Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago May Map 31 Reports of at Injury to the wheat crop In Europe had hd more ence nce on the local market markot today than fa X reports from the western wheat field JUly closed c higher Septem ber bet c higher and December c o high er ere July corn com closed V 14 c higher oats Ic lc and provisions 7 74 to 12 cents higher Wheat was weak at the opening Con wet weather throughout Kansas Nebraska Nebraska and the southwest In general brought out free offerings the tendency to sell being increased by the early Liver pool cables which showed moderate de tie clines dines But commission houses were live ly Iy bidders and buying soon became gen general general general eral A private cablegram stated that the wheat crop of ot Germany German and southern Russia was severely Injured by drouth and that Russia RuI was waa an open buy er of wheat and this had much Influence on the local market markeL The market was quite strong trong after the first half hour prices of all options advancing more than two cents Weakness again developed late In the session A statement by a St Louis trade Journal that growing wheat with the exception of ot that In Texas and Okla Okia homa Is generally In good condition started realizing sales which gradually hammered prices down A retort report that the green reen bug had extended ext Its to Minnesota and South Dakota was a anew anew anew new feature of ot the situation The market closed easy July opened c lower at 9 advanced to and closed at September opened c lower at 99 to 99 sold up to and closed close at December opened a shade to c lower at LOO advanced to and closed clos d at Corn was strong stron the greater part of ot the session but eased off otC considerably late in inthe Inthe inthe the day da on The market closed steady July opened to c High fligh Higher er cr at 53 to 54 I advanced to 54 1 and closed at 53 J An n advance of over two cents c In July was the feature of or trading In oats Cash houses and shorts were eager bidders for that delivery but offerings s were meagre July opened to 1 cent higher r at 49 to 49 advances advanced to 50 O and nd closed at 49 Trading In provisions was quiet At the close July pork was up 12 1 rents July lard 5 10 cents higher and ribs 7 74 cents The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I HIgh I Low I Close July 1 1001 00 97 99 Sept 99 99 Dec Dee 00 lOH I 2 CORN I Open I High I Low I Close Clos May 55 55 53 03 53 July 3 l M 53 53 Sept 53 8 34 IM 44 53 OATS I Open I High I Low CloseT Close May 14 47 49 47 43 July Jub 1 49 50 49 49 Sept 39 40 39 39 MESS FOR Per bbl i Oven Open i High Low j I Close July I I 1600 I 1647 1643 1650 1651 Sept I 1662 I 1675 I 1660 1960 I 1667 LARD Per Ibs lbs I Open I High Low I Close July t I I 9 Sept 94 I SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low Close July i 0 Sept I I I I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 93 9 No 2 red W Sc Corn No 2 54 c No 2 a yellow 54 Oats No 2 c No 2 white SOc oc No NoS 3 S white Rye No 2 Barley Fair to choice malting Seed No 1 flax lax n No 1 northwest northwestern ern em prime primo timothy 45 Clover Contract grades 1525 Short loose SSi S Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds 9 Short Clear Sides loose 1 Ree Rec IShip Flour barrels Wheat bushels SI Corn Com bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels 1000 Barley Barle bushels 1500 |