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Show CHICAGO MARKET IS DECIDEDLY WEAKER Wheat DerJiifcs Under Combined Combin-ed Bearish Influences; Big Drop in Price of Pork. CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Grain and provisions pro-visions ruled lower here today, wheat bc-Inn bc-Inn the weakest of the grains under the Inlluenco of a lessoned cash demand and larger receipts. In provisions tho decline de-cline In pork was tho most striking'. Wheat prices fell off In the opening trades nnd with slight rallies continued the downward course nearly through the session. The range was from 13c to He. A London statistician's estimate placing the worjd's crop figures nl 3,-593.000.000 3,-593.000.000 bushels, also had a bearish effect. May dropped to SI. 095 after having hav-ing touched a high point for tho day of $l.lli!'f'l.l 15 and close ijc lower than Saturday's final figures, at $1,1011.10. July closed lc and September Zc lower than Suturday. Com advanced at the outset but quickly quick-ly fell oIY. May dropped to 68ic after touching its high point of the day at 69tfK.92c and closed ?rfilc lower than Saturday's Sat-urday's final figure at 6Sc. The other futures closed ile lower Trade In oats followed the course of the other grains, although the range was less and the fluctuations fewer. The range was from Jc to e. May dropped to 47ic from a high point of the day of 4S$4S3c, closing ic to ic lower than Saturday. Tn provisions pork closed from 7ic to 15c lower; lard 5c lower to 2c higher and ribs 24c lower to 24c higher. RANG 13 OP THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. May 1.I3B i.m i.ooft 1.101 July 1.021; 1.022 l.Oli 1.017 Sept 974 97J 97i 97 Corn May 69 69 OSi 6Si July 6S2 6SJ 67? 6S1 Sent .. .... 6S!i CSt 673 675 Oats-May Oats-May -IS2 4S!J 471 4S July 45 15 44 4 42 Sept 42 ' 12 414 41 Mess. pork, per barrel Jan 21. SO At.... on n- .10 te t r... 01 nt.i July .V. !.'!!22i00 22il7J 2l!i)2i 2K95 Lard, per 100 pounds Jan .12.70 12. SO 12.624 12.62 May 12.20 12.25 12.15 12.17$' July 12.12J 12.17 12.10 12.12 Short ribs, per 100 pounds Jan 11. SO 11. SO 11.75 11.75 May 11.60 11.674 11.574 11.60 July 11 .674 11.67 11.60 11. GO CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash (tuotatlons were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 rye. Sl((TS2c; fc'cd or mixing barley. b'StfrOSc; fair to choice malting. 694G,72c: Ilaxseed. No. 1 southwestern. $2.09; No. 1 northwestern, $2.19; timothy seed. $1.00: clover. $14. S5; mess pork, per barrel. $22.00(5)22.124: lard, per 100 pounds. $12.624'u'12.65; short ribs, sides (loose). 511.37411. S7; short clear sides (boxed), 512.25(p'12.374. GRAIN STATISTICS. Total clearance of wheat and flour were equal to 6S.00O bushels. Primary receipts were 1.037.000 bushels, compared with 706.000 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Tho visible supply of wheat In the United States decreased 1,009.000 bushels for the week. The amount of breadstuff on ocean passage increased 4S.00O bushels. Estimated receipts re-ceipts for tomorrow: Wheat. -10 cars; corn. Ill cars; oats, 232 cars; hogs, 27.000 head. