The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
CHICAGO.

Chicago. June lu.-M heat had n game
of seesaw today with rumors of cuban
recognition on one end and approximations
o. tn" government report ON the other,
the net results OF which were to caiSr
n decline In july of lc from yesterdays
clos" Corn held surprisingly we'll aud
closed unchanged. AK ala also oats. Pro
viS ons made slight advances,
"al-Th"rr was Il TODD trade and act
I'VE market with fluctuations comparative
" wide. considering II was tn. day for
ne monthly government report to he ia
sued. which usually creates "A narrow
waiting m'nr.r'. TIL, market opened with
tho prevail. ng sentiment well IN line with
ne hearish news which prevailed at the
clos" yesterday. There was II Wild rush to
eel, ami with "A scarcity of buying orders
and no apparent supper, the price broke
easily and quickly, There werc good
e,Iative ON me break and The selling on
These contributed to the decline a feat
IRE turing the excitement Was The wi,i, IL
my OF the JuySeptt spread from
5-se to lr. Among tine early factors at
hand were lower cables. Liverpool show
~ "a dreiin" IN tirs, adviccs and Berlin
southwestern Mlllers' association that
Kansas would IA So 5Nln1.c01 bushels. ok
lahoma ';~".wo AMI Nebraska the largest
on record also had some influence as dl
NE continued liberal movement In tho
Northwest. Hu' at this po.nt there was
II liai'. Sellers ware we'll cNhnus, Cd tho
1t WAS discovered that several heavy deal
ers PAD been picking up wheat ON the
n nr,t,N., ms pfrsistent buying was re-.
ghfdcu with alarm hy thus" who had
De"n dong the reckless selling and there
was general movement mad to cover.
which cent the prices MP. The covering
d'nt Cleveland hal recognized cuba The
nai ksi again became very weak hcr,re
ne Clos;ng owing 10 tho weakness shown
ny the la 10 quotations from abroad. and
thn lowest ppint of the day was touched.
At, ORR showed unexpected strength in
The face of The decline in wheat, Tho
y,L tsA Ia, IA H.. ,
rercnts md the weakness Of wheat hut,
good support soon developed and prices
recainrl all the early loss
oats were quiet in the speculative mar
Ret. though 81 fair cash husinnf.s was done
Reports of damage by rain exercised con
siderable Influence
Provisions were more active than for
some time rast. .uly advanced 32ir from
the opening price. \ weaker FEELING pre-
vai'el during the last hour and most Of
Estimates for Thursday Wheat ia, corn
'o, CT. =. cars hogs 1000 head.
,nsh quotations were as follows.
Flour dull.
No. spring wheat. 57is. No. spring
wheat u No. red, 6ol-ndi'.
No. corn. .79s.
No. oats 77saiS: No, white lo'.nla'.
No white iNsMlss,
No > rye, 49,
No 2 barley. nominal; No. 3, (. O. h..
En;2. No 3 93is025
No ioX seed. So
Prime timothy seed 3.O5.
Mess pork. per barrel. 70aI7 10
Lara. Pc ior pounds ip5sriNii,
Short RIBS ies. LOO So 3 -Gni,5
Dry salf"d shoulders, boxed, isI4k.
Short clear siao.i. boxel 4u,i.
WHISKY, istiilcrs' finished goods, yer
gallon i.22,
Articles. Receipts. Shipments.
Wheat. hu. ............,. 92,pJ0 l3leo1
corn hu .,,..-.,.. .34z,onl 2ie.oJo
onis, bu ..-...,.,....,...bl e.'0J 2Vl,r'i