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Show NERVOUS MARKET FOR WHEAT CLOSES WEAK Conflicting News Cause of Up and Down Movement; Offerings Offer-ings Liberal. CHICAGO. -March 2. Wheat prices were nervous today, fluctuating from Sc to Hie. and closing weak on liberal offerings of-ferings ftc to Xo off. Action In tho corn pit was more temperate, prices first being be-ing c to 4c off. Oats closed unchunged to c lower- In provisions Mnv pork touched a new high point at $25,274. Crop reports wore both favorable and unfavorable, causing wheat prices to soar from c to Sc above ycdlorday. Under a sterfdy hammering for all tho futures fell off. the fluctuations from tho high point being from Ic to 18c May traveled from $1,153 to $1,141. the other futures moving over a. wider spued. The close was weak and little removed from the low point, with May He down at 51. 144(5)1. IIS. May corn dropped from 66c to 65 Jc Cash corn fell olf from ,2c to lc on a limited demand and light offerings. No. 3 white selling at 623G22c. The close was weak, with May 4c off at 65Jc. Trading In oals was without feature, fluctuations being bounded by e to 2c. May moved between 478c and 46'lc. The closo was weak, with May c down at 17c. In provisions prices receded from the high level, finishing unchanged to 2c higher for ribs, 15c to 20c higher for lard and 121c to 17Jc higher for pork. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open." High Low Close May ..' 1.145 ,1,.J5R 1.141 1.118 luly 1.071 1.0S4- 1.0G2 Uftl Sopt 1.03E 1.04 1.023 '1.023 Corn May G6 GO 05 653 July 67i 071 67 67 Sopt 672 6S 071 ' 07 Oats-May Oats-May 47 472 4GZ 47 July 44 41 44. - 44i Sept 41 413 41 -Hi Mes,s pork, per barrel Mnv ..... .2o.00 25.271 24. S5 25.10 July 25.10 25.221 24. SO 25.05 Lard, per 100 pounds Mnv 13.45 13.521 13.324 13.50 July 13.40 13.15 13.25 13.40 Short ribs, per 100 pounds Mav 13.00 13.00 12.021 12.95 July 12.07 12.07 12.S74" 12.00 CASH QUOTATIONS. , Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 rye. 7StftiS0e: feed or mixing mix-ing barlev. 615i04c; fair to choice malting. malt-ing. 67i3771e: flax seed. No. 1 southwestern, south-western, $2,001; No. 1 northwestern. 52 101: timothy seed. ?3.70; clover. $13.50; mess pork, per barrol, ?25.12525.25; lard, per 100 lbs.. $13,574; short ribs, sides (loose). $12.5013.00: short clear sides (boxed). 513.5013.02. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 2000 bushels. Primary receipts were 600,000 bushels, compared with 515,000 bushels the corresponding dnv a year ago. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 17 cars; corn, 323 cars; oats, 130 cars; hogs. 24.000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO, March 2. Cattle Receipts, estimated at 11.000; market 1015c higher; high-er; beoves, $5S.15; Texas steers, 51-75 5.00; western steers, 55S.15; stockers and feeders, $4.705.00; cows and heifers, $4.706.50: calves, 3.60(06. Hogs Receipts, estimated at .20.000; market 1015c higher; light, $0.600.05; mixed, $9.65fj)10.05; heavy, 0.70 10.10; rough. 50.70(g)0.85! good to choice heavy, 50.S510.10; pigs, 5S.650.G0; ' bulk of sales, ?0.S510. Sheep Receipts, estimated at . 12,000; market strong to 10c higher; native, $50r 7.00: western, $5.75((j0.70; yearlings, $7.80 8.75; lambs, native, ?8($9.30; western,' ?7.90S0.30. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. March 2. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 4000; market 10(5)20e higher; native na-tive steers. ?6S 20; cows and heifers, 53.50(a.7; stockers and feeders, $46.25; bulls. ?4.255.75; calves, $1.500; western steers, ?5.50S"7.50; western cows, 53.50(5)6. Hogs Receipts, 0000; market 10c higher; high-er; bulk of sales. $0.45ip0.75; heavy, 0.75 tfi0.S5; packers and butchers, 50.60(30.80; light. 50.300.65: pigs. $S.50i)0.25. Shcop Receipts, 8000; market steadv; muttons, 50(5)7.70; lambs, 5S.25ffp0 25; led wethers and yearlings. 56.75S.75; fed western ewes, G.25(5)7.10. Omaha. OMAHA. March 2 Cattle Receipts. 3000; market 10tffll5u higher; native steers, $ 1.75()7.50 ; cows and heifers, $1.00 g)6.00; cannnrs. 52.753.75; stockers and feeders. ?3.25i0)G.OO; calves. $4.007)S.25; bulls, stags, etc., $3.755.60. Hogs Receipts. S500; market 10c higher; high-er; heavy, $0.651710.75; mixed. $0.500.G0; light. $9. 20 (ft 0.55; pigs, $8.25(50.25; bulk of Miles, $0.50(5)0.65. Sheep Receipts. 4000: market steadv; yearlings. ?7.25((j'S.50; wethers. $7.25 7.75; ewes, $7.00(o7.50; lambs, $S.500.35. St. Joseph. Special lo The Tribune, SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. March 2. Cattle RecoIpLs 1700; steady to strong; natives. ?6.25(?7.75; Texas and westerns, g5.25ti.75: cows and heifers, 53.00fti0.05; bulls and stngs, $3.755.50; veals. $4.00$$ 0.50; yearlings and calves. $3.50(55.25; stockers and feeders, $3.50(5)5.75. Sheep Receipts 1000; steady; lambs, $S. 7500. 30; yearlings. $7.S5(f?S.50; wethers, $0.85(7.75; ewes. ?G. 507.35. Now York Flour and Grain. NEW YORK. March 2. Flour Sloadv with local trade. Receipts, 10,512 barrels; shipments, 133 barrels. Wheat Spot barley steady: No. 2 red. $1,201 nominal elevator, domestic and nominal f. 0. b. alloat; No. I northern Ouluth and No. 2 hard winter, $1.2S2 nominal. Wheal options were nervous and unsettled. un-settled. Prices declined early under foreign for-eign selling and poor cables, rallied on bad crop reports and again eased off under prolll taking, closing af?2e net lower. May closed at $1,221; July, $1,142. September, $1,101. Receipts, 19,200 bushels. Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK. March 2. Evaporated apples ap-ples unchanged; spot, fancy, lOiiJj'llu: choice. 0ft)12c; prime. 02ft;74c; common to lair. 6g08c Prunes steady; Callfornlas up to 30-10. 23S,9Jf; Oregons, GCT'Oo. Apricots unchanged; choice. ll(??112c: extra choice, ll12c: fancy. 12ft"43e. poaches steady; choice. 0(g)7c; extra choice. 7'?74c; fancy. 72Sc. Raisins steady; loose muscatels, 3ift;i 32c; choice to fancy seeded. 5ft6Se; seedless, seed-less, 3(g)42c; London layers, $1.151.25. |