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Show WHEAT IS MAKER; OATS mm FIRM Rise of Temperature in the Northwest. Chief Factor in Bearish Influences. CHICAGO. Jan. 7. Wheal fell oft today, to-day, oats and corn maintained the firmness firm-ness of the previous session, while pro-.vislonK pro-.vislonK sagged on heavy sales In spite of record-making prices for live hogs. TIitc was a large volum of trade In wheat. Forecasts of less Inclement weather to come, tcjrether with milder northwest fmperaturcn today, promised larger movement of tho crop, which hnd a bearish effect on tho cash wheat market. Tho rango In prices was Blic, May showing the greatest spread, from $1.13 to $1.15. The nearby option, however, quickly receded from the hlch point and closed weak at $1.133SU 131. Sc lower. The corn pit continued to be the spectacular spec-tacular arena, a new high point, being established In the May delivery. Heavy feeding and crippled rail service cut down offerings and kept the market strong. The new high point for May was 69c The more distant future reached yesterday's yester-day's high level of 69c. The final figures fig-ures for May were flSSfiSic 3fc hlcher. July was a hade higher and September unchanged. General commission and speculative trade wax large in Ihe oats pit. In spite of the enormous business, the range was comparatively narrow. The market eased oft toward the close of the session, and final figures left May Ac higher, at lRJc. with July Ac lower, and September c higher. Provisions ranged from 20c lower to 10c higher , RANGB OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat ' Open. High. Low. Close. May 1.141 1.15 1.132 1.131 July 1.04 1.04 1.03 1.03 Sepl 99 99 PSi 9D Corn May 6S 69 65 681 July 69 69 65 682 Sept 681 69 65 6S Oata May IS 485 47; 48i July 45 453 443 Sept 12 12 42 12 Mess pork, per barrel Jan 22.05 22.05 21. S2 21.S2J May 22.50 22.25 22,00 22.00 July 22.25 '22.12 22.05 22.05 Lard, per 100 poundo Jan ,12.65 12.70 12.62 12.70 Mav 12.25 12.25 12.12 12.17 July 12.15 12.20 12.10 12.10 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds-Jan pounds-Jan 11.65 11.65 11.60 11.60 Mnv 11.65 11.67 11.55 11-150 Julv 11.65 11.67 11.57 11.60 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2 rye. S0f?.Slc. feed or mixing barley. 62'5 65c. fair to choice malting, G9tff7ic: flax seed. No. 1 southwestern. $2.06; No. 1 northwestern. $2.16; timothy seed, ?3.90; clover. $11.90; mess pork, per barrel. $2l.S71'22.00; lard, per 11 pounds. $12. i0 $12,721." short ribs, sides. $ll.37(g'11.75; short "clear sides. $11.75(3)12.00. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearance of wheat and flour were equal to 377,000 bushels. Exports for the week, as shown by Bradalreets. wore equal to 3.1S3.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 502,000 bushels, compared with 245.000 bushels the corresnondlnK day a vcar ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Vhcal, 5 cars; corn. 77 cars; oats, 31 cars; hogs, 10.000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan. 7 Cattle Receipts, estimated at 1000; market steady; beeves, $4.308.00; Texas steers, $ I.1535.20; western steers. $4.256.30; stockers and fecdors. ?3.l5(tT5.30; cows and lictfers, $2 255.65; cnlvcs, $7.509.75. Hoes Receipts, estimated at 9000; market 10?M5c higher, light, $S.50SS.90; mixed, $8.5008.95; heavy, $8.00(0)8,00; rough. $8.408.75; good to choice heavy. $S.75ffl9.00; pigs, $7.65S.b5, bulk ot sales. $S.75S 90. Sheep Receipts, estimated at S000; market strong; native. $3.85f?6.15; western, west-ern, ? 4.00(57)6.25; yearlings, $6.60C5)S.10; lambs, native, $6.25S.90; western, $G.25fp 8.S0. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 7. Cattle Receipts. Re-ceipts. 