Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago C Oct 18 Demoralization In the stock tock market caused a fresh slump of ot nearly per Pr er bushel bhe In lii wheat w eat prices on the he local exchange today toda Part Fart of ot the loss Joss however was regained on covering by y shorts aborts At the close December de delivery delivery livery Ivery showed a net loss Joss of 14 ic Corn Com was down lc Ie oats were off oft c pro provisions visions were to lower The severe decline In wheat prices oc occurred occurred occurred about the middle of ot the session Prior to that time the market had been Jeen fairly airly steady although prices were some somewhat what wha lower owing to a further decline at Liverpool following the sharp sharr decline there here yesterday esterday Larger receipts at the northwest also had a depressing effect early In the day About noon prices dropped precipitately as a result of oC the dumping on the market of ot enormous quan Quantities titles of long Jong wheat by several sever of ot the leading bulls These sales It was said sald were were brought out by the panicky condi condition lon tion of the stock market and by a fear that hat the primary movement of ot wheat would soon Roon show a heavy heaT Increase Bears took ook advantage of the situation and sold freely reely freel which caused still further weak weakness weakness ness ess Late In the day prices rallied about lc ic c from the low Jow point pont on covering by byj j S shorts The close was fairly steady De Dc December December cember opened a 0 shade lower Jower to tc Uc c higher at 2 to sold at and then declined to The closing was at io May ranged between and lOS and closed at 1085 a net loss of ot c The corn market was weak all day be because because because cause of oC selling Induced by b the break in Wheat and by favorable weather for the maturing of the new crop Demand from shippers was tame and offerings of ot new newcom corn com from the country were much more liberal Primary receipts were almost twice as large as on the same day da a year ear ago which further weakened the market The close was weak December opened unchanged d to a shade lower at 60 OO lc sold off oft to and closed at roc COc Lo Local Local Local cal receipts were cars with eleven of contract grade There was only a small trade In oats and the market was weak because of the weakness of ot wheat and corn December opened Jc c lower at 53 c sold at 53 c cand and then declined to The close was wasat wasat wasat at 53 c Provisions displayed slight weakness as asa asa asa a result of ot the break In grain prices Trade was of small volume At the close January pork was off oft at 1572 16 2 lard was down 7 c at ribs were lower Jower at Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 79 9 cars corn com cars cars hogs l gs head The leading lea futures ranged as follows WHEAT I a Open l I High I I Clam Dec 1102 I 00 1101 May II 1105 July JG 1100 CORN j I Open t High I Low I Close Dec OOH 61 i fJ May JulY 61 IGl 61 OATS I Op Open n High I Low I Close Dec 52 8 l May lay Ji w M 4 I JulY 49 9 W 49 49 49 MESS Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Jan 1590 I 1572 1572 May 1620 1625 1605 1607 JARD AnD Per Ih IheI I Ore Open i Low t Close Nov 95 9 Jan I I I I lIa May 1 92 I I SHORT RIBS Per lbs Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close Jan I I May Jay I I I I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Weak V eak Wheat No 2 spring No 3 10 No 2 red Corn ComNo No 2 62 No 2 yellow 63 Oats No 2 52 No 3 I white 49 Rye No o 2 85 Barley Good feeding SQl fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 northwestern 1 4 Clover Contract grades 1700 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per bbl 5 Lard Per lbs Ibs Sides Short clear boxed Whisky basis of ot high wines I flee Rec Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn Com bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley Barle bushels |