Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Oct STrade Trade in the wheat I pit today toda lacked the activity which char characterized characterized characterized yesterdays session and senti sentiment sentiment ment mont during the greater part t of If f tin Uw day was bearish At the opening prices were w re reto 4 to jC ie c lower loer than the previous pr vions close and after ater fluctuating over a range of ot barely larely y c e throughout the lay day they were I at Itt mite lie hc close almost at nt the th exact point I where they were when trading began The Argentina Ar situation was a puzzle to local traders and news from that country was ras conflicting One reports report claimed that the damage to tu tha wheat crop by b frost Jv v vered ered aT a area f acres or abuL 25 s per cent of the total wheat area of the country count The extent of the damage how however however however ever was not stated Other dispatches e placed the injury all 11 the way wa from 5 to rO 20 p per cr r cent ent of the crop More lon rain was as reported In sections section of this the southwest rand hand and although sonie reports were stating that the ne sown W crop rop In places still lacked sufficient proper growth the majority of oC traders tra hero hei were Inclined to be b irs Demand for cash wheat In the northwest was was gen generally g n active and Duluth reported consid considerable considerable erable crable wheat worked for fur export 1 The corn market closed firm after dis displaying displaying playing moderate weakness w a early In the day da Final quotation were unchanged to a higher compared with yesterdays s closed clos December at 63 63 J and j May MaJ at t 63 Oat were easy cas the time entire en lre session sIon De December I cember r closed at 48 and May Maj ola at 49 50 Provisions were Inclined to weakness owing to liberal receipts of live hogs bogs at western vestern packing centers At the tha close prices pric s were acre ere a shade shalle to 12 e lower The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT HEAT nj vA vAI I Open i High j Low Lo i Close Dec Dee 1100 1100 1100 May Ma 0 July Juh 98 9 97 i S COIlS CORX I Open i High IIIi I Low Close Dec 63 63 63 63 May Ia 62 62 fI July Jul 62 62 Sept I jt OATS I Open j i High i flOw liow Close Dec Doe It i 45 t 4 May ola 3 19 July Tuh I 4 43 4 MESS PORK Per bbl Open J High huh I Low Close Jan 1385 1600 May a 15 1383 LARD Per Ibs lbs Open High 1 Low Close Clote Clo e eO Nov O 1 90 i 1 I I f Jan I 91 I 94 i 1 la 9 I 95 i I I SHORT lg Ibs r 1 Open I l High I Low Lw i Close Oct 8 2 I 86 I I S Jan SAD I 84 84 84 Ma la i 85 8 I I 8 h Cash Casi Ca quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat Xo 2 spring I l Xo No 3 1 C Xo No 2 red 1 Corn Xo o 2 69 Xo No 2 yellow 75 76 6 Oats Xo S 3 white Rye Xo 2 75 B Good feeding 52 5 fair to choice malting Flax Seed Xo 1 I northwestern north tern 12 Timothy Seed S Prime 32 Short Ribs Sides floo loose e Mess bbl 1387 l Lard Per r Ibs lbs Short Clear Sides boxed 9 0 O I Whisky Basis ls of high hl h wines lit Articles Article i I Rec Hec Ship iShiI Flour barrels j Wheat bushels Corn bushels X Oats bushels n R Rye bushels Barie Barley bushels bushel j |