Show GRAIN AND Chicago the start the wheat was exceedingly strong to today day The feature of paramount import importance ance was the government corps report issued late Saturday afternoon Confirm tug in a great degree the alarming stories of damage by rust inflicted on spring wheat According to the official figures the total yield of both winter and spring wheat is amount to be barely sufficient to sup Lly consumption As a result of the cx poor showing of the Amen ella crop all European grain markets were higher This fact to in increase crease the demand here for wheat when began In reports from the st indicated that fresh darn age by frosts had been inflicted upon thie spring wheat crop With such alarm at hand shorts at the opening a frantic effort to cover sales The demand was so urgent that initial quo quotations on all deliveries were up about compared with Saturdays closing quo quotations December a gain ot lc to at to see seedon don advanced a host of buyers came in from the country indicating ap parenty that tho public at large was beginning to the damage sustained by the cereal Through Throughout out the day offerings were entirely silt for tue demand With no letup in the buying prices were forced higher and higher until all options baa reached a point 40 above the last quotations on Saturday Higher prices in all outside markets helped to stimulate bullish en enthusiasm here Reports of large flour In the northwest also added strength to the situation The high point pointon on December was scored at 1124 whIch was above the close on Satur dar The sensational strength was main tamed up to the last of traO Ing the market closing almost at the highest with at May ranged between 1 14 and closed at The currett suld between and closing at the high Liberal receipts and a bearish govern crop report had a iS liCence on the corn market December opened higher at 51 to and closed at 51 ti a of moderate selling by sev oral of the bull leads In the oats Pit was somewhat easier in inthe the session but all the loss was recovered ered December opened to higher at to sold 32 and and closed at Provisions were firm at the start under the of higher prices for hogs hut the market soon weakened on selling by local longs and by some of the pack The close was toady with Janu January ary pork up Lard and ribs were unchanged Tue leading futures as 2 Open i Low I Cios Sept Sept 1073 Dee May 2 I Open I High I Low Close Sept Dee 51 51 y I Qiea I High I Low I Close Sept 81 Dec 52 May 35 MESS bbL I Open I High I Low i Close Oct loiS 1055 1260 2260 1237 1340 lbs I Open I Close Oct 1 Jan 1 lbs High 4 Low I Close Oct l Jan 6 6 6 I S Sas as follows 2 spring 14 1 2 red No 1 yellow 51 2 31 white it 7 fair to e I era B 4 lbs short clear boxed of high wines 1 Flour barrels Wheat Corn bushels Oats bushels 15 Rye Barley bushels 4 |