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Show BULLS GET A TURN INMIIET Foreign Buying of Futures and News of the Day Tend Toward To-ward Uplift. CHICAGO. Sept. 20. With foreigners buying wheat futures here today and trans-Atlantic news unmistakably bullish, bul-lish, prices roso lightly and closed firm. 1c to 3c net'higher Corn finished B3c lo 3c down, and oats at a decline of c to sc. Latest quotations for hog products ranged from 20c dearer to 10c cheaper, as compared with last night. About tho best figures of the day wero current ln wheat at the tap of the final gong, although al-though thero was enough northwestern and southwestern strong hero to keep bulls from coming altogether at ease. The strength at the start was due to a smaller Increase than had been expected In the Increase In the European supply. The seaboard reported Improvement In tho demand de-mand for Manitoba wheat and at the same time primary receipts showed a fresh falling off. Local campaigners for higher prices seemed to pay little heed to announcements that cable bids for cargoes car-goes were too low to be worked, and that the total available wheat ln the world Is nearly 50,000,000 bushels larger thnn a year ago. December sold from $1 00J1.008 to $1,005, and closed 3c up at 51.00351.00I. Fine .weather and a sudden loosening of farmers' offerings at the lowest prices of the crop, made corn weak. December fluctuated between 52c and 53c. closing B2c down at. 528c. nearly the undermost figure of the session. The shipping demand de-mand was fair. No. 2 yellow closed at 5555c. There was Increased selling of oats by the country. December varied from 35c to 35gc. and ln tho end was 5c off at 35c Purchases of lard by shorts and exporters ex-porters more than offset a weaker market mar-ket for hogs. When the pit was cleared lard was up 5c to 20c. pork at 5c advance ad-vance to 10c decline, and ribs were strung out. from 21c loss to 121c gain. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. HIph. Low. Close. Sept. 97 97 97 971 Dec 1.00J 1.00J 1.003 100. a May 1.061 1.06B LOGS 1 .065 Corn Sept 55 55 541 54a Dec 531 53 52 52! May 56i 562 551 551 Oats-Sept Oats-Sept 341 34 34 34 Dec 35 356 35 351 May 3S3 383 3SJ "35 Mess pork, per barrel Oct 19-65 19.721 19. G5 19.72J Jan IS. 25 1S.37J 13.25 18.371 Lard, per 100 pounds Oct 12.325 12.621 12.321 12.50 Nov 11.65 11.70 11.65 11.671 Jan 10.65 10.721 10.65 10.721 Short ribs, per 100 pounds Oct 11 .35 11.471 11.35 11.45 Jan 9.725 9.75 9.67J 9.75 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady. No. 2 rye, 731c, feed or mixing barley, 4S63c; fair to choice malting. 6S72c: flax seed. No. 1 southwestern, 52.84; No. 1 northwestern. 52.76; timothy seed. 57.509.25: clover. 510.0015.25; mess pork, per barrel, 520.5020.75; lard, per 100 pounds. 512.621c; short ribs, sides (loose), 511.25ll.87j; short clear sides (boxed). 512.12112.25. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 6S.O0O bushels. Primary receipts were 1.314.000 bushels, compared with 2,075.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. The world's visible supply, sup-ply, as shown by Brudstreet's. Increased 5,115,000 bushels. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 95 cars; corn, 416 cars; oats, 131 cars; hogs. 19,000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Omaha. OMAHA. Sept. 20. Cattle Receipts. 11,000. Market. 