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Show BUOYANT TONE IN THE WHEAT MARKET Sentiment Bearish at Opening, but Buying by Shorts Soon " Causes Rally. CHICAGO. March 29. Weekly statistics wore the chief reason for the buoyant tone thnt was manifested in the wheat pit during the greater part of tho day. World's shipments showed a decrease of moro than 3,000,000 bushels compared with tho previous week; the amount of brcadstuffs on ocean paseago decreased pearly 2.000.000 bushels, and the visible supply In this country decreased 6G8.000 bushels. In addttlon, demand for cash wheat here and at Kansas City was brisk, and this had a bullish effect upon tho market lalo In tho day. Sentiment was a trifle bearish at tho start because of the poor response of. tho Liverpool market to tho local advance Saturday, but tho buying of May by a few scattered shorts soon caused .a rally. The market was also supported by the, leading bull. Toward midday the market mar-ket became quite weak agafn for a short tlnv, owing to profit taking, but soon rallied once moro on buying brought out by the improvement In the cash situation. On this bulge May advanced to 1.19 and July to ?1.06fi. The close was strong at net gains for tho day of 4c to Ic. May cloned at $1.19J and July at 51.06. Slight weakness was manifested at tho opening of the corn market, but a firmer tone soon developed and tho close was firm at net gains for tho day of ie to c. May being at 6G3G6Jc and July at 66c. Trado in oats was rather dull. The market closed dull, with net gains of c to Kgiac, with May at 54Bc and July at 472 c. Provisions were rather weak early In the day. but rallied later. At tho close prices wero 24c to loc above Saturday's close. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low CIokc May,. 1.184 1.19 I. IS 1.104 July. 1.051 1.06E 1 05 a 1 .004 Sept 094 LOOK 99 l.OOg Corn May GG4 M fiGi 663 July 60S fi6 655 CG Sept 65 ' 60S 65 65J Oats-May Oats-May 64 543 54 54C July 47 474 47 47S Sept 395 393 394 333 Mess Pork, per barrel May ; 17.70 17.921 17.70 17.924 July 17.80 17.95 17.70 17.924 Sept 17.S25 17.921 17.35 17.925 Lard, per 100 pounds May 10.124 10.20 10.075 10.20 Julv 10-225 10.30 10.20 10.30 Sep"t 10.40 10.45 10.32 10.425 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds Mav 9.35 0.424 9.30 3 125 Julv 0.50 9.55 9.45 9.55 Sept 9.625 9.70 0.57 3.70 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady. No. 2 rye. 78c; feed or mixing barley. bar-ley. SOr,7ifi3c; fair to choice malting, 6l flf4c; llax seed. No 1 southwestern. $1.58; .No. 1 northwestern, $1.6S; timothy seed. $3.75; clover. ?0; mess pork, per bbl.. 517.S0 !f17.85; lard, per 100 lbs.. S10.10fil0.121: short ribs, sides (loose). SS.S0W0.36; short clear sides (boxed). SO. 500.62i. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour wero equal to 399.000 bushels; primary receipts re-ceipts were 642.000 bushels compared with 6S2.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. The visible supply of wheat in the United States decreased 66S.000 bushels for tho week. Tho amount of brcadstuffs on ocean passage decreased 1,944.000 hushcle. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, S4 cars; corn, 1S1 cars; oats, 167 cars; hogs, 11.000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. March 29. Cattle Receipts, estimated at 24.000; market, steady; shade lower, beeves, $4.6005.10; Texas steers, Sl-lOtfjo.SO; western steers, $4.00'&J 5.50; stockcrs and feeders, $3.405.50; cows and heifers. SLOOPS. 60: calves. 55.75 s.oo. Hogs Receipts estimated at 40.000; market, steady; light. 56.55(7.00; mixed, S6.70ffi)7 10; heavy. 56.75(5)7.15; rough. S6.75t.90; good to choice heavy, $G.P04i) 7:15. pigs, $5.60(56.55; bulk of tales. S6.S5 7.05. Sheep Receipts estlmnled at 1S.000; market, strong: native. $3.606.15: western west-ern $3.60fiT'6-40: yearlings. $6.207.25: lambs, native. S5.75JJS.10; western, 35.75 (f?S.2S. Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. March 29. Cattle Recolpts. 5300; market, steady to 10c lower; low-er; western steers, S2.S04.80; canners. S2.25?3.25; stockcrs and feeders. $2.S5'h 5.35; calves, S3. 25 7. 25; bulls and stags. 52.S0rT1 100. Hogs Receipts, 6400: market. 5c lower; heavy. SG.70fi.S5: mixed. JG-esfiO; light. $6 50S?G.7O: pigs, $l.50C.OO; bulk of sales. 06.60(3)6.75. Sheep Receipts. 6000; market, lOlSc higher: yearlings. $6.60ip7.40; wethers. $5i75(fi:6.o0; ewes, $5.0035.S5; lambs, S7.00 S.00". Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. March 29. Cattle -Receipts. 10.000. Market, steady. Native steers. 55.00(0.80: cows and" heifers. $2.75 ffr.'6,20; stockers and feeders. S3.7555.C0 ; bulls. ?3.20ffJj4 80: calves. S3.75ijl7.50: western west-ern steers, S l.S0'6.D0; western cows. $3.25 dj.5.25. l-IogsRecelpts, 12.000. Market, steady to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, S-6.506r6.So; heaw, SC.756.90; packers and butchers. SC.6557-6.S5: light, S6.S0'6.S5: pigs, $5.00( 0.00. Sheop Receipts, 7000. Market, steady and strong. Muttons. $5.006.20; lnmbs. $6.2."5'1.75; range wethers, $4.50$?.'7.10; fed-ewes, fed-ewes, $3.50f)5.S0. Visible Grain Supply, NEW YORK. March 23. The visible supplv of grain in the United States Saturday. March 27. as compiled by tho Now York produce exchange, was as fol- 'Wbeat. 3C.U2.000 bushels; decrease, 66t.000 bushels. Corn, 0.755,000 bushels: Increase, 402,-000 402,-000 huBhcls. .... Oats. 0,067.000 bushels; decrease, io.OOO bushels Rye. 501.000 bushels; Increase, 360,000 bushels. Barley. 3,24.000 bushels; Increase, 143,-000 143,-000 bushels. The visible supply of wheat In Canada last Ram rd av was 7,710.000 bushels, an Increase of GG9.000 bushels. Cotton Letter, James A. Pollock & Co., bankers and brokers, G West Second South street, furnish the following, received over their , private wire yesterday: Logan & Bryan cotton letter: New York. The strength of cotton abroad was the source of much annoyance to the bears, and the advances In American markets todav and Saturday carried it back to a level where there was no profit loft in recent sales so viciously and ag-cresHlvcly ag-cresHlvcly made upon the theory that a ne-L'locted ne-L'locted commodity might be stampeded to lower levels. Tho strength InLlverpool was dun to the fact that the south holding but a. hinall remnant of the old crop has i:ald. "Take It or leave It." and the weather conditions for the new crop come closer and ulos?r into tho rniiKo uf vision of those who have been short. New York Produce. NEW YORK, March 29. Butter Firm; creameries, thirds to firsts, apcclals, 23 ??31c. Cheese Firm. l.;gs Firm: receipts, li.Onl: western firsts, 19320.Jc. seconds. lOiSUOic. New York Sugar. NEW YORK. March 29. Sugar Rnw. firm; fair refining. 3.50c: centrifugal, .9G test. 4c; molasses sugnr. 3.23c. Refined sncrar. steady, crushed, 5G5c: powdered, C.t'Sc; granulated, 4.S5c, 1 t |