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Show CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Aug. 16. Weather conditions condi-tions in the Dakotas and Minnesota were extremely favorable for harvesting harvest-ing operations, and in consequence the local wheat market was weak today. There was considerable selling by commission com-mission houses and longs. Buying was acattered. September opened a shade to (SHc lower at TOfafOc, and sold off to"5974c, the lowest point touched in several years. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 468 cars. Lower cables and ideal weather for the new crop caused weakness in the corn market. Trading was quiet. September Sep-tember opened 3-8c lower at 48i4 48VjC and sold off "to 48c. Sentiment in the oats pit was bearish, bear-ish, but Price8 showed only slight declines. de-clines. Weakness of wheat and corn was. the main factor. September opened unchanged at 30c, sold at 30(S31c, and then declined to 30c. Provisions were quiet but firm. September Sep-tember pork was up 7V6e at 1 lard was up SfaT'c at $8.728.75, and ribs were 21'(iijc higher at $8.95 8.97y2. Wheat The market closed fairly steady with September down 4cg:4c at TOHc Corn The tone at the close was steady. Final quotation! on September were oil Vic at 48"C. Close: Wheat September, 70V4c; December, Corn September, 4S48Hc; December. 44V4c. ' Oats September, 30H": December, 31V4C Pork September, $17.Z?V4: January, $13.60. Lard September, $8.70; October, $8.76. Ribs September. $8.5; October, $8.77Vs. Rye Cash, 67c; September, &6564c Barley Cash, &&352c; No. t September, 44c; feeding September, 37V4c Flax Nothing. Clover October, $11.75. Timothy September. $4.15. Cash: Wheat No. 2 red, 70(H) 71Vic; No. 3 red, 69v(ffi70y2c: No. 2 hard, 70fa70c; No. 3 hard, 69(f70c: No. 1 aritl No. 2 Northern and No. 3 spring, pil. . j Corn No. 3, 49fe30c. Oats No. 2, 30(a30V4c; No. 3, 29c. |