Show dhlcspro General Mnrlteis Chicago Nov 16The bears were in l good form at the opening of the wheat market today and found encouragement encourage-ment sufficient in the news to continue the selling and hammering proceedings which have been going on for several days The Liverpool cables were not so well calculated to help the decline as they reported unchanged and firm prices Everything else was against the price here Heavy northwestern receipts of 1125 cars against 983 last Monday and 1268 a year ago large worlds shipments for the week 9600 000 bushels and an increase of 1200000 bushels in the amount in passage I were among the early items of information I infor-mation which tended to weaken the tone Chicago received 44 cars and inspected out 30182 bushels white the English visible supply increased 166000 busnels neither of which tended to help the market Closing Liverpool cables gave a decline of and continental markets were generally lower Export clearances were 383002 bushels A sharp bulge came in the last few minutes on a rumor of further fur-ther damage to Argentine crops and on reported sales of cash wheat for shipment to Australia December wheat opened from 79 to 7S declined to 7l closing at 78 i under yesterday Estimated receipts for tomorrow 120 cars No2 red spot wheat ranged from 84 to S7 closing I at 8586Vi Oats were a trifle weaker than corn I but not yet as weak a wheat Commission Com-mission houses and carriers were the carrer most active traders Receipts were 246 cars and 15778 bushels were taken from store Exports were 70446 bushels bush-els The visible supply showed an increase in-crease of 316000 bushels May oats closed unchanged from Saturday Esti mated receipts for tomorrow 430 cars i ProvisionsA run of 1000 hogs at the yards paralyzed the market at that place and also that of product The I talk in the pit was very bearish and I the demand was sensibly affected by i January pork closed 1012 lower I January lard 121 lower and January I ribs 571 lower i Closing prices WheatNovember 11 December 78 May 8282 Corn November 24 December 25 May 2828 OatsNovember 187 December 19 May 227 PorkDecember 675 January 775 May S10 Lard December 390 January 410 May 432 Ribs December 3727 January 365 May 405 |