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Show WHEAT HOLDS FIN 111 CIKB MARKET Continued Wet Weather and Decrease in World's Visible Supply Stimulate Prices. CHICAGO, June 2. Tho wheat market was firm all day because of continued wet weather in the Southwest, which may delay harvest operations, a decrease of 4,900,000 in the world's visible supply, a liberal decrease in stocks In the North-I North-I west, and additional crop damago rc-J rc-J ports from tho Southwest. Advices from Tennessee, where harvesting had already begun, claim that the yield Is unexpectedly unexpect-edly small. The market reacted from tho top on profit-talcing, but closed firm. July opened a shade lower to a shado higher at 90390Ic, advanced to 973c and closed at 91891ic Sentiment In tho corn pit wis bullish. Tho market closed strong and at tho high point. July ononed l(?i)lc to agc higher at 6S86S2c, sold at GSSc and then advanced to 6Sc, when It closed. The oats market was firm. July opened o higher at 47c, sold at 462c and closed at 46Jc. Provisions were dull and easy and the market was depressed by a 5(310c decline de-cline in hogs and by tho monthly statement state-ment of contract stocks of provisions In store here, which showed the amount of lard to bo almost double what It was one month ago. At the dose July pork was a shade lower. Lard was 215c down, and ribs "were up 21c. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Wheat Open High Low Close June .... 961 961 961 961 1 July 903 91i 902 91a September .. SS SSJ 87S SS Deo (old) .. 8S5 S9 SSS S9 Deo (new) . SSJ 89 SS SSS I Corn July 68 6S5 6S1 68? September .. 662 67 -60j 67 December .. 578 572 57 57g May 57 572 505 57E Oats-July Oats-July (old) .. 47 47 462 "161 July (new) . 45 463 -15 45fl September .. 375 3S1 373 3S May 41 4l 405 -ill Mess Pork, per barrel July 13.70 13.724 13.65 13.721 September ..13.971 14.00 IS. 925 13.971 Lard, per 100 lbs. July S.521 S.521 8.50 8.521 September .. S.70 S.721 S.071 S.721 Short Ribs, per 100 lbs. July 7.40 7.47 7.321 7.45 September 7.621 7.70 7.621 7.70 f'ASI-T OTTnTATTCWS. Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 3 spring wheat, 95c?1.07; No. 2 red. 9S2299Je: No. 2 corn. 73(5'731c: No. 2 yellow, 76c; No. 2 oats, 52c; No. 3 white,' 51(554c; fair to choice malting barley, 60(fp63c; No. 1 Northwestern flax seed, S1.25; short ribs, sides (loose), $6.871iS)7,371; mess pork, per barrel, ?13.7013.75; lard, per 100 pounds? $8.45; short clear sides (boxed), S7.507.75; whiskey, basis of high wines, $1.35. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 17.S00 27,600 Wheat, bushels 16,400 4,900 Corn, bushels 321,600 109,300 Oats, bushels 228,000 430,600 Rye, bushels 4,000 6,900 Barley, bushels 49,500 34,700 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchange today the butter market was Arm; creameries, 19ty) 23c; dairies. 17(5'21c; eggs. firm, at mark, cases Included. I414jc, firsts, 14c; prime firsts, lGic; cheese, steady, 1012c. Boston Wool. BOSTON, June 2. Whilo tho tone of tho wool market Is firmer In sympathy with London, prices aro no higher, and the volume of business has failed to expand ex-pand materially. Quotations; California Northern, 4243c: middle county, 37Q)3Sc; southern, 373Sc; fall free, 30332e. Oregon Eastern, new staple, 53(g)55c; eastern, . No. 1 clothing, 4850c; valley. No. 1, 38 40c. Territory Fine staple, 54g55c; fine medium staple 5052c: fine medium clothing, 434Sc; fine clothing, 45g50c; half-blood, 4540c; three-clghths-blood, 4446c; quarter-blood, 4243c. Pulled Extra, 5657c; fine, 5052c; supers, 4 4 45c. Minneapolis Wheat. MINNEAPOLIS. June 2. Wheat No. 1 hard, ?1.12; No. 1 norLIiern, $1.10: No. 2 northern,. ?1 081; No. 3-uorthern, $1,023 1.063; July, ?1.071.07i; September, 92 92ic Duluth Whoat. DULUTH. June 2. Wheat No. 1 Northern, ?1.09; No. 2 Northern, $1,051; July, $1.07; September, 93c. |