Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Aug The wheat market was wa nervous the greater greate part of ot the day but developed a decidedly d strong tone late In the session and closed with the prices very close to the top Despite a aId 1 Id decline at Liverpool the market was wag firm at th start owing to buying by several of the leading commission houses on severe hailstorms In South Da Dakota kota kata Je yesterday Toward the thA end of o the first hour the market broke sharply on tree free sales by a prominent long who it ito Is claimed d disposed d of I approximately o v i bushels The close was strong September opened a shade higher to higher at 93 o to 93 sold off to 93 and anden then en advanced o The close was H The corn market was irregular The market closed firm although May and December deliveries had failed to recover all of ot the early earh loss September opened higher at 77 jj sold at 77 and then advanced to 78 Oats were fairly steady all day Sep opened a shade higher at 48 8 sold to 47 4 and closed at 48 S Provisions were ero firm September pork was up 1215 12 15 at lit the close September lard a shade higher and ribs 2 up u uThe The leading lead In futures tutu res ranged as follows I Open I High I Low I Close Sept Dec 96 96 96 4 Dee 96 9 CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low I Close Sept Dec 65 4 May I 4 Gt tit 64 OATS I Open I High I Lo I Close Sept 1484 I 47 I Dec 8 4 Im l 8 Ia I MESS PORK Per bbl I Open High I Low I Close I Sept 1555 1542 15 lh Oct 1 1565 1555 LARD Per Ibs I Open I High I Low 1 Close Sept l I 9 I I l Oct I I I 9 I SHORT RIBS Per Ibs I Open I ILow I Close I Sept 1 I I i Oct 1900 I I Cash quotations were as follows follo Flour Steady No 2 spring wheat No 0 3 i No Xo 2 red 95 k kNo No 2 corn jW c No 2 yellow rello 80 SOi G No 2 oats oat 4 No 2 white 48 tS c No 3 white i C No 2 rye rl Fair to choice malting barley 6 c j No Xo 1 northwestern Prime timothy seed Short rib sides loose Mess pork per bbl Lard per pcr Short clear sides boxed I Whisky basis of high wines Rec Rc I Ship Shill I IO O lour lJ heat bu Corn bu I Oats bu OO Rc bu 1 M Barle bu 1000 i |