Show GRAIN PIT FEVERISH Wheat Opened Excited and Higher Closed Lower STATISTICS WERE BULLISH Cables Wore Higher Due to Reports of Damage to the Russian Crop by Frost and the Unsteady Weather in Argentina Receipts Wore Small as Also the Export Demand Traders Trad-ers Influenced to Some Extent by Prediction of a Cold Wave in the Northwest Chicago Dec 10 Whent opened oxcllcd and higher on general hiilllnh statistics nnl everybody socmed to have buylnc orders or-ders but thn offerings were somewhat restIve and In consequence there was a sharp advance early In the day Cables woro higher duo to reports of daronco to I tho Russian crop by frost and urn nil toady weither In Argentina Receipts were small and the export demand reported re-ported small Traders wcro also Influenced Influ-enced to conic extent by the prediction of a cold wave In the Northwest Which It wall thought would cause considerable damage to the growing crop On tho advance ad-vance there were heavy realizations nnd the early gain wan lout December closed Thi lower at 7VC Max opened Ve higher nt 77i < 777l < and pairs wore muio early at 77sie but a steady decline began and the close uus floor lie low point llnnl figures being a shade lower at 7K7fe < 77c after the ptlco hind touched 76T4c Corn sympathIzed with wheat I early In the day and vhen weakness developed In wheat corn followed Covering by shorts late lu tho session brought a rally and thi close way tlrm with December lc higher nt WAC May was a ohado higher nt H6 44t Oats wore active early but became dull with a lower tndcncj The close was steady with May fac lower nt 331e Provisions ruled rather quiet and at about steady prices January pork closed 2o lowcuIard 2 > ic higher and ribs 5c higher f RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Ctose Wheat No 2 Dcccmbcr 76 77 76i 75J May 77J3 77v4 7t4 77 July 71i 7I I 71 Ho Corn No 2 Decqmbvr DS M5i 55i K January ISH > 45r 1SU 1S14 May lli 11 f l UU Wj Oats No 2 December S2 32A 31 31 May S3V6 33 33V6 33U Mess Pork January lfi05 1B07UJ675 1C02 A May 1363 13fi7 = 1552 i 15fi7 i Lsird December 1017t 1055 1015 JOoO January 907 557 OPO 07JA Miiy > MS 9CO 312A 93 Short ribs per 100 lbs January S f 5 SC2 S50 SCO May 837A S10 S32S SON SO-N CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations wore nt follows Flour oulot and steadY No 2 spring wheat Wn 7Cc No 3 71i7434c No 2 red 73 f77e No 2 corn Sijijc No 2 yellow Vc No 2 oats 3Ic No 3 white 32WS3uc No 2 rye 13c good feeding barley WffSDc fair to choice malting l7faKc Ho 1 flax aocd 5111 No 1 Northwestern J122 prime timothy seed WG5 mesa pork per bbl ir5Pbi17G0 lard per 100 lbs 1070fi 1075 short ribs sides loose 3624S73 dry tailed shoulders boxed JS25fiSGO short clear sides boxed S7flOX > whiskey basis of high wlnco Jl 32 clover contract grade J10 75 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles < Rccps Ships Flour barrels MW 1OX > Wlieit bushbla 2llrt U0 Corn buehols MC > 3 1120 Oafs bushels iOStXO 2S30CO Rye bushels 23COO 2WO Barley bushels IKtXO 100CO PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter mnrkct wns steady Creameries lft 29c dairies 17 < fi23o Eggs steady 21c Cheese steady lWGl2c Coast Grain San Francisco Dec 10 Wheat easierj May 513 BarJey steady May 127 t i Live Stock CHICAGO Chlcnco Dec iO Cattle Receipts 23 Cd O head Including COO Texana and 60 ° Westerns market IGc to 20c lower good to prime steers f575 772 > t poor to medium me-dium J300fl < 5 tS stockers laud feeders Xiffln < cnws J12SJ7JGO boIlers J2fV3 > BWIJ cnnnerj 12oy2lO hulls rJWf7lfiO calves STWV7700 Texasfed ateciH WWfi J to Western ulcer 4007i521 Hogs Receipts today JOfiX head tomorrow to-morrow 400W left over JLOCO market steatly eIQsed weak mixed and butchers S35iIt50 good to cholea licay 6254i 655 rough heavy 16001i625 iight 565ii 715 hulk of sales at SOQ5 < 7 600 Sheep Receipts MOC i head market steady good to choice wethers 3i001f450 lair to choice mlx rt 5275 400 Western Elicop C7Gf l2Ti native lambs JIOOiJ7C5 Yc8tern lambs S425ui550 ST JOSEPH St Joseph Mo Dec 10 Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 2Sfli head market steady Texas and Westerna W > v57r cows and heifers heif-ers 200ciI33 jenrllng and enlvr t 257e llji Ptookers and feeders WlOfft O Hogs Receipts MOO head medium and heavy JGir rOCIla pigs 5 lC4ii6h0 Sheep Receipt B 2Xi head lop native Iambs fo 7S native sheep JlCO DENVER Denver Dec 10ReceIpts H X > bend market steady beef steers 35 M f 0 rows 2CA71f feeders f p r Wrxvfti 100 I alnckcrs WOO lfl bulls stags etc 1Friil00 Hogs Iterelpts 1M head market sliMdy light packers KlOtjO15 mixed 56 < > rjfL 10 heavy 4ijf3i610 Shocp Receipts loot head mnjkct rtotl1y Rood fat muttons 30Xg076 lambH 5lOAfiJ60OMAHA OMAHA South Omillia Doc 10 Cattle Rceclpts Cfffl head market best steady native itteers 553iJ50 owo and hclforo 3X > fT 45i Vfitern steers 32U75 Texas steers 32125 < > rown and hclforo < 2ftW 175 ennnerfi ltSJt Stockers and fod ors 250ii410 culven W60 6CO bulla miKS etc J17Mfi3 j0HIiccclpts lISt head market a nhadu stronger heavy JGCijfillS mixed JSCGfitflo light I r Wfi005 pigs 500i600 hulk of sales it sJo5L10 ShcopRecfilpte 5l > head market BtevU fed muttons yearlings 36fei1tiO welhcrp J32 > y < 7XW owes 52205310 coni nion and stockers JltOOSO lamlis H 00 KANSAS CITY KnnsaB City Dec 10 Cattle Rccclpta 1000 head Including 1if Texans market steady to lower nattvo steers S5ii660 rexas tilIl Indian steers 130iI12 Texas cows 210J1250 native cows and holfenil IJtf460 stockers iiiil feeders 12rt0z125 bujile 2r50 calves 5h25 rcntern steerS 3Jjj540 WoSiCfll COWS 2FI3 25 1ogsflrciptt 10000 hejid market strong bulk of sale nt WrtMJfi10 heavy SCfftiiO packerS X 7KiiJO medium MOO 7jlr > light I J3S5fli507V Yorkers 3tog < > G07i pips J5 HCOO Sheep Rccclnta 600 O head market strong to lOc higher muttonc J300f4C lambs J3505GIS rang wothcra 5300S L0 t owes J3C > tnlO |