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Show MM WHEAT SIM! ON DEMAND OT SHOBTS Market Is Bullishly Affcdcd 1)Y Xovs from Abroad and Small Receipts. CHICAGO, April 21. The sharp upturn in May wheat was caused by the active-demand active-demand of shorts and bulls, who found the offerings to be limited. The market was bullishly affected by the strength of the European market, where prices were, up Sc to 3o. ; A liberal decrease in the world's visible supply and .continued small receipts in the Northwest wero additional addition-al strengthening Influences.. The bulge in May caused a moderate advance in the distant deliveries, but later the July and September options weakened because of favorable weather In the Southwest. The market closed Irregular. May was firm, but .luly and September were barely steady. May opened c to lc higher, at 94ic to 945c. advanced to 9G$c and closoJ at 95fc(7 95Jc. The corn market was strong all day hecause of firm cables, the bulge in wheat and small local receipts expected tomorrow. tomor-row. May corn opened i5?H' to ?c higher, at 66 Je to 66c, advanced to 67c. and. closed at 66Sc. -v. The oats market was firm Jn sympathy with wheat and corn. Favorable weather for the new crop had a depressing effect on the distant futures. May opened le higher, at 53?e, sold at 53ic and closed at 533c. Provisions wore inclined to be weak because of realizing sales in the. Mayicle-llvery. Mayicle-llvery. and a 10c decline in live hogs. At I the close May pork was off 2Jc, lard was down 2c, and ribs were 25c. lower. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. May 95 9K 911 951 July SS RS S7J S7H Sept S5i S5ft Sl Sli Corn-May Corn-May 60 67 6Gi 661 olll, JI1I4 Sept 612 61 1 CU 1 Oats-May Oats-May (old) .. 533 532 -531 533 Mav (new).. 52 52 515 -f In Inly (old) .. 151 45 . 15i 45 July (new).. 434 7.1 431 431' Sept 37 .371 36t 371 Mess pork, per barrel May 12.77 3 2.35 12.75 12.77 July 13.07 13.20 .13.05 13.12 Sept 13.421 13.52 13.40 13.421 Lard, per 100 pounds May 7.90 7.97j 7.90 7.92 July 8.12 S:171 S.10 S.12 Sept S.30 S.37 8.30 S.32 Short ribs, per 100 pounds May 6.77 6. So 6.771 P.S21 .ruly" 7.05 7.121 7.0!. 7.071 Sept 7.30 - 7.37 7.R0 7.35 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wer'c as follows; Flour steady; No. 3 spring wheal, 94cf?$l.03: No. 2 red, 94B6ic; No. 2 corn, 661c; No. 2 yellow. fi6266lc, No. 2 oats. 523c; No. 3 white. 50S53o: fair to choice malting barley. 73(7S4c; No. 1 Northwestern flaxseed. flax-seed. $1.19; prime timothy seed. 54.25; short ribs, sides (loose). $6.50'5'6.87l; mess pork, per barrel, $12.80j?12.90, lard, per 100 pounds, $7.90; short clear sides (boxed). $7.25!g)T.50; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.35. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles Roccipts. Shipments. FJour, barrels 31,100 22.700 Wheat, bushels 19.200 42,100 Corn, bushels 381,900 135,100 Oats, bushels 300.000 205.100 Rye. bushels 2,000 2.000 Barley, bushels 57,200 32,000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On the produce exchange today tho butter market was steady; creameries. 21 fi2Sc; dairies, 20(0) 26c; eggs, firm; at mark, cases included. 14c: firsts. J43c; prlmo firsts, 151c; cheese, easy. lll&124c. