| Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Chicago Nov Nor 22 Grain prices on the local exchange declined sharply today be because because because cause of liquidation of the December de delivery delivery livery At the close wheat for December delivery showed a net loss of 1 1 Corn Com was down don 2 Oats were li 1 lower and provisions cents lower The wheat market was nervous ne ous and prices fluctuated over oer a range of 2 cents The feature of trade was the selling of ot December holdings by b longs The market was weak all day da with the exception of a brief period near the end of the first hour when prices advanced approximate ly y 1 cent on buying by shorts based on a late rally at Liverpool where prices had been Id lower Aside from the desire on the part of longs to dispose of the De Dc December December cember holdings the market was bear affected by Argentine advices The reports from that country received early in the session told of favorable weather for r the while whilo later dispatches pre mat inai a large proportion of ot the new crop will be available for export The market closed weak December opened M i lower at 90 i sold up to 91 and then declined to 89 The close was at 91 May opened a g cent lower at l 1 sold up to and broke to 99 09 The clos was at 99 December corn declined Si 2 from the high point of o the day as a result of persistent profit taking Lower cables c clear weather westher for or the he corn com belt and a decline of cash grain grath were the chief weakening Influences Part of the thC loss was regained on covering by shorts but the close was weak w ak December D cember opened 1 cent lower at 54 M sold off to 52 and closed at 52 May ranged be between between between tween 54 4 and 55 and closed at a net loss of at A Local receipts were m cars with 31 of ot contract grade The weakness of ot wheat and corn had hada a depressing effect on oats prices t ing from 1 to 1 H from the high point of the session Trade which was very erv light was mainly main I In th Way May M y delivery Decem December December ber opened 1 cent lower at 45 sold off to 44 and closed at 45 May ranged be between between between tween 48 and 49 and closed at 48 IS c a anet net loss of or Local receipts were cars Provisions were weak because of selling pressure from longs and local packers A decline of 10 to 20 cents in the price of live hogs and the slump In grains were bear bearish bearish ish factors At the close January pork was off 32 cents at 1217 lIi lard was down SO 20 cents at 1472 ribs were 22 2 25 5 cents lower at 65 The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 I Open i High I Low I CloseT Close Dec Dee 1904 May loo 1101 om 99 1 9 July 9 94 19 I CORN No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Dec 54 54 52 52 May 55 oo i 55 53 54 51 IM July Jul 55 53 55 53 54 M OATS No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Dec Dee 45 45 44 Ti 45 May ray 49 49 IH 48 2 I iS July 45 45 44 H 44 fI MESS PORK FORK Per barrel I Open I High I Low Love I Close Jan 1240 1240 1217 1217 May 1275 12 1275 7 1247 1247 LARD Per pounds j I Open I High I Low I Close Clo e eJan Jan I I May 1 I SHORT RIBS Per pounds I 1 Open I High I Low I Close Jan 6 I 6 1 I May 60 60 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 93 No 2 red Corn ComNo No 2 No 2 yellow 60 Oats No 2 49 No 3 white Rye No 2 75 5 Barley Fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 I northwestern Timothy 4 Clover Contract grades 1500 Short Ribs Sides loose 6 5 Mess bbl 1200 1225 Ibs lbs t Short Sides Clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines I Rec I Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn Com bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels 2000 Barle Barley bushels |
