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Show Chicago Grain jl Chicago, Nov. 12. Liberal receipts ! H and fine weather tended today tc lH make tho wheat markot sag. Fiim Hl ness of quotations at Liverpool, how- SH ever, brought about a temporary shov 81 of strength at the start. The fact OH that domestic stocks continued to be ;H small, operated somewhat as a check iH on tho bears Opening prices, which !H ranged from 1-Sc off to 1-Sc up with !H December a $1.03 3-S to ?1.03-5-i M and May at $1.01 7-S to $1.05, were H followed by slight gains and then a H downturn to well below last night's H level all around. H Corn as well as wheat felt tfi jH bearish influence of good weather H Selling was or a general character H and included profit taking by longs. jH After opening 1-S to 3-Sc lower, the M market rallied a little and then de- ,H cllned lower than before. H Oats gave way with other grain H Pressure from bears, though, was not H of an aggressive sort. ' H Packers' buying lifted provisions The market was helped upward also iH bv strength in prices of hogs. The wheat close was nervous, 5-S to 9H 5-S3-4c net higher, with December H at $1.04 1-S1.04 1-4, and May at M $1.05 1-2. 'M The com close was strong at 3-1 H to 11 1-Sc net advance. M Chicago, Nov. 12. Wheat No. 1 M red, $1.121.12 1-2; No. 3 red. $1.06 M 1.10; No. 2 haTd. $1.051.06 1-2. ' H No. 3 hard, ?1 001.03. B Corn No. 2 yellow, old, 66 l-2c; H No. 2 white, 62 1-4 62 l-2c; No. 2 M white, new, 61 l-2G2c. M Oats No. 3 white, 3535 3-4c; M standard, 3939 l-4c. , H Barley 5565c. 'H Rye No. 2. $1.00. H Timothy $5.008.00. M Clover $10.0020.00. . M Pork $14.25. M Lard $8.90. ' ' ' M Ribs $10.20 10.70. - H Sugar. H New York, Nov. 18. Raw sugar M Firm. Centrifugal, 5.01c; molasses, H 4.24c; refined, firm. H Sugar futures opened firm on con- i H tinued covering by shorts and support , H from trade Interests. At noon pri jH ces wero 1 to 7 points higher. H :l Chicago Hogs. H Chicago, Nov. 12. Improvement In IH shipping demand from the east caus- ed a sharp advance today in the bog IH market Offerings of cattlo, sheep IH and lambs wero not over plentiful. IH Bank of England Rate. 11 London, Nov. 12, 1:45 p. m. The H Banlc of England has announced that H the rate of Interest on treasury bills H sold over the counter will be five per H cent for long dates only. The sales re- ; H cently have averaged five million H pounds sterling ($25,000,000) dally but H the demand was principally for long H dated issues and tho new departure is H attonded to attract more funds for H war purposes. r H |