Show i GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago NOV exports from I Argentine and Increased In the northwest bad a weakening effect on wheat prices here today At the close December was off The May is down pm oat are practically unchanged show a lees of cents in was manifested at atthe the start Liverpool ower presumably a a result of an Increase in Argentine reports and of a report from that country contradicting rumors of unfavorable weather there receipts were quIte liberal In addition prospects of rain In the I southwest gave promise of a break in inthe the existing This combination ot features unfavorable front the bull stand standpoint point brought out a lot of held wheat purchased under more that market on were off 34 to C to MaY was down to c ct t 0 fair buyers on the decline but tile demand was not of to prevent a steady ot values December sold oft to Lii and May to Late In the day the market rallied somewhat brought by a report of a St Louis trade Journal Ac According cording to this authority drouth conditiOns lave prevailed quite generally throughout the winter wheat belt anti In some see notably In the southeast complaintS of retarded growth or to becoming more general Trading the greater part of the day lacked enthusiasm and was confined mainly to local opera torn The market closed weak with December at 1116 Final quotations on May were at Fine maturing weather and weaknesS of wheat had a depressIng Influence on tha market early In the day Dc cember opened to lower at jo 45 sold between 45 and 48 and closed at 45 were SI curs The trading in oats was extremely quiet and the market held steady the entire December a shade lower Ut 25 between 5 and 28 and at Lodl cars Liquidation of wa on a rather large scale and on an absence ot support the market weak At the close JanuarY pork uS ItT cents at Lard was down 10 centS at 70 Ribs Were cents lewer at The leading futures ranged as pen lEigh May 1111 July 2 I Open I High I Low Close 45 2 I Open I Rich I Low x t 1 I t i 1911 May 21 31 j MESS bill billI I Open I High I Low I May lbs 5 Open I I Low I Ta 1 I J 1 7 May 1 I I SHOR lbs I Open I High I Low Ian U J May Cash as No No No 2 red 2 No yellow 33 2 No 2 white 32 No 2 7 feeding fair to choice 44 Flax 1 No 1 em Mess barrel Short Short Clear of high wines 1200 4 barrels J Wheat bushels bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley bushels |