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Show FALLING OFF IH THE 1 PRICES OF BRAINS Heavy Arrivals and the Move Against High, Prices or' Living Liv-ing Bearish Influences. CHICAGO. Jan. 21. Large arrivals of grain today caused a falling off in prices which was helped along' by the increased protest against high cost of living. Wheat declined from Jijc to l?e below Saturday's final figures, corn and oats falling off In a less degree. Provisions experienced a decided slump, the agitation against high food prices being directly reflected In a 90e decline in January pork. Wheat was on a down grade throughout through-out the session. Thr main factor in the decline which carried wheat to a point 12?517c lower than Saturday was the large arrivals at the main grain centers, demonstrating that the large runs last weHc were iml of delaved tralnloads. May moved from, 51.1 1 i to $1,093. nnd closed at the low point. 185 He lower than Saturday's Sat-urday's final figures. A llghl demand for cash corn, coupled with larger arrivals caused the market to sag. the decline ranclng at the close from Ik to lie lower than Saturday's final quotations. All the futures closed at the low points for tho day, with May at 67c, 1 Affile lower. Trade In oals reflected the course of other grains. Liquidating sales and a slim demand for cash oats forced prices down over a range of from c to Sc lower than Saturday's final figures. The close was nearlv at the low points, with May at. I7ic 3f7'Zi; lower. The greatest excitement In the day wan in provisions, where selling ordera wcro llung by the. longs, taking the backbone out. of Ihe pork ninrkctj and weakening other products. The basic cause of the decline was tho incrcase'd protest against high prices for food, which figured heavily heav-ily against buying sentiment. January pork closed 90c lower . May and July pork fell off to a. close 75c and 70c respectively re-spectively below. Lard and ribs also declined, de-clined, other final figures being from 2c !o 30c lowers RANGE OF ,TIIE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. May 1.111 1.112 1 .093 J.09? July J.013 1.013 l.i'O -l-OOJ Sept 973 973 962, 06 Corn Mnv 67? 68 67 0i July ....... 67 67? 663 663 Sept 67? 672 6G1 66 Oats t . . May IS 4S 47i 4i July 4IA 44i -13 43'ri I Sept 41 IIS 41 41i Mess pork, per barrel Jan. .. ....20.45 20.50 20.00 20.00 Mnv 20. S5 1.10 20.50 20.50 July 20,90 21.00 20.50 20.55 Lard, per 101F pounds Jan 12.05 12.05 11. 80 11. So Mav 11.75 .11. SO 1.1.57 11.57 July 11.60 11,70 11.50 11.50 Short ribs, per 100 nounds Jun 11 60 11.65 11.50 11. 0 Mav 11.20 11 .321 11.17 U.17S July 11 20 11.30 11.15 11. Id CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, easy: No. 2 rye, 791c; feed or mixing bar-lev. bar-lev. 65(S'67c: fair to choice malting, 70tfy 74c; flax seed. No. 1 southwestern, ?2.0o; No. I northwestern, ?2.15; timothy seed, SI. 15; clover. 11.70, mess pork, per barrel. bar-rel. S20.25tff20.35; lard, per 100 pounds, $11.851 1.874; short ribs, sides (loose). $11. 20 11.70; short, clear sides (boxed), 512.l2itf?12.25. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearance of wheat and flour were equal to 209.000 bushels. Primary receipts wore 1.213,000 bushels, compared with 766.000 bushels the corresponding dav ji vear ago. The vlsiblo supply of wheat 'in the United States increased 197,000 bushels for the week. The amount o breadstuff on ocean passage decreased 128,000 bushels. Estimated receipts re-ceipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 39 cars; corn. 574 cars; oats. 203 cars; hogs, 2S.000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan. 24.