Show WHEAT V DECLINES CORN AD V VANCES Trading in Grain Falls Fals to Low Level on Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Mart By JOHN P. P BOUGHAN Associated Press prel Market Market- Editor CHICAGO Dec 22 AP AP-anta AP Santa AP-Santa Santa Claus played the thc mischief with wih grain gain trading today toda but enough business developed to Indicate that wheat inclined downward and corn the reverse Pulling down the wheat market were increasing de deliveries do- do liveries on Chicago December contracts con contracts con con- tracts whereas scantiness of corn orn receipts here gave something of an advantage to corn bulls buls V Closing quotations on wheat were easy at a shade to 2 1 cent net decline with corn unchanged to 4 1 cent up tip oats unchanged to cent advance and provisions vary vary- ing lag from 5 cents setback to a rise of ot 2 cents With Wih Withas as much AS s s bushels delivered here on December wheat I contracts today in addition additon to liberal amounts handed over at previous I times this this' month it was easily ap apparent apparent apparent ap- ap parent that whatever the case mi might ht be bo regarding corn no end the end the the- month pinch need be expected as to wheat Aside from the matter of or December deliveries the wh wheat t pit had a decidedly pre pre holiday as aspect as- as pec and the tile general lull In dealIngs dealings dealings deal deal- ings went hand In hafid haid with wih only fractional changes in price prie Steadiness Steadiness Steadiness ness of Liverpool quotations helped to keep the market here hero on an even keel leel although the fact was noted that European demand for wheat was predicted to be small smal until af aftel after af- af tel ter ter January January 1 Vea Wheat bears put particular stress meanwhile on trade gossip about what was described as the annual outpouring outpouring outpouring- of ot wheat from the southern southern south south- em ern hemisphere now due In this connection advices were received receive from Argentina and Australia tendIng tending tending tend tend- ing to confirm estimates of a big exportable surplus of wheat to come from south of the equator Latest figures on on Australian wheat heat production pro pro- ducton this season season were given as bushels more more than last year and the Argentine wheat export export export ex ex- ex- ex port surplus was said today to total bushels If I there was any difference corn cor was the most active grain gran here today the thc outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing feature Was as persistent ab absence absence absence ab- ab sence of liberal offerings from Irom the te country despite favorable favorable- weather throughout the corn belt bel Receipts of ot corn In Chicago today amounted to but cars compared with cars a a week ago Corn Cor export de demand demand demand de- de mand today was waS slack but better trade trade-is in general anticipated after i the turn of th the year Oats today followed the lead tead of ot corn and was responsive to commission house buying Provisions acted easier caster as a a. re result result re- re sult suit of scattered liquidation and hedging pressure pressur but declines were limited c hogs hogs being bein steady to 1 10 rents nt n n CHAIN CHICAGO Dec rec 22 AV At A Wheat Wheat- Whet Whet- U Ilich h Lo Low Close iia March 1 J-J J lJ H 11 f May Lay V. V 19 3 25 m Corn Corn- December 8 84 54 V 8 84 84 March 8 87 57 8 May I 91 1 90 90 10 90 O Oats Oats- at December 48 48 43 45 4 March I arh 47 f 47 4 47 4 May May U 41 U 48 48 41 Ry Rye Rye- December 1014 March larch i i Mn May 1 07 4 Lard Lard- December 1100 1097 1100 January 1165 11 CS f 11 1182 n 11 1142 Starch March 1190 H 87 1181 11 1157 May loy 1212 1213 1212 Ribs Ribs Ribs- December 10 1050 SO January JOBO 1000 I May lay U UCO 1360 CO Denies V December reeber 11 11 1175 75 January January 1200 March 12 I Slav Mav 12 1265 CS CASH N CHICAGO Dec 22 AP Wheat lt Wheat No o. o 3 han hard 19 I V Corn Corn No o 3 mixed 8 c No C 5 mixed TOc Oats Oats No 0 3 white 43 i V ci No 0 o. o 4 white 44 V Rye Rye Rye-No nyeo No sales Bale Timothy seed Clover seed V Lard Lard Lard- Lard 1100 Ribs 1073 OH Bellies l 1187 |