The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-27

higher at s5Gs5hc. This was partly due to
the firmness at Liverpool, where sd adj
vance was shown.
The destruction Of the East st. Louis
elevator with 10000 bushels of wheat also
had some effect, as ii was expected TO
cause buying from there. The contrary
proved to be the case.
New York reported a good foreign de-
mand. with the May price up lac. Against
this was the big snowfall. and the bear
ishness this caused was especially mark
ed In July. There were no signs of a re-
newal of the Letter bidding for January
which sent the price of that delivery up
to 81 yesterday, but. nevertheless, the
sudden advance in prices which the ma
neuver caused yesterday made the bears
rather timd, and each attack on May
was followed by a rally. Toward midday.
however. the market was allowed to sag.
May had touched 935sc and reacted to 9iL C
several times, but about II o'clock the
price had gradually declined to 3lsM93Ssc.
The fluctuations were apparently the re-
suit of scalping, as no news of Importance
came in.
To'days clearances from Atlantic ports
were equal to 4i5.000 bushels. Liverpool
closed sd higher for futures. Paris from
5 to 10 centimes higher for wheat and
flour and Antwerp 12la centimes higher.
About 10 minutes from the close the
pit suddenly took on scene of activity.
January had been practically nominal ut
about 96c all day. but before the Letter
people got through with ii the price was
81 81. 1t closed at 81. May responded to
this rally much more readily than IL did
yesterday. The market had been rattle r
oversold anyway and the jump in Jan
uary, coming just after fresh war news
in the shape of the report that a British
gunboat had seized steamer loaded with
arms and ammunition in the Gulf of
Oman, and consigned to Russian houses,
etartaI shorts hurried hunt for
cover. The top price was reached on this
bulge. May closed decidedly strong NJ
9434c. July had sold low as S4iac early
in the day, but rallied and CLOSED at
S5ssc.
Not much was done in corn. May
ranged from 2sh@294se to 29Isc, and closed
isc higher at 29AM29ssc
Oats We're very Dull. but firm. May
ranged from 237sc to 24c and 2ss4U2 ssc,
and closed 1sc higher at 237s@2ic
! Provisions We're active and steady. AZ
the close May pork was sc lower. May
lard &c lower and May ribs 2i2c lower.
Live stock.
/ Chicago, Jan. 2e.-Cattle-Nery few lota
of beef steers went as low 81 and tho
! bulk of the offerings crossed the scales
! at 81. 40a5. TO- There was the usual scar
| city of strictly choice beeves. Stockers
| and feeders. 81. 30m4.a5 Gamers, 81 .e0d2.15
bologna bulls. 81 .5od3; exporters. So 30 a
$50; calves. 5.50a7; best beef lots,
J Sc. 25a5.55
J Hogs-Sales were at an extreme range
! of 81. 65a3. 971a for coarse packers to heavy
prime shipping hogs. the great bulk of the
offerings finding buyers at $3.son3.9o; pigs
3.J0Q3.s5
Sheep-Fair to prime lambs sold al
4 $l2Jd6 inferior TO common lambs, SiM5
! fed Western lambs. $5.25M6; sheep were
strong at $3.5o6f4.75. n good many fec
Westerns bring i'm si.loai. so and yearlngs
sold at 81 seas. 10.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs. 1900
| sheep, 5000.
Cash Quotations.
Cash quotations We're as follows: Flour
steady. No. spring wheat, 90M92c; No.
| spring wheat, SSd92c; No. 2 red. sal 90
| No. 9 corn, 27ss0t21s4c No. oats, 23i2c
No. white, +. o. b.. 25c; No. white. f. o
b.. 24Im2is.c; No. 2 rye, 46iac; No. bar
! ley f. o, b.. 27Gi40c; No / fax seed. 81 20