Show AND PROVISIONS Chicago Aug 17 The wheat trade wa today and bought as If famine threatened the country The Ser Sep delivery touched a bushel 39 3 cents over the previous close ekse Th Tb December option advanced 5 S cents to The close was under th tin top figures a net advance for the months of 33 cents and of 44 cent for the deferred options Corn closed strong to c advance foi 0 September and 1 for December Sep Seil September oats are arc up tc c Provision varied from a shade shado to 7 cents higher There was nas a burst of speculative whoa wheat buying at the opening far In excess o U any previous day which gathered with each succeeding hour until all pre pee previous records for the present crop wen wee shattered The Tho early reports from the th spring whet wheat territory wee no moe en encouraging encouraging than they had been and th northwestern markets were stronger Ca Cables hiss bles showed foreign markets to have fol followed followed lowed late advances on this side anc ani there thero were indications that foreigners foreigner were purchasing in this market Buying orders far fkr in excess of offerings were in inthe ii the h market from the start opened 1 to 1 to cents at 3 December was dp tip at th tb start VA 11 to 2 cents at to Th Tb crop reports bad to start stare with became lamentable In their details of destruction by rust of whole fields In many localities ties farmers wore were reported as engaged W II burning tho standing grain to clear the tb theland land From the Dakotas Minnesota ami an the same reports came and lead trad traders leadem ers em appeared to scent famine The buying furors furore sot in Ia In earnest Only once soon after time the opening when a few long lines lIsh wore were released did the price go below the Ito opening range A momentary dip resulted went down to and December to The Tho rest of the trading appeared to be hi one frantic scramble to buy Not until the tho high points for and an for December was reached was there therm any marked halt In the advance At tot top prices In the last hour of trading leading scalpers threw quantities of wheat on the che and hi in the absorption of this price lost some of the tho advance September went oft off to but soon valUed rallied the close cleat showing the tho buying spirit again In the tIm Final trades in this option were at with the tone strong De Do December cember broke to under the late halt selling movement closing strong at that thai figure Clearances of wheat and flour were werl equal to bushels with primary re ro receipts 1010 bushels against year Minneapolis Duluth and Chic reported receipts of cars against H 1 last week and a a year ago ao That there was not more of an advance in Cia corn cora was due to the tho fact that southwest had some more showers ant and the crop outlook was teas helped thereby Sep September Lember opened at oV 54 to 55 an advance ot ol but sold off to Decem December ber bor was up at the tho start I to to tc 54 14 cents dipping to 63 53 under the early selling The market could not resist the strong strool bullish atmosphere of the pit how however ever aver and successive waves of buying carried values forward to is ancl 66 56 cents centi respectively for or September and Decent Decem December bee ber the active options The close was strong at i for September and 54 54 for December Local receipts 96 56 cars three of contract grade The Tho buying for contract exerted its in influence fluence upon oats causing an advance It n September of 3 to hi at to 34 The rho early demand demaid to in grains was followed by a corresponding movement however and the price touched 34 but ad advanced on the late temper of the market markel marketto to 35 33 cents The close was wag first firm at port of the gala gain having been lost on real realizing izing sales Local receipts wow were 2 5 cars Provisions Previsions opened weak In sympathy with a decline in the price of live hogs The market was rescued from Its early declining tendency by liberal buying for fora forI a I leading packing company und and y the ef effect of the Sic grain strength Closing prices showed September pork vp tp 7 cents at al Lard was 2 cents higher at al Ribs closed unchanged at Estimated receipts tot lor tomorrow Wheat 85 cars corn 78 cars oats sara cars hogs head The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 I Open I High I Low I olOS rost Dec 1109 CORN No 2 I Open High Low 1 Gloat Close jt Dec 53 hay OATS No 2 I Open High i Low I Close Clou Sept pt 5 35 fr 3 tiny May 21 37 MESS PORK Per bbL I High I Low I ept 1140 1167 1140 1157 1157 1170 1147 1165 Fan 1297 1310 t 1305 lbs I Open tHigh I Low I Cl I 66 ten 1 70 pL I lbs I Open I High I Low I ClOt v s s ct 74 rn F Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 3 spring No o 3 AS No 2 red 3 50 No 2 yellow 56 2 o I 36 j S 6 No 3 white Rye No 2 74 Barley Good feeding fair tc to Flax Seed No 1116 1 No 1 northwest northwestern ern Seed Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds Short lOOSe Skeet Basis of high wines i I Ship 1500 C Cn Tn bushels Cat f bushels Rye Barley bushels |