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Show BEARS HAVE BEST Of DAY 1H WHEAT PiT News From Abroad and Liberal Receipts in Northwest Are Depressing Factors. CHICAGO, Nov. 29. Weak cables and liberal receipts in the northwest Inspired considerable liquidation of wheat here today, to-day, resulting in not declines at the close pf a shade to 4c Coarse grains also wcro heavy, but provisions were strong. Liquidation of December holdings, which was a fealuro of trading the latter lat-ter part of the previous week, was again In evidence In the wheat pit, but In addition addi-tion to the selling pressure on the nearby near-by months, thero was also free proilt-taklng- In tho. May option. The December Decem-ber option showed tho greatest weakness early In tho session, and at one time tho Srlco of that delivery was He below tho est mark of the day. Tho range for December De-cember was between $1.05 and 51.00'd. and for May. $1.05!g1.05S and $1.061.00J. rlnal quotations on Deconiber were $1,055 and on May, $1.0581.053. News of the day was bearish. Selling of the December delivery by cash Interests caused weakness In the corn market. This selling was based mainly on Increased receipts and on prospects pros-pects of still larger arrivals. Slack demand de-mand for the cash grain by eastern shippers ship-pers was also a weakening Influence. The market closed at the lowest point, with prices H5lc to 5lc below tho llnal figures fig-ures of the previous session. Oats displayed moderate firmness early In the day. but finally yielded to the weakness of wheat and corn and closed a shade to lc lower than Saturday's final quotations. Fair demand by cash Interests Inter-ests was responsible for the early firmness. firm-ness. Provisions closed 5c to 721c higher. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low Closo December .. 1.05 1.06B 1.05 1.055 May 1.053 1.061 1 05E 1.053 July 97 .974 .97 .97a Corn December .592 .593- .5S1 .584 May 01J .613 .611 .61 July iv .01 .61 .60k .606 Oats December .. .391 .391 .391 .39 May 42i .425 .412 .42 July 40 .40 .391 .40 Lard, per 100 pounds January ...12.35 12.75 12.35 12 60 May 11.75 11.874 11.721 11.87 Short ribs, per 100 pounds January ...11.25 11.55 11.20 11 50 May 10. S5 11.124 10.85 10.974 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm; No. 2 rye. 741JT75c; feed or mixing foarloy. 4952c; fair to choice malting. 59(ft) 06c; flax seed. No. 1 Southwestern, $1.72. No. 1 Northwestern. ?1.S2; timothy seed. $3.75; clover. $9.50P14.00; mess pork, per barrel, S23.7524.00; lard, per 100 lbs., 13.55; short ribs, sides (loose), $11.75 12.00; short clear sides (boxed), $11. 75 12,00. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 406.000 bushels; primary receipts re-ceipts were 1,322.000 bushels, compared with 1.4S9.000 bushels the corresponding dav a year ago. The visible supply 0 wheat In tho United States included 1 -88, 000 bushels for the week. Tho amount of breadstuff on ocean passage Included 200.000 bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 91 cars; corn. 420 cars; oats, 177 cars; hogs, 23,000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. Nov. 29. Cattle Receipts, estimated nt 31.000, market steady; 10c lower: beeves, S3.909.15; Texas steers. $3.75?4.S0; western steers. $47.50, Blockers Block-ers nnd feeders, $3.105.50: cows and heifers. heif-ers. $2.10C?5.65; calves, $6.25tf?S.50. Hogs Receipts, estimated at 30,000: market 5tfM0o higher; light, $7.65S.20; mixed. $7.80rSS.3b; heavy, $7.S5S.35; rough, $7.85 Sj'S: good to choice heavy. $S (ffS.35; pigs, $6.60ig'7.75; bulk of sales, $6.10(fTS.25. Sheep Receipts, estimated at 30,000; market steady: native. $2.755; western, J30)5, yearlings, ?5.356.30; lambs, native, na-tive, $5.3507.70; western, $5S7.10. Omaha. OMAHA. Nov. 29. Cattle Receipts. 7300; market best steady; others 10c lower. Native steers, ?4JjS.25; cows and helfors. $35; western steers. $3.50'g6.2.v, cows and heifers. $2 S0 i. 40; ennners, $2.253.25; stockers and feeders, $2.75 5.50: calves, $3.755.75, bulls, stags, etc., $2.754.50. Hogs Receipts. 5000: 5c higher. Heavy, $8S.10: mixed. $S.05S.10; light. $7 90 S.15; pigs. $6.507.75: bulk. $S.05810. Sheep Recolnts, 4100: markot active, strong. Yearlings. ?5.256 25; wethers, Jt.505.25; ewes, $44.60; lambs, $0.75 7.60. Kausas City. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 29. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 12.000: market steady; native .leers, $4.75S,50; cows and heifers, $2.25 6. stockers and feeders, $3.205; bulls, S2.804, calves, $47 50; western steers, $3.S05 60; western cows, $2.60 1.50. UogKRccclpts, 9000: market strong lo 5c higher. Bulk, $77.25. heavy $S.10 8.25; packers and butchers. $S8.20; light. S7.50S.05: pigs, $6.507.25. Sheep Receipts. S00O; markot steady. Muttons, $4.256.50; range owes, $3.50 5.25. South St. Josoph. Special to the Tribune. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Nov. 29. Cattle Receipts, 3500; steady; natives. $5.25S.0(l; Texas and westerns. $3.50 5.75; cows and hoi font, $2.755.50; bulls and stags. $3.004-50; veals. S3.507.50; yearlings and calves, $3.00!. 75; stockers and feeders. $3.255.00. Sheep Nominal: Iambs. $6 in(.nO; yearlings and wethers, $I.756.00; ewes, $4.00 1.75. Available Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Nov. 29. The visible sup-p)v sup-p)v of grain In the United States, Saturday. Sat-urday. November 27, as compiled by tho New York Produce exchange was as follows; fol-lows; Wheal, 29,418,000 bushels; increase, 1,-7S8.000 1,-7S8.000 bushels. Corn, 3.288,000 hushols; increase, 637,-000 637,-000 bushels. Oats. 13,686,000 bushels; decrease 233,-000 233,-000 bushels. Rye. 918,000 bushels; Increase, 86,000 bushels. Barley, 3.3S2.000 bushels; decrease, 71.-000 71.-000 bushels. Evaporated Prults. NICW YORK, Nov. 29. Evaporated apples, ap-ples, quiet. New crop fancy, lie; prime Sc; old crop choice. 910c; prime, 8c; common lo fair, 674c Prunes Firm; California, up lo 40s-50s, 40s-50s, 230c: Oregons. 69c. Apricots Firm. Choice. 1111p; ox-' Ira choice. lllH3c: fancy. 12?121c Peaches Qulnl. Choice. 637c; oxlra choice. 7071c: fancy. 79Sc. Raisins Steady. Loose musrntols, 4 4c: choice seeded, 646c; seedless, 33 5Jc; London layers, $1 174L30. St. Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29. Wool Unchanged; Un-changed; medium grades, combing grades, clothing and medium, 232fc; heavy tine, 1422c; tub washed. 263Sc Bullion Shipment. LONDON, Nov. 29. Bullion amounting to 6000 was taken Into the Bank of England today and 50.000 was laid down for shipment to America. |