Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec Dee p iThe 9 The wheat market was weak the greater greter gr t r part of the day Prices rallied somewhat aster after the publication publication publication cation of the government report which estimates the newly seeded area of win winter winter winter ter wheat to be 19 per cent less than that of last year The market however soon yielded to selling by pit traders and commission houses and closed weak and at the low point of ot the day A private dispatch from Argentina claiming that weather there was favorable for harvest harvesting harvestIng harvesting ing was the principal depressing factor Liberal receipts re In the northwest especially especially especially ally at Winnipeg a poor demand from ex cx exporters exporters porters lower prices for tor cash wheat and anda a decline in corn were additional bear bearish bearIsh bearIsh ish factors May opened 34 to 34 to 34 lower at to LOl ir sold at and declined to where it closed The corn market was weak because of ot ofa ota ofa a decline of from 1 I to 4 cents in the price of cash corn which was caused by lib liberal liberal eral receipts Arrivals tomorrow are es estimated estimated estimated at cars The market closed weak and near the low point Slay May opened a shade higher to 14 lower at 55 55 sold Bold off oft to 54 51 j and closed at 55 Covering by shorts gave the oats mar market market market ket a steady opening but it soon weak weakened weakened weakened ened along with wheat and corn A de tie decline decline cline dine of 1 cent In the price of cash grain was a depressing factor May opened U 34 higher at 53 sold off oft to 52 and closed at 53 Provisions were weak because of un unusually unusually Unusually usually heavy receipts of live hogs ar arrivals arrivals arrivals rivals today being estimated at head At the close May pork was US off of 20 30 lard was down dorn 10 and ribs were 10 lower The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I f High I Low I Close Dec 94 94 May 1194 1014 July 96 9 95 8 9 CORN t Open t I High I Low I Close Clos Dec 53 t May IM 6 l 31 mrs 55 July 5 Hi OATS OAT L I Open I High I Low Close CIs Dec o r 8 May o l I k 53 May n l n July o 4 14 8 July U 11 45 5 iH MESS bbl I Open I High I Low J I Close Clos Jan 1240 1230 1230 May 1282 1290 1270 1270 Ibs I OP n I f High I Low I Clo Close e eJan Jan I May 1 SHORT lbs Ibs I Open I High I L W I Close Jan ray May G i Cash quotations were as follows Flour Easy Wheat No o 2 1 spring IU No 3 97 91 No Ko 2 red 93 s I 7 Corn No 2 60 No 2 yellow 63 Oats No 2 ro s No 3 white 6 Rye No 2 7 Barley Good feeding fair to Choice malting mailing Flax Seed No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Prime 40 Clover Contract grade 1575 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per Ibs lbs gOO Short boxed Whisky Basis of ot high wines I Roc Roo I Flour barrels OO Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley bushels |