Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago June 19 The local wheat mar market market ket hot was ns strong today because reports of small yields in the southwest and damage I by green bugs and wire worms In the northwest At the close September wheat was up i c Corn was up Tc gc c Oats showed a net decline of 1 Pro Provisions Provisions Provisions visions were Sc to 17 1 lower The wheat market opened weak on sell seli sellIng sellIng Ing caused by lower cables and favorable weather conditions c Offerings were not liberal and were readily taken up Senti Sentiment Sentiment ment became bullish before the tho end of the first half hour and during the re remainder remainder of the day the market was strong prices advancing almost two cents above the low point of the day The ad advance advance advance I I vance was caused by the large number of reports from the southwest regarding poor threshing returns In Oklahoma and small yields In Kansas The market was also strengthened by reports of damage I by green bugs and wire worms in the northwest The market closed strong stron September opened c to ta He Mc c lower at 93 c to 93 c sold fold off to roSc and arid then advanced to 94 c The close was at att 95 t P The corn orn market was strong all day September corn opened ft c lower at 5 c to 5 c sold between and and closed at the high mark of the day The oats market was strong because of green bugs appearing in large numbers in many parts of Illinois and Indiana There was strong buying throughout through ut the day by speculative interests September opened unchanged to hc c higher at advanced to and closed at 3 ic Trading in provisions was dull duH The market was firm at tile the opening because of nf advances in the prices of ot live hogs but later weakened on moderate selling by packers At the close September pork york was off ll 11 at 1587 Lard was down c at Ribs were Sc lower at 80 The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT HEAT I 1 Oten len I High I Low ow I Close J i 91 Sept 9 14 93 95 Dec 1 Wa 1 9 97 CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low I Close July I 53 3 Sept 53 11 15 53 Dec Dee 51 61 J fJ 4 OATS I Open I High I Low f I Close July 14 45 0 14 Sept lS S Dec 37 38 May 39 1314 3 H HIESS MESS PORK Per bbl lIbl I Open I High I Low Close 1585 1581 1567 1570 Sept pt 1615 11 1587 l 1590 90 LARD Per lbs Ibs open I I High I Low I Close July Jul f 1 SiO S e I t Sept I f I Sro I SS Oct t f I I I S 85 SHOUT SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low Close July 86 1 I I 4 I Sept S I SIa I S I Cash ash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat spring No 3 04 Pt No 2 red HOH Corn No 2 53 No 2 yellow 3 53 Oats No 2 1614 46 No 3 white j fiA Rye No 2 84 34 to choice malting mailing Flax Seed No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed 75 Clover Contract grades Short Ribs Sides loose A Mess Pork Per bbl 15 Lard Per Ibs lbs 85 Short Clear Sides boxed 8 Whisky Basis of high hl h wines I Rec lice Snip Ship Flour Flou barrels barr ls Wheat bushels bush ls Sm 3 Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Re bushels 10 Barley Balky BarIc bushels 17 ot Money Silver Etc New York June 19 Money on call caU firmer 23 2 3 per cent ruling rate 2 per percent percent percent cent closing bid 2 per cent offered at 3 per cent Time loans stronger days 44 per cent ninety days s 4 44 per percent percent p cent six months 5 per cent Prime mercantile paper 56 6 per cent Sterling exchange steady stead with actual business bu iness in bankers bills at 87 for demand dem nd and at for sixty day bills Posted rates com corn commercial commercial mercial bills Bar silver 67 Mexican dollars 12 i i Government firm Railroad bonds firm |