Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Sept 7 Official predictions of frost In the Canadian northwest was the chief stimulant in the wheat market to today today today day At the close December wheat was wasfi wasti ti fi c higher Corn was up c to c cOats cOats Oats were c e lower Provisions were unchanged un unchanged unchanged changed to 2 c higher A steady stead feeling prevailed at the open openIng openIng Ing of ot the wheat market The market at Liverpool failed to reflect the full ad advance advance i ivance vance made on the local board yesterday but offerings here were wele few and the de demand dem demand mand m d good goo American seaboard advices to the ef er effect feet that foreign acceptances were light while Montreal declared that everything offered there had been snapped napped up The market strengthened rapidly on the pre prediction prediction prediction diction of ot the frost In the northwest and prices ruled firm throughout the re rc remainder remainder of the day da Trade Trado was not heavy and many operators seemed disposed to await events before extending operations December wheat opened unchanged to J c higher at 1 to 1 sold between and LOn and closed strong at 1011 Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary re receipts receipts were 6 bushels against bushels on the same day last Jast year Min Minneapolis Minneapolis neapolis Duluth and Chicago reported re receipts receipts receipts of ot cars cars last week and cars one year ago The strength of or wheat and unfavorable unfavorable able crop reports from Iowa Nebraska and Kansas made a strong corn com market throughout the day The demand for forcash forcash forcash cash corn was good and the offerings were light Late bullish influences af at affecting affecting the market were predictions of ot frost In Canada and the Iowa state crop report which estimates the crop this year at bushels against bushels last year December corn opened l Sic ic c to c higher at 61 sold between and and closed strong at 61 c Local receipts were cars with cars of ot contract grade blade The oats oata market was very quiet The principal selling was by local longs December De December December cember oats opened unchanged at lH c sold between Mc and 54 lc and closed at atIe Sic Ie Local receipts were cars Provisions were extremely dull At the close January pork was unchanged at 1595 Lard was nl higher at Ribs were unchanged to 2 c higher at 25 Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat cars corn 57 oats hogs head bead The leading futures ranged as follows 2 I Open l High I Low I Close Dee Dec 95 s 96 95 96 May ay f 1 1016 Sept 1106 10 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Dee Dec 63 May 61 61 61 Sept 61 I 62 62 61 62 4 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 55 55 Dec 54 54 54 I i 54 May 55 64 54 54 MESS barrel I Open I High I Low Lol I Close Oct 1575 1575 1575 Jan 1590 1595 pounds I Open I High I Low I Close Oct Oct Jan I I I SHORT pounds Open High Low Close Oct 8 I 8 8 Tan Jan Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm winter vinter patents iro straights 5 spring patents OO straights 4 80 bakers 3 Wheat No 2 spring No 3 98 No 2 red 4 Corn No 2 63 No 2 yellow 67 2 55 No o 3 white 49 Barley Good feeding fair to choice malting 91 Flax Seed No 1 northwestern 1 Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grades 1560 1660 Short ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds Sides Short clear boxed Whisky Basis of high I Rec I Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Ry bushels Barley Barle bushels |