Show GRAIN AND ND PROVISIONS S Chicago Sept 4 The wheat market opened strong In sympathy with an ad advance advance advance vance in Liverpool which was based b sed it was said on the poor quality of Russian wheat tendered for delivery on Septem September September ber contracts Lighter shipments than ex cx expected expected from ports in Russia and on the Danube during the last week added somewhat to the bullish feeling at the outset Later came reports that the northwestern north western markets were weaker be because because because cause of ot continued good weather and of the probability of ot an increase in the spring wheat movement This caused a change of sentiment on the local ex cx exchange exchange change Cash houses became active sell sellers sellers sellers ers and this led to free selling by local longs December opened c to c higher at 74 sold off to 73 and closed c down at Ideal conditions for the maturing of ot the new crop depressed the corn market December closed with a loss of or c at 31 i The volume Of ot trading in provisions was very small January pork closed 7 lower ribs and lard unchanged The leading loading futures ranged as follows S WHEAT No 2 S Sept 71 70 70 Dec 74 g 74 74 73 73 May ay 78 S 78 78 77 7 77 CORN No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 47 47 47 47 47 Dec Dee 43 g 43 43 43 43 May 44 S 44 44 44 44 OATS No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 30 30 30 Dec 31 31 31 31 May 34 34 31 33 s 33 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 1695 Jan 1340 1345 1340 I 1342 LARD Per lb Ib I Open I 1 High I Low I 1 Close Sept 8 Oct Nov j I Jan SHORT RIBS Per lb Ib I Open I High I Low I 1 Close Sept Oct 1 I I Jan Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet and steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 No 2 red Corn No 2 3 48 No 2 yellow 49 Oats No 2 SO c No 2 white No 3 white 3 c Rye RyeN No 0 2 Barley Barle Fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western S Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grades 1200 Short Ribs Sides loose 8 Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per lb Ib 2 Short Sides Clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines S S S Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels OO Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley bushels |