Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Nov No 30 iSmall Small shipments from froni Argentina were the chief cause of a firm close in the local wheat market today toda Final quotations for May Ia wheat were wera a shade higher than Wednesdays close Ma May was off 2 Oats were unchanged I Provisions were a shade to lOc lOe lower I The market was weak early earh In the day dayon I on selling of the December option by longs I and amI commission houses The selling was largely arge due to more liberal receipts in the northwest and to the assertions made by bythe bythe bythe the Cincinnati Trade Journal that the winter wheat crop is In good condition and that there was on Nov 1 an export exportable exportable exportable able surplus of wheat In this country count from the he previous crop of o bushels Early offerings were taken largely by ele elc elevator vator ator interests Later a prominent bull bought May lIay actively and this brought out outa a more general demand which resulted in ina Ina Ina a complete recovery of the early carb loss The late demand was based almost entire entirely 1 ly y upon the small shipments from Ar Argentine gertIne gentine for the week The marked move movement movement movement ment was only 11 bushels against for the corresponding week last year ear The market closed firm May lay opened a shade lower to a shade higher at 78 8 to sold between n 77 and OS S Sand and closed at 1 Liquidation of the December delivery delier had a It weakening effect on the corn mar marret market ket ret in general The market was steady early ar but later weakened May Ia closed ic c off at 43 8 Trading in oats was quiet and ana the mar market market market ket was steady stead May lay closed at t 35 unchanged d from Wednesday Provisions were easier ealer At the close January Januar pork wa was off ot Sc c at 1415 1113 lard was wasa a shade lower at 74 and ribs were down Sc at Leading futures ranged ra ged as follows I Open I High I Low I Clo CloDee Cioe Dee Dec 72 1724 71 j J May ig 78 iS lil 78 2 2 t f Ojen I High I Lov Lo Close May H 44 43 Dee Dec IJ 42 f Jul July 44 H IH I Open I High I Low Co Close e Dec 82 33 r S 23 May Ia 13 23 t Jut July t 33 22 33 barrel I Open t I I Low I Close Jan UW 1440 I Hw May Ia Hg 1183 I 1487 I 1475 I LA pounds I Open I I Low I Cost Jan Sti 84 I 82 84 Nov 94 Dec I S nr I May ay SHORT pounds I Open I HIgh I Low I Close Jan 70 May I I 00 I 7 I Cash quotations were as 39 follows foll ws Flour Steady Wheat No 2 2 spring No 3 73 s 3 No 2 red 2 Corn No 2 44 i f No 2 yellow Oats Oa sNo NO 2 f 33 No o 2 white Vo No 0 3 white Rye o 2 st 1 f Barley Fair to choice malting 45 55 Flax Seed No 1 1116 No Xo 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Timothy Seed Primp Clover Contract grades 1340 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Mes Pork Per bbl 1450 1400 Lard Per lbs Ibs 8 Short Sides Clear boxed Im Whisky Basis of high wines I 1 Bee Rec Flour barrels Wheat beat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Re bushels I Barley bushels 1400 |