Show IN THE GRAIN PIT Buying by Commission Men Checked Decline LOCAL BULLS BRACE UP CORN Fair Trade In Oats Which Closed Study and Firm Lard Well Supported nnd Brokers Took on Ribs and Pork Making Provision Market Strong Chicago July liThe early wheat market was easy on bearish crop news and lowor cables and prices declined from the opening on freo etop loss selling sell-ing September opened VJTVic lower a 7C1J76ic and sold off to 7GMc Buying by 1 commission houses checked the decline de-cline and the tone becamo firmer on excellent ex-cellent cash prospects and reported small country offerings Under these Influences September sold up to 7Gc but lost some of the advance on renewed selling on the upturn The close WIIB firma at 774c n gain of Vi o Mlnneapojls and Duluth receipts 1C7 cars local receipts G cars 17 of contract grade There was considerable selling In corn early on the better crop prospects and Jower cables and the feeling at the start wna weak Local bulls gaVo support at tho decline however and 0 fair demand from scalpers followed causing a recovery recov-ery the market holding steady until tho close September was up a shade at CO41 oOVic after ranging between IQric and GOVic Local receipts 107 cars 19 of contract con-tract grade There was a fair trade In oats September Sep-tember closed steady at thc advance nt KlT t flSVaC after ranging between 33c and 33c Commission houses supported lard and brokers took on ribs nnd pork The result was a strong market except for an easy start In Inrd September pork was up at tho closo IGc at HJ65 with lard lOtTWio i higher at 1C and ribs Q higher at i JS57 ½ Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat S cars corn 2 cars oats 230 cars hogs 0000 head RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Closo Wheat No 2 July old 7C 7CW 75 7CVi July now 75i i 7GVi 75 7Cli Sept old 7G 77Vi 70 77X Sept now IUf Ip 7GVi Tt Corn No 2 July I0 49i 40JA 49 September 5 COVi 49 i G0 i December 19i 49V6 49 49 Oats No 2 July SSVi 3J i S7j 3 September Mesa Pork 33 ¼ 33VL 33 ¼ 33 Y July 1120 liSO 1420 1130 September 11150 11G7 ¼ 1125 lUG Lard July 1 7S2V 792ri 7SO 97J September 795 S20 T92 ½ SiC October 795 7W 767l i 777 ½ Short Hlbs July SJ5 857 ¼ 815 857Vi September 852 > SCO S40 8G7V4 October 793 S123 795 S12 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were a follows Flour steady unchanged No 2 spring wheat steady unchanged No 2 red 76i < JI7Gic No U corn 60c No 2 yellow 6Oc No2 oats G1c No 2 white 41c No 3 white MljlOc No 2 rye GOc good feeding feed-ing barley 41c fair to choice malting 4050c No1 flax seed DIe No 1 northwestern north-western 97c prime timothy seed 5 i45 mess pork per barrel Jll30ft14 lard per 0 pounds 7SWj792 short ribs Hides loose S3S17S65 dry salted shoulders shoul-ders boxed 7Jifi7Tic short clear sides boxed 8 ½ < < Sc clover contract grade SI 12 1209 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Recpts Shlpmts Flour barrels 23010 11050 Wheat bushels J 1030 2910 Corn bushels 146300 KM03I Oats bushels 237150 C017SO Rye bushels 4750 Barley bushels 22000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On tho Produce Exchange today tho butter market was ExchanGo Creameries TriiCOc dairies lfflSc Eggs stood at mark cases Included 12i < 514 c Cheeso 12WlJHo stood to firm lilc New York Metals New York July 17 There was an advance ad-vance of Gs for spot tin In London to Z ICs while futures advanced los to 120 Cs Tn Nov York tin was also alto a-lto higher being quoted at 2752713 Copper In London was slightly higher gaining Ss on spot which closed at G 12s C and 2a G < on futures which closed at r IGs Locally however copper was lower being quoted nt 1350IM3G2 for 1360f3G Inko and electrolytic nnd at 1312 ¼ yi3C5 for cnftlnir 1312WiI3 There Wits a decline of la Gd ton lend lenl In London where It closed nt in2 7s Gd Locally lead was unchanged at SI12 Spelter declined 2s G In London closing cORlnR at 202 7s Gd In New York spelter was wn quoted at tG Iron closed nt 52s 4d In Glasgow nnd I nt 46s Cd In Mlddlcshoro Locally Iron nnn quiet No 1 Northern foundry 17 < Jj > 1SEO No 1 Southern foundry nnd do soft 17753152 jWlLndon London Wool Auction London July 18Tho offerings nt tho wool auction enlCH today numbered 1243T bales Trading was animated Fine grades were flrm Coarse nnd medium crops bred were In demand at an advance of 10 per cent Tasmania wan in keen request several parcels were taken by American buyers Coasc Grin San Francisco July 17 Wheat strong er December J13D Barley stronger December 93c St Louis Wool Market St Louis July 17 Wool Stondy Territory Ter-ritory and Western mediums ICfflSc me dium lltflSLjc line 13f05V4c 1cgic New York Sugar Market New York July 17SugnrRaw firm Fair refining 3 1 310c centrifugal 95 test 3 116 molasaoK sugar 2 1516c Refined Jlrm crushed SSGO powdered 53 Butter and Eggs New York July 17 Buttor Receipts 7KO packages Steady State dairy iii 20c creamery IS giO hc Eg s Receipts GCOO packages Irrngular Western seconds sec-onds and extras 14J1Sc |