| Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Oct 8 Covering by shorts shor was the chief cause of a firm ir market to today today today day at the close of the wheat market Final quotations for the December de do delivery de livery Ivery showed showe a net gain gin of ot 9 Corn Cor was up a shade Oats Oat were Me higher and provisions up c to i c During the early earb part of the day senti sentiment ment In the wheat pit was bearish sent and prices showed a moderate decline To Toward Toward ward wara the noon oon hour however hoeve a stronger tone developed develop cd and throughout the re remainder remainder of the session the market held re A l firm The chief chef bearish factors affect ing the market at the opening were low lower lower lower er cables cabie liberal lb r receipts in the north northwest northwest wet west and an a increase oZ o nearly bushels in I the worlds shipments corn com compared cm pared with wit those those of the corresponding week last year A special feature of the worlds movements was the relative lathe r mag magnitude magnitude magnitude of shipments from Russia Russia and from Danubia ports pors total shipments shipment from these places being over ove bushels The early ery weakness weakES was wa duo as much to a slack sack demand as a to any selling pressure presure and consequently trad tad ing was quiet during the te first frt hour Later in the te day the demand became more ac tive shorts short and a a local loca bull bul being beng active bidders bidder A report from Duluth claiming that considerable wheat had been sold there for export j i strengthened the te mar ma ket here lucre The he close was strong Decem ber opened S 41 lower at 73 7 to 73 Wh ad advanced advanced advanced to 74 and closed cosed at 74 4 The corn market market was easier at the opening because of eUng by cash cah houses house Excellent weather for the te maturing of ot the new the chief crop was wa weakening In fluence During the thc the last half of the set ses session se sion the te market maket became bame bC e more in i sym sympathy sympathy pathy pat with wih the strength str of wheat wheat bUt bit the volume of trading t g was not large lar Commission houses were vere the chief chef b y ers era The market closed firm December er opened lc c lower a aZ aL 4 42 sold off ot to 4 42 and ad a d advanced to 42 Final were at 42 41 Favorable weather in the northwest for the movement of the new crop had hada te cop a depressing effect on the oats oat market maket early carl in the day Pit Pi traders trader and some small smal holders were the chief sellers Lat Later er In II the day da active demand by commis commission commIssion commission sion houses caused a firmer firer feeling feeing De December December December cember opened o 0 lower at 34 sold off to 33 3 and then advanced to 3 34 3 The close was at 34 3 Provisions were easier cier at the opening because of ot a decline of 5 cents in the price of live Jve hogs hog Later Late sentiment be became be came caine cae somewhat bullish and prices made madea a moderate advance Covering by shorts sort in October lard was wa a feature of the mar tIe mr ket ket There was wa also aso some for foreign foreign or eign eig account account At the close clos January pork was up 7 c c lard was up and ribs were 5 higher The leading futures ranged as a follows 2 2 I Open I 1 High I Lw Low Close CI Dee Dec 73 14 73 7 May ay 78 77 k 7 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Cl ij Oct Oc u 45 45 45 45 Dec 14 42 2 42 1457 4 42 42 May 43 3 43 42 43 2 I f Open Open I High I Lw Low I Close Dec 31 1 July ay Ij 3 3 MESS bbl I Open l High I Low Close Jan l I 1357 I 1347 I 1355 lbs I Open High I Low l Oct 1 s Nov Jar SHORT lbs I Open High I Low Oct l I I Jan 1 1 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Finn Wheat No 2 spring 77 No 3 71 79 No 2 red 71 Corn No 2 45 No 2 yellow 46 Oats No 2 33 No 2 white No S white Rye No 2 Barley Fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 No 1 north northwestern northwestern western Timothy Seed Prime Clor Contract grade 1275 Short Ribs Sides loose Goose Mess Pork Per barrel 1650 Lard Per pounds Sides Short clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines I Rec IShip Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley bushels |
