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Show WHEAT PIE LOWER IS C01 HIGHER More Cheerful View Taken of Crop Conditions in the Dakotas. CHICAGO, July 19. Hope tha-t the spring crop would escape serious damage dam-age from rust took increasing attention today and lowered the price of wheat. The market closed steady at 4c to ic under last night. Corn finished he to i5le higher; oats, up gc to 3c, and provisions pro-visions from 57ac decline to an advance of 12ic. Favorable weather northwest made the wheat pit disposed to ucccpt a cheerful view of field conditions, The fact that cables were firmer seemed lo count for little as against statements that velvet chaff wheait was already being cut in South Dakota nnd that the North Dakota Dako-ta harvest would be In progress by Au- gust 1. In this connection some heavy selling was done on the Idea that the threatened harm from rust would be eluded in good time. Commission houses were moderate buyers of wheat on the decline and helped the market to react a little from tho low point of the day. Late strength of coarse grain was a factor in checking the wheat bears toward tho close. Although rain and cooler weather west and southwest cased corn at first, higher prices ruled in the end. It was held that the moisture was not sufficiently general and there was but little change in the bullish character of dispatches from the districts where damage was alleged. In oats, a special feature was Uho active ac-tive buying of December for outside account. ac-count. The crop In Missouri was said to be almost a failure. Realizing sales by -iongs formed the rule in most of tho provision options. The main reason, was the prospect of a more liberal supply of hogs next week. PANGE'OP LKADINO KUTUHES. Wheit Open. Illch. Iy3tT. Closo July sc 36 S5?i SC Sept S6 S7 SRK S6i Dec 00 30 30 00 Corn ' July ...... CO. 61 60 V, 61 Sept 61 62 61 62 Dec 5S? 59 5S M Oats-July Oats-July 3S 39 38 39 Sept 39 40 39Ji 40 Dec 40 42 41 42 CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheal No. 2 red, new, 6jJS7c; No. 3 rcd new. E5S0c; No. 2 hard, now, S7SSc: No. 1 hard. old. SS39Sc; No. 3 hard, new. S6 7c; No. 3 hard, old, S7SSc; No. 1 northern, 91592c; No 2 northern. 90ft91c; No. 3 northern. north-ern. SSffOOc; No. 2 spring. 90Jf91c: No. 3 sprlnf?. SS?30a; No. 4 spring, S2(JS7e; velvot chaff, S" 91c; durum, SlJiSOc. Corn No. 2. 62062c; No. 2 while, 6362c; No. 2 yellow, 620!62c; No. 3. 61flC:c; No. 3 white, 0263c; No. 3 yellow, 61G62c; No. 4, C06Ic: No. 4 white, 613)62c; No. i yellow, yel-low, 6O061e. Oats No. 2 white, 12c: No. 3 white. 393; 40c; No. 4 white, 3Sft3?c; standard. SlZlr. Ttyo No. 2. 63c. Parley 50 If 63c. Timothy $3. 7otfN. 73. Clover Nominal. Pork J22.2oQ23.00. Lard S11.7"1I.S0. Ribs ?11.7oi2 25. |