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Show GRAIN MARKET FIRM; BAD WEATHER REPORTS Only Break Caused by Realizing Sales; Continued Rains Aiding Aid-ing Bull Movement. CHICAGO, June 16. The majority of the reports regarding the new crop In thn winter wheat belt claimed that much damage by wet. weather had already been done and that tho situation is- steadily growing worse. Threshing returns also told of small yields. The market broke sharply about the middle of the day on liberal realizing sales, but it soon rallied again on renewed re-newed buying by commission houses. The close was firm. July opened unchanged to 1c lower, at SSic to SSSc, advanced to S91c and then declined to S7tc. Tho close was at SSS89c. Corn was strong throughout tho day, owing to active general, demand brought out by reports of more rain In the corn belt. OfToringH came chiefly from longs. An advance or Ac to Ic In the price of cash corn helped to stimulate demand for the options. The market closed' strong nt tho highest point of the day. July opened A?Hc lower to a shade higher, at 66c to Gfiic, and advanced to 67'67gc. where it closed. Wet weather and unfavorable crop reports re-ports caused a strong market In oats. July opened lc higher, at 438c, and advanced ad-vanced to 4 Igc, closing at. -HSc. Provisions wero active and firm. The bulk of the trading was In the September delivery. At the close pork was up 71 10c, lard was 25c lower, and ribs were 2Jc higher. RAXGK OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low. Close Inly S83 S91 S7Z Sf) September .. SfiJ S71 ' 851 871 Dec (old) .. S73 SSS S7U SSB Dec (new) . S7 SSi S7 SS4 Corn . !'' 665 676 66i G73 September .. i6 67). 66 671 December .. 57i3 5Si 57i 5Sj JI5' 575 5Si 574 5Si Oats July (old) .. 43? 44H - 433 -Mj July (now) . .12 43 42 431 September .. '36? 37S 331 36J 39 39 v 39 39? Mess Pork, per barrel-July barrel-July 11.20 14.20 U.I5 14.20 September .14.42J 14. 47 11 . 10 14 474 Lard, per 100 pounds lr S.75 S.75 S.721 .75 September .. S.05 S.07i S.92& S 95 October 9.021 0.05 S.973 9 021 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds July .... ... 7.771 7.S21 7.771 7.S2J September .. S.02i S.07i S.02?i S.07 October S.13 S.15 S.07J S.124 CASH QUOTATION'S. Cash quotations wore as follows: Flour, steady; Xo. 2 spring wheat. $1.00; No. 3. Dociffi$1.00; Xo. 2 red. OUnse: Xi 1 onm 6Sto6Sc?; No. 2 yellow. 707010; Xo. 3 white oats, I9i52c: Xo. 2 rvC. 79(gS0c; fair to choice malting barlev. 5257c: Xo. . Northwestern fiax seed. $1,251; prime timothy seed. $3.S0; short ribs, sides (loose). $i.50tfj7.S71; mess pork, per bar- l1151';20'i?)1-,-2l: ,a,cl- W "00 pounds, JS.iO; short cIc.Tr sides (boxed). $7.75 S.00; whiskey, basis of high wines. $1.35, RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles Receipts. Shipments. Hour, barrels 21,500 33.000 u heat, bushels 'lSOO 6.700 Corn, bushels 70S.000 -115.100 Oats, bushels 210.600 37O.S0O Rye. bushels 3,000 2.200 Barley, bushels 36,300 12,600 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchange todav the butter market was steady; creameries, 19 fr23c; dairies, 17tfi'21c; eggs, steadv. at mark, cases Included, 1 tff? 1 jjc; firsts, jllc: prime firsts, lUJc; cheese, firm, 1I Evaporated Fruits. NEW YORK. Juno 16 The market for evaporated apples Is stead v but. quiet, with fancy quoted at I05710c; choice. Sfi -; prime. 0i7c; common to fair, 5 to c, " Prunes arc quiet but the bulk of supply Is In cold storage and there Is no pics--sure ggalnst the market. Quotations range from 31(! to 13c for California and from oic to 10c for Oregon fruit. Apricots are rather steadier In tone.' with .choice quoted at lOlOJc; extra choice, lKg-llic;" fancv 12SJ.V .P5?5.'l?ns arc 'I"1-- with choice quoted at SlSJc; extra cholc.?, 9tfj9c, fancy lOflOlc; extra fancy. 103if Raisins show no features bovond the scarcity of seedless raisins, which rule relatively firm. Loose muscatel are quoted at I Tv r, c; choice to fancy seeded. ClifS 'K:-'eo,,d.loss A' BfrCc; London layers, fl.2o31.3i). Available Grain Supply. XEW YORK. June 16. Special cablf and telegraphic communications received by Hradstreefs show changes In the available supplies as compurcd with previous pre-vious accounts. Wheat. Tnlted States, east' of Rockies, decreased 2.4S6.000 bushels. Canada Increased In-creased 351.000 bushels. Total. United States and Canada, decreased de-creased 1.905.000 bushels. AA!J?l,-for 1,1 """ rope-, decreased 3,-000.000 3,-000.000 bushels. Total American and European supplies decreased 4.905,000 bushels. "i'i"ee, Corn. United States and Canada, decreased de-creased oln.OOO bushels. Oats. United States and Canada de-creascd de-creascd S9I.000 bushels. ' |
