 16.05 15.00 16.00 Lard, per 100 pounds Jan 9.15 9.15 9.05 9.12-1 May 9.37J 9.371 f-30 9.35 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds Jan 8.175 8.175 8.10 S.15 May S-.471 S.50 S.40 S.4o CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were ns follows: Flour dull; wlntor patents, $4.605.10; winter straights, $4.354.60: clears. $3.S04: spring patents, $5.30C?5.60: spring straights, $4190; clears, $2.05g!4.15; No. 1, spring wheat, $1.05551.061; No. 3, 0$c8 $1.05; No. 2 corn, 5S5Slc; No. 2 yellow, 5SlP5SJc; No. 2 white. 52o; No. 3 white, 50352c; No. 2 rye. Sc; good feeding feed-ing barley. seiOc; fair to choice malting, malt-ing, G0J635c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.3511.44; No. 1 northwestern. $1 455; prime timothy seed, $3.40tfj3.50; clover, contract grades, $9.10; short ribs, sidos (loose). $7,871 8.25; mess pork, per barrel. $1I.37114.50; lard, per 100 pounds. $0.10(5)0.121 ; short clear side (boxed), $8. 621S.75. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. 'Articles Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 27,700 24.400 . Wheat, bushels 25,000 0.000 Corn, bushels 599.000 S0S.300 Oat's, bushels 226.800 2S8.400 Rye. bushels 7.10O 25.000 Barley, bushels 51,200 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produce oxchango today tho butter but-ter market was steady; creainories, 22 30c; dairies, 21125c. eggs steady; at mark, cases included, 2S5'31c; firsts. 32c; prime firsts, S3c; cheese llrm, U$i5c. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. Dee. 12. Cattle Receipts (ostlmatcd), 500. Market, steady. Beeves, $3.407.65; Texans, $3. 4003.50; westerns, $3.355.50; stockers and feeders. $2.00 4. SO; cows and heifers, $1.504.00; calves, $6.00$?S.5O. Hogs Receipts (estimated). 10.000. Markot, 5c lower. Light. S5. 005.55 ; Mixed. $5.205?5.75; heavy, $5.2585.S0; rough. $5.250'5.4O; good to cholco heavy. $5.40'S5-30; pigs, $3.50 1.75; bulk, $5.35(g 5.65. Sheep Receipts (estimated). 2500. Market, Mar-ket, steady. Native, $2.50ffT 4.75; westerns. $2.50j4.75; yearlings, $4,2565.00; lambs (natives), $1.507.40: western, $1.75Q7.50. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, S00. Market, steady. Stockers and feeders. $3.005.20; bulls. $2.40a 4.00; calves, $3.507.00; western steers, ii.lfS'o.oO: western rows. $2.50 1.50. Hogs Receipts. 1000. Market, weak to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $5.2005.65; heavy, $5.50 5.70; puckers and butchers, $5.40(gf 5.65: light. $5.00fy5.-10; plgK. $l.005.00. Sheep Receipts, 200. Market, steady. Muttons, fl.OOtfi'5.00; Iambs. $ 1.50(g6.75: range wethers, $?i.b3,5.7v; fed owes, $2.75 I.10. New York Flour and Grain. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Flour Receipts, 27,600 barrels; exports, 26,000 barrels; dull and unsettled; Minnesota patents, r.505.t5; winter straights. $4.604.S0; .Minnesota bakpis', $1.10 1.55; winter extras, ex-tras, $3.654.25; winter patents. $1.75 5.25; winter low grades. ?3.554.15. Wheat Receipts, SI, 000 bushols: exports, ex-ports, 55.800 bushels; spot, barely steady: No. 2 red, $l.071.08j elevator; No. 2 red. $1,083 f. o. b. afloat: No. I northern Duluth. 51.1 "A f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 hard winter. $1.1 In f. o. b. afloat. Wide fluc tuntions and a. nervous undertone characterised charac-terised today's wheat market. A severe early break was followed by actlvo covering cover-ing on export rumors and bull support, with last prices ic lower to c net higher. December close dat $1.00a: May closed at 31.11s; July closed at $1,013. Evaporated Fruits. I NEW YORK. Dec. J2. The market for evaporated apples Is a r.hnde easier, as some sellers seem to be willing to grant slight concessions in order to stimulate demand. Funcy are quoted at S01c; choice, 7ffiSc; prime, 687c; old crop, 4(tl6c, according to grade. Prunes aro In a strong statistical position, posi-tion, but demand Is light, with quotations quota-tions ranging from 43c to 73c for California, Cali-fornia, and from file to 7c for Oregon, latter 50-30E. Apricots arc scarce, with choice quoted nt ii,fl92c; extra choice, 1010c; fancy, ; limine. I Peaches arc attracting a little moro al-loiulon al-loiulon and rulo steady, with choice quoted at Je; extra choice, 73Sc; fancy, Sialic Ralelns aro somewhat unsettled, with loose muscatels quoted at fi1?;61c; eholco to fancy seeded. 67V3e; seedless. lj0o; London layers. ?l,50fl'l 60 |
