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Show Chicago Produce. CHICAGO, June 7. The wheat market was strong at the opening todav on good buying by shorts and commission-house, which waa based chiefly on the continued wet weather in the Northwest. A decline 1" receipts at Minneapolis and small offerings of-ferings on the local exchange also strengthened prices. July opened a shade to &Sc higher at 81Vi&81?4c, and advanced ad-vanced to 82(SSJc. The corn .market opened strong on higher cables, July UHic higher at 604 to 60g0c, and advanced to Blc The oats market was strong and excited. ex-cited. Opening price?, fluctuated over a range of 1 cent. The reports of damage which came in early today caused lively covering by shorts and created a heavy demand. July opened WgUfcc higher at 36H636ic and sold up to 3636Hc. The provisions market opened strong. July pork opened 7Vj(&12c higher at 16.5516.6rt, and sold at 16.62'. Lard was up 67Hc at 8.SOSS.8. Rlba were 57Mc higher at J9.521. Wheat Sentiment in the pit continued extremely bullish all day. Prices made sharp advances. The highest point for July was 83Hc. The market closed strong with July up Wq2c, at S3Hc Corn The highest point for July was BlVic. The market closed strong with prices at almost the highest point. July closed H9omc. Close: Wheat July, 83c; September, 82c. Corn-July 6151c: September, 51 He Oats July, 34c: September. 33Sfi33c. Pork-July, J8.82V4: September. J8.97V4. Ribs July. 19.60; September. $9.85. Flax Cash Northwestern. $1.12. Rye Cash. 62&63c; July. 61lc. Timothy September, $3.90. Clover Cash, $11.25. Barley Cash. 4556c. Cash: Wheat-No. 2 red. 87rc; No. S red. 8285c; No. 2 hard. Sliase; No. S hard. 77&Slc; No. 1 Northern. 6frSSc: No. 2 Northern, 8imc; No. S spring. 774T83C. Oats No. 2. 35Ac: No. 3. S5c. Corn No. 2. 51i51c; No. 3. SlSlMe. |