Show EAflS RULE II N PIT Better Weather Conditions and Lower Cables WHEAT CLOSES LOWER Recline Checked and Some Recovery Re-covery Scored Corn Opened Under Heavy Selling Pressure but Strengthened at Closing Chicago Sept 17 Better weather conditions condi-tions and the growing belief that neither I quantities nor qualities of the wheat yield have suffered appreciable loss with lower cables and weakness In corn caused a weak opening In wheat December Knowing Know-ing a loss of afCVie at Sic to S2e On lop of these Influences came another bad break in September wheat al Minneapolis and hero was a rush of belling orders that forced December back to Slvic before the decline was checked and some recovery scored by influential buying brought about by u report of a big export business in flour and an improved cash den and Tim close was steady with December off Ho at 81tfiSlc Crop damage reports from the country were few and the market opened under henvv selling pressure There was a show of strength in lie closing hour on the nrnspcct that frost danger Is still Imminent Immi-nent December closed steady at 52c a loss of ajftc Oats were lower early but the late lone was strong and tIme cash demand was good December closed 0c higher al liSTk iloc Packinghouse demand turned I a weak provision market lo thinness and some early loss In prices was recovered Oclo bcr pork closed ISo lower lanl down lOc and ribs 2mc lower KANGI3 OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 Sclit now SO SOU 70ri SOVfc Dec miew 20 S2 8i s1 Iilty 81 82 S1i S2t4 Corn No 2 September 3I r2 > 1 > December 51 j2 alfc nljji May 52 SIm nils iilTi Oats No 2 September JI71 ½ W 37 s December 3854 3l oSt 9 May 40Vt 40h iIJi lO a lCai I IIUIK iiur iiiirivi September ir0 13HO 1350 1330 October 13G JSisr 13CO MIHfc May 1370 1370 1339 1355 Lard per 100 pounds September D32 H31 930 fi30 October SSO S32fcS1f 827l ½ January 737 t 737m j i27Jj 7 3 Short ribs per 100 pounds Soptcmbcr SOO October JlOO tlO0 OIJO J02 > January 710 712 ½ r 31 ½ 1M CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour firm No 2 red wheat SOS2e No 2 corn rFiu No 2 Yellow 53lc No 2 oats 37c No 2 white iiic No 3 1 white 3S39c No 2 rye iiGHia ½ Good feeding barley JSf751c fair fo choice malting KJJVJic No 1 fiaxseed 1 CO1 ½ No 1 Northwest crn 103 Prime timothy seed 320 Mess pork per barrel SltiiOti 1335 lard per 100 pounds Sri27 > AfiO30 short ribs sides loose SC87U dry wilted shouldura boxed 5G2iTi < j7i short clear sides boxed SSuO S75 Clover contract grade 075 1000 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Recpts Shlnnls Flour liarrola 1WOO S700 Wheal bushels SGSOO 1107 Corn bushels 103100 151100 Oats bushels 101000 101400 Rye bushels il300 7CO Barley bushels 51 UOO 2SOO PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today tim butler but-ler market was steady creamery i5ujm 2flc dairy 3fjl7c Cheese steady to firm 1O ½ HVjC J Eggs firm ISftlSLe Coast Grain San Francisco Sept 17 Wheat steady December SLlavl Parley steady De ceirbcr UHli Sb Louis Wool Market SI I Louis Sept 17 Wool Nominal Territory and Western medium iTfjlSc fine medium irji7c fine I IGlilGc London Wool Auction London Soul 17lhiu offerings al I ho pool auction saks today t numbered 12312 bales chiclly crossbrcds Thuro was u nrye altendanco and competition WIK spirited A moderate supply of merinos net with a brisk den nun for home and continental splniutH Kino mcrinoa wcie firm but Inferior grants were IrrcRUlar I There was a keen demand for Punta Arenas wool and all the offerings wore sold at an advance of from WfTVa pr cent ibov the July prices A good supply of ilipcH met with a brisk stile Tins home grades advanced ii per cent American purchases Inciuucd a few iota oc mcuium cotrse New York Sugar Market Nov York Sept 17 Sugar Paw quiet fair refining JWic centrlfuigal 50 test Uic nioas > se < sugar 3 ic Refined is steady crushed S5SO powdered 5500 jjranulalcd 19t > Butter end Eggs New York Sell 17 Choose Tiicilpls lr00 firm liiiller Kecolpta 250 firm Kggs KucelplH 7300 qulel |