Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Chicago Dec Dee 10 The wheat market opened weak and with the exception of a n afew afew few on covering by shorts continued heavy all day Trade was light and prices fluctuated within a range of Ii 14 cent Severe declines at Liverpool and andIn andIn In the continental markets caused the early weakness and later the slack ex export export export port demand weakness In tIle the stock mar market market market ket favorable weather in Argentina and liberal primary receipts forced prices price downward The market closed weak and near the lowest point May Ia opened open d 14 i to I 1 cent lower at sold between 99 and and closed at I The early corn market was weak be because because because cause of lower cables and the decline In I wheat Later the market became firm The close was firm May opened 14 1 4 to lower at I 4 advanced to S z zand and closed at 55 5 I The oats market was inclined to weak weakness weakness eak ness in sympathy with wheat but this I tendency was partially offset by small re receipts reI receipts May fay opened unchanged ed at 53 sold I between 52 k and 53 53 8 and closed at 52 Provisions were easy at the opening be because I cause of or a 15 to 25 z cent decline In live hogs but a rally in hogs later brought about a moderate demand At the close May pork was up 15 cents lard was 10 cents higher and ribs 1 1211 12 cents up The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I HIgh I Low I Close Dec 1927 1 9 94 9 May fay 1100 lOO S I July 19 15 95 9 CORN Open I High t Low I Close Dec j 3 Ma May 64 55 55 1 55 July 54 OATS I Open I High I Low 1 Close Ma Mays o 53 3 May n 51 51 i 51 51 July o 46 1 46 47 July n 44 44 MESS bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Jan 1225 1250 May fay 1270 1265 1285 Ibs I Open I High I I Low ow I Close Jan 1765 May SHORT lbs Ibs I Open I High I Low Lov I Close Jan 65 May Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 97 91 No 2 red 2 No 2 yellow 63 sv Ih 64 Oats No 2 50 SO No 3 white Rye ReNo No 2 76 Barley Good feeding 63 fair to choice malting Flax l lax Seed No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grade 1375 1575 Short Ribs Sides loose 5 Mess Pork Per bbl 12 1212 Lard Per Ibs lbs Short Clear Sides boxed Whisky Basis of high higl Wines Ines I R Rc I Flour barrels Wheat bushels 3 Corn bushels IM 1100 Oats bushels I Rye R e bushels I 1 2000 Barley Barle bushels i 1 5 32 2600 I |