Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Aug 3 Likelihood of ot a large yield of ot wheat t in the United States caused weakness today In the local Ibcal wheat mar market market market ket the September delivery deliver closing at a anet anet anet net loss of c e Corn was up c Oats showed a gain gam gat of or c Provisions were a shade to 32 higher Sentiment in the wheat pit was bearish all aU day there being very little news ol ola f 1 fa a character to encourage the bulls The volume of trading however was small owing to a scarcity of offerings The principal sellers were cash houses who sold against purchases In the country The market was depressed at the start by bya b ba a moderate decline at Liverpool Liberal Libera receipts in the northwest also exerted a bearish effect early in the day Later a aSt aSt aSt St Louis trade papers report on the win winter Winter winter ter wheat crop of ot the United States caused additional weakness This report claimed that returns Indicated that the yield would be the largest ever harvested In this country It also stated that farm farmers farmers ers era in Missouri are feeding wheat to the togs logs The market closed easy September opened Hc c to c e lower at to sold between 73 and and closed at Continued absence of rain in Illinois was wa chiefly responsible for tor a firm tone in the corn market The close was firm Sep Sen opened unchanged to c higher at sold between 49 and 49 and closed at Despite liberal receipts both local and at all primary points the oats market was wai firm all day da September opened Wa Vc e c chigEr higEr at c sold between and closed at 31 c Provisions were strong on lively demand by shorts and commission houses Re Receipts R Receipts of ot hogs were lighter than expected and this caused much of the firmness An adano at Liverpool was another bullish factor At U the close September pork was up c lard was a shade higher and ribs were 7 higher The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 1373 73 73 Dec 76 s 76 76 76 75 7 75 May 79 79 79 CORN No 2 I Open I High i J Low I Close Sept 49 49 49 9 t Dec 46 47 4 1491 46 6 May lay 47 47 47 47 47 OATS No 2 I I Open i High I Low I j Close Sept 31 31 30 31 Dec 32 32 31 32 32 May 31 34 34 31 34 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I 1 Low J I Close Sept 1 1680 I 1700 1680 I 1697 LARD Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I 1 Close Clone Sept Oct No Nov SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close Sept I Oct 95 I Cash quotations quotation were aa as Flour Easy Wheat No 2 spring springS No 3 70 79 No 2 red Corn Oats 5 c No 2 yellow 51 i l C CO O 2 SO c No 2 white 31 No N 3 white Rye No 2 SOc Barley Good feeding fair to choice malting Flax seed No 1 I No 1 northwest northwestern ern em Clover Contract grades 1200 Short rids sides Loose 90 Mess Pork Per barrel 1700 Lard Per pounds Short clear sides Boxed Whisky Basis of ot high wines r I Ree Rec Ship IShip Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels OO Oats bushels R Rye e bushels Bar Barley ey bushels |