Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Oct Wheat prices on the board of trade fluctuated r over overa a wide range today toay and ad closed at about the te highest point Although receipts of wheat at all al primary pr primary mary mar grain gin centers in this country countr were again agin liberal reports from the northwest and southwest claimed that sales of the cash grain grin in the interior were decreasing decreasing ing steadily These Te reports were partially confirmed by a a firmer tone in cash mar markets market markets ket at outside grain gain market market As a re result resul cult sult sul sentiment in wheat at times dis displayed displayed played considerable strength although th tIn market was extremely nervous nerous all al day Shorts and commission houses were ac active active tive bidders on all al breaKs causing quick rallies rles A decline og 44 to d In the price of wheat at Liverpool prompted some selling early in the session as did also a liberal movement in the northwest northwest A bulge in corn com and nd a report r port that 18 boat boatloads boatloads boatloads loads of wheat had been ben worked for export were bullish influences The range for December was between 10 and 10 The market closed strong With Wih December at The corn com market displayed a complete change chang of front today from that shown the last lat few ew days sentiment being un unmistakably unmistakably mistakably bullish nearly all al day Th Thc market closed clos strong at the top with prices pric cent above yesterdays close clos December after gelling ceIling between and closed at 5 Brisk shipping demand for oats oats caused I considerable firmness in the options but the volume of trading was small smal The strength of corn was also a bullish fac factor factor factor tor The close cose was firm with wih prices price up M cent Provisions were strong all al day and prices closed clo 5 6 cents lower to 40 4 cents cent higher figures compared with wih yesterdays y final The Th leading leding futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I High 1 J Low t I Close Clos Dec De 1104 May 1194 11 1 Il 10 11 10 July 19 9 9 CORN CORNI I Open Op n I High I Low r r CloseT Clos close Oct Ii ISO IG 00 50 Si 1 Dee Dec De 1 5 1 is S 59 51 May 61 1 CO C 1 61 6 July 6 00 6 coy o 60 so OATS OATS I Open I High I Low I Close Clos Din Dae D c 1 38 May 42 4 42 14 42 41 U 42 IM 4 44 July 13 3 13 39 I Jl 39 MESS lESS PORK per per bbl bbl I Open I High I Low t I Close Clos Closi Jan Oct i II 8 I 1945 1912 1 i 1942 My May 18 1885 lU 1912 1886 I 1912 LARD per Ibs Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close Clos Oct 1221 1240 1321 N Nov 0 1 1202 Jan 13 1135 15 1150 13 1133 lUiO 1150 May lay 1105 10 1105 lLO 1120 SHORT RIBS RIS per pr 10 Ibs lbs I Open I High Low I Close Oct I 1067 I Jan 1015 1000 May 1000 1010 1000 1010 Closing quotations were as follows Flour Firm Rye No 2 73 Barley Feed or mixing fair to choice malting 56 3 Flax Seed No 1 southwestern No 1 northwestern Lu Timothy Mess Pork Per bet bbl lbs Ibs 1240 Short Ribe Sides loose Goose Short box d Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary receipts were bushels compared with 10 bushels the corresponding day a year ago Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 48 43 cars corn cars oats cars hogs head New York Grain New York Oct 28 Flour Receipts barrels exports barrels quiet with prices easier to sell Min Minnesota Mm bakers winter straights t Kansas straights Wheat Receipts bushels ex ox exports ports bushels Spot irregular No 2 red asked domestic eleva elevators tore tors No 2 red 1221 asked f o b afloat No 1 Northern Duluth 1151 1158 nominal f o b afloat No 2 hard win winter winter ter 1215 nominal f o b afloat Options The market was more or loss irregular all day but the under undertone undertone tone vas very steady with commission houses good buyers Cash markets in inthe inthe the southwest were easy but the north northwest northwest west was firm The close was at best of the day showing net gains of December closed May Evaporated Fruits New York Oct 28 Evaporated apples quiet firm with light offerings 9 being asked for November delivery but there were few bids above 9 On spot fancy are nominal choice prime S 84 common to fair H Prunes firm California 27 09 Apricots steady quiet Choice extra choice 1111 fancy Peaches quiet with offerings light choice extra choice fancy Raisins firm choice to fancy farcy seeded seedless 35 London layers Butter Cheese and Eggs New York Oct 28 Butter Barely steady unchanged Cheese Steady unchanged Eggs Firm western extra firsts Chicago Oct 28 Butter Steady creameries dairies Eggs Firm at mark cases included firsts prime firsts Cheese Steady daisies 16 twins Young America 16 Long Horns Coffee and Sugar New York Oct 28 Coffee futures closed firm at a net advance of points Sales were reported of December at 6 61 10 0 March May July Sep September September spot quiet Rio No 7 8 83 nominal No 4 Santos SJ 88 mild coffee quiet Cordova Sugar Raw firm fair refining centrifugal 96 test molasses sugar refined steady Wool Market St Louis Oct Oot 28 Wool Firm medium grades combing and clothing light lightfine line fine heavy fine 1422 tub washed Flax Market Minneapolis Oat Ost 28 Flax closed at |