Show WHEAT IS 18 WEAK EAI AT MARKETS MARKET'S CLOSE Opens Firm but hut Drops Quarter of a a Cent Provisions Cent Provisions Firm opening and anda was a weak at the close to- to cn day If I there thre were reasons for the weakness outside of ot the December liquidation they were WEre not apparent from flOI anything that sual usually Influences tho the business At the close tl tie active options were W US s of oC a n cent cent lower than thun tIll they left off the day a before Corn re retained retained re- re to the time close the time advance of 4 of or a cent for next months month's delivery ery with which trading commenced but May lay In the en showed only 1 IG of or a cent gain Oats Oat also ma made e time the Immaterial immaterial Imma Imma- advance of ot 1 IG of ot a cent Provisions Pro Pro- I cent visions were more mor consistently firm than han were sere WEre the thc grain markets Pork gained another 7 cents lard C S I cents ribs from rom 2 Z to 5 S cents Range of or Prices Today's range WhEAT WhEAT- TI T- T I Open I High I Low I Close Dee 1 I 74 73 73 Ma la 17 July 78 is' is j HI 7 f CORN CORN- I Open I High J I Low j I Clo Close e. e Dee Dec 1242 12 IU 2 May 3 3 12 13 1314 3 3 G 1 1 July Jul HI H 41 44 H H 1 HOATS OATS OATS- OATS I I Open I high lUgh I Low I Close Dec IZ 51 13 3 May 3 t 13 13 PORK PORK- ii I Open I HI High h. h I Low I Close May 1470 Jan 1 15 1150 1170 U. U 1490 1150 1150 LARD LARD- I Open I High HISh I Low I Ci Close Cloae Dee Dec 2 May Sf 85 Sari Jan SW S. S SW 18 RIBS ii I Open I High I Low Lw I Close Cloae Ma May 17 Jan 17 11 1 75 1 Cash sales alo Wheat winter No 2 re red 5 No o. o 2 S hard spring No l I northern c. c No 2 S northern ic Corn Cor No Xo 3 3 39 c No o. o 3 white e No 3 yellow t low H e. e Oats No 2 2 No 2 white c |