The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-24
Chicaeo orain and provisions.

CHICAGO April 23.-Bull enthusiasm was paramount in all speculative pits on the Board of Trade today. The influence was well de- veoped weather scare and shorts were the sufferers Trade was excited In general ann stun was held tightly that when the ou,i movement got into swing prices advanced with big jumps. Wheat made gains of from 2As to 2ss. corn 2,s to 2%@2% and oats to iA May Mav closed s p na proVsons closed l56i7s to soc higher
 Wheat went booming from the very start; There were numerous bullish incentives and the crowd turned bulls to man Cables started out strong and advanced. Inns ", Wes unexpected and started the upsurn. linen men
 me buying. The rains in the Winter belt yesterday. though enough to allay the heat, were reported far from sufficient to save crops. Added to this came the weather report that freezing temperatures probably would pc reached in some sections or tne sou.h % r,s,s. and argued rapidly decreasing stocks Higher outside markets especially in the Southwest where it was argued the specuators had m formation nearer at hand. augmented the up, turn Reports both Government ana prNats persisted in the advice that crops were oeinS nS Kansas reported the crop of that state al condition of 56. Indiana was said to pc CT and adyces , s. ssasea saxn sss Wo%d piowed up. Lot of liquidation for pronts on the early advance. but commission house ouy ing started renewed spurts. The wheat trad CTS were seriously aroused over the critical condition of the crop and bought with the con viction that there was money Tn IL. lrSuo was enormous, possibly as large as on the big bull campaign last December. There was prac- tically time when the market was hot @s np at sna a4sc G to IS snd sosred to " closing very strong and excited. ZIG up a, 7e%. July closed 29sc up at 7SHm7sa .,dt nna T 26 cars; Minneapolis and Duluth reported ioe cars. making total for the three poim.s pns of sS cars against rstv recep,s as Were POS bushels compared to 446,0oo bushels last year seaboard clearances in wheat and aour equaled 229 600 bushels Cash business was good and the seaboard trade improved
 Corn had the influence of the wheat nootn to start 1t advancing. but the real na ,,,f ,m- ing by the big commission house which lt was reported several weeks ago was trying to be behind this crowd and as the big lines were accumulated. "tailers'' followed and bought feverishly. The local crowd bought mainly on was on foot There was considerable liquida- ton at times for profits and at these moments the market eased trife. Upward spurts i'm were never excessive additional gains were made. The market was strongest at the Close. The Southwestern markets were even more buiiish than Chicago and influenced prices here May opened as to lac higher at ox9sm SPA and advanced to 54Ec 51stns tn ssc ana closed 27sd2i4c higher 1t 657s. Receipts were only 63
 the influence of the strength in the other grains and the fear that there might be seri- ous damage to the new crop from lack or moisture There also good cash ousi- ness which added to the strength of the tu tures Trade while not large was or gooo character receiving and commission houses buying Scalpers sold to some extent. Crop damage reports from Iowa and elsewhere were builish incentives. May sold from 43ls to a strong close. Issc advanced to 44ssc July told) gained 5sc. closing at 371anSIes' fe- ceipts only 75 cars.
 Hog products had a strong and advancing market influenced by steady hog market and the grain bulge Trade. howere, was not very active considering the rapid advances made The buying good. partieuiarIN by the local crowd in the way Of covering Pack CTS sold moderately on the upturn. but sup ported carly The country was on the buying side Heavy shipments of products was "a a good demand. May pork closed soc higher at SIG 75; May lard i7i2c' up at Se.e5 and May ribs I 5T L71sc higher at S9 20
 The leading futures ranged as foiiows'