The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-18
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Cn1cagO tre1n ana EToVlSlouS'
 CHICAGO. Sept. I7-The general tone in
 follow the recent mild weather was a potent
 factor. Trade, however twas stll largely con,
 and oats and nasmuch these pits ruled
 dull price changes in them were small. Corn
 felt the weather most a;ld waS actiye most sot ot
 was lower. December wheat E up Decein-
 Der corn F higher September corn s.e higher
 and December oats hc up. Provisions felt
 the effect of a raid in october pork and closed
 Sc higher to soc lower.
 Rain in the Northwest with much cooler
 weather predicted the cause of higher
 opening in wheat. Cables also were steady
 in the face of depression here yesterday and
 were construed bullishly. The fact that the
 receipts Northwest were much increased oyer last week and year ago was offset by the
 expectation that in consequence of the rains the Spring movement once more would be
 curtailed. Cables advanced lttla as the ses- sion moved and the export business was loads taken and Buffalo co GOO bushels. The act that the outsider was not In the mar
 ket worked against good gains. Much Of the tuations extremely narrow and little
 business was done. Alter the first hour inter
 7a and 7aN and closed easy 4 off at 72s.;
 December sold from es to 6st' dipped to SsM s,s
 and closed steady h.up at ee LoSai rsEeipss %,npa a total for three points of e56 cars, against
 Tece.pts Ts s' were were i.45s. ooo bushels, compared to I,5l4ooo bushels last year Seaboard clearances in wheat and -four equaled 62i Ooo
 There was but one broad market today and that was in Frost talk was the prin- f"i- selling in spasmodic turns became of talk of big crops. Many sretWetors believe
 that w.th the end of this month the dfAsti1 ,,, have disappea, ed. That was one of the rea. sons for selling on hard sp Us. Many othrr traders. however. have hcen figuring "n tae hic shortage now out especially December options said to be I7.oo0, coo bushels It Is known that cribs along the country railroads Where there was 2 45o,ooo hushel@ in the visible turply year ago there are hnt z, z :.
 the only corn supply and that amounts 70 about SOC. 900 bushels. Farmers are in clined to hold much of their better corn. Much
 of the receipts for time to come are ex- pected to be soft. All these conditions have
 made bears cautious and hsTe induced r..an1 con ed for tonight, these factors once nior" caine to light Mnst of tho Middle Vest today was wet General and influential buVinP following in December and May and z .ol upturns result cd. September vas not so active and ot tunes | showed drr bring tendt ncy. The Maani''g g. the northern portion of tho corn teIt, 1r, notwithstanding the frost talk there was al | the time present feeling thai big crop was
 forthcoming and this put check on the s'1,, Sull, | sh enthusias December corn sol" from
 43 44Q44H and S G3sed 2.t Tm ss F and gr ss l and closed firm 2s higher. at 53ss. Receipts | were 62 cars. 32 of contract grade
 Oats ruled steady and showed no t1rp9rtfnt | changes in prices There some buying at times for manufacturers and fair support | by a leader. The wet weather also had some | effect as did the strength in corn December | fuctuated only h and closed steady. s up al 3IM Receipts were I62 cars. There was good activity in the provislons pit Hogs were lower. having fallen off soc in two days. Th's indu"el some outside ,i-
 quidation. but q good support was under ,Y. tn. saI of there was a hood of offerings of Oc-
 teber o pork and prices in tha, product fcll oil from SI6 67ls to Sl625 This worked aTansi all other prices and October options all clpFed weak Part of this action ia thought to have
 been or the purpose of bringing nearby cnnG sng isnuarv nork was 5c higher nt S o5. while
 9~" October cicscd 5oc of at se.25. October lard | closed Sc down at s9 e7if ani January lard occ lower at sloo5 anu January ribs 2i2c | higher at S7.9o
 | inc leading futurss rapz"t O. fo1i"~s'