3000; market steady, native steers, ?5.O0'5?'7.5O; cows and holfers, $2.50g6.00; stockers and feeders, $3.2515)5.25 ; hulls, $3.405i'5.00; calves, $5.00n'9.00; western steers, $3.90C.50; western cows, $3.00 5.00. Hogs Receipts. 7000; market lOfploc higher; bulk of sales, $S.40(STS.75; heavy. $S.7OS.S0; packers and butchers, $8.555 8.75; light, $S.25e?S.70; plgf,, $6.757.55. Sljoop Receipts, 6000; market stendy. muttons, $l.75(O0.00; lambs. $7.00!5J'8.50; fed weMcrn wethers and yearlings. $5.00 7.50; fed western ewes, ?4, 75(0)5.50. Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 7. Cat tic Receipts. Re-ceipts. 2S00; market steady; native steers, $l.00rfj'7.50; cows and heifers, ?3.50fgi510; western steers. $4.00(50.25; western cows and heifers. ?3.00;4.50: ennnors, $2.50$' 3.00; stockers and feeTJers, $2.755.35; calves, $3.5007.75; bulls, stags, etc., $2.75 (0 1.50. Hogs Receipts, 10,500; market slow, heavy, SS.50OS.60; mixed, ?S. I6OS.50; light, $S. I0OS.50; bulk of sales, $S.450 S.55. Sheep Receipts, S000; market steady; yearlings, $6.7507.50; wethers. $5.4006-15; ewes, $1.2006.00: lambs, ?7.60'g!S.G0. St. Josoph. Special lo The Tribune. SOUTH ST JOSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 7 Cattle RecolpLs 2200: steady: natives. J5.00O7 00: Texas and westerns. $4,000 6.00; cows and heifers. $2.7505.75; bulls and stngs, $3.0005.50; veals, S3.50OS.00; yearlings and calves. $3.0004.50; stockers stock-ers and feeders. $3.0005 15. Sheep Receipts. 1500; steady; lambs-SS.00OS.76; lambs-SS.00OS.76; yearlings and wethers, $5,500 7.00; ewes. $1. 7505.60. Bradstroot's Itoview. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Bradstrcct's tomorrow to-morrow will say: The yur opens with a perceptible lull in trade, though with optimism tho underlying un-derlying element In all lines. Severe cold weather and heavy snow, slecl and rainstorms rain-storms have checked transportation and retnrded country trade, though morn or less Immediate benefit to retail trade- In flies has accrued from the stimulus given to demand for seasonable goods. Wholesale linen have been generally quiet: ns salesmen nre not fully In their llelda of activity Collections are rather slower and classed generally as only fair, due no doubt, to interrruptlons to the movements of malls and of farm products to market. Railways are reported to be holding back some orders for material and equipment pending a clearer view of the attitude of the national administration adminis-tration regarding railway legislation. For the time helm; the Iron arid steel markets are relatively quiet, hut sentiment as regards re-gards J910 Is very optimistic. A large volume of business was booked In tho last two months of 1909, and prospects pros-pects favor an exceedingly heavy consumption con-sumption this year. Business failures In tho United States for the week ending Janunry 6 were 271. against 257 last week. 329 In the like week of 1009, 435 In 190S and 360 In 1907. Failures In Canada for th week number num-ber 33. compared with 23 for last week and SI for the like week In 1909. Wheat, Including flour, exports from the United Stales and Canada for the week ending January aggregated 3.1S3,-115 3.1S3,-115 bushels, against 3.6S9. 156 bushels last week and 3,765.036 bushels this week last year. Now York rrodticc. J NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Butter and cheej-e, firm and unchanged. Eggs, strong: western extra, firsts. 40c-flrslsl 40c-flrslsl 3S039e: lower grades. 30037c; refrigerator. re-frigerator. 2502Sc. Now York Sitffnv, NEW YORK. Jan. 7 Sugar Raw. firm: muscoxndo. .S9 test. 3,52c; centrifugal. centri-fugal. 96 tost. 1. 02c; molnsseg angar .S3 lest. 3.27c Cy Refined, steady, crushed Viji.. cr.in-uluied, cr.in-uluied, 5.05c, powdered, O.lac. |
