Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Sept 20 The wheat market was strong today the situation being the same as on the last two days At the close December wheat was c higher Corn was up c Oats was down c e cand and provisions were lOc lower to c higher higherS S The markot market today opened strong and andr an r f continued broad and active until near the close The local operators now consider the northwestern situation as aa bullish Every mill mUI In Minneapolis is running the flour Hour market is gradually improving and farmers are said to beholding their spring wheat for a better price The strength of coarse grains was also ale responsible for some somo of the strength All through the session there was WM a good class of commission house buying an and a n noted improvement in outside bus business busIness iness mess Shorts who sold oId early in the day dayon dayon on the theory that a reduction was due after atter a continual advance of ot five days were active in covering their wheat The receipts receipt from the tho th northwest continued small today toda and there were some somo reports of o wheat rotting in the stack stock December wheat opened a shade to d c lower at 74 c to sold between and closed at The corn market was firm all day Dc De December comber cember corn opened unchanged to c e clower clower elower lower at 43 to sold between and and closed strong at atThe 43 43 fc The oats market was somewhat erratic today December oats opened c to c clower Clower clower lower at 34 to 34 sold between 34 fcc and and closed at Realizing sales caused a lower close to the provisions market markt Prices were strong early in the day because of an advance of 5 6 to 10 0 cents in the tho price of ot lIve livo hogs Packers were good buyers of October lard and ribs At the close January pork was at 1300 Lard was un unchanged unchanged changed at Ribs were down 10 cents at The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT W No 2 I Open I f High I Low I Close Sept 72 73 72 72 Dec 8 75 74 74 May 78 79 4 78 8 CORN NO 2 I Open I I Low 1 Close se Sept 49 49 49 49 Dec 43 43 8 43 43 43 May 44 43 43 I OATS No O 2 I Open High I Low I Close Sept 34 13 33 33 Dec gl H 34 34 34 May la 35 35 35 oo MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 1675 1680 1670 1675 Jan 1300 1310 1300 1300 LARD Per lb Ib I Open I High I Low j I Close Sept I Oct I Nov I I Jan I 1 SHORT RIBS Per lb Ib I Open I High I Low I Close Sept Oct 1 I 88 Jan Cash quotations were as follows fellows Wheat No 2 spring No 8 3 No 2 red 72 Corn No 2 SOc Wc No 2 SOc Wc Oats No 2 No 2 3 white No 3 white 3 Rye R eN No o 2 Me Barley Fair to choice malting mailing Flax Seed No 1 I No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grades grados 1225 Short Ribs Sides Loose Mess Pork Per barrel 1675 1676 Lard Per pounds Short Clear Sides Boxed Sj Whisky Basis of high wines I Bee Rec Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels 1 Barley bushels |