The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19

bears with as much uneasiness as the move
 ment to a cents was reashsi last week II | is true that port receipts are running larger l but this is supposed to be-in view of for i eign needs and that the cotton will be ex- l ported at once. Bulls claim this also indi- | cates that the interior stocks will be soon depleted. The past week has been rather cod for cotton and in many instances dam age reported to the extent of necessttatsng replantinE. To.morrow's weekly report ts expected to be quite builtsh. enough to cause rally, but no permanent advance can be looked for until there Is more activity in the spot market and full change of sentiment on the part of the public. This market can be profitably scaiped on any quick move. Liverpool claims there is 2 healthy bust ness at Manchester, but that market Is dom mated by the local bear crowd, On New Yorks close to-day Liverpool Is due to come unchanged to IA down Tuesday.
 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
 CHICAGO April ls.--paaage to winter wheat tn sections of Missouri heretofore es- eapins caused net advance of x Q Sc to- day In July. Corn gained %c: oats Hc and provisions were practically unchanged,
 Liberal selling orders from the North west. where the weather was reporter favor able f3r spring seeding. caused wheat to open casiT Trading during the earlier part of the session was small. The only demand was from sections of the South where damage to wheat Is supposed to be increasing daily July opened B@hc to A4 absence of supper, the market declined to ss. Al this point the Southwestern crop reports brought fair buying ordsxs and the market gradually rallied. One of the features was traders allowed wheat to slip through their fingers There was buying on every races sion. consequence was to make even the least conservative traders move slowly at the top. May sold between saA and saM and closed at s2M. The visible supply showed 6 small increase as compared with . big decrease last year. ciearances equaled si.647 bushels. Primary receipts were ae3.- s4s bushels. against s7s.e2t last year. Min neapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported s7l cars. against sss last week and IFS year ago.
 was firm. The opening was largely steady on reports of weather. favorable for farm work. The outlook in this respect brought out considerable long corn. An influential contract grade shown in the receipts to- day as compared with Saturday. The fact emphasized a fear that corn of contract grade Is growing scarce. July opened un- changed to Nc higher at 4s& @4sk, sold between 4sM and 50A. closing at soA. May ranged between STA @S2M and closed at S2 Local receipts were 72 cars vith lss con tract grade.
 Trading In oats was lorgaiy by scaipers and uneasy shorts. The weather was re- ported as being favorable for seeding but too cold for promoting growth of what has already been sown- July opened t o Hc lower at STA 9s7M. ranging between y7 and s7& 937Aand closed firm at 3TA. Local receipts were i1s cara
 Provisions were slightly easier at the start owing to increased receipts and lower hog pSices at the yards. Later, however. there was quite fair inquiry credited to local packers and speculators. AS a result prices rallied and the fnarKet closed comparatively steady. Prices were confined to a range of 1oc, the market leaving off at about last nights figures. tz