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Show BEARS III CONTROL OF THE GRAIN MARKET Large Offerings' Cause Decline in Wheat; Corn and Oats Are Also Weak. CHICAGO. March 3. Largo offerings of wheat gave the boars early control. The weak start was rapidly changed to a decided de-cided decline, which bore May down from SI I4J to ?1.13. The close was weak, with May lfltfjUc off at $1.134.i Corn fell off through the session, liquidation liqui-dation being tho moving factor. May fell from 651c to 631c the other futures declining In a less degree. Tho cash corn market suffered a severu setback, dropping; from 2c to 40c. The trade was demoralized, with No. 3 white sold at 60c. The close was weak and near tho low point, with May 13c off, at 63gc. Trade In oats developed Into a steady falling off as the day progressed. September Sep-tember resisted the decline moro thail the nearby months, although It, too, fell off and closed on tho low point, c off, at 40gc. May dropped from 46Jc to 45Jc Tho close was weak, with May l&c off, at 45Xc. In provisions pork touched a low at S24.421. 671c below yesterday. Closing figures for the May products were: Pork, 524.671; lard. 513.314(55)13.35. 15(gil74c down, and ribs, $12.77!fj12.S0, 15(c?17c lower. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High Low. Close. May 1.M3 1 -14 1.134 1.134 July 1.05 1.064 1.043 LOU Sent 1.023 1.03 1.004 1.00S Corn ' May 65 651 63 63g July 662 664 653 658 Sept 671 071 G5fe 66i Oats May 46S 46? 456 46 July ....... 41 44 43 431 Sept .... 411 41 401 403 Mess pork, per barrel May 24.S7J 24.05 24.42J 24.07 July 24. S5 21.00 24.45 21.671 Lard, per 100 pounds May 13.45 13.45 13.271 13.321 July 13.35 13.35 13.15 13.25 Short ribs, per 100 pounds May 12.021 12.021 12.70 -12.771 July 12.S7S 12.871 12.65 12.72 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 rye, 7S70c; feed or mixing barley, 6064c; fair to choice malting, 65g70c; flaxseed. No. 1 northwestern, $2,001; No. I northwestern. $2,101: timothy tim-othy seed. $3.70: mess pork, per barrel. ?24.7525.00: lard, per 100 pounds, $13.25; short ribs, sides (loose), ?-12.37i'a'12.S7, short clear sides (boxed). $13.3713.50. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 131.000 bushels. Primary receipts were 703,000 bushels, compared with 510,000 bushels the corresponding week a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 12 cars; corn. 205 cars; oats, 166 cars; hogs. 20.000 head. 1 . t LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO, March 3. Cattle Receipts estimated at 10.000. Market steady. Beeves, $5.00S.lo; Texas steers, $4 70g 5.00; western steers. $4.70igi6.50; stock-ers stock-ers and feeders. $3.00G.25; cows and heifers, $2.65rao.S5; inixcd. $0.550 75. Hoss Receipts estimated at IS, 000. Market 10c lower. .Light. $0.50fJ)0.S5; mixed. $0.55tf?i0.0o, heavy, $0.60(R10.00. rough, $0.600.75; good to choice neavy. ?0.7o(5'10.00; pigs, $S.600.50; bulk of sales. $0.S00.00. Sheep Receipts estimated at 0000. Market strong to 10c higher. Native, $5.00 C'S.00; yestern, $5.50()S.OO; yearlings, $7.S5S,S0; lambs, native, ?S.000.35; wostem.' $6.000.35. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, March 3. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 3000. Market strong. Native steers. $5. 75(5)8,00; native cows and heifers, heif-ers, $3.256.S0; Blockers and feeders. $4.25 (Tifi.2o; bulls. ?l.255.75; calves, $4.50iQ) 0.00; western steers, ?5.507.50; western cows. $3.50fg)6.00. Hogs Receipts, 7000. Market steady to So lower. Bulk of sales, $0.400.70; heavy, $0.65fr''0.S0; packers and butchors, $0.700.75; pigs, ?S.500.00. Sheep Receipts. 3000. Market steady. Muttons. $6.25J7.75; lambs, $S.25gi0.15: fed western wethers and yearlings. $6.75Q) S.75; fed western ewes, $6.257.25. Omaha, OMAITA, March 3. Cattle Receipts. 3000. Market slow to 10c lower. Native steers, $5.00(f?7.65; cows and heifers, $4.25 6.00; eanners. $3.00ijp3.75; stockers and feders, $3.256.10; calves. $4.007.25; bulls, stags, etc., $3.75(5)5.50. Hogs Receipts. S600. Market 5c to 10c lower. Heavy. $0.60rt?0.70; mixed. $0.40) 0.50; light, $0.30(f?)0.o5; pigs, $S.250.25; bulk of salos. $0.400.55. Sheep Receipts, 6600. Market steady. Yearlings. ?7.358.50; wethers, $7.00Q7,75: ewes, $7.00(3(7.50; lambs. $S.500.35. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK. March 3. Evaporatod apples ap-ples quiet and prices nominally unchanged un-changed on the spot: fancy are quoted at 10(g)llc, choice at OSi'Oic, prime at 63(3' 71. nnd common to fancy at 6(J'6Sc. Pruiles are quiet; quotations range from 33c to 01c for Californlas up to 30-40s and at 60c for Oregons. Apricots are steady with a fair demand for small lots: choice. lll112c; extra choice, Illume; fancy. 12QH31c. Peaches arc linn with a fair demand; choice. 6!f?7c; extra choice, 771c; fancy, 73(fi'Sc. Raisins are quiet; prlco steady, with smoll offerings; loose muscntols are quoted at 31i75? choice to fancy soeded nt 5(?7(6Sc, seedless at Hl-lSc. and London layers nt $1.151.25. New York Produce. NEW YORK. March 3 Butter-Strong; Butter-Strong; creamery specials, 34c; extra:;, 33c; thirds to firsts. 27('32c: held seconds to specials. 3Gc; state dairy common to finest. 24(332c. Cheese Firm: unchanged. Eggs Unsettled. Now York Sugar. NEW YORK. March 3. Sugar Raw, firm; muscovado, .80 test. 3.S0c; centrifugal. cen-trifugal. .06 test. :t.30c: mohiss.es sugar. -SO test, 3.04c; refined, steady: crushed. 5.05c; granulated. 5.25c; powdered, 5.35c. Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. March 3. Butter Steady. Creameries. 26(n'2lc: dairies, 21(g)25c. Eggs Receipts, 6600 cases; strong at mark; cases Included, 10c; IJrsts, 20c; prime firsts. 211c. Cheese Steady. Daisies. 163G717c; twins. 131c; young Americas, 163Qil7c; long horns, 163(317c. , |