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Show WHEAT MARKET WEAKENEOD BY FOREIGN REPORTS Chicago. Aug 12. A tendency to discount bullish reports from Russia weakened the wheat market today. Arrivals at several ports In that country coun-try were Increasing and the fact was recalled that, with similar conditions last year, tho country hod an export (surplu more than dhrcc times as large as tho present estimate Bearish sentiment received an Impetus Im-petus also from the Canadian report, putting the outlook for wheat In the northwest provinces at 90 to 95 per cent. Accordingly, the market opened easllv l-S?n-4 lowpr lo 1-S nn September Sep-tember started at 93 to 93 1-4, carrying carry-ing from 1-S down to a like advance, sank to 92 5-8 and reached to 92 7-S 93 Corn sagged because of favorable weather in Nebraska, Iowa and Northern North-ern Illinois September opened a sha-ie to 1-S dowri at" G5 l-2(f?)5-S to 65 5-S, dropped to Go 1-2, and rallied to G5 3-4. Oats suffered a decline owing to isv.k of demand but purchases on the break led to an urt"rn Dpcpmhpr started 1-S off at 44 3-8l-2 to 44 1-2, foil to 44 1-S and then rose to 44 5-S. As a result of limited offerings, provisions maH" an unpyppr'd im-ward im-ward bound. First-sales wcro 5 to 10c higher, with January at :1CJ5 loi pork; $8 47 1-2 forward apd $8.30 to $S.35 for ribs. f |