The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-02
IotaI sales Tor the day, 37S, IUU shares.
 Chicago GraiIsand Provisions

. CHICAGO, July 1.-The grain markets after again today and scored new high prices in the July delivery. July corn touched 78c, follow ing certain indications that the bull crowd means to carry the corner through to finish. July wheat closed lb9IAc higher September wheat &q1sc ups July corn | lsc higher and closing loss of 16c. while the September option was h improved. Provisions were dull and closed unchanged to TAO loc higher
 Corn-The first sale of July corn was at 72k. the same as the close yesterday. During the first hour shorts bid the market steadily up to 75%c. There was reason for their bidding, for of the deliveries of July contract, nearly the whole, 2.5oo.ooo went to Harrison. Gates Co. This firm is credited with having about I5 900, 900 bushels of corn deliverable this month. The contract stocks only 67 in on this bulge, the bulls let out corn under which July backed down to 74A. Here another frantic effort to cover at this conces- sion sent the price within five minutes to 78c. The bull crowd here let out more stuff and at the close the market was unsettled, with July lAc higher at "A September options advanced on the weather and in sympathy with July from 63 to 64lAc, but was sold heavily by the July manipulators and others and closed 5sc down at 62Tse. Receipts were 279 cars
 Wheat-Wheat traders, like those in corn seemed to take more cheerful view of the crop situation eally but later in the day the weather map, with it's prospects of more rain where anything but more rain is wanted re- awakened the excitement of yesterday and prices promptly went on a record breaking tour. July from 7+bq75 at the opening to 779s, while September advanced from 73A
 
 did the bidding led by St Louis interests which were credited with buying clcse to g. 900 900 bushels of July and about .ooo GOO September. On the bulge, however. realizing sales were made In heavy quantities and both July and September receded, the latter how ever, closing l1salhc higher at 75% and the latter %@%c up al 74%674lsc. Primary receipts aggregated 5o9 900 bushels against 46o 900 bushels the corresponding day a year ago. Local receipts were 97 cars 0 of contract grade; Minneapolis and Duluth re- ported 295 cars making total for the three points of 4oS cars against 3So last week and 344 year ago. The worlds visible ac- cording to Bradstreet's report decreased B. 25o, 900 bushels
 Oats-In oats there was nothing like the trading of yesterday yet the market was an active one. reduced counterpart of 7he corn market No one was particularly prominent in the trade, hut generally the country seemed to be doing the buying, while local operators sold. The corn influence and the weather were the factors in the advance which marked the forenoon. With the selling in other points oats also receded. July sold between 47% and 50 and closed kc lower at 46Ac. September ranged between 34A and 37h, closing 1ac improved at 35Ia.
 Provisions were dull. but steady. in sym pathy with corn and the hog prices. Septem- Der pork closed Sc higher at SIS 55, Septem- Der lard 7lAc up at Sl7o2ia and September ribs unchanged at Slo.67ia.
 The leading futures ranged as follows: