Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Jan receipts In the northwest were partly responsible for tor strength In the local market to toda today da day Another reason for firmness was ns unfavorable harvesting weather In Ar Argentine gl gentine At the close wheat for May de delivery livery was a shade higher than yester yesterdays days final quotations Corn and oats were also each n a shade higher Provis Provisions Ions were 15 to higher The wheat market displayed consider considerable able strength durIng the first part of the session but tater later eased oft off and dosed closed stead steady Owing to a scarcity of offering the volume ot of trading was small The market was affected at th the start by a decreased movement In the northwest and by reports of delay to har harvesting vesting v In Argentina because or of wet we werther ither Bradstreets report on the worlds visible supply of breadstuffs which showed an Increase or of bushels compared with a decrease of 1 a year ear ago brought about a change of sentiment toward the noon hour and during the remainder of oC the da day offerings were fairly liberal May opened 4 to c higher at sold up tip to and then n cUn d to 75 s The close was ut at 75 7 I The corn market was qUIte firm earls earli earlson on buying by the commissIon houses ana local lacal Shorts bat bOt later the market lOSt nearly all Its itH firmness because or of selling It from commission houses Un Unsettled settled weather was as the chief strengthen ing influence Large primary receipts wore were partly responsible for late selling 1110 was Steady May opened a shade higher at 43 sold between cn 43 43 and 41 and closed a att iHs The rhe oats m market was firth firm early and weakened toward the close Trading was of f a small volume ray Jray opened un unchanged hanged changed a shade higher nt at 35 to 3 sol sold at and closed at 36 Provisions were weak nearly nearl an all da day be because because cause of free selling by local packers At Atthe Atthe the close May Mo P pork 01 k ns off Sae at 1625 Lard was down l at Ribs were lower aP The leadin leading futures ranged as follows THEAl i Open I f fMay High I LoW I Close May Ia 75 76 16 i J 1757 75 Ju ly i 75 oRN t tI I Open I 1 High I Low I Close Jan 1 39 May IS 43 3 s s 43 8 July 48 a 43 43 3 ays 43 43 OArS OATS Open I High I Low I Close Jan J 3 2331 13 i 36 JEL July 8 88 1 4 1 MESS bbl Open I I I Low I ie Jan Ian 1575 l May 1600 1661 I 1625 11 1625 July I lbs bs I Open I I low J Close Jan 14 90 May 94 9 42 t 9 July I t SHORT SHORI lbs Ibs I ODen I iJ High J I Low I Close Jan I 87 G 1 88 1 July r l th I I OO Cash quotations w were r ns as and ns 2 SP J n C No 3 65 No 2 red 7 l e 2 No 2 yellow ellow to 40 2 83 e c No 3 white 38 33 1 Sac Mc nyNo 2 GOt feeding 4 fair to choice malting maIling c Flax Seed o 1 1141 No 1 North Northwestern wf western stern timothy 43 grades 1300 1100 Short loose 4 Mess Pork Per barrel 1575 poun pounds s Short Clear Sides 1 ls of high wines i Rec R I Shin HlIn 1 flour lour barrels i It Wheat heat bUS bushels hel Corn bu bushels hels 11 Oats bushels R Rye e bushels Barley bushels |