| Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec Dee U The wheat market to today today day clay opened firm on the strength of ot high higher er markets at Liverpool which were based ased upon reports of rains which are Interfering with harvesting in Argentina Later this advance was checked because of liberal receipts in the northwest The market was dull throughout the session the he storm which has prevailed here for hours Interfering with the sales Of cash wheat and speculative buy buyIng leg Ing ng and selling being b light Later how however however however ever the announcement was made by an English expert that the prospects are for forIght light Ight worlds shipments In the near fu rUe future ture On the strength of this the tho mar market market market ket rallied and closed firm May Yay wheat opened tt to sS 12 4 higher at to LUi sold between LOOK loo and and closed at The corn market was exceedingly dull all day and prices ranged higher because of the storms prevailing throughout the corn belt which promised to delay arrivals arrivals als and cause further deterioration In the crop ClOp Arrivals today were unusually lly light because of the heavy storm May corn opened V 3 to higher at 56 to tori tog 57 ri g sold between WAt 67 and 67 7 and closed at the latter figure Trade in oats wlas as today entirely local and the market dragged heavily Just Justat Justat Justat at the close prices advanced slightly In Jn sympathy with wheat and corn com May oats oat opened unchanged to Vi higher at SZU 53 fil 63 to 53 sold between 53 53 and 53 and closed at 63 53 The provision prevision market opened weak on the expectation of a big run of hogs hogsand hogsand hogsand and lower prices for them The storm however held the trains back and com corn comparatively comparatively few hogs came on sale Buy BuyIng BuyIng Buying Ing was good and prices not only recovered recovered recovered ered the early loss but advanced At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close May pork por was up 1234 lard was 15 higher and ribs were 0 1271 up The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT EAT I Open I High I Low I 1 Close Dec Dee 93 95 May 1 July 95 93 95 96 CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low I t Close Clos Dec 65 55 55 1 55 May ray 57 56 July 6 66 56 56 56 OATS I Open I High I Low I IMay Clos May O 53 May 51 51 51 51 July o 47 48 47 IS 48 July n 45 43 4 1514 44 MESS PORK Per bbl V I Open I High I Low I Close Jan 1247 1275 1247 1275 May Ma 1285 1330 1280 1315 LARD Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close Llosa Jan J May 7 I SHORT RIBS Per lbs Ibs I Open j I High I Low I Close Jan May iO Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady winter patents straights J spring patents 20 straights bakers Wheat No 2 spring No 3 97 No 2 red 93 8 Corn No 2 59 69 iro 0 No 2 yellow 66 Oats No 2 EO 60 No 3 white 4 Rye RoNo No 2 76 75 Barley Fair to choice malting 89 Flax Seed No 1 I northwestern 11 Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grade 1600 Short Ribs Sides loose loosed Mess Pork Per bbl 12 1250 Lard Clear Sides boxed Whisky Basis of ot high wines 1 I R Rec I Flour barrels barre is Wheat heat bushels Corn Com bushels 1054 Oats bushels 1360 Rye bushels 5 Barley buchels 2500 |