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO, April 21. Cattle Receipts, about 2500; market strong: beeves, $1.60(0) 7.25; cows and heifers, $2.25(6.40; Tex- 1 ans, $4.50'?7r.50; calves. $4. 50(6.25; West- j ems. $4.505.50; stockers and feeders, $3.25(5.30. Hogs Receipts, about 10,000; market 0c lower; light, $5.."5f75.S5; mixed, $5. 10 5.S71; heavy. $5.35()5.85; rough heavy, $5.35()5.55; pigs. ?4.20(f5.10; bulk of sales. $5.70T..80. Sheep Receipts, about 14,000: market strong; natives, $5.00(57! 6.75; Westerns, $5.000)6.75 ; yearlings, $6.40'S'7.15; lambs, $6.007.70; Westerns, $6. 007.75. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. April 21. Cattle Receipts. Re-ceipts. 6000. Including 200 Southerns; market strong to 10c higher; native steers. $5,000)6.50. native cows anil heifers, heif-ers, $3.2G(S6.25; Blockers and feeders, $3.75 5.40; bulls, $3.405.25; calves. $3.60(o) b-00; Western steers, $1.2506.00; Western cows, $3,500)5.25. lloge Receipts, Bono; market 5c lower; bulk, 35.5005.70; heavy, $5,600)5.75. pnek-ers pnek-ers and butchers', $5. 1505.7or light, $5.10 05.05: pigs, $4.000(4. 60. Sheep Receipts, 5000; market stead v; muttons, $5.0006.10; lambs, $0.0007. 50; range wethers, $4.7506.90; fed owes, $4.25 0G.OO. Omaha. OMAHA. April 21. Cattle Receipts. 2700. Market 10015c higher. Native steers, $506.00; sows and hoifers. $3,500) 5.80; western steers. $3.7505,5n; Texas steers. $3.2505.25; rango cows nod heifers, heif-ers, $2.7504.50; ca.nners, $203.25; stockers stock-ers and feedern, $305.30; calves, $305.50; bulls and stags. $3005. Hogs Receipts, 6700. Market 10c lower. Heavy, $5.4005.50 : mixed. $5-3505.45; light, $5.4005 50; pigs, $4,500)5; bulk of sales. $5.4005.45. Sheep Receipts, 4000; market steady; yearlings, $5.750'6.35; wethers. $5.5006; ewes, $505.60; lambs. $70)7.50. St. Josoph. ST. JOSEPH. April 21. Receipts. 1100; market Kic higher; natives, $5.5006.85; cows and heifers. $2.0006.00; stockera and feeders, $3.2505.25. Hogs Receipts, 600; market 10015c lower; top, $5.70; bulk. $5.5O0'5.6O.' Sheep Receipts, 1200: market, slow; Iambs, $6,750'7.OO; yearlings and Westerns, West-erns, $5.7506.75. Bo3ton Wool. BOSTON. April 21, Tho wool market is much quieter than during tho previous fortnight, but there Is a moro eneoir-aglng eneoir-aglng tone. Values, however, nrn not. expected to change In either direction in ! the immediate future. Quotations: i California Northern, 56057c; middle county, 5O052o: southern, 53 0 55c. I Oregon Eastern No. L staple, 62065c; ! eastern No. 1 clothing, 550uSc, valley No. 1, 4S05OC. Territory Fine stapie, GO0G2c; lino medium staple. 580000: line medium clothing, 50052c; fine clolhlng. 50055c; half-blood. GO05ic; t.hree-eighths-blood, 5O0)52c: quarter-blood, 450180; pulled, extra. 60062c: fino X 53037c: A supers. 440)4Sc. St, Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS, April 21. Wool Dull; medium grades, combing and clothing. 16j 018c: light fino. 15016c; heavy fine, 110 12c; tub-washed, 2O0(2Cc. Now York Sugar. NEW YORK, April 21. Sugar Raw, quiet; fRlr refining. 3.S6c; centrifugal. .96-tost, .96-tost, 4.36c; molasses sugar, .".file; refined, steady; crushed. 6.20c; powdered, 5,60c; granulnlod, 5.50c. New York Produce. NEW YORK, April. 2L Rutlcr Firm; unchanged. Cheese Unchanged. Eggs Steady; unchanged. j. |