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Show CHICAGO WHEAT PRICE IS WELL SUSTAINED CHICAGO. Aug. 1. Shorts were Inclined In-clined to even np over Sunday at tho opening today, and Initial prices were higher, deeplte word from Canada that hot weather Is forcing ths crop to maturity ma-turity too early: September opened 19 ic up at oec, and sold to tofc. Bualneee In corn was very light, but prices early were steady at laat night's level. September opened unchanged at 6c, while December and May war within with-in a shad ef th previous cloa. Oats were stagnant end prloa a ahade under yeeterday. September opened ic lower at 411. and December a ahade lower to a shade higher at 44(0440. Provision wrer strong, with commission commis-sion houses buying. There wss no evl-denoe evl-denoe of packers being In the market. January pork opened 6c up at tit -SO, September Sep-tember lard 2ic higher at $10. and September Sep-tember ribs a shsds higher at t.lt- Wheat closed firm, with September tc up at 06c. shorts scrambled to cover on buying of December. The cloee In corn was easy. September, 10 tc lower at 494tc Closing Quotations. Wheat September. Hic; December, Mo: May. S1-00. . . Com September. t44t4c; December. 4JO2,c'; May, 4e. Oats September, Site; December, 44 tc: Msy. 47t47tc Mess pork, per barrel January. I1MTL Lard, per 10 pounde September, St. 11; December. ." 2tt; May. St. St. Short rtbe. per 10 pound a September, Ss.lt; October, St.7iO.l; January, J.4.'. Rye No. . S4te. Barley 4SraSl.l. , Timothy til. o)il.s. -Clover SIS. 0flt. |