Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Sept 7 Milling demand helped maintain firmness in the tho wheat market today At the close December delivery was up c Corn Is up 14 Oats show a gain of bc Provisions are un unchanged unchanged changed to 7 e lower The volume of trading in wheat was not large At tire the opening December was up at Commission houses were moderate purchasers on the unset unsettled tied condition of weather in the north northwest northwest west In addition higher prices at Liver Liverpool pop pool induced some buying A feature of trading was a fairly active demand throughout the tho entire session from a prominent bull In ra view of the attitude of o these operators pit traders In general were not inclined to sell freely and the comparative scarcity of offerings tended to hold prices firm The factor however that perhaps exerted most influence on the situation was the scarceness of cash wheat at all outside markets The de tie demand mand inand came from millers both northwest and southwest Increased buying of flour for both domestic and foreign consumption consumption tion was given as a the reason The fact that primary receipts today were bushels compared with bushels a year ago had ad also a bullish effect Throughout tire the day prices fluctuated within a small range ranee December selling between 82 and The market closed firm with December at 82 Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of cars Tire Tho corn market was firm as a result of smaller receipts The close was practically at the highest point of the day December opening I higher at 43 43 up to 44 41 and closed at Local receipts were cars with of contract grade Oats were strong The market closed strong with prices at the highest point of the day December opening a shade higher at 2626 sold up to 27 and closed at the top Local receipts were cars Provisions were decidedly weak early in inthe inthe the session acting on selling by pit trad traders ors ers and commission houses Later the wa ket recovered nearly all tire the loss on buSIng by prominent packers pad ers The close was fairl steady October pork ranged between 1417 and 1465 and closed at 1457 Lard sold between and ana arid closed at Ribs closed at after selling between and Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat iS heat 37 aT cars corn cars oats cars hogs head The leading futures ranged as follows 2 I Open t High I t Low Lew 1 Close Sept Dec May CORN No 2 I Open I High I Low Lo I Close Closer Sep r Sep n 53 Doe Doc o 45 15 Dec u 43 May 8 I Open 1 High I Low Close Sept iv Dee Dec May 23 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open Huh High j I Low Close Sept 1 1 Oct 1405 1485 1405 1457 Jan 1225 1239 1225 LARD Per lbs Ibs I Open I High I u Low j I Close Sept Oct tili 1760 76 IW NOV n n Jan SHORT lbs Ibs I Open High Low I Close Sept Oct 1867 Jan 1637 1640 1635 1631 Cash quotations as follows Flour steady 2 i spring No 3 SO SONo 85 No 2 red Corn No 2 54 iu u yellow 51 Oats No 2 26 No 2 white 28 No o 3 v bite hite 26 2627 27 Rye No 2 til 61 Barley Good feeding 37 fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 lOS No Nv 1 I northwest northwestern era ern Mess Pork Per bbl lbs Ibs C Short Ribs Sides loose short clear sides boxed 1800 Whisky Basis of high wines Clover 1100 I Rae Rec Ship Flour I 2250 Wheat bu Corn bu Oats bu Rye bu Barley bu bir |