Show I GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago June 22 Tho wheat market displayed considerable strength today despite the fact that trading was light and included little outside demand At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close wheat was tL Hc c to c higher r corn was lAo advanced oats were up c to c and provisions were c higher The wheat market opened quiet and steady despite the fact that Liverpool cables were lower and the weather In this country was w highly favorable for the new crop Many speculators were evi eI dently of the opinion that the market had become somewhat oversold In antic antici anticipation pation of the lower prices that were ex cx expected expected to follow the strike of the tele telegraph telegraph telegraph graph operators Shorts were active buyers au this account at frequent Inter Intervals Intervals vals vain throughout the session A good de do demand demand domand mand for cash wheat was reported from the cast east and there were additional i claims of short yields Ields in Kansas and I reports of the appearance of or rust in i Missouri The Thc harvesting of the crop in i the southwest is being delayed and it is believed that damage will result I if a much mu h greater delay is la made Sep I wheat opened a shade lower to toa toa toa a shade higher at 94 Hc sold be tween w c and and nd closed strong at 95 Tile The corn market was strong all day da partly In sympathy with wheat and also because df f the large sales for export yes The exceptionally fine growing weather for the crop was vas ignored as a bearish factor fact r The crop In many sec is reported rep making as making up ip lost time with great rapidity September corn opened op ned A shado lower at sold be tween wee een c and aha and closed strong at 53 c Green bugs buss reports were numerous In the oats market and as a result prices were strong all day Trading was of un unusually Unusually usually large proportions the majority of or local speculators tors being on the tile buying sile and there was also a good demand from Inv s The green bug reports came from ln and man cen west o f the Illinois river Offerings throughout the were W ro rt light and nd inadequate to the demand Septem ber her oats opened c lower to a shade higher at to SS c sold between and and closed strong at 33 32 The trade in provisions was w s light and prices were steady ste dy on covering by shorts I anin a dO hr sympathy mar ket At the clos p tk was higher at 1500 Lard was up Sc Scat at and ribs were w re 2 s higher at The leading futures ranged as follows IT WHEAT WHEATY t i Y J Close CI se July Sept S pt t I 95 s 1 95 Dec Dee 95 91 9 97 CORN ORN ORNI CORNI I Open t High I 1 Low Close July 53 1533 53 53 Sept 55 53 4 53 jAAl 53 53 Dec Deo 51 52 61 51 51 OATS I Open t I High I Low I f Close July 46 46 44 45 Sept 33 38 39 s jH Dec Dee 38 3 SS 88 39 May fay 1 41 MESS PORK Per bbl j I Open I f High I Low I Close Jul July 1550 1560 1550 1560 Sept 1590 1577 1590 1500 LARD Per lbs Ibs Ib IbI I Open I High I 1 Low Close July t h Sept Tt 1 I Oct j J f SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low j I Close JUlY SW Sept 1 I I I I 8 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady winter patents straights 3 spring patents SUj straights bakers 1200 Wheat No 2 spring No 3 1 No 2 red 1 Corn No 2 53 No 2 yellow 63 Oats No 2 4 c No 3 white J Sc Rye No 2 Sic Barley Fair to choice malting Seed No 1 I northwestern prime timothy Clover Contract grades iT des 1525 Short loose Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds nI Short Clear Sides boxed Whisky Basis of high wines I Rec Ship Flour barrels banels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Re bushels Barley BarIG bushels |