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Show WHEAT AND CORN TENDENCY DOWNWARD CHICAGO Aug. 1. With less apprehension appre-hension being felt regarding rust damage dam-age the wheat market today ehowed a tendency to east. Foreign crop reports, too, were generally favorable, Canada In particular asserting the outlook to be good. ' The fact that demand here waa unusually light had oonstderable effect toward lncrealng bear sentiment. Opening Open-ing figures were IS I to I lower. September Sep-tember started at 391 to 31. drop of 103 to lOL rallied to 331 and fell to M. Corn prlcee weakened on account of selling of the large products ovsr night. I t'snles reported European offers more free and ooneumptlon disappointing. September Sep-tember opened lOl to lul off at (3 to 331. hut reacted to 33. Caah houeee were liberal sellers of oats. - Accordingly the market kept de-preeeed. de-preeeed. Septembsr started I down at 40c. touched 401 and descended to 391c. Although steady at the outset. provisions provi-sions gradually became easy with hogs. First salea averaged about the Sams aa last night. January lantf went at 33 (0 and September rtne at 33.73. There waa little. If any. buslnese In pork. Subsequently the poorness of the wheat threshing return, from the northwest brought about a aharp advance. The close waa steady, lie net higher at 3l tjlc. Later the corn market rose with wheat. The dose waa firm at 431044c for September, Sep-tember, a net gain of tc. Cloatac QootaUons. Wheat December, aorlc; May, 381c. Corn September, 33iO4c; December, 31!r: May. 4c. Oata Heptember. 41tc; December, 431 43c; May. 441c. Men pork, per barrel September. 117.35; January. $13.!3. Lard, per 100 pound, September. 33 321: December. 13.(21. Short ribs, per I0 pounds September. 33.33: January. 13.30. Barley (Scftll. 1. Clover 310. 00 1 13 30. Timothy 311. 00011. io. |