GRAIN GHAUT AND PROVISIONS Chicago Oct 1 Wheat was strong and higher with good trading Steady cables and good 1000 commission house bouse buying were responsible for the th upturn Another rally rallying ing feature was the fact that many trad traders traders ers era had bad anticipated a drop in prices priced when the September deal coal was closed up and had sold short accordingly The drop failed to however and in instead Instead instead stead o ot a eak neak market there was a strong feeling prevalent and buying was of better character than for some time Shorts rt covered freely Smaller receipts e e with poor g grading was also al a factor De toe December comber cember opened a shade to HSc higher at and the price rose steadily throughout bout the day The high point was wasat wasat wasat at 69 The close was waa at tS Ga a again again again gain of lc Corn Cora was firm throughout the day with buying quite general Outsiders were good buyers as were also commission houses homes es and shorts Statistics were all aU In favor of the bulls December closed lc l c higher at i ti Oats were dull and narrow December closed strong 34 S 6 higher at 31 Provisions were strong with an active demand for tor October pork and lard which advanced the price prie sharply Absence of ot offerings was the main reason for the sudden upturn At the close October pork was The 7 C higher January y pork higher October lard SOC SOe higher January lard higher and ribs lOt lOc higher The leading futures ranged as follows 2 I Open I High I Low I 1 Close Oct 68 Dec Dee SS hiS 5 i May M y I GiO INi ho 70 10 O i Corn No 2 I t Open 1 I High h I t Low I 1 Close Oct 56 Dec Dee 5 m 45 4 47 May 41 u 4 Oats 2 T I Open I High i I Low I 1 Close Oct nl f Dee Dec nl 1311 soa May 13 tess Mells barrel I Open I 1 I Low I 1 Clo Close Oct 1610 I 1710 I i iO ii 16 Jan I 1 I 1535 1535 lay 1420 I 1 1430 1130 1420 1430 Lard Per pounds 1 I LOpert Open I High I 1 Low Law I Close CloG Oct I 1170 I I IUS 1015 Jan Ian l 1 1 Slay May I I I Short Ribs Per sounds I Open I High I Low I 1 Close Oct 1090 I i noo 1100 I 1050 I 1100 Jan Jn I 1 8 I 1 I 1 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet and steady 3 No 2 red 3 No 2 yellow TO 60 O Oats No 2 27 2734 No 3 white 31 Rye No 2 2 49 1 Flax Seed No 1 northwestern l Mess Mere Pork P r barreL l Short Ribs Sides loose Shoulders Dry salted Baited boxed 99 Sides Short clear boxed 11 1117 Whisky Basis of ot high wines 1 Clover Contract grade rade J A tee Hec Ship Flour barrels 1 1800 Wheat bushels Z Co corn rn bushels Oats ats bushels Rye bushels 1 I 2000 Barley bushels