| Show CHILLY WEATHER AFFECTS WHEAT f Buying for Long and for Covering Covering Cov Coy ering cring Up Shorts Forced by Cold Spell HIGHER PRICES AT CLOSE Takes Lead In lu Show of July Jul Strength Thus Supplanting 8 Eurl Early Cereal ChICA Chicago o May It 8 The So-The The very chilly chUb weather wea- wea her ther affected the feelings of or the lie traders In wheat toda today and n was the Iho cause cause of or orsome some seine buln buying both for long account and anti the covering of short shorts At the tue close May was c higher un and Jut Jul July ij c UI up May Ia corn was strong and unel closed higher July c e hl higher her Oats firm A and 1111 closed from 1 to 1 c better Provisions Pro hn had hada n a firm tone at higher prices but hut lucked lacked the support from packers that gave tone ton toneto to lo the lie d days day's s business At t t the close pork was n a little lower and the Iho others about as on the tin day before At the opening wheat was wanted at fit ata fitl n l slight ht Improvement over closing prices of ot y yesterday The weather was the principal principal prin prin- cipal Influence at the tho time Cooler r with I frosts tonight ht was the prediction and the trade was o f r the lie opinion that thai warmer Instead instead In- In stead of ot colder older weather would better hetter I serve the needs of or the crop Liverpool reported futures from to Id Jd d lower and I Manitoba wheat on the tho spot pot down d I the weakness thus indicated being ascrIbed ascribed as as- h by to sympathy with the slight decline on out this his side sid the day a before Damage to to In Wheat St. St Louis sent numerous d dispatches s evidently Inspired b by liy the pre present enl state stat of the weather claiming damage to wheat In various sections and plowing plo up UJ In western Kansas still sUI In progress From another source with extensive connections connections con con- In Kansas it was WS stated that everythIng e was wal ver very ery favorable for the tho wheat t crop of or the state generally but hut with frost In tile the air all the shorts short In t I Uio tic hI market were vere timid and their Inclination was to cover The market became strong U-d U by hy Jul July Instead of or May Ia as on the die day before Bradstreets Bradstreet's reported the tie worlds world's vl visible as h having decreased Cs OX 01 bushels against 1000 the similar week of last year ear That was a further reason for Cor strength th Business in the lie corn pit was wall small an and Without Individual significance Cool Coole e Weather th I ha had a len tendency enC to to firmness and the Itron strong tone to the lie wheat was another another another an an- other factor In favor of hollers holders Fair Fatt demand lemand for tor No 10 2 in store at atc Vic c and better over overIa May Ia price Primary market receipts 2180 In excess exceed of or those of or last year was one of the offsets to the bullish Items Weakness akness of the thc Liverpool LI market was another Fair volume of bu business in the lie oat pit with h a firm undertone to tile the trade was the feature At t a slight advance on yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- cs closing figures CI there was a good deal for Cor sale laic The heaviest holder for forIa or orMay May Ia was a free seller of September at and at 3 c for Cor CorIa May Ia the current month was for sale alc alc to an au apparently unlimited un un- limited extent The bes best t prices es of the theay lie day ay were current at the close The rhe ho hog situation was more favorable to tho tie market marlet for the products The I price rice of hogs hoss at the yards was up Sc The receipts and shipments of CUll cured d meats and lard gave e a the same indications indica I o of continued t depletion of sto stocks ks lint have so o long icing a tim x ei- ei h. h hru I co consumption ump h which h advance advance ance I In values does not seem icem to affect J I Today's range ranse- WI WHEAT I EAT TI T- T I Open I HI High h. h I Low I Close la i May IH Is' Is Jul July I Hl 79 i Sept ii 77 li TS is 77 M CORN CORN- I Open I HI High h. h I Low I Close May lay p 47 47 mi Jul July w 4 15 13 nv 45 15 I Sept 45 il fI 4 r. r I 15 4 11 k kI OAT OATS OATS- I I Open I High I Lo Low I Close May la 32 32 3 Jul July 31 11 30 3 13 31 Sept 2 29 24 Vi 23 Z PORK PORK- I a Open I High h. h I Low I Ma I May 15 w Jul July 1527 1 2 1515 Sept 1520 lii 1320 1521 1507 15 1507 n LARD LAnD I Open I High I Low I Cl Close ii May 1 a 3 Jul July 85 80 SI Sept z 85 I 8 RIBS RIDS I Open I High I Low I Close May Ia s. 11 St 15 Jul July 1 I I I Sept I 2 Cash sales sales Wheat Wheat Winter No 2 red No 2 hard SI Spring No 1 northern m. m No 2 not northern them Sl Corn Corn No 2 2 e I No 2 white while I IS' t No o. o 2 yellow 9 e Oats Olt Oats Firm No 2 31 c No r-o. 2 white 33 33 |
