Show CORN PIT WOOHT UP December Delivery of Coarse Grain the Cause PRICES PLUNGED DOWNWARD Attempted Corner of December Option Went to Pieces Long Corn Came Out With Apparently Apparent-ly No Effort on Part of Pool to Support Market Chicago Dec 17 Thcro was considerable considera-ble excitement in tho corn pit due to tho action of December delivery which suffered suf-fered a severe setback owing to continued heavy liquidation with practically no support AS a result of the downward plunge in prices the attempted corner of ho December option which had been en plneercd by the SU LotilB clltiuo went completely to pieces Judging from the way tIme Ions corn came out with apparently appar-ently no effort on the part of Limo pool to support tim market Largo quantities of December corn it was sold were sold In the pit for the account of whom It may concern and tho supposition was that those who had bean encdavorlng to bull Limo market had failed to respond to the call for margins Liberal recjlpts nnd favorable weather were nsponMlble largely for the anxiety of longs to dispose ot their holdings December De-cember opened VifHo lower at 52 52 > lc and declined gradually with nosy and then a alight rally until 47c was touched A little better support developed at the bottom but the close was 6e lower at 47kc May was dull and featureless but hold rm closing a shade higher at I3c Wheat ruled dull and weak tile favora blq weather throughout the Northwest causing loiigtt to unload freely and this together with sclllng on short account was the main factor In bringing out the easier feeling Tho sharp break in December De-cember corn affected wheat an did also the foreign news which was a trlllc bearish bear-ish the large stocks reported at Russian ports being taken ns an indication that imo Government yield In that country war entirely coiroct There wafl a little better demand toward tho cloac which was about steady May being a shade higher at TTic December closed lie lower low-er at 71 vie Oats were dull May closed Jc lower at S2 > ic Provisions wore extremely dull and wore weak January pork cloded lOc lower lard a shade lower and ribs were off 4 c RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close YI1CIU iNO December 71 7i 73 7l i > d Mn > 7711 77 > rf 7i 6 77 > i J 1 > 71 7IU 734 7il Com No 2 December 5ML S2i 17Ji 4pIj January IG3 i JCji 45X 4l1b May J3 c 13i J3J4 4is Oats NQ 2 Doc new SlJ Sill 3 > ft 31K lay 32ft 32W 32 32i Mess Pork p January 1C70 1070 1GD ICtVTV May 1570 35J 1362 1357 Lard December 1020 1022 1017 1022A January 077JA 077 970 970 May 9kl7 D 17S ti 9l24 912i Short Ribs Jatiuary So Slf ScST1 SliV1 May SS2VL S32 j S23 827 ij CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour iiuict and steady No 2 sprIng wheat 741j 76e No 3 tSii12ic No 2 red 737Ic No 2 corn 47LiigJe ico 2 yellow No oats MWj22c No 3 white 30l4i 32Vc No 2 ryo J2c good feeding barley 3si4c fair to choice maiting i5j56c No 1 ulaxsoud ll7 No 1 Northvcstern 123 irime timothy sjed 3C3 moor pork per bbh Sl7Ci lard 10m 100 lbs lQl34i1Q90 shot ribs sides loose 83PW3C2Vi dry salted shoulderri boxed 5S25QSCO short clear sides boxed j ipiiDCn whisky basls of high wanes 5132 clovCr contract grade J1075 RECEIPTS AND SIUPMENTS Articles Rccps Shlpma Flour Ixirrelfi 1EO0J 270M Wheat bushels 103000 9 0 > 3 Corn buahcltj 470C iroy Oatu bushels W5C JO 17S0 Rye busicln i t 30000 1 00 Barley bushels 21tO0 200CO PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produco exchange today tho butter but-ter market was quiet and steady cr nn eric lSS2S ½ o dairies 173e Eggs Firm 2iQ25c Ohecsc Steady UVJl1ic Coast Grain San Francisco Doc 17 Whcit Firmer December 137i May Jl39 spot quiet 1 Barley Easier May 5L23i cash L22 Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Dec 17 Cattle Receipts 1C OCp Strong to 13c higher Good to prime steers jKMjG C3 poor to medium l 5 Wo > 525 stocker and leaders 52CO7jlM cows II l2ci400 heifers fcJOOftl t75 canners i25 < i040 bulls 2l > ZMCp calves rv7tf725 Texas fed steers S37iVtfliX Hogfl Receipts today 210CO tomorrow 21103 left over W Opened lOc higher closed with advance lost Mixed and butchers 93tG4O lOOd to choice heavy 690 mt0 iough henay 007645 light frG23 built of eicn 1JJ20110 Sheep Rcccifits 1SOOD Steady to strong Lams lOfrirC higher Good to choice wclherH J725440 fair to choice ralxcd 5275ii 375 Western phcep L75jii40 1 native na-tive Jambs 37J600 Western lambs iso STV JOSEPH St Joseph Mo Doc 17 Cattle Rc coiplff VAfl Natives J335 < jOuD Tcxaa and AVesturn J3OOJ7vCO cowrt and heIfora S175 GI2Ti stookcra and feeders sa00til40 IIog Rucelits S700 Medium and heavy 56CO2C47 r bulk of sales 527AW i > C10Shuep Receipts 15CO Top Western lambs Io2Tj yearling 5140 DENVER Denver Cole Doc 17 Cattle Rccelpta 00 stcaily to strong beef steers 370fi 4CO cows S25043M f cdcri freight paid to river 1J90ij40O stockers WW24W bullH ntaps etc SlOiSCO Hopfi Hccelpta 2O firm light packora J5l5ijC20 mixed and heavy C10iClG No sheep OMAHA South Omaha Neb Doc 17 CattU > Receipts lOud market steady stronger iinllxc etcorH 300jJO cows and lichens 27ZJflCiJ Veterfl steerL Zi01Z7430 Texan Tex-an steers 342b cows and hollers range i2C475 canners 3L6025O stock ora and feeders 200iGC calves 1Yui1 60 buhL sLugs etc Hogs ReoMptfl MOO market Cl1i > c higher high-er heavy S92iif0324 mixed M207HK light SOlCrrOin pigs J50 > 6ttOO bulk of nilv 6207123 ShecpItcoipt111 WjOO marke strong fd muttoxa1 i0Wlro Wetomno 3Yb 110 wetbcrz J7L1S cwi 33OZjlo common and Miockers 1CO335 lambs 5lWg5CO KANSAS CITY Kansas City Dec 17 Cattle Receipts SOCO Including 15W Toxans steady to strong native steers 375gGlo Texas and Indian stcerp 8W oi > 3 Texas cows 215i2f0 native cows and heifers 1751 l35 hluckuis unit fecderw 52 fir5 bulal S3CO calves 223fl aOO AVentcrn Mccrfl JCK > lj515 cstemu cows l7j31 IiogsTtccelpts 100 0 market lOTluc higher bulk of Bales 3MTCSi heavy 02iA rnJ45 packer 5C12iVt7tiWi medium me-dium 50258C40 IfBht Jiiiifjc8o yorkers 825ttOCO Sheoi > Recnlpls GOOO market strong to Ou higher multondt S300ir410 lambs 33COi7C45 range wothora QOi6O ewes lCO tJ i20 S |