Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec 17 The sta which was posted during the last half hour of trading showed an increase of bushels bush pis which was consider considerably ably morn mor than had hall been expected teli Fr Free e selling followed 11 and in a short time the greater part of the th advance which had hod fol followed C f lowed II ed the bullish h foreign advices was lost The Tho early market was strong stron because of o onn an nn official report which estimated that the wheat t crop rop of Russia as being b ln less than lust last t year ear Another factor fator that tha str the tile market was the tho raisins raising hv by h Spain of the duty on wheat The Th main feature in the domestic situa situation tion was wag a decrease In receipts receipt of wheat af at Minneapolis an and l Duluth Shorts Short i rind ml pit nit trader were werf th tha h best hest bux bu buyers ers r during the th day dav Ja The market closed steady stead May s e to 10 cent higher at S to top t tI il iS c p to is and am then de det t to in TS 4 where It closed a shade e I higher hi her than Saturday M Despite Increased the mar market market market ket wAs fI steady all an the day dav on t by commission houses f n nit i 1 lt traders May cloyed closed clo ell a n shade up at 43 44 Oats ware wre ore firm on nn active demand bv by shorts s May closed JR tR 1 cent up at Provisions wore ware firm early earh In the day is of nf n p 10 CPU cent advance in the price of live lh hogs bogs which vas ras due to con C n small Receipts Trading was chief chiefly ly h In the tbt May deliver dellver At t the close May Mar M YI pork was up 21 s confer cents lard and ribs each I Ia a shade lower I The Thee leading futures Ul rM ranged range as s follows ou t I Open n I High 1 Lon Loi i Close Cloe Dec 4 i iIa May Ia I 1715 S sli No 2 I Open Onen r 1 t j Low 10 i Close Dec 41 I IU rny IWU 3 3 a 43 J July I tf bIt I 3 a r 2 TI I Open J nigh j J Luw Clore j I Clo Dee Dec dl 1 v IM I f 34 I 1111 May G Ii 6 G GJul Jul JUIl I j 4 Ii I Iw y MESS S PORK lib bbl I II I Open I 1 High I Low Law 1 j JOI lose e eJan Jan 4 1 97 1610 j 1590 1590 1500 I Ma May 1630 I i 1630 10 lbs Open I High I Lo Low I Close CloseD D De e I 1 8 87 80 80 I Jan J 1 8 I SW I I i May lIay j 82 SHORT RT RIBS Per lbs Ibs Open j r High j i Low LoA I Close r Jan IJan 1 80 jj O 1150 I 1 May ra i s SW so i I I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat Xo 2 spring 80 SO No Xo 3 3 1 Xo No 2 red fiO Corn 44 41 No Xo 2 yellow ellow J r tS Oats Xo 2 t 1 No Xo 2 3 white 3 Xo No o 3 white Rye Xo 2 t 64 Barley Fair to choice malting Flax Seed Xo 1 Xo No o 1 northwest northwestern ern i fI Timothy Seed Prime O Clover Contract grades 1375 U a Short Ribs Sides loose 8 Mess Pork Per bbl 1473 1475 Lard Per lbs Ibs 85 Short boxed Whisky Basis of high wines 19 I fRee Rec Ship Flour barrels I Wheat bushels j I Co Corn rn bushels Oats bushels Rye Ryo bushels Barley bushels 51 o |