Show SMALL GRAIN HIGHER Easier Feeling in Wheat at the Opening OFFERINGS WERE LIMITED Good Cash Demand and Small Receipts Re-ceipts Brought Out General Buying by CommissionHouses Part of Which Was Reported for a Lending Lend-ing Long Corn Moderately Active Throughout the Day Oats Ruled Firm Strength in Corn Being the Main Factor Provisions Lower Chicago Dec 11 Lower cables and a bearish Government report caused an easier feeling In wheat at tim opening and there was considerable short selling early The small receipts and n good cash demand brought out general buying by commission houses part of which was reported to bn for the heading long Offerings Of-ferings wore rather limited through tho day and a strong tone provnJIcd the clone being at the high point for December with a gain of In nt 77 May opened a shade to JITiC lower at 76c to 7CT o and advanced steadily up to 77JC Time close was G higher at If iiinC Corn wan only moderately actlvo throughout the entire day the feature being be-ing rcnovcd covering by prominent short who covered heavily yoRtcrday May eloped ic higher at 1415vMc but December De-cember showed a gain of 7c closing at I 74 C Oats ruled firm the strength In corn being the main factor May closed 3i < S > chigher at 36733c Weakness In the hog market caused lower prices In provision nt the start and liquidation by outsiders added to the nocllno Jnnuary pork closed 27i4c lower lard H520c lower rend ribs 17c lower RANGE OP THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No Z December 75A 75 71 7fiT < i May 76i 77li 7tVJi 77 July 71 71 73J4 TlVfe Corn No 2 December E ST U C5U 571 January 4S14 40 4gi 40 May HVj 44j Ha 11 Oats No 2 December now TAR 32 31 Vt 33 May S3ii 33J1 3314 S2i Mess Pork January 1GCO ICfo 16CO 1665 May 15 55 15CO 1545 1547Vt Short Ribs December 1047 s 1017 1032 > 4 1032A January 057 OM 077 OCO May 910 015 007 012 Lard January 80 8EO S42J j41Hi May SS2 A Sar > 800 b30 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were an follows Flour firm No 2 spring wheat 7lfJSc No 3 CM73c Xo 2 red 74JW > 7Bvic No 2 corn G7c No 2 yellow S7u8c No 2 oats T2c Xo y white 32036c No 2 rye Wc good feeding barley 3Sfr39c fair to choice malting 15nKc No 1 llax seed 5114 No 1 Northwestern 5123 prime tlmolln seed J35 mess pork per barrel 1GS7 171700 lard per 110 lbs KW1015 short ribs sides loose S3E077S75 dry suited shout dens boxed 82S8EO short clear sides boxed fS7gOOO clover contract grade 51075RECEIPTS RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Keeps Ships Flour barrels 21000 1S7CO Wheat bushcla W 15000 Corn bushels OlCOO 537W Oats bushels CO ltDW Rye bushel c 270 2t Barley bushels 3tl 21X > 0 PRODUCE 13XCHAGi On tho produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was steady creameries IbfJ 2c dairies 17ff25c eggs steady 21c cheese steady HW3J12C Coast Grain San Francisco Dec 11 VTicat Stronger Strong-er May JllOfc spot firmer J1435J CornLarge yellow steadier l14Sl50 Earle > Quiet May 5176 Cash r5125 Live Stock CHICAGO Chicago Dec 11 Cattle Receipts 17 500 head market IGc to 20c lower very dull good to prime steers 53CO56W poor to medium 300fi5CO stockers and feeders feed-ers 5 ° COffl0 cows Jlfi3fi4 0 helfors J200JOO canners 512SiJJ 10 bulls J2001D lrO calves 3 KW700 Texasfed steers S3GOTI75 Western steers 5IOOJT520 Hog3 Receipts today SSOOO head tomorrow to-morrow 30000 left over 20000 market 10c lower mixed and butchers S3 rOIlS 201 good to choice OOgiJlO light JT 70HCCiO bulk of sales at S30jifii320 liulecpFeVeuPIZ siiip oauy lEc lower lambat steady to 2Sc lower good to choice wetbmeir 8575J1T0 fair to choice mixed S2761J160 Wresterni hmcep i755lI0 native lambs Si 00cI0 West orn lambs Sl23t750 ST JOSEPH St Joseph 7 > Io Dec 11CattleRe cclpts 2C < 0 head natives J3601fTS Texas and WnytornK WOO ToiS stockers and feeders i2G7ll40 Hogs Rccfl pis SOOO head medium and hoavy 6107t > 3rt pigs SlOOgcOO bulk of sales at J6 2 > Wr221i Sheip Receipts G200 head top lambs 5575 lop Woptcrn yearlings 4M top na tlvu owes 125DENVER DENVER Denver Dec 11 Cattlo Receipts 700 head market weak and lower beet steers 37f fi 1J n cows J2G01i3Gfl foetlers f i > r 3f50fflW Blockcra JGOJIOO bulls tngs etc SlJJ00 Ilogr Rocflpts 2CO hcail market steady light packers W10iJ 15 mixed and heavy 60c1titu Shnop Receipts 2C01 brad market firm good fat muttons 5300c < 75 lambs 300 160 KANSAS CITY Kansas City Dec 11 Cattle Receipts 10000 head market steady nnd lOc lower native steers JdWMniOO Texas and Indian In-dian steers rJDOffJS Texas cows 52 2W Jtiri nallvo cows and hilfcis 10364GO Stockirs and feeders tCKyiICO bulls S200 iio7i t calves fSSTtfffi Weatorn steers 3aO T5CO Voatorn cows SUOOjj315 Hogs Receipts 0 > X > head market CiglOc lower bulk of sales at J600fifi15 heavy KCft962S packers ttwnfilo medium < 5 < > i Citiif light 5500i5a16 Yorkers J010o ir pigs 143600 Sheep Hccelpts ICrtO hood mathot tciidy muttniiH WWI 001 Iambs 3MY5 635 fango wethers S3W2460 ewes 3l > MAFIA Omaha Dec 11 Cattle Rocelplo GOCO head market KOV and lO TlGc lower na tlvo steers M2Wrt8ri cows and hclfcro S260Xf4ro AVcfllcrn ulcers W2VJ tTfi Texas Tex-as ster 30ftMiVj ningn cows and helf urn J WT37S cannors JllftfJO stock orB and feeders 525i25 calvca 5304X C0 T bullB Hlags ole 517S80SO Hogs RccelplP 7500 head market Glower G-lower heavy J07W7fil5 mu lxecl TMSf ciO light VMMGite pigs foOOfluOO ladle of salrs at JG6SfZ610 Sheep ncc lpts SOOO head market ctoady yearlIngs VSf4a vcthcrs S350 71 10 ewes la23htOo < common amid stock ere 5125i330 laml |