Show i GRAIN AND PROVISION Chicago Sept 25 Covering by shorts sh rt caused moderate firmness In ii the wheat market here bore today Cables Svere were weak having a n tendency to depress depres the mar ket No news of or a t distinctly bullish character was received and the firm firmness ness floss of ot the market was wa due duo chiefly to tho the desire of shorts to even up over Sunday The range for tor Decem December December ber her was between 98 and Corn from a u rather weak opening and tho the close was ivas was firm with wih prices unchanged to iS com corn compared compared pared with wit yesterday Trade in the tho oats pit pi was wa exceed exceedingly exceedIngly exceedIngly quiet and prices price moved within a alc Jc lc range The market closed firm with wih prices a a shade lower to ii UH t higher Buying of ot September pork and lard by bi b shorts was the tho feature of trade In provisions At the close coso prices were 2 to 15 higher The he leading Ii futures ranged a as WHET WHEAT I Open I iii I Lw Low I CIO Close Sept 11 1102 1100 4 1102 Dec 9 90 19 I May 1102 l CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low I Close Sept pt 4 11 Dee i 5 5 ia 8 0 0 t OATS OATS I Open I High I Low I Ct Close pt 3 39 31 i I IDee Dee Dec 3 I I May 0 n 41 MESS bbl I Open pl I Ht I Low I Ct Sept 1245 2450 I 2400 I sUO Jan 1860 1 I 15 1827 I I 15 17 lb Ibe I I lUgh I Lw Low I Sept 11 1200 1290 1257 t 1 1240 1121 1245 1 1240 Ko Nov 15 1197 1 1205 1197 I 10 1206 Jan 1091 1109 1092 1097 SHORT 10 Ib lbs I Open j I High lUSh I Low I C t 1195 1197 1197 19 yet 18 1190 lUJO 1120 lm 11 1175 11 1177 Jar Jan 1 97 97 9 Cash ash quotations were as follows Flour Firm winter patents 41 straights spring straights straight 8 sing 40 tO bakers 3 O Rye No 2 72 7 Barley Feed or mixing fair to choice malting mailing 1 Flax Seed SNo No 1 southwestern 13 No 1 northwestern Timothy iU b Mess barrel 41 i 1 pounds pun Short Ribs Sides loose o 17 1175 Sides Short clear cear boxed Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat whet and ad flour tour were equal to 30 bushel bushel Primary receipts rec re elp were bushels compared With bushels the corresponding day a year ago Estimated receipts for Monday Wheat 39 cars c corn rn 23 cars oats ISO cars hogs head |