Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Aug SAn improved demand for wheat for export had a strengthening effect today on the local wheat market September closed at a net gain of Corn was unchanged Oats showed a gain of 1 Provisions were unchanged to 2 lower The wheat market was strong nearly all allday allday day and trading was active New York Kansas City and St Louis reported that wheat was sold there for tor export The belief bellef that wheat Is now on an export ba basis basis sis formed the chief reason for tor the bul bullish Ush lish sentiment Other factors contributIng Ing to the firmness were higher prices top for cash wheat in the southwest where the strength of oats small stocks at neapolis and reports of damage at Can Canada Canada ada bY hall hail The market closed firm Septem September cr opened a shade W high higher er at advanced to 89 and clos closed d dat at 88 SS 8 Commission houses and local bulls were active bidders for fori corn during the first half of the session because of the ad advance advance vance in oats The buying was less ur urgent urgent gent in the latter part of the day and the market held barely steady Cash houses were the principal sellers Local receipts and stocks were light and the shipping demand fairly active The market closed steady September opened I higher at 65 55 sold off to 64 and closed t 54 Oats were strong all day because of heavy hean buying by bulls News of the crop I was of a discouraging nature and con contained contained many reports of small yields Heavy rains In Iowa Illinois and Mis Missouri Missouri are said to be dela delaying the move moe movement ment of new oats to market The close was strong September opened Ih to 4 l cent higher at t 44 advanced to 45 and closed at at 1538 Provisions were quiet and easier be because because cause of a weak market for like hogs At the close pork for September delivery was off 2 at 1617 lard was unchanged edat ed at and ribs were 2 lower at 2 The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I High I Low Close Aug 86 1 86 6 Sept 34 88 iI Dee Dec 8 93 92 May 97 87 98 CORN I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 55 55 53 Dee Deco 52 51 51 lla May 52 53 2 52 52 OATS I Open I High a Low I Close Sept 14 1 44 45 Dec 52 4 I 2718 jU 4 43 May 45 15 4 HS 5 MESS bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 1620 1600 er W lor Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close Sept Oct I I I I SHORT Ibs I Open I High lUgh I Low I Close Sept i 1 I I I 86 2 Oct 1 I 8 Cash Quotations were as follows 2 No 3 S Xo No Z 2 red 86 Corn Corno o 2 55 Xo No 2 yellow 66 66 2 49 No 2 white ii 53 No 3 white 2 45 feeding 55 GO f fair dr to choice malting Flax 1 northwestern 1164 Timothy Short loose Mess barrel pounds 89 clear boxed I Rec I Ship Flour barrels bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley bushels |