The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-03
Chicago Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO. July 2-Disappointine ca. pies and excellent crop prospects were the weakening factors in the wheat mar ket today. but advices from France, re- porting damage to crops there. entirely overcome the effects of these bear inf1u- ences and September closed A6ss higher September corn closed ssG&c higher and oats # higher. Provisions closed weak and 5d221s lower, the latter loss being on September pork.
 Wheat was weak early on continued declines at Liverpool and on fine harvest ing weather and increasing movement There was a complete rally later, how ever on French news. Broomhal report ing that the crop in France had been in- jured by the heat and storms. and private cables announcing that France would re. quire eighty to ninety million bushels of wheat from abroad. It was mostly a To- cal market. with shorts adding to their lines early and buying later on the re- action. September opened # lower to Bc higher at 65ssG65% Between these limits the price held fairly steady The low point was touched at 65as Toward the close quick advance was made to 6611s and the close was Ad% higher at 66@66b Bradstreet's reported a decrease in the worlds visible of two million bushels and there was decrease in contract stocks Tn regular warehouses of 57i.0O( bushels Seaboard reported 50 boat loads taken for export, and clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 264, 900 bushels Primary receipts were 4600O0 bushels against 3S0.OO0 year ago. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 2n cars. against B: cars week ago and 96 cars last year Local receipts were 73 cars, Il of con- tract grade.
 There was nervous active market al the opening in corn with conditions near ly the reverse of those prevalent yester- day. Showers over the corn belt with reports of no damage thus far to the growing grain by heat caused a weak opening, and considerable long corn came out September opened %6l to a shade over, cent lower than yesterdays close and later the price dropped to i5h. To ward the close there was a sharp advance on good commission house buying, to- gether with buying by outsiders and the market advanced to 473s, closing %4%c warehouses included lS3.000 bushels. Sea board reported 10 boat loads taken for export. Clearances were 212.00O bushels Local receipts, 261 cars. eight of contract grade.
 Oats were lower and active early, re- covering with other grains toward the close. Elevator interests and commission houses sold July freely at the opening Outsiders were fair buyers of September resulting in a July discount of 15c Sep tember sold between 27s and 27%G27is closing I1c higher at the high point. Con tract stocks increased 92.000 bushe s. Clearances were 352 GOO bushels and local receipts were 15S cars.
 Provisions were dull and heavy. The main weakening influences were the heavy receipts of hogs in the West and the increasing stocks. The worlds stock of lard was reported to have increased 32. 900 tierces since June l. September pork ranged between $14.45 and $1470, closing 22lb lower at $l4.72ls. Lard sold between $s.55 and $S.6219. closing 71hc lower at $S.60 Ribs ranged between $S05 and SS10, clos ing Sc lower at the $S.O1lz point
 Tie leading futures ranged as follows