| Show AND A PROVISIONS Chicago May 13 Frightened over oyer the Idea that the market had been oversold on recent declines operators who were short grabbed all al the wheat whet in sight in the final hour today The close was a net advance of ot i to 51 il 1 cent cent Corn Cor finished HH to I down and oats Jl l cent cent Provisions showed a gain of to Although h much of the days news was against values It was wa the steady absorption by large local local speculators that accentuated the congestion and was chiefly influential in making the shorts uneasy Lack Lck of rain In the spring wheat whet section appeared to more than offset reports report of downpours on the winter crop Little Lite attention either eter was paid to statements that southwestern southwester receipts were Increasing and that one big mill millin mi in Kansas City was closing cosing down On the other hanl notice was taken of an advance at Liverpool continued dam darn damage damage age by insects insect in Illinois and Missouri and especially of a report late in the day that tat wheat whet in Michigan was show showing showing showIng ing a yellow elow tinge indicating some something something something thing radically wrong with wIt the plant plan plant September had a range of Hl and closed firm r near the top of the day at 1021 With a net gain of i iCorn iCorn Corn started strong because of open buying on oi 0 the part of leading wheat whet longs long but weakened on pressure presure by cash and elevator concerns Weather in the corn belt bel was wa reported worm warming warm warming ing InS up west of ot the Missouri river The price variation In September was with within in a limit of B with the close steady stead at a net decline of 1 at Cash demand was slack slack No Ko 2 yellow sold soldat soldat soldat at 63 63 Crop prospects for oats were ere re reported reported reported ported excellent September closed at precisely last nights price In provisions pork closed 1722 higher lard 7 10 and ribs 10 cents cent The Te leading futures ranged as fol follows follows follows lows WHEAT I Open Open I High I Low Lw I Close Close May 1141 lH l July 1116 IOU 1031 Sep 1018 lOl CORN COHN CORNI I Open Open I High I Low I Close Close May 61 61 1601 60 July July 63 Sep 64 Dec Deo Dee 8 68 58 OATS OATS I Open Open j I High i Low I 1 Close fay ii 42 1 I July I 9 Sep Dee Dec 1398 MESS PORK POR Per bbl I 1 Open Open I High High I Low Lw I Close Cose July iiii 2265 22 72 I 2262 f I I Sep 2260 I 2255 LARD IPer Per Ibs lbs S I Open Oen I High Low Lw 1 Co Close July 1260 j I 1266 I 1257 1265 Sep 1521 I 1255 I 1255 SHORT RIBS Per lOa lbs Ibs I 1 Open Oen I 1 High High I Low I Coa July 1247 I 1 1250 I 1242 I 1250 Sep 2 I 1242 I 1235 I Cash Cah quotations were as follows Flour Slow Rye No 2 Barley Feed or mixing fair fir to choice choie malting Flax Fla Seed No 1 southwestern southwester 2 No 1 northwestern northwestern Timothy Seed Clover 1125 Mess Pork Per bbL bbl Lard Per Ibs lbs Short Ribs Sides loose 1260 1287 12 S 1375 Sides Short clear boxed 1350 Grain Grin Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Exports for tor the week as a shown show by Bradstreets were equal to bushels Primary Primary Primary mary receipts receipt were bushels bushels compared with bushels the wih te cor corresponding correspondIng corresponding responding respondIng day a a year ago Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 44 4 cars corn corn head 65 cars cr oats cars cr hogs 11 1 |
