Salt Lake Herald | 1899-05-21 | Page 15 | Grain and Provisions

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Break In Kansas Drought Gives Wheat Weak Start Chicago May 20A complete break of the drought in Kansas started wheat weak and with the exception of a feeble rally during the first hour on foreign buying tho market ruled dull throughout with prices a shade under yesterdays closing Predictions of a freer moveme ten t-en the northwest In tho face of a poor cash demand had a depressing influence July opened HSUc lower closed with a loss of HJ ic Delayed seeding and fears of damage owing to unseasonable weather strengthened strength-ened corn July closed ic higher Oats followed wheat July closed unchanged un-changed Selling by packers and large prospective receipts weakened provisions July pork and ribs declined 2fec each and lard 5c The leading futures ranged as follows WheatNo2 I Open High I Low I Closa May 7241 72P723J 72 fl July 1 73TJ 73411 7373173 Sept = 737341 73i 73I 7314 CorrNO2 I Open I High I Low I Close May I1241t32l24112i214E3241 i 1 > July 133 i33M 1334 33 33H l 3341 1 Sept I23Wu33t 1 31 I 33xI33 M > 4 Oats No 2 jiiThiighI I I I Low I Close May 2641 27 1 26411 1 27 July I 2G4i 342332341012341 Sept = I 241t1i41 1 21 I 2 > ll 2074 = JTPork = Per barrel I Open I Hish1 I Low I Close I July S22i S25 I S20 I 820 Sept S35 1 I 837 1 835 I 835 I LardPer 100 pounds = I Open I High I Low I Close JuIY1 j B12V4I 1 3124I 1 512W 5121 Sept 527n 527411 1 525 1 1i25 Short Uibs Pcr 100 pounds T I OpenrHlgh I T I Low I Close July I 472i 4i21 4 7W 470 Sept4 483 l H5 U4 2 fcl 4S2J4 Cash quotations were as follows = FlourDull winter patents 360S370 straights 3lOtjiL4O clears alOtj320 spring special 420 patents 3IJgliv straights 2S01i3lU bakers o1i50 VheatXo 2 spring i 4fi 74 No 3 nf spring 6773 Xo 2 red 7376U Corn Xo 2 33t Oats No 2 2nt27 Xo 2 white m > 31 No 3 white 2y 1 3 < X Rye Xo 2 62 Barley No 2 3541 Flax Seed No 1 103108A Timothy Seed Prime 23 Mess PorkPer barrel 815SS25 LardPer 100 pounds 505fo5074 Short RJbs Sides loose 44SO ShouldersDry salted boxed 42549 SidesShort clear boxed 4955500 Whisky Distillers finished goods per gallon 126 Clover Contract grade 610g625 I Rec I Ship Flour barrels I 8000 9000 Wheat bushels I j 17000 56000 lh = Corn bushels S9999 490000 Oats bushels I 272l > X27 OuO llye bushels j 6000 6010 Barley bushels j 70001 2000 I