Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago JUly local wheat mar ket was weak today because ot of continued clear I ear weather in the northwest At the close September wheat was off ic corn com yas up c oats 0 c higher and provisions unchanged to 21 2 J c c lower The wheat market opened firm because of bullish news from Europe where wet weather Is said to be causing damage to UK tilt crops In France and Germany These reports however were vere offset by the favorable weather conditions In this country J and pit traders sold steadily all day The market became weak In the last half of the session and continued heavy for the of the da day closing weak Sep September September opened lower at to 9 c advanced to and then declined to 91 c closing at 91 Cg itc There was very little trade in corn and the market was firm largely In sympathy with oats At the opening there was some selling because of the excellent weather for the crop but later many of these sellers became bu buyers ers because of the ad advance advance vance In oats The market closed strong September opened c lower at ad advanced advanced to 53 where It closed Oats were fictive active and strong A fea feature feature ture of trading was the purchase of be between between tween two and four million bushels by 1 a prominent bull This buying Induced free covering by shorts September opened a shade to higher at 39 to ad advanced to 4 c where it closed Provisions were quiet and stead steady A five cent advance In the price of live hogs was wasa 1 a bullish influence At the close Septem September her ber pork was off 2 c and lard and ribs were unchanged The leading futures rang ranged d ns as follows WHEAT I Open I High I Low I Close July 00 a Sept 2 82 91 D Dec C 9 95 95 93 May 1 hool CORN CORNi i Open I High I Low I Close July 53 s 3 Sept 1 3 i 1 5 i 53 Del Dee 9 49 49 50 8 May 51 m 1 51 OATS I Open I HI High h I Low I Close J July b lii 5 Hi 40 Sept 39 m Dec Det 40 MESS bbl i f Open tHigh High J I Low I CloS Close Sept 1654 f tbs lbs t Open I High I Low I Close Sept r 92 92 95 Oct i 1 I I I SHORT lbs Ibs I Open I HI High h I Low I Close Sept I 1 8 2 Oct I siO I 83 3 I 86 Cash ash quotations were ware as tollo follows s 2 spring No 3 94 No 2 red c 2 c NO Na 2 yellow 55 2 44 4 Uc No 3 white G 7 2 feeding Sc fair to choice malting 59 Flax 1 northwestern prime timothy grades 1550 Short loose tess barrel 16 1640 pounds Short boxed of high wines I Ree Rec 1 O lour barrels 41 Wheat bushels Corn bushels too 00 1 Oats bushels Barley bushels 1100 |