1015c lower. Native steers, 54.507.S0; coW3 and heifers, 53.00 3 75; western steers. S3.756.50, range cows and heifers. 52.754.60; canners, $2.503.50; stqekers and feeders, $3.00 6.25; calves. 53.007.00; bulls, stags, etc., 53.005.00. Hogs Receipts. 5000. Market. 1015c lower. Heavy. 5S.608.90; mixed. SS.75 8.90; light, 59.009.25; pigs. 5S.509.25, bulk. 58.658.S5. Sheep Receipts, 2S.200. Market, steady. Yearlings, ?4.605.50, wethers. 53.75 4.25. ewes, 53.503-90; lambs. SG.407.00. Chicago. CHICAGO, Sept. 20 Cattle Receipts estimated at 11.000; market slow and weak: beeves, ?4.S08.25; Texas steers. 53.756.00, western stcei-s, 54.257.00; stockers and feeders, S4 255.90; cows and heifers. 52.250.35; calves, ?6.75 9.50. Hogs Receipts estimated at 14.000; market steady. 5c off; light. 59.309.75; mixed. 5S.409-60; heavy. 58.309.50; rough, ?S.30S 50; good to choice heavy. $S.509 50. pigs. 5S.509.55; hulk of sales, 58.609.10. gneep Receipts estimated at 28.000; market steady; native, ?2.751.55; western. west-ern. S3.254.50; yearlings, 54.75r.75; lambs, native, 55.257.25; western, 55.50 7.2o. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 20. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 17,000; market steady to weak; native steers, S5.258.00; native cows and heifers, 52.756.75; stockers anil feeders, ?3.256.00: bulls, 53.004 .00; calves, 54.008.25; western steers, 51.50 7.00; western cowb, 52.75G.00. Hogs Receipts. 7000: market 5c lower; bulk, 59.109.45: heavy. 59.009.20; packers and butchers, 59.159.45; light, $9.309.50. gjiecp Receipts, 18,000; market steady, muttons. 54 004.7r; Iambs, S0.007.00; fed wethers and yearlings. 5i.005.50; fed western ewes. 53.7C1.50. St. Joseph. Special to Tho Tribune. SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Sept. 20. Sheep Receipts, 3500; prospects steady; Idaho-Utah lambs. 5C.257; Idaho-Utah fpodftr lambs. ?66 GO; Idaho-Utah year lings. 54.755.60. Idaho-Utah feeder yearlings! year-lings! S5.105 50: Idaho-Utah wcthere, 54 ISM 40; Idaho-Ulah feeder wethers. 53.35 4.25; Idaho-Utah ewes, ?3.255.25. Cattle Receipts, 3600; prospects steady to casv; Colorado-Wyoming steers. $l.75rii 7 Colorado-Wyoming cows, $3.104.75; Colorado-Wyoming canners. $2;73.50; Colorado-Wyoming feeders. 53.50t.75. Now York Money. NEW YORK. Sept. 20 Close: Prime mercantile paper. 5i0 nor cent. KU-rllnK exchange steady, with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.S3.50 4.83.60 for slxty-day bills and at 5 i.SG 15 fComfficlal bills. 54.S34.83. Bar .silver. 53Hc Mexican dollars, 44c Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm. .-,-. Money on call easy, 12 per cent: ruling rate. 15 per cent; closing bid, 13 per cent; offered at 2 per cent. Time loans, dull and steady: for sixty-days sixty-days 4 per cent; for ninety days, 411 per cent; for six months. 11 per cent. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK. Sept. 20. Evaporated apples, ap-ples, easy, fancy, 10c; choice. Sl9ic: nrlme, 88c. common to fair, 0lc. Prunes unchanged: quotations .the to 10c for California fruit and from oc to DiSco?fleunnchanged; choice. 10$lc; extra choice. ll!12lc: fancy l2131c. Peaches quiet; choice. 7lc; extra choice, 7173c; fancy, 8Slc Raisins unchanged: loose muscatels. 4 fa!6c; choice to fancy seeded. djSc. sced-lcsu, sced-lcsu, 56c; London layers. 51.201-J0 St. LouiB Wool. ST. LOUIS. Sept. 20. Wool-Steady ; iiiim cr.ideF combing and clothing. $03 ffl V M21c! heavy tine. 1517c. tub washed. 2o3.!c a |