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Show BULLS RUN TO COVER IN THE WHEAT PIT tine Slight Response to Nen short Lines on the Market. CHICAGO. Dec, 20 The wheat market was weuk throughout the entire day. Eary In the session prices were weak on reports of de.-lines in the Northwestern markets. The failure of Liverpool to respond re-spond to the advance on the local board yesterday was en important factor. Many local traders who covered short lines on ii. upturn of yesterday put out new short llm-s today and there was for a time small response from the built?. 'I he slump in corn also caused selling llcay primary receipts of v."::."" bushels, against 648,09. bushels for the corresponding correspond-ing day of lasi yenx also encourug'd the bears. During the lasi half hour commission com-mission houses bought actively and there was a decided Improvement In the demand, de-mand, Th. market closed easy. Mn opened to 1.1- lower at KS'e 1" VV SOld UP I" HC, and declined to 7l- Kinai (notations were at XSV'iS,..-. a loss of IfC'tyC v i. ports of a " ornsr In December, whlf ti were numerous early in th- da. caused firmness In the corn market and particularly in December delivery Toward To-ward the middle of the day general liquidation liqui-dation brought about a sharp break. The l..s- was weak, Ma -Sc off at 44'c The break In com brought about extensive exten-sive profit-taking In oats. Mas closed at SVAGfec. a loss of M.c. Selling by small packers had a weakening weaken-ing effect on the provision market. The condition of tin- grain markets was one reason f.r the Belling, Another bearish factor was the heavy receipts of live hogs At the Close May pork was off I.'1.. . laid w:i down T'ic, and i lbs were also 7c lower. RA24GFE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Artlclej. p n. Hls'h Low. '.'lose. Wheat, No December S4', M'- S3" 4, Mav ', 6ffi 7!, s July S 64 ', Corn, No. 2 Dtceniber, old DO W4 49'3 j" December, new 4'J1, 46', 44'- 4". May 44', 44'i 44H 4iU July 4 4t 44, 4.', Oats. No December y r.i, ;j't May 3.", ::."-. 3lTi 62 Julv Jo W Ws Mess Pork Janusry n. ". i". 7s 13.40 16.40 Mav i3.es . iu.i il.sevS W.63 ljrd December . 7.5) January 7.4'. 7 4.". 7.37's 7 37's Mav 7.42'. T IS, 7.1. .35 Short P.lbs lanuarv 7.07'- 7.074 6 .674 7.00 May 7.r74 7.ni T-17't, 7 '.0 ASH QPOTATIONS Flour, unchanged; No. yprlng wheat v ' S7c; No. 3. s2rSc; No. 3 red. s7l1tHc; No. 2 corn, jo'c; No. yellow, E0950Hc; No. is. 60e; No. 1 white 33c: No. 3 whit-. 3., .';... No. J rye, 67c; govl ,.a, Isirle. .v'it-',r. fair u ehf.1. e mailing, 11949c; No l flaxse,.,! 1. isf . No. i Northwcm, 11.06; prime timothy tefil, 43.35; mess (ork. per barrel. 12.769t2.CTia In.-,!. m t l'"i (..an.,)- 7 O'.j : . short td.s sides tloose), Bt.6097.05: shorl clear sides (boxed), 67'12H6fT.K: whisky basis f high wines, 41.60: clover, conli-nci grade. JU.704B 13. "0. RBI BIPTS AND BHIP1IBNT8, Article- iteceipta sidpt. Plow, barrels 37,00t '.'",.100 Wheat, bushels . vi.cmi jo..vo 'rti bushels .. .. fi"l SI.SijO OStS, bushels . 646.000 667,400 Rye. bushels 1,600 10. HM Barley, bushels 266,600 31.M.H PROrJUCE KX' HANGE. On the produce exchange; tminv the butter nini-U t was vioady , .t--ii ins. 1 7ij dalrlsS, 17 4920c. TCggs steady al moik. cases IncludtM l It.'c: firsts. -."Or: prime firsts. l'4c; extras, I 1,. - - quiet ; ll',',t 6C Coast Grair.. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Wheat-Steady; Wheat-Steady; May. $1.40; Barley Easy; Mas 41 21; December. IL22 Dry G'jods Market NEW YuRK I'e, 20 The movement of pleCe goods In stock In the dry goods market seems likely to continue light until un-til after the first of iho year. Jobbers are gtlll bUS Oil holiday trade, but anticipate an-ticipate an Improvement in gcm-ssi lines after the opening of the year. New York Sugar Mnrket. NKW YORK Dec. 20.- Sugar-Haw firm, fulr refining SVfeCi centrifugal ,96 test, .t'ac; molasses sugar, -,7,c, refined, sieady. |