Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Nov 16 The wheat market opened weak because b ClUS of lack of ot support which was based largely upon lower prices at Liverpool The fear was also expressed that the Bank of ot England may again ad advance advance adVance vance Its rate of discount and this caused considerable unloading of ot long wheat as aswell aswell well as much selling for short account The bears overshot the mark somewhat and their efforts to cover coer late In the day I caused the price of December to advance adR ce quickly with the result that it closed dosed I higher than the last prices of yesterday A slight Blight reaction was WM caused from the top price of the day da by the unfavorable opinion opinIon opinIon ion generally entertained of ot the tho New York lork bank statement The export demand was practically nothing December wheat opened to S cent lower at 93 23 and after atter selling g between 93 and 91 H closed dosed steady at 94 9 The corn market was nervous and prices generally were lower with the trade chiefly of ot a local character The good goodweather I weather Ieather lor for the curing of the crop and I II I I the th weak tone of the wheat market dur during durIng during ing the greater part of ot the day were de do depressing dej pressing j factors Trading was very vet light December corn opened J to g 44 lower I I at sold between 64 M and 54 64 and i i closed unchanged at M 31 I IThe 1 I The trade in oats was exceedingly light and was as confined largely to professional trading The demand for tor cash oats was poor and local sales were only De Do December December cember oats oata opened J cent higher at 46 Y sold between 46 and 4 46 and closed at 46 The weakness of grain caused an easy opening In provisions but later the cov coy covering covering ering by shorts in ribs brought about ab ut a regain of ot the early earl loss Trading was not large At the close January pork was 5 cents lower at 1275 lard was 2 cents lower at ribs were a shade higher at The leading futures ranged as WHEAT I Open j High I Low I Close Dee Dec 3 94 93 ro 94 May lre July Jul 96 00 97 CORN t I Open I High j I Low I close Dec Dee If 54 4 May 5 5 56 66 61 i July Tuly 54 55 5 4 OATS I Open I High I Low I Close Dee Dec 46 46 46 46 May 49 49 49 14 49 JUly 44 45 44 45 43 MESS PORK I Open I High I Low L w I Close Jan 1287 1287 1275 1275 15 May 4 1300 1200 I 1320 21 1300 I 1300 LARD LARI Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close Jan 79 7 May I 79 I I SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open J I High I J Low I Close Jan Tan I 6 8 May I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady winter patents straights spring patents 5 50 straights bakers Wheat No 2 spring No o 3 93 No 2 red 94 Corn No 2 90 No r yellow 61 Gl 61 Yo Oats No 2 I 46 No 3 white 4 Barley Good feeding 62 fair to malting 7 Flax Seed No 1 northwestern Timothy thy Seed Prime Clover Contract grades 1550 Short Ribs Sides loose 67 Mess Pork Per bbl Uro 1275 Lard Per Ibs lbs Short Sides Clear boxed 1 Whisky Basis of high wines Rec Ree IShip Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats Rye bushels Barley bushels |