Show GRAIN AND n PROVISIONS Chicago Oct 23 2 Slightly Improved I the initial bulge In wheat with December Uc J c higher at 71 71 Trade was of ot a broader character al although although although though it showed but little Improvement so BO far as outside Interests were con concerned concerned concerned Bears were inclined to keep the market down but when both public and private advices reported from 70 per cent to total damage in three of ot the principal crop centers of or Argentina this thi market began to take upward spurts European advices on this score however were die dis disappointing appointing neither Antwerp nor Liver Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool pool cables responding The northwest northwestern erA ern movement seems to have begun again but this was vas hardly taken Into ac account account account count and liberal purchases for export and reports of or bad weather for our new crop brought steady advances December never neve got below Its lower opening price and sold as high as 71 closing strong strom c above yesterdays close at 71 71 Corn was easily bulled but thore there was not that general buying that marked the operations of or the past few days and all the strength was not held December closed barely barcly firm 43 higher at 56 5 Oats ruled strong the broadest market December closed strong il 1543 advanced at 36 36 Provisions Pr held steady on a dull market markett Prices rices opened steady on a steady e hog ho market t oft and gained some slight s g strength en g from rom grains gr which is lost on liquidation January Januar pork closed 5 cents higher lard unchanged and ribs a shade up The leading le futures ranged as follows i Wheat No o 2 I Open I 1 High I Low 1 I Close Oct 70 70 7 76 0 70 Dec Dee 71 71 17 71 1 May 17 8 74 Corn No 2 I Open I High I 1 Low I Close Close tase Oct I IDec Dec g May 1 r rO lS Oats O No 2 I Open I High l I Low I Close Close Oct 35 5 37 35 Dec 33 15 m w May 1 s 37 M Mess Pork Per Barrel I Open I 1 High I Low I Close Jan 1517 1510 O lii May lly 1521 11 I Lard Lara Per Pounds rOp 1 Open 1 I High I Low I 1 Close Oct OO I I i 5 Nov N ov I S I IJan Y Jan t 89 I May 2 I I Short Ribs Per Pounds rounds I Open I High I Low Lo I Close Closel 1830 8 3 I Jan Jail 4 2 l tS May lay Mayl 79 1 I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm I Wheat Spring No 3 No 2 red Corn C No 2 yellow v Oats No 2 i No 2 11 white 39 3 39 1514 Rye No 2 55 Barley Fair to choice malting 54 7 Flax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest northwestern northwester ern er em 1 1 Timothy Prime seed 70 MOsS Mess 11 Pork Per barrel 1380 T I ard Per pounds Short Ribs Sides loose Shoulders Dry salted boxed Short Clear Sides Boxed 85 I I Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn Coin bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels 2000 Barley bushels b |