Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Chicago Nov No 24 In the te December delivery offset to some extent the effect of ot unfavorable crop reports report from Argentina and light primary primar receipts in this thi country and caused considerable weakness at times Final Fina quotations were cent lower to cent higher compared with the previous close close Corn Cor and oats oat wIt firm closed steady and provisions fir The liquidation of ot December holdings holding by a leading long was one of ot the chief features of ot trading in the te wheat market market and as a a result of ot the selling pressure the premium of ot this option opton over May was wa cue down dow materially A report that a leading elevator interest had purchased In Inthe Inthe inthe the neighborhood of bushels of ot Duluth and Nebraska 1700 wheat to be shipped here for delivery delver on December contracts was partly parly responsible for the heaviness of ct the te nearby option opton The Te mar mr marr play r d considerable firmness at atie ie P 4 start owing to covering by shorts shorb based tr on wet weather weater reports from Argentina Ar Argentina gentina A rather weak tone developed owing to the tha te In December but the market again became quite quie firm fr because of ot renewed buying by shorts short prompted by the smallness of primary receipts the te total movement being about abou bushels less than tha the figures tl res for forthe forthe forthe 40 the corresponding day a year ago The range for the day on December was wa be between b between tween 1 and ad 10 May sold between and At the te close cose De December De December 10 cember sold at and May at Unsettled weather In the tha te corn cr market brought out moderate by shorts short resulting in a firm tone In the corn com mar market mar market ket the greater gete part of ot the day At the par close prices price were unchanged to a shade shae higher Trading in oats ot was wa extremely quiet and prices moved move within a cent ent range The close was wa steady with the December and May delivery delver precisely at the same sae point as on the te previous day while July was wal only a shade higher Provisions closed cose 5 I to 40 cents higher The board boad of ot trade win will w b b be closed to tomorrow to tomorrow morrow The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT WET I Open I High HI h I Low Lw t I Close Dee Dec n May Ilc 10 1101 10 10 97 97 97 97 CORN I Open I High j Low Lw I CloseT Close Dec 60 0 60 6 60 May 1 f 6 1 j 6 62 6 61 m 61 July 0 60 6 61 6 60 r 6 61 OATS OATS I Open I f High I J Low Lw I Close Dec 33 39 33 39 De May 41 13 42 13 41 U I 41 4 July 39 3 3 3 39 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Lw Low I I Close Jan 2120 2122 2115 2120 l May I 2025 2 S ao 2060 2025 2065 LARD Per 10 Ibs lbs t I Open I High High I Lw Lo I I Close Jan 1200 1215 10 1200 1210 1110 M May 1 1155 16 1165 1 1162 SHORT RIBS RISPer Per 10 Ibs lbs t I Open I High I Lw Low I I Close Ja Jan I 1080 I 1105 1 I 1095 July pOS 1 1062 1 1030 I f 1072 Cash quotations were as a follows Flour Firm No 2 3 rye re Barley Feed or mixing 3 fair tar to choice malting Flaxseed No 1 I southwestern 17 No 1 northwestern Timothy seed 4 Clover Mess pork Per barrel bael Lard Per 10 pounds 1330 Short ribs Sides loose short shor clear sides des boxes 1 1175 Grain Statistics Total Tota clearances of ot wheat whet and flour four were equal to 20 bushels Primary Primar receipts were bushels compared with bushels the corresponding day a year ago Estimated receipts for forcas cars cas oats oat 2 cars c mo head Butter Buter Cheese and Eggs New York Nov 24 Butter Firm Fr creamery creamer specials special 31 extras S thirds to firsts 2 Cheese Firm unchanged unchanged Eggs Firm western wester extra firsts fIrst 33 firsts seconds 2730 Chicago Nov 24 Butter steady stead creameries dairies daires 2 Eggs Steady at mark mark cases caes Included Include 20 5 receipts cases caes firsts 28 2 prime 30 Cheese Firm dairies daires lt I l i twins 1616 young Americas 1 1616 16 long longhorns longhorns horns lorns 16 16 |