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Show - , ' Chicago Produce, V" ' CHICAGO. March 7.-The wheat mar- I ket today was inclined to be weak at the opening and pit traders generally-were favorable fa-vorable to the selling side. Favorable weather for the crop was . a weakening influence. in-fluence. May opened c to SC lower at 78'978c. sold up to (8c and declined de-clined to 78&78c. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 302 cars, against 175 a year ago. ; The corn market was steady. May corn opened a shade lower to a shade higher at 43643c, touched 43c, and reacted to 43c - . The market in oats was steady.. May opened unchanged to a shade lower at 3030e, and for a time held within these figures. - ... - . . Because of a 510c decline In the price Of live hogs, the provision market was easier. May pork opened 6012c lower at $15.60(515.67, lard was 6c lower at $7.80, and ribs were 710c lower at $8.20(S.Z7. Wheat The close was very weak. - The final quotations on May were down 1 lc at 77c. V lt. Com The close wss weak, with May off ?(6c at 434c. Close: Wheat May, 77c; . July, 77 7T4e. - Corn May. 43e; "July, 43043c. Oats May, 30c; July. 2S29c ' Pork May, $15.70; July, $15.62. .Lard May, $7.82; July. $7.92. ., Rlbs-Mav, $8.23: July. $8.30. . . Rye Cash, 61&64C. Flax Cash Northwestern, $1.11. Timothy March, $3.15. : Clover Cah. $13.85. Barley Cash, S753c. Cash: Wh?at No. 2 red, 80R2c;.No. red. iW0c; No. 2 hard, 7678c; No. 3 hard. 7277c: No. 1 Northern, 7890c; No. 2 Northern, 77i&80c: No. 3 spring, 72S79c. Corn No. 2. 4041c: No. 3, 40Q41c Oats No. 2. 30c: No. 3, 29C . |