Show CHIC VTEW No Change In December Wheat Provisions Pro-visions Firm Chicago Dec 11Theat started weak and at vc decline for May Liverpool was 14d lower for December Decem-ber wheat d lower for March and d down for May compared with yesterdays closing rates The weather had turned from severe frost to a decided thaw over the greater part of the winter wheat country and the Minneapolis and Duluth receipt were again not far from double those at the corresponding time of the year before The market did not for sometime some-time give much indication of doing better but in the course of an hour from the start it had acquired small modicum of firmness The opening prices for May were from 89 to 89 compared with S9 at the close on Friday On the slight rally that followed it sold up to 891h January during that time made some peculiar changes selling at from S9c when May was 89 and at 89 when May was bringing 89 4c or at from c premium to Vic discount compared with May price The weakness at Liverpool was accounted ac-counted for by the editor of the Liverpool Liver-pool Corn Trade News in a cablegram which said the decline was owin < 5 to selling for March and May on orders from Chicago and also to Thomas report issued yesterday Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were 640 cars against 940 a week ago and 4CO on the coriesponding day last year The primary receipts were as bearish as ever the total of the day being 943 000 bushels against only 532000 bushels on the like day of the year before The r 1 I expected increase in the visible of 500 I 000 bushels should it be realized will stand contrasted with 2602000 bushels decrease for the similar period of 1896 I The weeks exports from both coasts were 6700000 bushels the largest business I busi-ness for one weeks shipments The I days clearances from Atlantic ports were liberal at the equivalent in wheat I and flour of 717000 bushels Those liberal lib-eral shipments combined with the firmness of the Paris and Antwerp I markets considering the previous days I weakness here added to the recovery I to a further slight extent May rose to 89 but reacted a little under realizing I i alizing and closed at81h or Sc lower I than it did yesterday December was I neglected by the general crowd and I was only heard from at wide intervals It sold from 9411 at the opening to 95 I and closed at 95c whilch shows no change for the day I Corn at the opening sold 14c lower than the close yesterday influenced by the weakness in wheat Buying by local shorts and commission houses caused a reaction and the late trading I prices ruled firm May ranged from I 28 to 28 and closed c higher at I I 28 28Oats Oats ruled firm Sympathy with corn was a factor May ranged from 22c to 21c and closed 143c higher high-er at 2222c Provisions were very firm The basis of the strength was the excellent demand from domestic and foreign prices for the cash products Exporters were credited with liberal purchases of January lard The market opened steady at about yesterdays prices and gradually advanced closing strong at close to the top At the close January pork was lOc higher at 8271h January lard 5c higher and January ribs 2 ½ 5c higher at 420422 The leading futures ranged as follows WHEATNO I Open LRigh I Low I Close Dee 9It94 1351 194 93 I Jan S9 8H4 IS9 I 897 ay 13 S9 89 S9 89f CORN No 2f 1 I OpenJ I High I Low I Close Dee 124 I 5V8 r24 25 May2Sqj2SJ2S s 128 12SIh OATSNo2 I Open I High I Low I Close Dec 20 20 120 120 lfO May 21 22 21 22 22 MESS PORKPer Bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Dcc Jan 1 817 i3 II 815 = I 725 827 May 840 S52y 840 852 LARDPer 100 Lbs I Open I High I Low I CloseD Close-D C = = = 416 Jan 422 427 122 4271h May 440 445 440 445 SHORT RIBSPer 100 Lbs i I Open I High I Low I Close Dee 420 420 4171h 420 Jan 1 417Y I 422Y I 417 422y May 430 435 430 435 Cash quotations were as follows FlourQuiet winter patents 470190 straights 420440 spring specials 535 spring patents 440490 spring straights 430450 bakers 3503S0 Wheat No 2 spring 990 No3 spring S292 No 2 red 9595 CornNo2 25 ½ OatsNo 2171 No 3 white f o b 23523 Rye No 2 46 Barley No 2 f o b 26137 Flax SeedNo1 1093112 Timothy SeedPrime 2G2 < S2G5 Mess Pork Per bbl 730 735 Lard Per 100 lbs 425427A i Short Ribs Sides i loose t2 415450 i ShouldersDry salted boxed 4 I Short ClearSides boxed 440Ct450 WhiskyDistillers finished goods per I gallon 119 SugarCut loaf 585 granulated 521 |