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Show DECLINE IN WHEAT IN CHICAGO MARKET CHICAOO. Aug. . The wheat market mar-ket atarted with free selling Influenced by th decline at Winnipeg and failure, of predicted frost to materialise In the northwest province. September opened Jo to n under yesterday at 0e to toc, and declined to U90gc. December atarted unchanged to c lower at & to Mc. and tambled early to ftAc. Corn waa fairly active at the etart. and deplt the wheat weakne waa comparatively compar-atively ateady In too. Decembr-opned a shade to kc down at CUfMlf'Vto tile, and declined stubbornly at tlc. Commission house were moderate buy-era buy-era of oata. and In the abeence of selling price held relatively steady. The ton was firm December opened unchanged et 44c to 44104&C. and oid to 44c. Provision were weak on eel ling of September Sep-tember product. There waa tea pressure on lard than on pork and rib, and a better bet-ter demand for It from packer. September Septem-ber pork opened at flf.tO, but slumped promptly to fls.M. January pork sold off to ll.4Z. January lard to -2. and, January rtb to 98.40. Th wheat market showed no recuper- I atv power and closed weak, December irio down at 944c. The close la corn was eaay. December being UftMftc lower at Ulc. Oloalnf Q rotations. Wheat September f0c; December, 41c; May. Sl.eoi. i Corn September, Wic; Decembek, lc; May. 4c. Oata September, 43e: December, 44c; May. 47 K- Meea pork, per barrel September, $14.te: January. tlt.lTft. Lard, per 100 pound September. $1.29; October. U.Ui; January. I W- Short rib, per 100 pound September. t.06; October, January. $1.40. Rve No. :. MttMIc Barley Sc9tl.lA. Timothy 112. 6014.0e. Clover $1J .000 It .00 . KEW TOKK MONET. NEW YORK. Aug. fi.-eCloae: Prime mercantile paper 41 to 41 par cent. Sterling exchange ateady with actual buslnesa In bankera' bills at 14.11 W for sixty daya and at 14.14.10 for demand. Commervall bills. 14. 11. Bar ettver. 67e. Mexican dollars. 44c. Government bonds, ateady: rallraada, ateady. - Money on call ateady ltvil per cent: ruling rate 11: offered II. Time loans, ateady: sixty daya II per cent: ninety daya 1611 per cent; six months. Utrll DAISY FBODUCB. , CHICAOO, Aug. 17 Butter ateady; creamertee. TOtJ.'tc: dairies, 104?22c Egge ateady: receipts 1014 caaea; at mark, rises Included. I14c; firsts. 156o; prime first. 17c. Cheeee firm; dels lee. Ullle: twin. I21l:tc: young Americas, lllllc; lone horns. Hi 136c. . |