Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Io Chicago Sept 6 The wheat market opened o firm initial quotations on De Dc December cember cembor being belm unchanged to e c higher at Sl S1 esi 1 c The firmness was apparently due to heavy rains throughout hout Kansas the effect of ot tho wet weather being to i delay the movement of the new crop rop to I market Moderate buying by a prominent prominent I nent bull induced considerable purchasing I ing by pit traders during the first half i hour In consequence the market gained slightly in strength December touching i 81 1 On the small upturn u turn commission i houses became quite active sellers and an 1 started a reaction December declining to I Sl c Renewed demand however from the loader lender of o the bulls boils was fol followed followed i lowed by b a complete recovery recover The mar market hot ket was strengthened by b shorts who I bought on weather bureau predictions of general genera rains tonight in Minnesota and I the Dakotas Another factor that con cou contributed to the strength late in the day was an advance Of df 1 I cent a bushel in the price of cash wheat about the close elms i Private reports from the northwest tell telling telling I ing log of small yield and poor quality ot I n new w wheat helped to create bullish sen set sentiment I For December the highest hl hest point I of the day was reached at The market closed dosed strong with December up 3 at Sc Rain throughout the middle west Im ira Imparted ported parted firmness to the tho th corn market The market closed at the highest hl point of the thedy dy df December closing MiMe c up at Fair Pair demand from shippers and elevator concerns caused firmness in the oats mar hot ket k t December closed Qc c up at 26 c Provisions were weak as asa a result of o A t de ne in the price of live hogs Outsiders were free sellers selters At Al the close October pork was off ISe lard ws was down iKe and ribs were c slower The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT W No 2 I I High Low Close lj I ih Dec De 81 18 ISi I May iM S1 CORN NO 2 2 1 I Open f I High I Low I Close I S i Pl Ii 13 l Sept t n 52 51 68 isa 51 Dec Doo q 43 14 Dee Dec n 11 13 43 I Il 45 t l l 43 i i OATS No S 2 I II I Open I I Low Clos e eS I S Pt i 14 1 I Dec Dac Os 2054 12 h ht May t 1 PORK P bbl 1 IOP Open I High j Low i Sept S pt 1 1 IJ IJO Oct 1450 Tall jell 1215 Jl 1220 LA Ibs I I Open rI r Tow 1 Close Cloge CloseS S it J l I I iro irod d Qt l t 1775 I 1770 I I Mire t v 1730 7 j t I I HORT Rt I BS P r lbs Ibi i Open I High H I Low o I Close cise sop Sapt t I l 8 Y 1853 sr I 5 1 8 r 20 I Oct I 1 I 1 8 86 I 8 5 i I R SV ti I i I 1 I I Cash quotations wore were as follows I Flour Steady 2 wring 89 No Xo 3 I Nb Nfl 2 i red 80 i 2 58 53 A No 2 yellow ellow 53 f 27 No 2 white 27 No 3 White 2527 2 Rye No 2 1 CO GO Barley feedIng ending fair to I choice malting Flax Seed No 1 f No 1 northwest north west I om era Mess Mes Pork PerT bbl I Lard Per Ibs lbs Short fd s loose I Short Clea boxed OO Whiskey Basis of hish wines Clover Contract grade 1100 I I Ree Rec I Ship Flour barrels Wheat When t bushels 08 Corn C bushels i ats bushels O Rye RY bushels 1 I 1 1400 Barley BarIc bushels I C IC |