The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-17

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 cIsECAG0, GRAIN AND PROVISION.
 Chicago. ILL. Feb. I6.--Wheat rallied fronn weak opening today and ad- yanesd ,ss so @ new high n record % mark for for best price being l14 I-2. At the close prfcee'.were 3-s to i-2c. above final Of the previous day Corn, oats and proyisions also closed strong. stat was due to . decline of half . pence to Ave ve-eiGhths pence in the price of wbea< at Liverpool and favorable weather sondittons in this country for ing reported over . large section. in- cluding the Ohio River Valley. There was considerable selling for short acc fiai qnotations were - unchsnxed inS to 's. s.s to l-2c. below yesterdays else. Dur Ing the first hour trade was quiet and prices held fairly steady at the de- sion. however. more activity was man. ifested following moderate purchases by the leading bullG The demand by the big holfers brought out numerous which caused strong rally. prices ad- vancing about 1c. rom the low point of the day. The market continued nEm the 1Daiance or the session and closed with prices near the best mark of the day. Final quotntiong on May were i14i-s to 1isl-4 and on July
 Decreased offerings of corn fron the country owing to unfavorabie weather Tor the movement had a huliish effeck on the corn market. The May delivery was relatively stronger than the nore distant months as many traders were inclined to buy the May option and then sell the July and September de. liveries. At the close prices were 6-a to 1-e to 1c.E above the previous close with May, at 65 S-s to eBi3-4 and July at
 Oats for May delivery soIa here to- day at 5S les per bushei, the highest price for the season. The Ennrket was strong all day, chiefly because of the nn1avorabie weather for the movement which materially curtaiied recefpts, Primary receipts today were only d little more than4 half of those of. the day q year ago, The closing prices were 1-2 to az to l-ec. higher compared with yesterdays flnai with May at 5s S-A to '69 7-e And July at 4S 1-2 to 48 5-S
 ProYisions were trifle weak carly In the day owing to slack defnand but during the last half of fhe dav nrmer tone developed, due to some .xtent to the strength of coarse 9rains. At the close prices were to t3i-2c. aigner than the previous close.