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Show en BY SHORTS MAKES MARKET Fill i - . 1 : Wheat Prices Show FairNct Gain for Day; High Record for Corn. - CHICAGO, March 6 Buy lug 'by shorts who had sold orf yesterday' sharp break caused firmness in the wheat, market today. to-day. AL the close prices showed a not gain for the day of E((7Sc. Leading bulls gave tho May delivciy moderate support,' at various times, but tho principal demand camo from those who had sold short yesterday. The volume of trading, however, wns not large. Many iraders were Inclined to hold aloof-today, owing lo forthcoming report of government govern-ment experts which will be made public Monday, and which will show the amount of wheat In farmers' hands In March. Throughout the day prices tluctuatod over a range of Stff'le, May selling between 51.15 and $1,161. The market closed strong at almost the top, with May ut Sl.lGigl.lCJ and July at 51.04!l'1.0l. I New high records for tho season were established In all deliveries of corn. May selling at GSic and July at 673c. Tho markot mar-kot was hulllshly affected by light country coun-try acceptances, strength of wheat and an official forecast of unsettled weather for the corn belt; The closo showed net gains of 3lc. May being at 6SJg'6Slc lo 681c arid July at 678i5f073c. Realizing by country holders caused niQderale weakness In oats ra't tho start, but tho markot rallied early and continued firm. At tho close prices were iSf-ic higher. high-er. May being at 56Jc and .TTily at 50c. Provisions were strong all day. and closod at net galna of 15y17Jc to 37c. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low Clso May 1.16 1.161 1.'15 1.16& July 1.01 1.01 1,03 1.04 Sept. .. 971 08 - 97 9S Corn Mav 67 6SJ 678 671 July OtU 673 66S 673 Sept 66 07X 1668 67a Oats Mav 56 561 55I .r6& July 501 501 50i' 50 Sept 41t 413 41 41S Mess pork, por barrel May 17.55 17.70' 17.50 17.70 July ... 17.60 .17.72 17.55 17.72 Larc, per. 100 pounds ' May 10.10 10.27 10.07 10.25 July 10.25 10.37 1.0.20 10.37 Short ribs, per 100 pounds Mav 0.32 9.37 9.30 9.37 July 9.42 9.50 9-40 9.50 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; winter patents, So. I05.75: straights. $5.155 45; spring patents, S5.S0 ffF6.00; straights. $4.20(r.'5.30; bakers. ?3.05 4.35; No. 2 rye. 79c; feed or mixing barley. bar-ley. 6406c; fair to choice malting. 66 G7r; 'No. 1 southwestern flax seed, ?1 52; No. 1 northwestern, 1.62; timothy seed, S3.S5, clover, SS.65: mess pork, per barrel. bar-rel. 17.4517.50: lard, per 100 pounds. $10.15; short ribs, sides (loose), ?8.62(ro 9.12; short clear sides (boxed), 9.12C" 9.37. GRAIN STATISTICS. , Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to .151,000. bushels. Primary receipts re-ceipts were 665,000 mishels, compared with 465.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat. 91 cars; corn, 341 cars; oats. 201 cars; hogs. 47.000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. Marehr.G. Cattle Receipts, estimated at 300; market, steady; beeves, S4'.65fi)7.25; Texas steers, 5l.4O5.50: western west-ern steers, $1.105.60: stockers and feeders. feed-ers. 3.40i&'5.50; cows and heifers; 2.00 5.S0: calves, 6.25(3)9.00. Hogs Receipts, estimated at 1S.000. market, mostly 5c higher: light. S6.155J 6.50; mixed. 56 15i56.60; heavy, S6.25(36.60; rough, 50.25(5)6.35; good to choice heavv, 6.85S6.60; pigs. 5.25&6.00; bulk of sales, $6.15(frG.50. Sheep Receipts, estimated at 2000; mrakct. steady; native, 3. 