Show BACK INTO EHTE8 Small Grain Creeps Slowly Up to Old Figure I I TALENT IS KEPT GUESSING i I I I 1 London Was Weak In Tone and tho I Winter Wheat Belt Got a Good I I Soaking The Approach of Bliz I zards Was Much Feared Other I Conditions Early Were Bearish I Cash Demand Was Slow Receipts I I Were Liberal and Clearances Small I Corn Was Fairly Active Chicago Dec 13 Wheat crept back slowly Into the eighties today The ab Hcnco of Liverpool cables and the heavy fall of snow and ruin throughout the country kept thri talent guessing London Lon-don was rather weak In tone and though tho winter bolt got a good soaking the approach of blizzards was much feared Other conditions carl wore bearish Tho cash demand was slow receipts were liberal and clearances small SU Louis reported a continental Inquiry but In general gen-eral time early trade was of the aelllpg kind May opened unchanged to ic up at 7979c but soon sold down to TIc At this price yhorUj covered freely and some professionals began to acquire lines of long wheat again The weather report re-port frightened present holders and trade toward tho closo became brisk Prices rallied well and May advanced to Et ½ closing closing strong c higher at iVic Corn waa fairly active maklni gcod gains and holding them well The close yesterday vas strong May T jic up at I GTnfiGT iC i Oats fol lowed wheat and corn May closed strong c up U ISjVn 15ThC Provisions were fairly uclivo buc only steady Fluctuations were nairow May pork closed 21c lower lard a hadc lower low-er and ribs ashade higher RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close WJieat No 2 December 7f 76li 75VI TfiJ May 7031 SOU 70 5WV July 7Os S0 ½ 70 SO Corn No 2 December fi3V6 61 32 Is rl May 66 ½ 67 GIU r7i July CGi t7 Ws CGTs Oats No 2 December 411 4514 41 454 May 45A 45 4T 4S July S0 10 < A 20 40 Mess Pork January 1G37 1037 1G32 1632 May IGK 16SG 1GG7 1677 Lard S January OST OS7 OSO 982 May OS2 DS3 075 97S Short Ribs January SIO SJO STT 8 44 May i 851 Sr7 850 807 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour steady No 3 spring wheat 727Cc No 2 red 86i182e No 2 oats lflc No 2 white i No 3 white lqf47c No re 6Ic faIr to choIce mailing 562e flax seed 140 No 1 Northwestern 147 prime l timothy peed 055 mess pork per barrel 15l in540 lard per 100 pounds 9S2T9ic > short ribs sides loose SO 5C 0 TOS5 dry salted shoulders boxed iVfo 7 ½ e short clear sides boxed SOS0 whisky basis of high wlies SlCO RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Ttcts Ship Flour barrels 5KOCO 37CW > Wheat bushels 115CO t20CO Corn bushels 1G1000 KJOO Oats bushels 215CCO 1S7COO Rye bushels 11 COO 5014 Barley bushels 131000 C i0000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On tho produce exchange toclitj the butter but-ter market was steady creameries 15 2i14c dairies 13CO ½ c Cfhecse Steady yVi < i lOVlc Eggs Firm iresh 2lz25e S Coast Grain San Francisco Dec 13WheatFirm December 103 May SI 1O7 spot quiet but steady l02iiulCii Barley Sleadv May 54tLasli 7GiC |