Show HEAVY FLOUR SALES STRENGTHENS WHEAT HEAT Report From Portland of Shipments Shipments Shipments Ship Ship- ments to China and Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia Aids Market Market Chicago Oct 9 9 Grain 9 Grain markets were wore generally firm today and provisions strong Prices for grain rul ruled l above closing quotations oC or the tile pr previous day for tor th the most mORt part but bUl at nt HIP thu close cloRe the tho actual gain gin waa Wt quite small smal Wheat Improved Vic c corn Me fe c for or December null arid May was wanted at nt tho the final quota quotation Lon t tIC tt f th time the previous day Oats Oat had 1101 a n. n net gain of or 1 In iii 11 provisions pro the Improvement Im Im- provement was more marked January pork prk advanced 2 lard hart for tho the several deliveries n near ar and amI far tar from 7 3 H 4 to lOc anti and ribs from Crom tOe lOc lO for January to Me c for tho current month Thero was waR a firmness In wheat attile nt at the tile opening that could not 1 be traced to anything that was bullish In tile the larl early cahl rabies cables or telegrams from the tho home field Liverpool LI was trait Vid d higher but according to Broomball Broomhall that wasa was a 0 I. I macro mero reflection of or the previous days day's advance this side Weather on throughout through through- hout h- h out the country was vcr ver very Ca favorable for forthe forthe the marketing of or grain or for fOI th the work In the fields field felK MS mis 18 might be Lu lp preferred by the farmers The Tho market was sustained b by a a. report from Portland Ore Ore that heavy sales saNI of or flour four had hal been made partly for shipment to China and und part to t Russia Snows Snow's report for October made the crop of ot winter wheat about WOO bushels and of or spring 00 O hu bushels or bushels altogether altogether alto alto- gether against bushels last year cor There was some Inclination to 10 anticipate a D bullish estimate of or tile the spring wheat trIbaL crop from the tho government report tomorrow Market retained Its ls firmness of tone to the tho end eld and the the tho final finai day quotations won were Vic c higher for forthe forthe Corn Curn Ix is Sternly Corn market was fairly steady at the start and alli Old did not nut vary vury much mich from rom that attitude throughout the tile session Receipts Re lIe- were Sit I cars or not nol as heavy heay 1 by 41 cars as the estimate hut but the time largest largest largest larg larg- est receivers wore were free sellers for the current months month's delivery which was taken as ns hInce of ur country ancos ances hu Inning boon been liberal The Thc offerIngs offer offer- In Ings s of th u kind were wore for the time most moat part absorbed by hy the Armour Grain company which firm has his for Cor some time handled the time greater renter part of or the corn that has haN boon ien ben going oln Enst True Trade was waR of or moderate volume the first half hair hour but bUl after arI that very cry quiet anti and of or a small scalping ord r. r At the close clONe December corn CorlI change On was wa c higher and May without Talk raiL 11 Helps Outs Oats nh There appeared to lo ninny Inny of or the tue wise on the time board an Indication Indica indica- lion tion ton In tile the present flost frosty weather oran ot or an n early winter win leI and that thal was ivas wa the lh cause of or some sonic buying of or oats nt at It the opening at some utile little advance on closing dosing prices of th tile the day previous While hii hl there therl was nothing resembling weakness In the tho subsequent trading the buying slackened slackened slack slack- ened nell and anti the tite offerings at the tho advance ad caused a n reaction loss of the tl early slight gain Snows Snow's crop report for Octo October her estimated the tho oats ont crop at O bushels but the tile trade was waN not much affected thereby as th they expect a U u much mitch Ilch smaller total to be Ip shown hown In Inthe inthe the tho JO government report tomorrow Later La La- ter there was general buying luing that thai gave ga C the tho market a n fresh upward start tart but thc tho full ful ext extent lt of or tho tue advance anee did riot not hold ibid to to the end Market for Cor the or-the the hog products was fair fair- ly iy active e and the tendency of prices lw strongly upward i r. p Today's range of or prices priCes' WHEAT S SI I Open Oen I 1 H High t h. h I 1 Low Lw I Close Uc Oct 1 12 72 72 1 72 Ii Doc Dec l H t tH i- i May H CORN CORN- I 1 Open 1 H High J Low LJ J CI Close Oct Oct 45 Il 15 Dec 42 I It 42 May Ia 3 43 OATS- OATS S I Open I High I Low I Close Close Oct oa 3 d I 33 Dec IH 34 t 3 May 35 3 I PORK PORK- I Upen Dien I H Igl I 1 L Low w. w I Clo Close c. c Jun 1135 LARD LAnD S I Open I High I Low I Close Oct Oct 1590 90 1091 90 Nov No 10 8 86 91 8 87 en Jon I 1300 ISIO fG 80 81 RIBS RIBS- S. S I I I 1 Low I Close Close Oct iS 1835 IS Jan 17 u 1742 2 Cash sales Wheat Winter Wheat Winter No o. o 2 ell red 73 73 c No 2 hard harl i spring Nol No o 1 northern 0 No o. o 2 northern Tl It 3 Sic S. Corn Com No 4 No 2 white I ie No 0 2 yellow c. c Outs Oats No o. o 2 33 3 c c No 2 white 31 3 l' l 3 |