The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-20

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 Chicago Grain and Provisions
 CHICAGO. May le.-speculation in grains self into % a dull m Mesthsr ss s market Ideal con. ditions prevailed In most of the Winter wheat country. and in the corn and oats region. ment in ae export ~ businsss brought @ slight re- action and July wheat closed only kc down, July corn 'h@Kc lower and July oats hc lower. Provisions closed shade to i6c down.
 Once more. the outside interest kept out of the wheat market and thus brought general apathy among traders. All the English mar quently there were no cables to figure upon: Tn addition to the bearish feeling that would reports showed good rains all over the Winter country and warm weather to help growth. Northwestern points reported more flooding influence of these advices were offset by the expectation that the fine weathe conditions in the Winter wheat country would more than make up the difference in late Spring seed Louis getting about io0. GOO bushels. mostly
 om There M s Inc srase changed its views on the relative merits of the July and September option September showed 2h under July Saturday, and the dif. ference was narrowed to lc today by several big houses covering September short accounts July opened a shade lower to shade higher NA sure declined to 74N Considering the idle ness of the foreign markets remarkably strong export demand then arose Local re- ceipts were 24 cars, two of contract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth reported 2S6 cars. making a total for the three points of 262 sso ssy ase sse.ps ass wsrs
 compared with 500. 1000 last year. Seaboard clearances in wheat and flour equaied 626ooo 900 bushels. BreadstuTs on passage increased 625. 900 bushels. Worlds shpments were g. 4o4, 900 bushels as against 7,7s4.ooo bushels Corn ruled rather weak on the ideal weather conditions. Country offerings were reported freer and commission houses sold. The greatly increased receipts at this point predicted last week did not materialize. but the prospects Of a better movement deterred the outsider from the speculating and resulted % in dali @ trade sde some fair support by the leading bull ma nipulators. the weather conditions would prob ably have brought a very weak market. Ex- bort business was practically at standstill. as 1t has been ever since corn worked above soc. In sum, the sentiment was bearish. but business was listess that closing condi- tions were only fractional in changes. July sold at 6l %. dipped to 6ih and closed hGkc down at 6ih@6tAc. Receipts were still small at 66 cars.
 Oats ruled dull and easy. Crop reports were favorable, but the cash demand was good and sustained prices from suffering much under the influence of the other grains. July huc- tuated only xc and closed easy hc lower at 36&. Receipts were i90 cars
 Provisions felt the weakening infuence of outside liauidatton and an absence of a gcoi support. Hog prices, at the yards were higher. but declines were registered In all products. July pork closed loc down at SiT.25. July lard 567Ikc lower at sIo25 and July. ribs a shade under at Se 671s@e7
 Ths leading futures ranged as follows: