Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS PR VISIONS Chicago Sept 13 Attention of traders In the wheat pit was diverted temporarily from domestic conditions which have been growing more bearish daily dally to the situation in Argentina where the grow growing growIng ing tog crop of wheat is now said to be threatened by locusts One of the lead leadIng leadIng leading Ing implement concerns in this country was reported to have received a message from that country claiming claim that the crop had already suffered considerable Injury and this report was confirmed partially by other dispatches from private sources These reports inspired active buying to toward toward ward midday and throughout the remain remainder der of or the day demand continued brisk Early In the session the market was depressed by the receipts in inthe inthe the northwest which were the largest on record Arrivals today at Minneapolis and Duluth aggregate 2026 2025 cars while those at Winnipeg totaled 1129 The pre pie previous record for the two former centers was 1996 1906 cars the combined receipts of Sept 28 last year The firmness of cash wheat here and In the southwest how however however ever tended to offset this liberal move movement movement ment September was again extremely erratic and during the day sold between and December ranged bo be between tween The market closed strong at almost the top September being at and De Do December cember at Considerable weak weakness weakness ness in the corn market was evidenced but the late strength of wheat caused a firmer feeling in the final hour The mar market market ket closed about steady with prices a shade higher to lower compared with the previous close Weakness e of corn prompted moderate profit taking In oats which resulted in ina ina a heavy tone the greater part of the day The market however rallied a trifle late In the session Final quotations showed gains of a shade to H 14 Provisions were weak with th the exception lion tion of September pork which made slight gains At the close September pork was up 12 while the remainder of the list Hat was 7 to lower The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 1101 1031 Dec 98 96 May 1101 1101 CORN CORNI I Open I High Low I Close Sept 66 47 Dec 99 38 May 61 OATS I Open High I Low I Close Sept 39 39 Dec 39 J May MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I Low I Close Sept 2335 2380 2385 Jan 1838 1900 1800 the I Open I Low I Close Sept 1215 1215 Oct 1215 1215 1200 1200 Nov 1177 1187 1167 Jan 1072 1072 1068 1065 SHORT 1410 lbs I Open j High I Low I Close it 1182 1172 Oct 1160 1162 1157 1157 Jan Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Rye No 2 Barley Feed or mixing fair to choice malting maILing Flax Seed No southwestern No 1 northwestern Clover 1300 Mess bbl bel Lard Per MO lbs Ibs 1135 Short loose Short Clear Sides boxed Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels primary re receipts were bushels compared with bushels the corresponding day a year ago The visible supply of wheat in the United States increased 1 bushels the amount of breadstuff on ocean passage decreased bush bushels eta els Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 84 ears care oats cars oats cars hogs head |