Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago July Jul 30 Enormous receipts of ot wheat at the principal grain centers of ot the United States caused a decline of over 1 cent a bushel In the price of ot wheat here today toda At the close the September delivery delhery was down 1 0 lc Corn was up c Oats showed a decline of c Pro Provisions Provisions visions were 7 c to lOc lower The wheat market was weak all day At the start sentiment was influenced by liberal receipts at Chicago the total ar arrivals arrivals arrivals rivals being more than cars ars in ex excess excess cess oem of the amount that had been esti estimated estimated estimated mated on Saturday This heavy move movement movement movement ment induced free selling by cash houses and as trading progressed this selling was augmented by b sales of large quantities of ot wheat by several of the leading lending bulls News in general was favorable to the bears Foreign advices stated state that weather er conditions In France and the United Kingdom were favorable to harvest ope operations operations operations rations and reports from Russia were less pessimistic An increase of bush bushels bushels bushels els in the visible supply gave additional encouragement to the bears Extremely liberal receipts of wheat at all primary points In the United States however formed the main basis of weakness To Total T tal tat arrivals today toda were bushels compared d with bushels the cor car corresponding corresponding responding day da r one year ago During the day da there was little buying of an In Influential influential influential character the greater reater part ot of the offerings being taken by shorts New low records marks for the Ule season were reached today as a result ren Jt of the heavy selling The market mark t closed weak Sep September September opened c to c lower at 75 c to 75 c sold off to and closed at 74 itc Because of considerable rain through throughout out the corn belt since Saturday senti sentiment sentiment sentiment ment In the corn pit was bearish early in inthe Inthe inthe the day For a time there was a general selling movement which resulted In mod moderate moderate moderate erate declines Later however the mar market market market ket became firm on buying b yin brought out by reports of ot damage to the crop In Il II Illinois Cash houses and pit traders took most of or the offerings Country accept acceptances acceptances acceptances ances were said to be small and this helped d to tb create bullish sentiment The market closed firm September opened Mc c to V yc c lower at SOc COc to sold off of to 49 c and then advanced to The close doEs was Weakness of wheat and corn caused a slight decline in the price of oats early In Inthe Inthe inthe the day dy d y there being quite free selling bj by pit it traders Later the market steadied on buying by cash interests and commission houses bouses with northwestern connections Reports were received rec telling of small yields and these advices tended tend d to induce additional demand September opened c to BC c lower at to sold between and 32 c and closed at Provisions displayed considerable weak weakness weakness weakness ness because of ot a decline in the price of live hogs A local packer was a afree afree afree free seller of ot both lard and ribs The principal demand came from shorts At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close September pork was off 7 c clard lard was down lOc and ribs were lOc be low lower er The leading futures ranged as a follows WHEAT No 2 I Open t I High HI h I Low Lo I Close Cloae July 74 74 73 73 Sept 75 74 74 Dec 78 g 78 78 lii 77 CORN No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close July 51 50 51 Sept JoO 50 O J 51 59 00 50 May 48 OATS No 2 I Open Ovan i Hi High h I t Low 1 w Close July 33 32 33 Sept 1132 32 32 2 32 31 32 Dec D c 33 33 32 33 May 35 34 MESS bbl I Open Opel I High I f Low Loy I Clow Sept 1700 1700 1695 1695 LARD Per Ibs lbs I f Open t j High HI h I Low I ro Sept b Nov sn I Oct 4 87 S 80 SHORT SHORI Ibs lbs I Open n 4 High i Low I Close July I Sept I Oct 2 S Cash quotations were on UJ follows Flour Easy Wheat No 2 spring No 3 70 76 No 2 red 73 Corn No 2 50 No 2 Z yellow 60 50 1 l t I Oats No 2 33 No 2 white while 32 No 3 white R eNo 2 56 66 Barley Good feeding 35 39 fair to t choice malting Flax Seed No 1 I LOS 06 No 1 northwest northwestern ern era tOO Timothy Seed Prime 3 Clover Contract grade 1175 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per bbl 1825 Lard Per Ibs lbs 65 Short Clear Sides boxed 50 0 Whisky Basis of high wines I l Rec Roc Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley bushels 2100 2100 |