The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-19
ments have been quickly absorbed owing tt the scarcity.
Ch.caeo Grain and provisions

CHlCAGO. June I8.-COrn executed ni6h
 and lofty tumble feat today. Nerve-rackins
 excitement over the corner in July options
 ruled the day. From the opening of the pit
 astonishins manner. that the gyrations ex- hibited were such made yesterdays cratic ups and downs look like an ordinary "smok- Every natural condition inherent to the pits was ignored II was battle Tor millions with crafty men on each side Toaay u sui'e .a jump skywards for a time and then u as orderly suited them to push them down with remarkable rapidity. The range in July corn. and that was ali there was of importance on Change today. consisted of an upturn of i, Ih at the opening; slump of 34sc from the top price and a slight recovery from the
 bottom. Other pits naturally felt the innu-
 ence of such pranks but most speculators m
 , h arssd d,n and nE n the end July
 closed 2c down. July wheat %c higher an l
 July oats hc lower. Provisions ciosec oqf'sc
 At the start, corn shorts. fearful of repe, tition of yesterdays rocket like advance ,l plo wildly for corn to cover their accounts. ,nn, big bulls came early in the pit and DE against In trice July. which opened yesterday "a. at This was too good a price for longs to With, with stand Men who had loaded up, with stun n around e2 or under let the crowd have II t,da ~, plentiful lots. The Gates clique tried 70 niae T. it's hand, but the crowd soon learned tnat ' was unloading large quantities TOT p,oh.e p. t
 The little shorts were content to sed decIin,ng
 market It seemed to be the intention oi h,,iis ,m big bulls then to squeeze out the smal n pus th,s stuff was thrown on the market in big lots. Several million bushels were unioaded on tne tie
 shorts at fancy prices and at .oSd edhr ,sar the ton figures was taken in by influential pa,tles s
 on the slump. Pursuing such anuos; ti,as, 1" short
 the bull roS ns,sss down three and eighths from the top price until July soid as ' 6S%c Fluctuations of ordinary masn''uau au were considered ridicuiously small today. Al
 traders were nervous and excited. The pit had practically all the interest on the ooaru. At the close July was still eongessseo, a, esmc
 senferber was strong early on the July bulge but sold off on general lquidation. ihe S sso, h
 going the rounds that sep.e"n .Sat now experi- enced by the nearer delivery. Al the ciose experienced traders did not know what 4. ru i, of 75-cent corn, but against this IS arrayeo a,e the probabilities of long contract sfsune a,nre by private elevators; hecs,pes srabe Wheat had . fairly active dav with liberal trade. pu' | tbe feeling was nervous and tense m sympa,
 thy with the congested cont'tp a, ,ba opening had Something of a reflection in an advance IT | wheat and the latter slump was acco,npah'19 . 9u e,so bv a following weakness in wheat. I
 ths end however, natural conditions prevaile1 | to some extent The impression eaineu sioumu n that weather conditions abroad nave peye suf wet and cool and crops as resnI. naNv aa nte, fered' There was also wet weather m W, h.e' .e ha,t These influenced. in spite or lioerai Is ceints belped July wheat In an openme " . vance of A@ssc at 72%c and pusheo .n m 1oLc September wheat. which nao pesn bought rather freely by influential n.erest, ,s,ts
 was unloaded to the extent of about two m, re lion bushels. and in consequence proke ore cent This depressed July to 7!7sc Late a | tha session 200. GOO bushels of easn si Wnes, were worked here for export and the seapoalu reported 23 loads taken for the same pulp 1 | This caused talk of bad weather Tn france d an ] England again. and improved tne ueHlana @ JuIy closed firm %c up at I27s9Ec.. Sa l receipts were 37 cars. five Of contrac. siaue Minneapolis and Duluth reported zf+ aI maLinp a total for the three points or oI | cars, against i8e last week and 1 Sli "a, d Ses' ago. Primary receipts were 592 ooo pusneir ar compared with -s2 GOO bushels las. ,;S.ifn SIh, Seaboard clearances in wheat and nour eaualiei | j1i 00o bushels Trade in oats was smal and unimportant Natural conditions weIs t l Somewhat bullsh. but the slump Tn corn , tooS l oats down a little way with II, ana ana 'ccr nnn' was very little recovery. Cash ousihess t Stn ad ,,nnad good and wet weather was reporteo working against crop conditions; ., hee.p were liberal at i3 cars. but the coh,1se snse | arnde was small. July sold from 3S5 .o oos' ,as' l and closed 1ac down at 3ec Provisions Sth m. | very dull but showed very goon s.teas a m | manipuiation still continued at the nanus oot "
 hackers but the manipulators put out son, n, l eersmment for the advance in that the casl l stuff was being taken by the Seaooars as e1,s 1t
 as manufactured. July pork soia at ,, ia g ri
 and closed Sc higher at SlI. % 1y s.nit an, | closed 5d71lc up at sio 2orW'o'~~H ~ | JuIv ribs 7lkc higher at Sio 4I1a' x,,x.. os | Estirnated receipts tomorrow: Wnea,. z, | cars: corn. POO; oats. I2o: hogs. SS.oOo heau
 Tn, leading futures ranged as foiiows'