Salt Lake Herald | 1899-05-19 | Page 7 | Grain and Provisions

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS More Reports of Damage Affects the Wheat Market Chicago May IS Reports of drought in southeastern Europe and a sharp advance ad-vance at Liverpool started wheat firm Holders were Q poe to take profits however and the market eased off momentarily mo-mentarily Meantime numerous and sensational complaints of damage by Hessian flies began to pour in and the buying movement became general Shorts computed actively and all offerings were absorbe by the luckless bears The market mar-ket continued active and strong to the close Outside buying was of larger volume vol-ume than for several months July opened V e higher at 714S72 declined to 7 and advanced to ills at the close Corn weakened early under country selling but rallied quickly when wheat began to advance July I gained tears ½ t-ears o1d a Squeeze in May owing to small contract stocks stengthened oats July advanced I iis Smal shipments of meats and large receipts re-ceipts of hogs weakened provisions early The loss was recovered near the end on covering induced by the strength in grain Pork closed unchanged and alr and ribs gained 2S5c each i The leading tures ranged < follows WheatNo 2 T I Open 1 High I Loa I Close May 171 72l 70 I72 July 71G72 If f If b If f Sept iib0i71l 7iI i 7il Corn No 2 I I OpeiuJ 1 High 1 Low 1 Close I May 132l6 13 3F 13 July 73I 33li33S 13t5 13 Sept 3355334134y1 3 341t = bats = No 2 I OpenJ J HlghjJ I Low I Close May 127 i27Jf 126 I > t I 27 ½ July 2 i sSlt423fa 24 t224 ½ Sept 20iig2042iH < ttr034 1a ½ Mess Pork Per barrel 4 Jes orkPefb I OpenHIghiLowCIose I t I uly o 15i7yso23r I C I1 5 Sept I 8 83 s 82 I Siii4 LardPer 100 pounds I Open 1 High I Luw I Close July I 502V I 507 ½ I 502 ½ I 507 ½ Sept j 515 I I 53219 I 51259 I 522 Short Ribs Per 100 pounds I Open LJJlghJLoytgiose I I July I I 4C5 I 467 ½ I 462 ½ I 467 ½ Sept4 < I ½ I 8 I I 7 I 4 8 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet and steady AVheat No 2 spring 71o72 No3 spring 67S71 Ko 2 red 73S7j CorNo 2 3 OatsNo 2 274i2S Xo 2 white SOQ21 No3 white 29115130 RyeNO 2 61y Barley No 2 35340 Flax Seed No 1 103 Timothy SeedPrime 223 Mess PorkPer bbl SlOffSla Lard Per iSO Ib 5WX5 < 12 ½ Short RibsSides loose 445S475 Shoulders Dry salted boxed 4V44 ½ Short Clear Sides boxed 4955CO gallon Whisky 126 Distillers finished goods per I I Rec I Ship Flour barrels I 10000 10000 Wheat bushels I X3000 10SOOO Corn bushels SCOOjjNW Gate bushels I 202 o296000 Rye bushels 1 4000 Barley bushels I llOOOl 2000 1I I 1