Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Bullish News Starts Wheat Firm In Chicago Chicago June Unexpected strengtt at Liverpool claims of serious Injury b > drought to the crop In southeastern Europe Eu-rope light northwest receipts and a marked falling off In Argentine shipments started wheat firm With all this bullish news however the talent was about equally divided and after the first two hours the market became very erratic First one side had the advantage and then the other but the bears who had been selling freely on all rallies had the last inning Liquidation was forced and the market fell back to yesterdays close The bears got considerable inspiration from reports of a decided Improvement In the condition of winter wheat in the southwest by recent rains July opened c higher at 77U77c declined to tAc advanced to 77c sold off to 77 = bc rose to 77c declined to 76c and closed with buyers at 7676c and general backwardness Reports of replanting generl b wardness of the season strengthened corn Cash demand improved Covering by shorts and the strength In corn helped provisions although lard dragged owing to an unexpected increase in stocks of that commodity July Dork advanced to 510 Lard closed a shade lower The leading futures ranged as follows WheatNo2 I Open LHjgnJ I I Low I Gloss July 17777 77I76037676 i6 Ii6 Sept 77s 77 I 70 i t iol De I 78U i 0 is I IS 8 Corn No7 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Jiii23 g33HI33S3332g33 < i 33 Sept SS iSlHOSlUiSS oSSISST GSl Dec 3341 33L I 3hI j 33 Oats O 2 IjOpen I I High I Low I Close July I z Z g23 22U 23V Sept 1 j aHb208S20y I 2I1I 1 20J4 Mess PorkPer barrel iOpen I I High I Low I Close July I 805 I S13 I S024 810 Pt I S2U I 825 SlI1a 1 825 Lard Per 10 pounds C I Openr I HghI I Low 1 Close July I 50J 50 1 495 I 500 Sept 510 I 51 I 507I I 512 Short Ribs Per 100 pounds I Open1ighLow I I Close July 460 I 464 I 460 Sept J 4iOI472 I 470 I 472 y Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm AVheat No 2 spring 75V4l877c No 3 spring 7Sc No 2 red TSfec Corn No 2 34c No 2 yellow 31c Oats No 2 ISo No 2 white 2SHQ29c No3 white 282Sc Rye No 2 57c Barley No2 3640c Flax Seed No 1 101 new fl04 Timothy SeedPrIme 2 Clover Contract grade 530 Mess Pork Per barirel 805 Lard Per 100 pounds 492V493 Short Ribs Sides loose J40g465 Shoulders salted boxed 4XJHe 41e SidesShort clear boxed 4S54i0 AVhlsky Distillers finished goods per gallon 12G Sugers Cut loaf 602 granulated 2 I Rec J Ship Flour barrels 140001 25000 Wheat bushels SlOOO 1000 Corn bushels 389030325000 Oats bushels j 49400042200 Rye bushels 750 Barley bushels 25500 |