Show I GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Oct 22 The unsettled unsettle condi tion in Wall Val street was the chief cause of ot a sharp decline today in the wheat market At the close 3 cents marked the decline for December wheat Corn was down Oats showed a net loss of lc 17 e Provisions w wAe to 62 c clower lower Wheat The wheat market was weak I IaU all aU day as the result of heavy selling by longs The demoralized stock market was the leading factor in causing the de decline decline cline dine but the high rate for call money in New York was almost of at equal Im Importance Importance importance A decline of at ate I Liverpool was a weakening Influence at the open Ing As the market declined d many stop loss orders were uncovered and these combined with selling for short account caused still greater weakness At the low point of the day December wheat showed a loss of Sc from the close of yester yesterday yesterday yesterday day and of from the high mark of yesterday The May Ma option at the bot bob bottom bottom tom torn price today was below the close of yesterday esterday and Gc Cc below the high point of yesterday esterday A moderate rally took place in the last half halt hour on a report from New York that boatloads had been I taken there for export The rally how however however ever eer failed to hold the market becom becoming becomIng ing lag extremely weak in the last few min raIn minutes minutes utes of trading The close was almost at the low point of the day December wheat opened IVic to l c lower at 1101 to 1011 lOl declined to and closed at May sold between IOS 1105 and lOn 1107 and closed at Corn The corn market was also flooded with selling orders and the price slumped almost 2 cents from Cram the high point of the day The market closed weak and not far from the low price of the day da De December December December cember opened Sc c to c lower at c to sold off oft to and closed at Local receipts were cars with of contract grade Oats Oats were weak in sympathy with wheat and corn December opened c clower cl clower lower l at 52 c sold off to and closed at c Local receipts were cars cargo Provisions Provisions were weak all aU allday aUda allday day da Increased receipts a decline of 10 to 15 cents in the price of live hogs and the weakness of coarse grain were the chief reasons for the declines At the close January pork showed a net loss of Lard was off oft at 1370 Ribs were were down at Estimated Receipts Estimated receipts for f r tomorrow Wheat heat 60 cars corn 1 cars oats ISO 80 cars hogs head The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 I Open I High HI h I Low I Close Dee Dec Ma May 1107 1 1 July 1101 f 9 If 1100 CORN No 2 I Open High I Low t I Close Dec 1 9 89 i t 57 May lay I Iw 59 ii SOU July 59 60 58 59 OATS No 2 3 I Open Op n I High I Low I Close Dec Dec 52 52 51 May lav t 5 53 53 53 54 July Jul 48 I 48 S 48 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Jan 1520 I O 11 I 1520 11 1480 SO J I 1480 1 80 May I 1560 1561 r 1560 1500 1520 1100 1520 LARD Per Ibs lbs I Open j I High j Low I Close Nov I I I Jan l I 88 S I May lay 1 I SHORT RIBS Per lbs Ibs I Open I High I Low I f Close Jan i May Ia I I I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat Xo 2 spring 11 No 3 No 2 red Corn No 2 No 2 yellow ellow 61 Oats No 2 50 No 3 white Barley Good feeding aSO fair to choice malting Flax Seed No o I 1 northwestern 1 Clover Contract grades 1675 Short Ribs Sides loose Mes Mess s Pork Per bbl Ibs lbs Short Clear Sides boxed Whisky Basis of ot high wines I Rec Ree I Ship Flour barrels 31 Wheat Theat bushels 8 Corn bushels Oats bushels bush ls Rye bushels Barley bushels |