Show GRAIN GRA AND A PROVISIONS Chicago C Nov JS Wheat ruled firm fr and g the market was wa active with wit good com corn commission commIssIon mission house buying throughout the day Disappointing cables and bad bd weather caused some selling selI shortly aft af after af t tEr er E the he opening but the greatly gat decreased decreed receipts in the te northwest together with buying by a leading long overcame the depression and prices were wert strong the re remainder rt r of the day da Strength In corn was a prominent feature and ad when that market declined It I brought out some re realizing realizing alzing sales In wheat t but the offerings were well taken The close dose was strong with December December 1 Tho The opening was unchanged to te c e lower at 73 7 ad advancing early to 73 7 and nd then declining to 73 7 s only to rally mI again aln toward the close lose to 73 7 Final Fin 1 figures were at 73 7 73 i iThe The feature to the tho corn com co trade was ws the active covering by shorts short and In their efforts to secure s enough contract grade stuff to even up their contracts they the ad advanced advanced the price of at December by rapid stages until a a rise of almost Sc 3 for the day had been registered The buying was largely larel by houses with southwest connections ton and nd for the account of small smal scat scattered scattered shorts prominent local shorts shorts still sI holding out Toward Towar noon general generl liquid liquidation liquidation aton set in and with a letup in demand there was wa a slump of lc lkc from the top op but the buying again agin became urgent near ner nerthe the close cose and ana the te market closed cosed near ner the te top May lay was Influenced by the strength in December and closed firm fr December reached 55 5 and closed dosed 2 up at t 57 There was wa a fair trade in oats oat Decem Decent December December ber closed close c lower at atA 29 A heavy decrease in the receipts ot of hogs and lover lower prices at the yards had a depressing effect on provisions pr January anuar pork closed O lower lar lard lower and al ribs coseL Sc 5 lower tower The leading futures t ranged as follows Wheat No 2 I Open I High I 1 Low I 1 Close Close Dec J May 76 1 76 17 jn Corn No 2 I 1 Open Open I Hi High l I Low Lw I 1 Close Close Nov 56 56 57 Dec 5 56 lt 58 15 55 5 57 May 4 44 42 4 42 Oats No NoI I II I Open t I High HI h 1 r Low 1 J Close Close Dec Dee 2 29 May 31 11 31 Mess barrel barel I 1 Open O e I t High Hiah I Low I 1 Close Close Jan 1530 1530 1153 1523 1525 1152 May 1144 1440 1440 1440 14 Lard Per I 1 Open r I High I 1 Low I 1 Close Nov 1080 1085 1108 1080 1085 Dec Dee 1980 J 1 8 9 Jan 1 15 I May 86 I 86 t 1 85 Short Ribs Per 10 sounds pound i Open i I Low I Close Jan I I j i 7 17 I 75 5 May 0 I t 1 i Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm No 2 spring No 3 67 73 7 No 2 2 red Corn No 2 57 No 2 yellow 57 5 Oats No 2 A No 2 white 37 3 No 3 white 28 2 Rye No 2 50 5 Barley Good feeding fair far to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest northwestern era ern er 1 Timothy Prime 36 Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per 10 pounds Short Shor Ribs Rb loose 97 Shoulders Dry salted boxed 93 9 50 95 sides Short clear cler boxed Whisky Basis of high wines 13 Contract grade orade 1075 1 I ec Flour barrels L I Wheat barrel bushels 0 Corn Com bushels bush ls j u Oats bushels Rye bushels bush ls rl 1 Barley bushels I IJo |