| Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS S Chicago Sept 14 General rains throughout the northwest caused firm firmness firmness firmness ness in lit the wheat market today At the close the December delivery was up UD Corn shows a gain of C I Oats 14 pro provisions provisions provisions visions 27 The wheat market was firm from start to finish Wet Vet weather In the greater por portion portion portion tion of the spring wheat country was the source of strength Many of yesterdays yest short sellers were eager bidders today their evident conclusion being that the unfavorable weather would check tempo tempe temporarily the movement of wheat from the tho farms Another reason for Improved de tie demand demand mand was found In the publication of re revised revised revised statistics regarding the wheat crop of Russia figures made bushels as the total yield as against I I a estimate of bushels On the basis of the revised figures this years crop will be bushels less I than that of last year ear Initial quotations were wore practically the lowest of or the day December opened Ih 14 to v cents higher at 83 83 For a time prices held i comparatively steady stead but toward the middle of or the session a moderate advance was recorded Many Man reports were received from outside grain centers telling of or ur urgent urgent gent demand for cash wheat For De December December December cember the highest hi hest point of the day was reached at 83 The market later eased off a trifle on profit taking but the he t close was firm with December at 83 89 Corn was firm The te ed t almost the highest St point of or the day De Do December comber cember opened unchanged at a It higher at 43 43 sold s ld up to 44 41 and closed at Oats were strops December higher I closing at nt Provisions were firm A decline of 10 cents In the price of live hogs was ap apparently i ignored At the close January Januar pork was up U p cents at j I I ILard Lard was up 57 I at Ribs wore were 5 cents higher er at The leading futures ranged as follows I WHEAT No o 2 I II I Open I High I Low I Close those Sept Sopt 82 82 1 82 I Dec 83 18 s 53 83 52 May 85 85 85 I CORN No 2 j Low I Close I Lopen Open High I Sept n 5 I Sept o 3 53 52 52 I Dec o 05 45 15 45 15 45 31 it Dec n a 4 44 43 May lay tJ i ft 45 42 i I II OATS No 2 5 I 1 Onen I High I Low I Close Sept Sopt ept 26 17 26 Dec Dee 27 27 28 12 i 27 May 29 2931 SO 00 g 30 Mi MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Sept 1540 TOT 1535 1535 1533 Oct 1470 1475 1470 1472 Jan an 1217 1225 1217 1222 ibs lbs I Open I High I Low L w I Close Clo I Sept SO pt Oct J Nay Nav t 73 Jan 67 I i SHORT RIBS Per Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close Clone sept ept t j Oot O 50 85 Jan Jari 65 Cash quotations were as Flour No o 2 No 3 s No 2 red Corn No 2 53 No T 2 t yellow 54 M 2 27 No 2 white j jNo No o 3 white I Ryo RyoN No o 2 62 Barley Good feeding 36 26 fair to malting I Flax Beed No I 1 IM No 1 ern Mess Pork Per r bbl Lard Per lbs Ibs Short Ribs Sides liO boxed axed 8 Whisky Basis of high h gh wines 1 l Clover Contract grade 1100 OO S Bee Reo I Ship Flour barrels I rr 4 Wheat 1 Corn C rn bushels Oats bushels Bye Byc bushels 15 Barley bushels 93 I |
