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Show WEAKER MARKET FOR WHEAT 111 CHICAGO Fine Weather for Harvesting Causes Slight Loss; Trading Trad-ing Is Light. CHICAGO, Sept. R. The continuance of excellent harvesting weather In the Northwest had a weakening effect today on tho local wheat markot. The December Decem-ber delivery closod at a not loss of c. Corn was down c. OatB were off c. Provisions were 2Ms5c higher. Trading on the wheat market was not active and sentiment was bearish nearly all day. Pit traders woro sellers throughout through-out tho greater part of the session and there .was also considerable selling by ensh Interests. Thero was nothing especially bearish In tho news of tho day, but tho greater part of tho Belling was apparently due to tho fear of a material ma-terial Increase In the movement of wheat from tho Northwest. The market closod weak and almost at the lowest point of tho day. December opened i to 'c lower low-er at 73c to 73V&C sold up to 7373c and declined to 72c. The close was at ?2c. s RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Opon. High. Low. Close. Wheat Sopt . . 70 70 70 70 Dec . . 73 78 72 72 May . . 77 77 70 77 Corn Sopt . . 47 47 47 47 Deo . . 43 43 42 42 May . . 44 44 .43 43 Oata Sept . . 30 30 29 30 Deo . . 31 31 30 31 May . . 83 33 33 33 Mess pork, per barrel Sept . .16.90 16.90 16.00 16.00 Jan . .13.45 13.45 13. 12 13.45 Lard, per 100 pounds Sopt . . 3.55 8.05 8.52 8.65 Oct . . 8.65 8.72 8. 05 .8.72 Nov . . 8.47 8.55 8.45 8.55 Jan . . 7.87 7.02 7.87 7.92 Short ribs, por lOu pounns Sept . . 6.65 8.72V: 8.62 8.72 Oct . . 8.57 S.62 8.55 8.60 Jan . . 7.25 7.27 7.25 7.27 CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quotations wcro as follows: No. 2 spring wheat. 7474c; No. 3, 7375c; No. 2 red, 7070c. No. 2 corn, 48c; No. 2 yellow, 49 c. No. 2 oats, 3030c; No. 2 white. 3333c; No. 3 whlto, 30 32c. No. 2 rye, 56c. Fair to choice innlt-in(T innlt-in(T barley. 4048c. No. 1 flax seed, $1 04; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.08. Prlmo timothy ceed. $3.95(24.05. Clover, contract pradec, $12. Short ribs, sides (loose), $6.6505.70; moss pork, pur barrel, $10.90; lnrd, per 100 pounds. $8.67; short clear fiidcB (boxed), $8.87 9.00. WJiinkoy, on the basis of high winaK, $1.29 per gallon. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 32,800 22,100 Whoat, bushels 115.000 140,900 Corn, bushels ....... .580,800 344,500 Oats, bushels 435,000 176,600 Rye, bushels 6,000 Barloy, bushels 61,000 7,700 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchange today tho butter but-ter market was steady; creameries, 19 23 c; dairies, 1720c. Egg6 Arm ot mark, cases included, 12(!j'16c: firsts. 18c; prima firsts, 19 c; extras, 22c. Cheese steady at ll12c. Liverpool Wheat. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 5. Close: Wheat September, . Gs 2d; December, 6s 3cL |
