Show GRAIN GRAN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec Increased exports o of at wheat and flour from the United States caused strength today od Y during the latter latte part pant of ot the wheat market At the close clos the May Ia option showed a gain of ot He e c Corn was up e C Oats were Uc C higher high higher er cr Provisions were Sc to higher The wheat market opened a trifle easier easie I because cause of at selling by b pit traders and Corn com commission mission houses who were Influenced bv b bl by lower l cables 5 and nd by Y a considerable l gain fain aI in n receipts at Minneapolis and ai Duluth DuI l where arrivals today were nearly cars carsIn carsin In n excess s of at those of oJ the corresponding Interests were ay a year ago Elevator fairly airly active bidders for the December option and this demand held that de deivory delivery livery ivory relatively firm The Tha Th market m was also bearishly affected by b the today be De Deng beIng mary movement total receipts tec lug Ing ng bushels compared with 91 bushels last year yeara a gain of 40 percent per per percent cent ent with today toda the total amount being bushels Sentiment in the pit pitI be became i came ca e bullish b throughout the remainder I of the day da Shorts were urgent bidders further for fol wheat The market was or strengthened by the assertion of of an En English English glish gush crop statistician who claimed that th t the he exportable surplus of ot wheat for Rus Russia Rusala ala sia la this year ear will not exceed bushels last bushels as against year ear earThe The visible supply figures which showed a decrease of at bushels compared with Increase of almost bushels one an The Tue bullish factor actor also t ago ao were a market year ear closed firm May Mav opened Uc e to lower at 77 ic c to c sold off to toTI Final TI and Advanced to c quotations were at Favorable weather w r for the movement mo of caused a slightly easier the he corn crop tone one today at the opening The market of de demand demand demand a soon rallied because be aUse mand caused by small primary and a decrease dec ease of ot bushels in Ip the via vis Ible ble supply against an increase of Shorts commission com commission commission bushels one year ago pd mission houses bought actively on oi the up upturn upturn turn urn and the market closed firm May Ma opened unchanged to a shade lower at 43 43 c sold up to I c and closed clo ed at Trading in the oats pit was quiet and the he market was steady chiefly because of a decrease in the visible supply sup pI The rhe business was mainly done by b commission houses louses May Ia opened unchanged to a shade lower at sold up to c cand and closed at the top Provisions were irregular lard being in inclined Inclined dined to weakness while pork and amI ribs were firm An increase of tierces tier es in inthe Inthe inthe the worlds stocks of lard for November caused the weakness s In that product The Tile strength of pork and ribs was due duo to o a decrease in the stocks on hand At Atthe Atthe Attle the tle close January Jannar pork was up UI Qc at Lard was as off ocr Sc at Ribs were 12 c higher at Leading ranged as follows follo I Ii 1 i 2 I Open I High I Low I Cloe nee Dec Yd 7 72 ln IT May m 77 77 ri ITS 78 2 I Open I High I L Low Close ti 1 32 Dec De c l i 8 Ma May 43 43 I Jul July 44 H 14 41 41 No NoI I Open i High I Low i Clot D Dec ee 35 H J tI 33 11 I 2 Ii ta 34 w 35 33 2233 MESS barrel I oP Open n I High I Low t I Close Cloe Jan Hw 1465 1465 1165 1480 May la 14 1493 1510 1495 1505 1503 pounds I Open I High Low I Dee I S I t 86 Jan I May j 1 i I I SHORT RIBS Per r pounds I Open I High I 1 Low Lo j I Close Cloe Jan 78 I I j I Slay May lh I 9 I gO 1793 79 I 2 Cash Quotations were as follows Flour Firm No 2 spring No o 3 s No 2 red 72 Corn No 2 H 44 No 2 yellow Oats No 2 22 2 No 10 2 white 33 No 3 white 3 Rye R eNo No 2 1165 Barley Bar Fair to choice malting mailing Flax Ilax Seed No 1 No Ko 1 northwest northwestern ern em 21 Timothy See Prime Clover Contract grado gra c 1340 Short Ribs Sides loose O Mess Pork Per bbl 1450 Lard Per ibs lbs Short Clear Sides boxed 8 Whisky Basis of f high hl h wines 1 I Rec flee Ship barrels j Flour I lour Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Darle bushels O |