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Show GRAINS AIL WEAK II BO PII Protit-T;ikin Sales and Bearish Sen lime nt iIark Trading at Close of Week. FINAL QUOTATION OF DAV NEAR THE BOTTOM! i Provisions Rancc Lower in Sympathy Sym-pathy With Grains; Bulls Haye No Show. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Grain prices were uniformly weak today at the close on profit-taking sales. Provisions ruled lower In response to an expected Increase in live ho: shipments.. Change of sentiment from bullishness at the opening In the wheat pit produced marked results, prices at the low point being orf from ic to Jc compared with the best marks of the day. May showed the greatest lo3S, owing to liberal realizing realiz-ing sales. Opening prices' showed advances of from a shad? to Jr. I.nior, however, the heavy profit-taking sales turned the market downward. Prices closed nt Ihe bottom, with May off ifJHc from yestcrdnv's final figure, at 51 I31$'J.J33. Prominent longs besieged the corn pit with Felling ruders and as a result prices declined about le. Closing prices were only n uiflo above the lowest figures, Amy showing a net loss of Wl. at 6SRc. Oats were weak lp xyhipathv with wheat and corn. May closed at 17ac, q lower than yesterday. Provisions ranged" lower In consonance with the weak market In grains. January Janu-ary pork closed nt $22.7n. Januarv lard at ?r:.U and ribs at 5H.K0. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low, CIosi. May I.M t . J IA 1 131 J. 135 ''Jly 1.03-3 l.or.i i.o.'.i 1.03 Sept wi ripj) S3? rsj Corn May li.sjj i;sj( c.S'i Jaiy tiss i;ck csi ijsi. .epi csi . C7? Oats - - May tSl -ISi 471 171 July 15 . 15 15 111 Sept Ui H'i .111 -in Mess pork, per barrel- Jan il.75 May L'1.0." 22. nn ui.no i'l.:5 July 21.02:. 22.02J 21.00 21.'J7i fard, per 11M nounds Jan 12;02i 12.fi2J 12.no 12.60 May I2.l2i 12.124 12.05 12. "7 July 12.02 12.05" 12.00 12.02J Short rtlb.i, per 100 pounds Jnn Jl.no May II. Si 11.574 1 1. Si;; ll.52 July 11.55 11.55 11.524 11.52J CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quota I ions were as follows: Klmir. flrin; winter palmits. 25.20'? 5. SO: straights. 5l.S0(7 5.00; bilkers. 33.2.V(i K.20; No. 2 rye. TOTtSle: feed or mixing hurley. hur-ley. f'fiCne: fair to choice malting, M'tC 72c; flax seei) Xo. i southwestern. $2.02; No. I northwesieni. S2.I0; ilmoiliy seed. $::.00: clover. ?0 50(5? IS. 75: mess pork. p-M-banv'l. S21.75fi,7.00; lard, per 100 pounds. Sl2.B0W12.62i: short ribs, sides; $11.371 11.75; short clear sides. 1.75'3'12.00. GRAIN STATISTICS.- Total clearance of wheat and Hour were equal to i;."..n0i bushels. Primary receipts were !;;, OOO bushels, compared i with 101.000 bushels the corresponding j day a year ago. JCstiniated receipts for tomorrow. Wheat. 1 cars; corn, 'JCIl ears; oats. GO cars; hogs. 33.0"0 head. Nov: York Money. XF.W VOUIC. Jan. S. Close. l'rliue meri-anllle paper, "If5 per cent. Sterling .exchange, weal:, with actual business in bankers bills at 5 1.SS.oOffP I.S3.75 for sixty-day bills, and at $1.8G.60 for dentin nil. Commercial bills. $ I.S3i' I.S3i- liar sller. 52' cents. Mexican dollars, II cents. Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. .Tan. St Gutter steady; creameiils. Siicfr.He: dairies. 25fi:'.0c. Kggs lteeelpts. 1HM enses: steady at mark, eases included, 2it'30ic; llrsli. 35c: prime litY.ts. Sfie. Cheese Steady ; daisies. I C3f 17c; youns Americas, 10e; long horns, l'Jc. St. Louis Wool.'-ST. Wool.'-ST. T.OCIS. Jan. S. Wool, unchanged: choice grades, combing and elothlpg. 2 (T20e: light line. 22S27c; heavy line, J2 ijif.' Jin; tiib washed, 25(?i'27c. i |