Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Oct 9 The wheat market opened excited and strong stron prices tc higher than the previous close The unsettled uns political situation In Europe had aroused arouse Intense bullish enthusiasm I i among local wheat heat traders and demand for that cereal creal at the opening was ex extremely extremely extremely active Within the first few min minutes minutes mm acte utes the December delivery delver had advanced to and the May option to 1 after opening at 01 to 1011 and 10 to 0 respectively A decline In the price of British and higher prices for wheat at Liverpool added to the fears of a possible European war r At the same time the market was affected by bythe bythe bythe the continued drought In the American southwest and In other Ither sections of the winter belt During the first hour trad tradIng tradIng trading Ing was of a boisterous character but hut at atthe attle atthe the end of that time a lull lul came In the buying tle and with enormous realizing sales sates prices gradually eased off of until they were below the opening quotations The mar market market market ket however exhibited no signs of weak weakness weakness weakness ness being buoyed up by b the urgent de do demand demand mand inand for flour our and cash wheat In the northwest Trade during the last hour was comparatively quiet and the t P J closed clo pd firm with December at and May ay at 0 i Trade In corn was rather limited In vol volumn volumn vo During the first half hal of the ses session sion slon a arm firm tone prevailed owing to the strength of wheat Several locals longs Ion were fair far buyers locals and nd this caused moderate covering by shorts Following the decline in wheat the corn market became easy el The loSe close was WS at the lowest point of the day Oats were firm early earl In the day hut but weakened during the last 13 t half hal and closed clOe at the lowest Cash Cah oats at the sample ample tables closed steady stead after ranging ran n halt half higher early in the day The mar market wheat and ket was w influenced chiefly by corn Provisions were steady at the start but hut eased ea ed off owing owin to the weakness of corn cornand cor cornand and to selling felling by a n local packer At the close prices were a shade to U 12 c lower The leading futures ranged as follows I Open I 1 High I Low I Close Dec May i 1100 10 8 July Juh 98 I 98 91 I 97 9 97 CORN I Open I High I Low I Close Dee Dec f 65 I 64 Ma May 16 64 61 I 61 65 1 61 64 July 63 6 I 64 I 63 6 63 OATS OATS I Open I High i Low I Close Dec I 49 49 49 49 I May la 51 51 I July J u I 47 41 47 47 14 4 MESS sS bbl I Op Open I 1 High I Lo Low t CIO Close Oct 1100 1390 1390 Jan 1612 1617 1602 1603 May lay l 1393 9 1161 1597 1591 1158 10 lbs Ibs I Open I 1 High Low I Close Oct 1003 1003 Jan u 1100 96 I 96 95 95 May 4 96 96 I 95 I 95 I SHORT RIBS Per 10 Ibs lbs I Open I High f Low I Close ci Oct 9 I I 9 I Jan I May lar I 80 I 8 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm Wheat No 2 spring No 3 No 2 red Corn CorXo No 2 t c No 2 yellow 80 SO Oats No 3 white Rye No 2 5 Barley Bare Good feeding Z 5 fair air to choice malting Flax seed No 1 northwestern northwester 1 No Xo 1 northwestern northwester 17 prime timothy 5 Clover Contract grades gades 8 Short ribs Sides loose I Mess pork Per barrel barel 15 10 Ibs lbs Short clear Sides boxed I Rec IShip Flour barrels Wheat bushels J 1 Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels I I 80 1000 Barley Bare bushels 2 |