30(7.75; western, west-ern, . $3.50(g)5.S0: yearlings. ?6.00ff?7.10; lambs, native, 5.75S)7.S5; western, ?5.75 7.90. Omaha. OMAHA, March 6. Cattle Receipts, 200; market, unchanged; western steers, ?3. 50(5.75: Texas steers. 3.25(0,5.00 ;"rango cows. $2.75'55.00: cannors. S2.25(g,3.25; stockers and feeders, $3.0075.30; calves, $3.50p'7.50; bulls and stags. $2.75(0)5.00. Hogs Receipts. 4700; 10(920c higher; heavv. $6.40f6.60. mixed. C. 25(5)6. lo; light. S6.103x)6. 15; pigs. $4.755.S5; bulk of sales. $6.25(JE'6.50. Sheep Receipts. 2500; markot. stcadv; yearlings. $6.00fi)6.S5; wethers. $4.S55.lb; ewes. $1.255.25; lambs. 56.50(5)7.50. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. March 6. Cattle Receipts. Re-ceipts. 2000: market steady; native steers. S4.75'Q6.90: native cows and heifers, $2.75 fiiO; stockers and feeders, $2.255.35; bulls. $3.2051)4.75; calves. 1(9)7.50; wesl-ern wesl-ern steers, $l.606. 10; western cows, $3.25 5.25 Hogs Receipts. 5000: market strong to 5c higher; bulk of salos. $6.15(06.50; heavy, $6. 1017'6.55: packers and butchers. S6.3O(06.5O; light. $5,9056.35; pigs. $3 5.75. No sheej) receipts today at Kansas City. Evaporated Fruits. .NEW YORK. March 6. The market for evaporated apples Is nominally unchanged; un-changed; fancy, SiTOlc: choice. 9'Jc; prime 0(5'7e; common tp fair, 55T6c. Prunes, fair demand on spot, with quo-laiions quo-laiions ranging from 3Je lo 7c for new crop California fruit up to 10s-50 and from GJc to 9c for Orcgons, 40s-50s to 20s-30s. 20s-30s. Apricots arc in light supply, with prices firmly held; choice. 9i5?'01c; extra choice, 035M0c; fancy, llifTfUe. Peaches are quite active on spot, but quotations show little disposition to respond re-spond to the advancing tendency on the coast; choice. 5$J)6c; extra choice, ,6c; fancy. 7c. Rnlsins continue quiet; loose muscatels, !!5e; choice to fancy seeded.. 435?G!e; seedless, 335i)5c; London layers", $1.20 Now York Flour ,aud Grain. NEW YORK. March 6. Flour Receipts. Re-ceipts. IS. 400; exports, 11.600; unsettled, with demand light: Minnesota patents. 3.606: winter straights. 55, 10(g'5.60; Minnesota bakers. SI.40(Q4.75: wjnter extras, ex-tras, $l.305j'4,05; winter patents. $5.5056; winter low grades. S.905j4.55; Kan: Is straights, 55.25515.55. Wheat Receipts. 21.600: exports. 55,-300: 55,-300: spot firm; No. 2 rod. $1.21 elevator; No. 2 red. $1.22 f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern. Dululh. $1.25.1 f- o. b: afloat: No. 2 hard, winter. $1.23.1 f. o. .b. alloat. Emphatic denials from bull headquarters of yesterday's stories about tin: settlements settle-ments and Import liquidation' led to an active covering movement In wheat this morning, on which prices rose-sharply, closing ic lo ic net higher. May 'closed at $1,191; July closed ut S1.12j. Treasury Condition. WASHINGTON. March 6. The condition condi-tion of tho treasury at the beginning of business today was as follows: ' Reserve fund: Gold coin and bullion, 150.000,000; trust funds to redeem outstanding out-standing certificates, gold coin. S56,7fi2.-860: S56,7fi2.-860: silver dollars, $1S3. 752.000; silver dollars dol-lars of 1890. $1,155,000; total, $1,311,782.-S69. $1,311,782.-S69. General fund. S175.072.702. .Deposits In national banks. $71,200,304. Tn Philippine troasury. $3.31S,920. Awaiting reimbursement. 557.571. Current liabilities. $110,201,826. , Big Decrcaso in Trade. LONDON. Mat-'h 0. The February statement of tho board of trade shows decreases of S9.745.977 in Imports, and $19.G2i.,000 In exports. In Imports the decrease de-crease was In grain and flour, andj In ux-ports. ux-ports. In manufactured goods, Including cotton fabrics $10,000,000. ' |