The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-26
Chicago Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO July 25.--Grain traders beheld
me odd spectacle today of oats selling higher
nomenon caused hardly a ripple in the dull and
nnlnteresting business routine July oats
stun Caesh oats were absorbed by the bull
leaders as high as 7Ic in order to keep them
from the shorts. While oats selling in
dTfolets at these fancy figures. September
wheat was around 7l% and the hitherto fancy
July corn at something under 81. In general,
however. It may be said the July corners
resting. Shorts in wheat corn and oats in
that month seemed penned in by the big in
because OF fair weather good crop reports and
other bearish influences. which, in turn have
had little effect because of the fears OF July
closed ssd1kc down. September corn nc lower
July corn iac lower. September oats sdixc
were very irregular and closed i2lzc UP to
Wheat worked lower on the influence of lower
cables. good weather and dull trade Crop
advlces continued favorable and receipts bore
out the reports as to quantity. although grad
ing was very poor. The foreign market weak
ness together with the excellent country pros
poets. seemed to undermine the confidence Of
holders The strike Of telegraph messengers.
which spread to the floor of the exchange, in
terfered with business and had its ruodicum
OF nearish influence. July showed itself very
as usual were very nervous. The price hung
around " and closed &c down 76% Sep
s ssds o TS.9'1 at f 7Ssa &peP ha
d%e to KY and S Hess So sS
contract; Minneapolis and Duluth reported 2o2
cars, total for the three points of AO7,
a as;.a,. aga week ago and 357 last year.
pared to I.osl 900 bushels last year. sea
board Glearances equaled 24s goo bushels
the week against ass ooo last year o0Snei' for
Corn was even dull than wheat. The
wheat weakness, together with good crop re-
and very free offerings by leading house
broke September prices lie. Trade in July was
small and prices held near 67c until shortly
before the close. when a little offering and no
inclination on the part Of the shorts to alb
sorb broke the price to a weak close at $751;
There was a momentary support in September
but the effect was hardly noticed September
sold from 81 down to sos and closed weak
&c lower at 6oh There was a feeling that
July was simply slumbering before II burst
forth into a volcano like eruption Receipts
247 cars. 81 contract.
Oats ruled lower in the deferred options In
sympathy with other grains and on the not
unfavorable weather July shorts who did not
settle yesterday were frightened by the rumor
price was to be pushed still higher. In con-
sequence of their bids for several "fves''
the civil War This wa sne the onp ea tmee
Trade otherwise was dull. offerings in the new
deliveries were freer and prices dipped After
closed only &c up at 7o,s September sold
between s4s and 33N and closed weak. asd
Provisions were very Irregular, although not
particularly active. Early advances in the
yard hog market and good support by
brokers caused a brisk advance. Lard espe-
selling at SIT The EARLY price. of howeT Sae
once unloaded on the little fellows depressing S
prices badly Lard alone held up, Late trade
fa 6m tn Spnsd Pors ss
; and closed a5s.sd z is down Al Sepss%SsT
closed weak. SC lower at $1,000
The leading futures ranged as follows: