Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec 1 The urgent demand for forthe fo forthe the December option was the feature of 0 trading in the tile wheat pit Because of the th small amount offered for sale the price prie of that delivery was at a premium all allday allda allday day da Deliveries today were the heaviest for several years the total amount ag aggregating aggregating gr O bushels The Tho greater portion of the grain was put out by large elevator concerns and most of it was taken by b prominent commission houses louses When It became known that near nearly nearly nearly ly all of the wheat had been taken by b leading houses rumors of a big deal in the local market were revived News of the day was quite favorable to the bears The market closed irregular May opened a shade to higher at to sold at 78 m and declined to 77 where it closed U 14 lower than yesterday December closed at 72 7 The probability of an early earl Increase in inthe Inthe Inthe the crop movement had a weakening ef effect effect feet on the corn market May lIay closed 8 14 4 off oft at The oats market was fairly steady May closed a shade lower at 34 H I Provisions were quiet but firm Irm At t the close January r pork was up 15 cents lard was 5 cents higher and nbc ribe were cents higher Leading futures ranged as follows follo WHEAT No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Clo Dec 72 May lIay im mil I 17 s sCORN CORN No 2 I Open I High I Low Log Lo j Close Dec Dee 42 42 42 2 May ay 43 37 43 8 1 OATS No 2 t tI I Open r I High I Low j i Close Clo CloDee Dec Dee 31 33 32 33 ill May lIay 13 33 23 3 I 31 July Tuly 33 33 32 32 8 MESS tESS PORK Per barrel I Open I High iiii I Low I Close Clos Clo Jan I Hw 1455 I 1460 Hw 1455 1460 May tay 1 1477 4 I 1497 I 1477 I 1493 LARD Per pounds Open lOpeD I I High Low I Close ci Dec 80 I SW I IJan Tan Jan J j 84 j 85 I I 84 I May f SHORT RIBS Per pounds I Open I laii High I Low I Close Jan Tan I 1 7 May 21 7 So 7 11 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm winter patents straights spring patents soi I straights bakers Wheat 2 spring 1St No Ko 3 73 o 83 No 2 red Corn No o 2 44 4 No NI 2 yellow ellow 47 A Oats No 2 33 No 3 white Rye No 2 Barley Barle Fair to choice malting 5 Flax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest northwestern ern era Timothy Seed Prime 4 Clover Contract grades 1340 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess ress Pork Per bbl 1450 Lard Per lbs Ibs Short Sides Clear boxed 8 50 Whisky Basis of high wines 29 I Rec Ship IShip Flour barrels I 8 Wheat bushels I Corn bushels SOO Oats bushels OO Rye bushels 2001 s Barley bushels tsoo isoo 1300 |