Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Chicago Sept 4 Wheat trade was of I unusually small volume owing to the I coming coining holiday on Monday anti and with the I of a short period of moderate I strength at the start sentiment through throughout I out the d day y was bearish Price fluctuations fluctuations I ranged ran ed from front 4 to toI I MUCH to the sune suri suo of Vie fie bears boars tHe te market opened firm flim with prices 16 k low lower lowr er r to I higher The initial firmness was tile to 10 general rains over the spring wheat country and to a dispatch from Argentina asserting that the wheat crop cropin cropIn in two provinces had been damaged by locusts With mth little to encourage buying I Ithe the market became heavy and closed weak at almost the bottom Low temperatures in the northwest with a possibility that the cold weather may extend to the corn belt prompted buying of corn by shorts resulting in con considerable considerable firmness Prices at the close were lower to MJ tt higher A feature of the trade in oats was wal wa the buying of or December and May by coun country country country try houses This in some quarters was said ald to indicate that farmers were un nfl unwilling willing to sell their oats at The market mark L closed steady with prices S Slower H lower to 4 higher Provisions were quiet and prices not exceeding a ic Sc range The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open i High I Low I 1 Close Sept I I 19 Dec Dee 19 It 4 fH IU May ln 97 9 I CORN i CORNI I Open I High Low I Close Cloae Sept 96 88 Dec Dee I 67 ns I n May 9 W OATS I Open I High I Low I Close CloseS S Sept pt IS Dee Dec D f 38 3 I IMay May t I MESS PORK POK PRK per bbl I Open Op I High I Low Lw I Close cO Sept t 1 OO l h N ND Jan 1786 7 I l i 1735 LARD D per Iler ICO 10 Ibs lb I Open pen i High I Low I Close Cloe Sept I 1221 I IL I Jf Ot Oct 12 1227 i U 12 Nov J 1 I lUI uS 1100 11 1 Jan 1 11 I 10 SPORT ORT RIBS per pr lo lbs Ib I Open Op j i i High i Low Lw i Close Clo Jan I t U I Sept j 1 1177 17 I 1180 I I 1177 11 I 1180 18 Oct I 1167 16 1170 1 I 1185 11 1167 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Easy winter patents straights 1 spring sprin straights 40 bakers T TRye Rye RyNo No 2 77 74 Barley Feed or mixing 0 fair to choice malting 6 8 Flax 1 southwestern 1 No o 1 northwestern northwester 11 Timothy Seed E 3 Clover 1216 Mess Meae Ie Pork Per barrel brel J I 1 pounds 1288 11 I poun Short Ribe Sides loose o Sides Short clear car boxed boxe Grain Statistics Total clearances claranca of ot wheat and flour floor for were wre equal to bushels Estimated eual 20 buhl re receipts r for tomorrow Wheat het M 1 0 cars corn com co I 7 cars cr oats SU n cars cr hogs hog 1 head cad |