Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Oct 31 There was a decided change of sentiment in the wheat pit at the opening today toda from that manifested at the previous close The market closed firm yesterday In a 11 flurry of buying based Sed ased Sedon on sensational en reports of or damage to the Argentine crop but at the opening today many of yesterdays buyers buyer were in a stampede to sell owing to fresh advice iI from Argentina which were less bullish than previous pr lous reports The failure of the Liverpool market to respond to the ad advance advance adVance vance here hero yesterday also inspired I free selling Prices at the tile start were ere U to 5 lower and before the end of ot the nest first hour nour nour further declines of about half had been recorded Later the market became dull and trading continued quiet the re Te remainder remainder of the session Prices also failed to rally rail from the early weakness and the market closed at the bottom point with December at M JW iQ and May ay at There was w only a moderate demand for tor forcash forcash cash wheat but prices were w re a trifle higher According to a local expert con concern concern concern cern there were few tew bids for wheat and the quoted figures from abroad were weN a along along along long way from any possible p business iss Weather conditions in the t e southwest were favorable le for the fall sown crop and ri re rs receipts In lit the northwest t were leSl than tor for the same day last week Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Trade in ln the corn com pit was dull The market closed weak to cents lower with December at 63 and May at 6 62 Oats were quiet and prices fluctuated within a cent range At the close prices were unchanged to 4 i lower with Decem December December December ber at 4 and arid May at 50 to t 50 Provisions were wea owing to scat scattered scattered liquidation The close was 15 cents lower loer to 5 cents higher The leading futures ranged as follows follow WHEAT I Open i High I Low I Close Dec 1100 May 1103 1101 July 98 98 97 9 9 CORN CORNI I Open i High Low I Close Cio Dec 63 63 May July 6 t 6 62 62 62 OATS r I Open I High i Low jow I 1 Close Dec Dee I S May fay 50 50 I July 45 45 45 45 Si MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I t Low 1 j Close Oct 1431 1410 Jan IGl 1612 16 ti tiJan 1500 May 1585 lbs Ibs I Open I HIgh I Low Close Cloe Nov t I I I I Jan 9 5 j Ma May I 1 I I I 94 SHORT lbs I Open I HIgh I Low i Close Oct 1 I Jan i I 84 I S May I I 1 Cash CaRh quotations were as follows Flour Steady winter patents 4 straights 4 65 Go spring patents 62 6 straights bakers 3 Wheat o 2 spring 1031 H No o 3 9 No 2 red Corn ComNo No 2 No 2 yellow 72 No 2 white 20 No o 3 white Rye Re No o 2 nUis Barley Good feeding fair to choice malting c O Flax Seed No 1 northwestern 18 Timothy Seed Prime 3 3 v Clover Contract grade Short Shott Ribs Sides loose Mess less Pork Per bbl Ibs lbs 9 Short Clear Sides boxed 9 50 Whisky Basis of high hl h wines Articles I Rec I Ship Flour barrels barrel I Wheat Theat bushels Corn Com bushels I 5 Oats bushels Rye Re bushels 9 OO Barley Coffee and Sugar New York Oct SI Coffee futures s closed steady stead at a net advance of or 1015 IOU points Sales ware were reported of at bags including lag Ins December 3 40 March 1 May MM ay July Jul September Spot coffee steady No Xo 7 1 RIo No 4 Santos S c mild mUd coffee dull Cordova 84 9 tu Sugar Raw steady fair refining u centrifugal I 96 00 test 39 molasses su sn sugar sugar gar gal refined steady No 6 70 No 7 4 No 8 S too No 9 5 No 10 SUS No 11 M No 12 U 45 15 No 13 No 11 U confectioners A mold mod A 40 cut loaf loa S 5 crushed crashed powdered Q granulated cubes 33 |