Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Nov Xo 2 The wheat market was a listless affair all day and with ith the exception of a little firmness at the opening sentiment was bearish the en tire day At the start prices were is lower to U higher During the frs first few minutes of trading all allot of the opening gain was lost on selling by small hold holders ers era who did not wish to hold their lines over the holiday h tomorrow The market I t lacked any good support and prices failed to rally to any great extent from this early earl decline At the close prices were unchanged to a shade lower compared with Saturdays final quotations with December r at 99 and May lay at Absence of export demand liberal primary primary mary receipts and continued excellent I weather news of the crop of wheat In this country offset bullish advices from Argentine Austria and Australia and discouraged new buying for long ac account account account count Favorable weather for the new ne crop In considerable selling of corn which resulted In slight weakness but prices at the close were unchanged for all de liveries compared with the previous close Oats displayed moderate firmness at the opening but soon Boon sold off ot and con quiet the balance of the day Trade In the cash market markit was firm but prices price were steady to h cent higher Cash In rests t were ere the th principal buyers through throughout out the day At the close prices were W to f lower with December at Wit 48 X and May lIa at 60 50 Provisions were rather weak at the opening but the market soon rallied sharply and continued firm the remain r maln der of the day dar At the close prices were 5 to 15 higher I Tho The board of trade and the butter and egg hoard will be closed tomorrow I The leading futures ranged as follows I I Open f I Low I Close Clos I Dec 99 99 19 May a 1103 July m 97 97 CORN COR CORNI I Open I f High f Low I Close CloseD D 63 63 63 63 May 62 g 1 2 62 62 July Jub 62 Ii 62 62 OATS I Open I High p I Low I Close Dec De HS Nay May tn 49 19 50 5 8 July Jul 14 lw 14 MESS I Open I High I Low f I Close Jan 1537 1622 1597 1612 May 1610 1580 1600 S Per Ibs lbs I r Open I High I Low i Close Jan I l May I 9 I 1937 9 SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close Jan May ay SW Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 No 2 red Corn Xo 2 No 2 yellow i Oats No 2 white No 3 white Rye No 2 Barley Good feeding 3 53 c fair to choice malting m 51 Flax Seed No 1 northwestern prime timothy Clover Contract grade grades Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds 2942 94 Short Clear Sides boxed 92 Whisky Basis of high wines I Articles I ReeL Flour barrels f 1 2360 Wheat heat bushels 13 OO Corn bushes 2300 oo Oats bushels Rye Re bushels 6 Barley Darley bushels Elgin Butter Elgin ElgI Ill III Nov if 28 Sales for the week pounds |