Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago July 5 Unfavorable harvest harvesting lug ing weather and a reduction of about 23 a aper per cent In worlds shipments were the main causes for a sharp advance in wheat prices today Final figures on September wheat are 1341 cents uy up Corn made madea a net advance of MI Oats show chow a again gain Kain of c Provisions are practically un unchanged Unchanged changed I i The wheat market opened strong with September up 4 to l gl at Sl 81 to toSa Sa 33 Among a variety of bullish factors that influenced traders at the start were I wet weather in the southwest and the i decrease in worlds shipments Since the adjustment of change tm un Friday rains had been quite general in the southwest greatly delaying harvesting operations News from abroad was equally ing to the hulls bulls Russia showed a falling off of over a million bushels In the ship i ments for the week and those from the Danube country were reduced t by y a half The amount on passage was nearly I bushels less than a week ago agoA i i A revised estimate of the French crop 1 made a creditable reaction in the total yieW Foreign grain markets were af affected affected by the bullish statistics prices at Liverpool being tip up nearly a cent Under these Influences there was wa an active de demand demend mend mand for wheat here small shorts being the principal buyers As the session ad advanced advanced the market gained additional strength An official forecast of rain in inthe inthe the southwest caused fresh to shorts In view of a strong market at Kansas City At times the market was almost bare of offerings and buyers had to materially bid up prices Before orders could be filled The Tha high point in September was reached at 3 cents the fact that there was considerable liquidation dation going on during tho lost last half hour the market closet strong with September at itt 82 i Clearances of wheat slid flour were equal to bushels The amount bushels and ana m on passage decreased the visible supply decreased bush bushels eta els Primary receipts were compared com coin pared with a year ago Minneapolis oils olis Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of ears cars against cars last week and ana cars a year ago The Tho strength of wheat caused some firmness In corn but there was no great amount of bull enthusiasm manifested September opened 34 higher at sold between 48 and 43 4 and nd rioted closed at 45 Local receipts Vs loS cars carsIn carsIn In oats the volume of trading was ex ox extremely small sinai After opening 34 to e t higher at 32 to September ranged between 31 and and closed at 82 2 cents Local receipts 35 4 cars carsi Provisions Were firm early on a good i demand from packers resulting from a bullish hog market On the advance the commission houses were liberal sellers causing a reaction Late in the day a rally occurred on the strength of grains The market closed steady with September pork a shade shado lower at 1323 13 September lard was unchanged at Ribs were up 2345 at Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 14 cars corn cars oats cars hogs head Tile The leading futures ranged as follows Ko 2 1 Open I High iLow j Low CI 4 6 July a Sept o Sept n 58 CORN I Open I High Low I Close July 47 47 Sept 40 Dee Dec 1 4 46 OATS No 2 T V Oj Open en High I Low J CIo Clo e eS July 55 S Sept pt ti iL l Dec Dae Mass PORK Per bbl I Open HIgh I Low i Close 13 S 1303 8 Sept 1320 i 1310 10 i Open High I Low July Sept 1 7 I Ot t SHORT lbs I Open High I Low I July Sept Ott 1 78 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet but steady Wheat Spring No 2 No 3 spring No 2 red Corn No 2 48 4 No 2 yellow 50 Oats No 2 tt No 3 white 35 Rye No 2 61 64 Barley Good feeding 55 fair to toRye choice malting Flax Flat Seed No 1 No 1 northwest northwestern era ern Timothy Seed Prime 2 X Mess Mean Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds Short Ribs Sides loose 0 Short Clear Sides Boxed Whisky Basis of high wines Clover Contract grade 1078 1 Eec Rec J Snip Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Ryu bushels I Barley bushels j |