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Show STRIKE EXERCISES BEARISH INFLUENCE Chicago Grain Market Changes Front and Closing Prices Are Near Bottom. . CHICAGO. Dec. 1. Notwithstanding a freight tie-up in the northwest, duo to tho switchmen's strike, the wheat market hero developed decided woakness today and prices nt the close showed losses of. 32c, compared with the final figures of tho previous day. Corn and provisions also closed weak, but oats wero steady. The strlko failed to affect tho markot today, as a bullish factor, but, on the contrary, it was used as bearish Influence. Influ-ence. Reports from Minneapolis claimed that all flour mills in 'that city had been closed down, owing to tho labor troubles, and theso advices caused considerable selling prcssuro here iato in the day. Aside from a mild flurry In the December Decem-ber delivery at the start, the market was inclined to bo weak. Deliveries of only 120,000 bushels of wheat on December contracts brought out some covering by shorts during tho first few minutes, which caused a 1c advance in December, Decem-ber, but tho demand was soon satisfied and prices again declined on profit-taking. Trading In general was quiet. The rango on the December option for the day was between $1,053 and $1,062. while May sold between $1,054 and $1,001 .1 063. The market closed at almost the bottom, with December at $1,056 and May at $1.0531.05i. Despite unsettled weather In tho corn belt, sentiment in corn was bearish all day. Tho heaviness of wheat was the principal weakening inlluonce. The mnr-kct mnr-kct closed weak, with prices he to 1c to ic lower. Oats wero relatively firm. Prices at tho closo were unchanged to ic higher. Provisions closed 20c to 471c lower. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. Dec 1.064 1.062 1.053 1.053 May 1.061 1.003 1.054 1.05 July 971 975 07J 971 Corn 1 Doc 584 5S1 57 oS May 618 013 Gl 611 July Gl 614 601 60 Oats Dec 391 391 39 393 May 424 421 4U 42 July 404 401 39a 40 Mess pork, per barrel , Jan 21.60 21.00 21.30 21. 3d Mav 20.60 20.67 20.45 20.55 Lard, per 100 lbs. Jan. ..... .12.52J 12.521 12.271 12.30 May 11.55 11.55 11.40 11.40 Short ribs, per 100 lbs. Jan 11.325 11-32 11.05 11.12 May 10. S5 10.90 10.65 10.6i CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady. No. 2 rye. 7274c: feed or mixing mix-ing barley. 4S53c; fair to choico malting, 6067c: llax seed. No. 1 southwestern, $1.73; No. 1 northwestern. $1.83; timothy seed. $3.75; clover, $9.5014,00; mess pork, per barrel. $23.7524.00; short ribs, sides (loose). $ll.S7il2.12; short clear sides (boxed), $12.0012.25. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour wero equal to 477,000 bushels. Primary rocolpts were 1,039,000 bushels, compared with 922,000 bushols the corresponding dav a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow; Wheat, 65 cars; corn. 359 cars; oats, S2 cars; hogs, 30,000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 10.000; market steady to shado lower; native steers. $4.80S.50; native cows and heifers. $2.505.75; stockers and feeders, $3.205.20; .bulls, $2.S0 4.25; calves, $3.757.50; western steers, $3.905.50; western cows. ?2.S04.50. Hogs Receipts, 13.000; market 5c lower: bulk of sales, $7.95S.15; heavy, $S.15 8.25; packers and butchers. $S.008.20; lidht. $7.00S.1C; pigs. $6.507.50. Sheop Receipts. 6000; strong: muttons, ?4.505.50; lambs, ?5.757.50: rango wethers and yearlings, $4.606.00; rango owes, $3.75B,25. Omaha. OMAHA, Dec. 1. Cattle Receipts. 5000, markot steady. Native steers. $4 S: cows and heifers, $35: western stocrs, $3.506.25; cows and heifers. $2.754.3t; canncrs, $2.503.25; calves. $3.507; stockers and feeders $2.S55.25; bulls, slags, etc.. $2.754.50. Hogs Receipts. 4800; market o10c lower. Heavy. ?S8.071; mixed. S88.05; light. $7.908.05; pigs, $6.507.50; bulk, $SS-05. , , Shoop Receipts, 1100; market strong. Yearlings. $5.406.0; wethers. $4.40 5.40; ewes, $44 75; lambs, $6.757.65. Chicago. CHICAGO. Dec. 1. Cattle Receipts, estimated at 29,000; market steady; beeves, $3.S59.15; Texas steers, $3.70 4.75; western steers. $17.10: stockers and feeders, $3. 10 5. 15: cows and heifers, $2.105.65; calves, $6.25S.50. Hogs Receipts, estimated at 35.000; markot 510c lower; light. $7.70S.20; mixed, $7.758.35; heavy. $7.95S.I0; rough, $7.958.10; good to choice heavy, $8.108.40; pigs. $6.G57.70: bulk of sales, tc iritis f?n Sheep Receipts, estimated at 22.000; market strong; native. $2.755; western, $35; yearlings. $5.406.80; lambs, native, $5.257.75; western. $5.257.65. London Wool. LONDON. Dec. 1. Thcro were 11.511 bales offered at Iho wool auctions todny. Buyers from all sections were eager bidder's bid-der's and paid full prices, especially for tho best grades of scoured and greasy merinos. Americans-secured tho best lots of cross-breds at Is 3d, New clip from tho Cape of Good Hope and Natal realized Is Id. Tho sales will close tomorrow. New York Sugar. NEW YORK. Dec. I. Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining. 3.S3c: centrifugal, .96 test, 4.33c; molasses sugar, 3.58c; refined, re-fined, steady; crushed, 5.95c; powdered, 5.35c; granulated, 5.25c. New York Produce. NEW YORK. Dc. 1. Butler Firm; held creamery. 21241c Cheese Firm-, unchanged. Eggs Barely steady; unchanged. St, Louis Wool. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1. Wool Unchanged ; medium grades combing and clothing. 21 30c; light fine, 2227c; heavy line, 12 2lc; tub washed. 2638c. |