Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec Dee 14 HAn An inclination to tote take te profits and 4 d Saturday dullness worked against hurt the cold c ld weather bull ball factor in grains ln today and May wheat closed He Ic c down Wheat had bad a dull steady st market ruling firm early but DUt soon losIng the rain sain Weather condl con i tons ons had a rood good deal to do with he the speculative temperament and the early cables c bIes were something of a help Re were light U ht and May opened a shade hade lower to c up at c to c and quickly sold up to le Trade was not important and the early demand from train commission houses was about the only feature This soon gave gaye way to profit taking on the bulge and aad the market gradually dually sagged ged off 00 01 to 7 c closing weak e lower tower at 7 Cora Corn was fairly active and ruled firm tile the greater greiter tet part of the session The early demand was largely on the part of at the shorts but the outside markets were also fair buyers The cold weather brought brou ht the early spurt on the fear tear that th t heavy feeding to stock would be IN necessary lUrY Pro Profit t taking caused a recession May closing steady c higher at Oats were moderately active but ruled easy euy after the early bulge May closed weak Kc Hc c lower at t ns were dull but ruled very firm The demand was largely for tor the local account and was wa w supplied by packers May pork p rk closed ed edh ede h and l safer S c hIher e The e leading futures ranged rAng as a follows Wheat No NoI I It I t Open t I High J I Lew Low I Close Dee I 15 May lay 14 1 79 1 uly It 75 Corn No 2 S Spen j Open pen j i High I Jow Low I Close e Dee J I 8 L 4 07 Oui i 2 I Open Oien Ii High gb I Low j I Close Clos Kay 1 W WJ J BS Perk Per Barrel 1 t I Open I t Risk I t Low I l Close Jan Jn 1 1 I IMy 1 j May Kay 1607 C 1451 itO 1688 Lard Per i HO rounds Pound I Open I High I Low I Close Jan Jau 1 JK I 9 Uti I 11 17 May I iT ST I I 1 9 Iii I Short Per Pounds I Op Open n I High j I Low I Close Jan j 1 I f Kay C I f 8 6 I 8 50 Cash quotation were as follows Steady Winter patents Paten 81 9 I straights AlO 70 clears XI I j I spring specials patents 1 1 strAights str t I Wheat No S 2 74 74 No 2 taNo NO J 2 No 2 Z white S i iNo No S white 48 48 Rye RyNo No Z 2 64 to choice cb ke melting malting Flax 1 No 1 north BOIl northwestern northwestern western Timothy Prime seed MOO Oil 6 Mess Xu barrel usda f Short 8 ort loose waited alted boxed Short Clear Box d Basl of high wines l U ii grade J I Rec RiTS I Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels n Corn Cent bushels 18 84 Oats bushels Rye Ry bushels C 1 Loss Barley bushels OW |