Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec 31 The wheat market opened firm because of or the failure of or Liv Lh market to follow yesterdays de decline dine cline here Local longs however were to soil sell and soon brought about a sharp break For a time Urn the market was quite demoralized Favorable weather for harvesting iy Sn In n Argentina and an Increase of or bushels In the worlds visible supply were the chief bearish Influences The ine market arket became strong later because of ot active buying by aborts sho and commis commission sion houses end and also because of or renewed talk of ot light stocks in the northwest The close yas was strong May opened a it shade to H higher at L sold off to and then advanced d to The he close was The corn market was weak early In the tha day because of at colder weather and the th slump in wheat Later the market be became b C came rne strong on buying by shorts and also by bulls The close was strong May opened a shade to cent higher at SS 58 sold oft off to SS and then advanced to 60 X The close was at 60 SO The oats market reflected the tone of or wheat and corn opening weak and be becoming becoming becoming coming stronger May opened open d unchanged at 54 64 I sold off to 53 63 and then advanced to 64 where It closed Provisions were weak alt aU day because of or a 1015 cent decline in the price of ot live hogs At the close May pork was off oft 2 cents at 1310 lard was ws w s unchanged at 7 l ribs were 5 cents lower at There will be tie no market tomorrow holl holi day da i iThe IThe The leading lea futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open t 1 High I Low I CloseT Close Dec 90 99 1197 97 IQ May 1106 io July JUl 9 OS 96 CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low t Close lose Dec Dee 35 ro 56 I May lla OO SS 60 July Juh 57 59 OATS I Open J I High I Low I Close July 0 47 47 July n 46 I 46 14 46 46 45 May Mayo o 54 54 53 53 63 May Ma n a 52 52 52 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open High I Low I Close Jan 1237 1242 May 1303 1305 1312 1305 1310 LARD Per Ibs lbs Open I High I Low ICI Close Se Jan I 1 11 I May 1780 I S I 7 SO I 8 SHORT RIBS Per Open I High I Low Jow 1 I Close Jan oJ A 6 1 I GOO I May I 1702 I I Cash quotations were ere as follows Flour Easy Corn No o 2 No 2 yellow ellow 63 Oats No No 3 white l Rye ReNo No 2 77 ii Barley Fair to choice malting 96 Flax S Se Sd No 1 northwestern 18 Clover Clove Contract grade grad 1675 Short Ribs Sides loose 75 Mess tess Pork Per bbl lbs IDS 7 Short Clear Sides boxed Whisky Baals of or high wines 13 30 I Rec I Ship Flour barrels Wheat heat bushels 1000 SO Corn bushels f Oats bushels Rye Re bushels I I Barley Darle bushels I sos oj 70 OOIJ I |