Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Nov 23 The wheat market opened firm on buying by shorts which was based on the opening strength st of the stock market markeL Foreign grain markets market however were wera weak and this Induced considerable Weakness of the corn market also inspired additional sales Before the thc end of the tho first hour prices declined owing to this selling pre pres pressure presure rea sure to a point nearly nearl 1 cent below open openIng lug Ing quotations r the Jast half ef cr the session the market again became strong on renewed renew d covering by shorts snorts due dC to the continued buoyancy of the stock tock market On this upturn prices advanced nearly 2 cents above the low point of the thea cay oay a The market closed strong Decem December December December ber opened a shade to o higher at 90 00 OO to 90 sold off oft to 89 and then ad all advanced advanced to 91 Sl The close was at 91 May Mav opened M 4 to c higher at 99 to sold oft off to 99 and then rallied to The close was at 1 1 1004 The Tho corn market was decidedly weak early e In the day owing to selling brought out by favorable weather wether for the curing of ot the new crop and by a still further de decline decline cline dine In the price of live hogs shorts how however however ever eer covering freely in the last half of the session which caused a recovery of Cf Cfall all the early loss Joss The market closed firm December opened 14 to c lower at 52 62 to 52 62 sold off to 51 and then ad advanced advanced advanced to 52 4 The close was at 52 62 May sold between 53 and closed at l c the closing figure of yesterday Oats were weak the first hour in sym sympathy sympathy sympathy pathy with the decline In the wheat and corn markets market The market later became firm on buying b by several seer roi of the leading le i g bulls Trade was largely in the May lIa de delivery delivery delivery livery December opened higher to It lower at 44 to 45 sold off oft to 44 J and then advanced to 45 15 The close was at atIa 45 May Ia sold between tween b s and 3 and closed at 49 a gain of Jh compared with yesterdays s closing quotations Provisions were weak all day because of persistent selling by b local packers At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close January pork was down 42 4 lard was oft off and ribs were Qc lower The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Dec Dee OO 89 May 1101 m 99 July 35 Ii t 96 94 96 CORN No 2 I Open I High j I Low I Close Dec Dee 52 Hs May I 53 21 8 I 53 July 53 63 54 53 OATS No 2 I Open I High j I Low I Close Dec Dee t May 4 i July 43 4 44 MESS lESS PORK Per barrel I Open I High I Low I Close Jan I 1195 1195 1175 I 1175 May 12 2 0 1230 1205 I 1207 12 LARD Per 00 pounds I Open I High I Low I Close Jan I Toy I 7 May r 71 7 I SHORT SHOR RIBS Per pounds I Open I High I Low J I close Ja Jap 64 60 May Gre I I I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady winter patents shorts 42 spring patents straits bakers Wheat No 2 spring No 3 No 2 red 1 Corn No 2 55 No 2 yellow 60 6 60 Wh 2 45 43 No 3 white Rye No 2 Z 74 Barley Good feeding O fair to choice malting 78 S Flax Seed No 1 I northwestern nort western Timothy Seed Prime 4 Clover Contract grades 1300 2500 Short RsS fes basal m Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per Ibs lbs clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines j Roe lice I Ship Flour barrels 42 Wheat heat bushels 1000 Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Re bushels Barley Barle bushels 2650 2180 I n I |