Show GRAIN GR AND A PROVISIONS Chicago Oct 11 Considerable activity followed the of the corn pit pit Induced largely by the disappointment among the bear clique cUque who expected a decided advance in the official crop re report report port At the close yesterday this ad advance advance advance vance vance was predicted at least S I point pint and bears bear had sold freely in consequence When however Octobers Octobers conditions wore reported at but 51 as compared with Septembers quick covering was the th result December closed firm c higher at 56 Wheat ruled fairly active and higher December opening 14 to Vic c higher on improved cables at 89 to 6 63 Statistics If it I anything were bearish barish Receipts were ere still sti very ver liberal though rang falling off of some somewhat somewhat somewhat what in the southwest Clearances were small smal arid atod d the export demand was slug sluggish sluggish gish In spite spie of these Influences wheat gained material strength principally from the corn report and rose steadily throughout the session on covering by shorts aborts ehor There was w some outside buy buyIng buyIng Ing lag which also helped and December sold to 70 easing off of a trine trifle at the end and closing strong stong c higher at 70 0 Oats Oat were moderately active early earl but dull and narrow later Inter in the day De Dc December December cember comber dul closed a shade lower at 3 An easy market in provisions provisIon at the opening resulted from a renewed selling for Cor the te local and outside accounts account Prices sagged rapidly for a time In spite of a strong hog market but on a development of or a considerable local demand thought to be an effort of or packers to keep I prices up January Januar products product reacted and held steady January pork closed 12 1 1214 cents advanced lard 7 cents up and ribs 5 S Scents cents higher The leading futures tutu ranged as sf follows lowa Wheat 2 Open I I Low Lw I Clo Cose Close Oct 68 63 68 1 g I De 70 I 63 1 70 DeMay May Ma 73 78 73 01 Corn No 2 I a I Him I a L Low TT I Close Clos Oct 55 55 55 Dec g I 5 I 57 If I 56 May 5 53 58 5 5 5 Oats No 2 S I Op Open n I 1 High I Low Lw I Close Close Closed OCt OCt d 54 38 34 Deg Dec 15 13 May Mt 37 i 37 17 Por i Opel Open I High I Lw Lom I Close Oct Jan J an 10 1500 10 1505 j 1457 1505 May 15 3 10 Pounds I a Opet I lw Low I Close Oct Oct 9 93 93 9 Nov 92 93 Jan J an j I I 88 Slay May 88 huPer 10 Pounds i J a en I a I Lw Low I Cloa Close Oct 83 1 82 I 83 1 I Jan Jan I 7 I I 7 72 I Flour Cash quotations Steady s were as follows Wheat No 3 spring No 2 red 6 c Oats No 2 2 33 36 No 2 white 3 27 SS No 3 white Kye No 2 Barley Fair to choice malting 55 5 Flax Fax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest northwestern northwester ern er em Timothy Seed Prime 55 6 Mess Pork Per bbl b 9 Lard f Per ki lbs Ibs hs Short Ribs Sides loose Shoulders Dry salted alted boxed 7 Sides Short clear h boxed o oh Whisky Basis of high fed wines h 3 Clover Contract grade gade 83 I Rec I Shi Flour Flour barrels Wheat bushels 30 Corn bushels g l Oats bushels R Rye bushels ml 1000 Bar ef ey bushels |