Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Not to In owing to wet weather in wheat here today At the close the December optIon was up May is up corn shows a again gain of c oats are up and pro Sc to From initial transactions to the end of the session the wheat market exhibited remarkable strength At the opening Do cember was up ic to at to and May c to at to The advance was largely due to higher Prices in foreign grain markets Liver LiverPool Pool cables being up d lug the severe break here yesterday The I strength abroad was said to be a re result sult of active buying caused by reports from claiming that heavy rains had delayed in that country From the start shorts wore eager bid der for wheat but offerings at first were limited A little later there was Some soiling as a result of liberal re in the northwest There was also considerable profit taking which final ly In a slight reaction At for December however shorts agaIn be became came active buyers and prices started On another upward movement Through Throughout out the remainder of the da the ten I was toward a higher level A number of reports were received from the southwest stating that rain is great Jy needed and that much damage is being done by drought Another bullish consideration was a decrease iii primary receipts of cash wheat at Kan I Isas sas City was also a factor The high 1 point on December for the day was I reached at May touched The market closed wIth December at I May closed at I The strength of wheat small country I receipts and higher prices at the sam I tables were factors that held the corn market firm The volume of trading was not being largely of a scalping character December opened c to p higher at 48 to sold between and and closed at May ranged between and 46 and closed at In sympathy with the wheat market oats held firm but the volume of trad I Ing was small December opened a shade higher at 2814 sold up to 22 and closed at May ranged between I and and closed at 31 Local I were cars I Persistent buying of lard and by packers caused a firm tone In provisions At th start the market was a trifle easier on liberal receipts of hogs Later rallied and the market closed firm pork up at Lard was up at Ribs were higher at The oard of Trade will be closed on Thursday Nov 24 The leading futures ranged as 2 I Open 1 High I Low I Close 1100 May 1103 1109 51 VORI I Open I High I Low Close Dee May July 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Nb 1 Dee 29 May 31 21 MESS bbL I Open I High I Low I Close 1260 May lbs I Open I High I Low I Close Jan I May 1 1 lbs I Open I High I Low Close Jan 1 May Cash were as No 2 No 3 spring No 2 red 53 No 2 yellow 57 2 No 11 white No 3 whIte 2 78 feeding fair to chOice I Flax 1 No 1 northwest tern Mess barrel I pounds loose Short Clear of high winos graae 1225 S Flour barrels I Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels I Barley |