Show CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS CHICAGO Dec Dee 1 Storms Storms In hi Argentina had hall a tendency today to strengthen the wheat market here Severe damage to Argentine crops was reported Considerable Considerable Consider Consider- able atten attention was also given to domestic advices that stocks of ot wheat in country elevators of or the tho surplus producing states are low except in a few localities Opening quotations which varied from Vic 0 decline to lc Ie advance with December to and March to tt were followed by slight downturns and then by a a. material material material ma ma- advance all around Signs of good export demand led lod to a subsequent further upturn in values Clear- Clear an e of or bushels of or wheat from NewYork New NewYork York to a Russian Black sea port was construed construed construed con con- as very bullish The market closed I strong S 6 to 6 io 6 c net higher with December to and March fa to I Corn paralleled the action of or wheat After opening at Iho c decline to lAc o advance I with May to 72 c 72 the market scored a general gain I December shorts covered freely owing to lack of deliveries on December con con- tracts The close was firm lc ic to net net higher with May 73 c to Hc I j Oats were firm with other cereals start start 1 I ing lag unchanged to it a shade higher and continuing con con- to harden con I ProvisIons reflected steadiness of the hog hos market I. I FUTURES Open High Low C Close ose Wheat Wheat- Dec t 1 65 1 56 fa March larch Corn- Corn Dec 65 68 68 I May May 74 72 4 73 71 Oats Oats- Dec 44 H Ii 4 5 I May 48 48 4 40 48 49 8 Pork- Pork Jan 2250 2335 2260 2250 2325 Lard Lard- Jan 1402 1492 1525 1625 1492 1525 1626 May 1427 1420 1427 1465 1 Ribs Ribs Ribs- Jan 1235 1270 1235 12 1267 67 GASH CASH Wheat Wheat No 2 Z hard J No No 2 Northern Norther North North- er em ern Corn Corn or No o. o 2 3 white white 47 No 3 white 46 c. c Rye Rye tye Barley Darley Timothy seed sed 5 5 50 6 76 Clover 16 00 It Iff 20 00 Iorli Nominal I i i Lard Lard 1660 i W S Ii Ribs Bibs W J I 1 I |