-Catilc Receipt:; estimated at 27 000; market weak to 10c lower; beeves. $4.107,50; Texas steers. $3.S0'4.S5; western steers. S I.OOtfiitl.OO. sloekers and feeders. $3.00f5.50; cows and heifers. $2.10tf?5.l0; calves. S7.50(5'9.75. Ilotrs Receipts estimated at 35.000; market 5c lower; light. S8.10tf'S.45: mixed. 5S.20fgiS.55; heavy, $S.25(frS.60: rough. 5S.25 tfi'S.40; good to choice heavy, S8.10fi.'S.60; pics. $7.10f(f8.l0; bulk of sains. SS.40fi7-S.55. Sheep Receipts estimated at 23.000; market weak, 10c lower: native. $l.50(i(i 6.00; western. 4.00fy6.10; yearlings, 6.75 ffriS.00; lambs, natlvo. ?6 2oS.75; western, west-ern, 56.25S.70. K.msas City. V KANSAS CITY. Jan. 24. Cntlle Receipts Re-ceipts 12.000: market 10c lower. Native steers. $1.75-7.10: cows and heifers, 52.60 iid: Blockers and feeders., $3.25tf75.25; hulls. s::.25(fj)5: calves. $3.75rfS.75: west ern steers, 54.506.50; "western cows, ?3fi'5. 1 logs Receipts, 10,000: market 5c lower. low-er. Bulk of sales. 58.308.45: packers and bute.hers.$S.20ffliS.I5; llsht, 5S'S.35; pigs, $i.75fQ)7.75. Sheep Receipts, 7000: market n'fT'lOc lower. Muttons, 54.756: lambs. 57tf?s.50: fed western wethers and yearlings, $5 7. GO; fed western ewes, 54.755.76. Omaha. OMAHA, Jan. 24. Cattle Receipts. 4,-000; 4,-000; market slow to lower; native .steers, $4.O0C"T.25; cows and heifers. $3.O07p5.00; western steers. $3.256.25; cows and heifers. heif-ers. $2.75tf?4.45: can iters. $2.25f 3.25; stock-ers stock-ers and feeders, 52.305.30: calves, $1. 00(g) S.0O; bulls, stags, etc.. 53.00tfi"5.00. J logs Receipts. 31.000; market 10c lower: low-er: heavv. $8 20ff'S.40: mixed, SS.15tfjS.25; light. $S.O0ffS.25; pigs. $7.007.75: bulk, 58.15W-S.25. Sheep Receipts. 16.500: market 10tfjl5c lower; yearlings, S6.25W7.I0; wethers, S5.00W6.00; ewes, 31.75W5.75; lambs, $7.50 WS.D0". i St. Joseph. Special to The Tribune SOUTH ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Jan. 21. Cattle Receipts. 4000; slow; lower; natives, na-tives, 34.75ffS7.00: Texas and westerns, $l.00W"".75, cows and heifers, $2 75W5.50; bulls "and slugs, $3.005.25: veals. $3.50fD 8.75: yearlings and calves, 53.25ffjM.50; stockers and feeders. S3.00W5.25. Sheep Receipts, 2500; 10c lower: lambs. SS.25WS.60: yearlings and wethers. 55.50 W5.65: ewes, $5.00W'r,-iC. Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK. Jan. 21. The visible spu-plv spu-plv of grain in the United States Saturday. Satur-day. January 22, as compiled by the New York produce exchange. Is as follows: Wheat. 26.2C5.000 bushels, increase 17.-000. 17.-000. Corn, 9.9S6.000 bushels, decrease. 156.000. Oats. 9.i'1 5.000 bushels, decrease r 1-000-Rve. 798,400 bushels, decrease 70.000. Barley. 2.4S5.00'(. Increase "11.000. New York Produce. NEW YORK. Jan. 21. Butter unsettled unset-tled and lower: western factory. 21W2.",c: western imitation creamery, 26W27e- Cheese Steady: stale new full creamery cream-ery specials. 17W1S : do September fancy. 17b': do October best. 16Jc: do winter medium best. !57iW-153e do common com-mon to good. 13W15ilo; skims full to special. spe-cial. Gallic. Eggs Western llrsts. 39(fjlUc: seconds. :;7'(j:;j$e: refrigerator. 25W2Sc. Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. Jan. 21. Receipts. 1SSR. IJutfer. easy,: creameries 31c: dairies. 21Wj 29c; eggs, steady; at mark, caaes included. includ-ed. 24iW2SJc. firsts. 32c: prime firsts. 31c Cheese Steady: daisies. I7?l"ic: twins. 163Wl7e: young Americas. 16itfj'163c: long horns, 16W163 Nc.w York Sugar. Q NEW YORK. Jan 21. Raw sugar quid; muPcoadu, S9 tost. 3.5Sc; centrifugal centrifu-gal .96 lepi l.tlRc. inula t?K sucar, .S'i let :;;;;;; refined fiiua i". siendv. ct usbei oSol. ZLinulalcd. j.1.,1 . Dowdi.rcd. 5.2. .c |
