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Show WHEAT PRICES SOT spiiiiDoiin Splendid Growing- Weather in All the Grain Stales Dampens Damp-ens Ardor of Bulls. CHICAGO. May 20. Splendid growth, due to abundant rain and faultlons temperature, tem-perature, especially in the northwest, sent wheat prices today spinning downhill. down-hill. At one time the markot showed a decline of 2Sc. Closing figures were easy, 3c to 1JC under Saturday night. Latest trading left corn a shade to Ic lower, oat 3 oft gc to 18c, and provisions less expensive by 15c to 40c Nothing like It since 1805" was the way wheat conditions were described In the entire stretch from Minneapolis to the Rockies. TemperaturcB were said to be perfect, with ample molsturo. .Scarcely less glowing reports wore received re-ceived from other sections, and tho trado took almost unanimously to tho selling side, The; absence of support led to a severe break, from which there was no relief until announcement of a big decrease de-crease In the United States visible T supply sup-ply total. Although the wheal market recovered about half of the ground lost, fresh orders or-ders to sell came Into the pit, and at the end of the session no sign could bo discerned dis-cerned of the bullish enthusiasm which had prevailed before tho disastrous setback set-back In prices last Thursday. An official offi-cial report telling of unlooked-for engagement en-gagement of winter crop acreage In France had a depressing effect on hold-?is;. hold-?is;. ?url?5n,the day July ranged :rom at fi 07J la5t BfUeS liC ff' t. Corn suffered from liquidation sales on the part of tho weak-kneed longs. Oats fluctuated between 722c and 743c, closing comparatively steady at 733c a net loss of gc Cash grades were weak. No. 2 yellow was quoted at 78(f?i7Slc Weather and crop asndltions gave oat traders no alternative- but to follow the descent of other grains. Upper and low-er low-er levels touched for July were -10c and 13C The close, 47Zc, represented a decline de-cline of 11c. 1.AJnrscrrun of hSfi hcrc I nan expected, CO.000 instead of the estimated number, 1, 000, put the provision market under pressure Wheu the pit was cleared the decline In pork amounted to 32ic to 40c, lard 23ic to 27ac, and ribs 17o to 25c. RANGE OF THE tiCADINO FUTDTIE3. Wheat Opening. HlRhcat. Lowpst. Closing. Va7 1-33-U 1.12 1.11 1.12 JUr 1.03U 1.06M 1.05 1.07 Sept 3.03?; 1.03:4 l.OITi 1.03H Doo 1.01 1.04 1.02 1.03 Corn , Mr 75 7J5 77 78 , J"'? 74; 74)1 72'i 73 Sopt 72 72Y, 71; 71,; Dec ... ........ 621 62 62 C2'l Oats t7 S2-71 521 fil Bt J"Ir -10 10 47 47 Sopt 41.7; 4 iXxi Dec K 42H 41 42 ' CASH QUOTATIONS. ! Cish .quotations were aa follows: Plour, J-nrnnd J-nrnnd belter: ryo No. 2, 02c; barlor, fctd or IMiiUlne. 80055c: fnlr to choice raaltlng, tl.l53 , J. 25: timothy need. J5.50ff!2 00: clovor wcl, 1 S14. 00020.00: rncrs porl:. J18.001T.1S.25: lard (In 1 llcrcca), $10.37: short ribs (looeo), J10.07. J GRAIN STATISTICS. Total rletiMnccs of wheat ami flour trern cnual lo 1.237.0(0 bnnliols: primary receipt:! v.-cro 55H,-000 55H,-000 l)ur,hcls. compared with C62.050 bushels tha corresponding dny a year ago. Th vlslblo oup-ply oup-ply of wheat In tho Unltwl States, fleoreaso. 3,612.000 bushels for tho week TJio amount of 1 breadstuff on ocean pataago Increased 2.P52.000 I bushels. Euttnintcd recclpto for 'omorrow: Wheat, 93 cars; com, 114 cara; oala, cars; hogs. 13,-000 13,-000 hoad. |