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS. Chicago. CHICAGO. Jan. 17. -Cattle Receipts estimated at 20.000; market l.".t?20e lower. Reeves. $17.75; Texas steers. $3.90(5-4.90; Western steers. $16 ; stockcrs and feeders. feed-ers. ?2.90(?i5.50; cows and heifers, $2Q' 5.50; calves. $7.75f(?10. Hogs Receipts estimated at 29.000: market 5c higher. Light. SSO'n'SO: mixed, $S.35S.55; heavy, $S.40S.5." : roush. SS.iO'fj'S.yO; good to choice heavv. S.ti0rS.S5; piss, $7.25'S'S.35; bulk of sale's, SS.f.O'y S.75. Sheep Receipts estimated at 21.000; market wc.nk. 10c lower. Native. Mtff6; western. $16.10:. yearlings. ?6.75ffrS; 'amlw, native, ?6.15S.70; western, f6.2ofji S.65. Omaha. OMAHA. Neb.. Jnn. 17. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 4200. Market slow. 10 cents lower. Native steers. $Pfj7.25: cows and heifers. ?3?5; western steers, 53.50fii 6.25: cows snd heifers. 52.75i 4. 0; caif-ners. caif-ners. 52.25(3.25: stockcrs and feeders, 52.75fr5.10; calves. .VJ.50'37.60; bulls, stags, otc, .2.75ci 4.75. Hogs Receipts." 560O. Market 5 cents lower. Heavy. $S. 4557S.571: licht. $S.:!0 S.50; pigs, 37g7.75; bulk of sales, f3. 10 $.50. Sheep Rerclpls. 7200. Market slcad. Fed muttons. $6.60J5 7.25; wethers. $5tfi 6; ewes, $4. 753J5.75; jambs, ?7. lOt&S. 10.' Kausas City. KANSAS CITY. Jnn. 17. Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 16.000; market steady to 10c lower. Native steers. $4.S0fi'6.70; cows and heifers. heif-ers. 52.fo56; stockcrs and feeders. S3 to ??.". 25: bulls. S3. f-O-Ti 5.10: calves. JiJ'S .25; western steers. $1.506.50; western cows, Zfa 5.10. Hogs Receipts. 11.000: market strong, o cents higher. Rnlk of sales. $S.30S.60; heavy. ?S.f.5(??S.r..i; packers and bulehers. SS.405S.65; light, $3frS.50; pigs, $6.75 7.50. Sheep Receipts io.ooo; market steadv. Muttons. 51.75r.if.! Ir.mi-.c .Tr.-c r.z. r.i western wctliers and yeafllngs, 557'7.:.b; fed western ewes, $1.7.w5.60. St. Josoph. Special to Tho Tribune. T1 i9Fr1' 1T- atlle-Ke- celpts. 3200; lower: natives. $4.75fi7-Toxs $4.75fi7-Toxs aiiweslfrns. ?45.75; cows and hrlfcrs. $2..-'n...i0: bulls and stags. ?3W 5- veals. $3.50f7S.;.n: yearlings find cubes. $..2u&l.iu; stockcrs nnd reeders, ?..fi ...3o. J.1" Receipts. 25U0; sle,1(v: lambs. JS.L'jiJi'S.i..: yearllnqs and wethers. 55.50 fr'i.m; ewes, $.-&5.75. Nov York riour and Gr.iiji. NFAV VORK Jni, . 17. Flour Slow and about steady; receipts 1" 0"6 brr-rels: brr-rels: shipments. 3797 barrel": " Wheat Spot, easy; ,0. T(,,, 51 :jo elevator domestic. ?. 30 f. b. otloat. iipminnl: No. 1 northein nulittb. S1.2;t4: No. hard winter. $1.24 f. o. b. nfloal. nominal. tMicat declined sharplv ,er heavy selling t.n the lower cables, more favorable traffic condition and henM.r tecelpif. in the, west. , OM nnlng cash premiums. At the close prices were 3,'7 S,,'rt,o. l0V'r7'' ,'M:l-v (,loso1 t $'172; July. 51.091. rieeeplK , 2 000 bushels-shipment, bushels-shipment, 32,013 bushels. "u'cis. New York Produce. NEW YORK. Jan. 17.- Butter- rns.-t-tled: western raclory. 2r(:,2o, ; sestet 11 linllalioii i rejitncrv, 26ffn"Si- Cheese Firm. Eggs -Firmer; western .-Mm fnniM 42c; Jlrsts. 39f41c: er grades. 30' 39c: refrlpenilor. L'52Sc. |