Show GRAIN PRICES FIRM AFTER EARLY DROP CHICAGO Dec 4 M Grain prices rices firmed to fractional net gains Tuesday after an early earle setback showing more resistance to pressure of taking profit than corn Reinstatement of lines sold out earS car ier short covering brought buying orders to the pits in the cbs clos- lag ng hours Wheat strength was attributed largely to expectations that Tan an un unusually unusually un- un usually large amount of grain would be c fed livestock one crop authority estimating bushels might be e consume in this way compared with bushels last year Wheat closed 8 5 to 1 3 Bc higher than han Mondays Monday's finish May 1 40 00 8 3 and corn was 8 1 to 1 3 up May 01 i c. c Oats and rye gained around a cent and provisions were also higher flANGE OF LEADING FUTURES Wheat Wheat- Open Low Close old 1100 99 New 98 98 May 99 98 July 92 4 92 Corn Corn- Dee old 91 93 91 New 91 03 May 01 89 July 87 Oats Oats- Dec old 50 56 New 56 54 56 May 52 54 July 43 49 78 78 4 New 78 May ls July 17 Barley Barley- May 51 Jut unquoted Lard Lard- Dec 1127 Jan 1130 1137 1123 1137 May 1172 1160 1105 1180 Bellies Bellies- Dec 1430 1430 CASiO QUOTATIONS CHICAGO Dec 4 AP No 4 red 99 c No I hard Old Corn No I yellow 98 No 2 yellow New No 3 mixed No 3 yellow No 4 whIte Oats 3 whIte Rye and buckwheat No sales No 2 yellow track country stations Timothy cwt Clover owl Cash Tierces lard 1127 loose 1075 Bellies 1425 Dec 4 UP The UP-The The Winnipeg wheat market followed those at Chicago and Liverpool into higher ground Tuesday the closIng prices here being lie ic to c above those of Monday The rho lows of the day were barely below the opening prices while the close dropped but buta a fraction below tho days day's highs At the close prices were December c. c up Uc May up c. c and July SOc UP He c. c LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL Dec 4 API Soot API-Soot Spot wheat wheat- Western Australian Id No S 5 Manitoba Ss 53 lOd ts lid Futures closed easy December March May 79 July Exchange Ex Es- change |