Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS ChIcago Jan cables and small receipts in tho northwest imparted today In the local markot the closing quotations on the May la delivery being up 4 c Corn was 14 high or Oats wore up c Provisions were a shado to 2 J lower The Tho wheat market marlet was firm all day on active demand b by shorts and commission t houses lious os Selling was scattered and chief chiefly I ly b by local longs At the outset the mar maJ marhut I hut was strengthened b by a decreased mo movement in the northwest unfavorable wether for handling the Colland crop n a mod at Liverpool The he worlds I shipments for the week w were re H somewhat II I lo lois s than the amount previously osti I but exceeded by almost one mull mil million lion buShels the for tor tho th I K list last ear ur Lilt he I I I I supply situation caused some bullish feel late in the day the figure showing nn an or of bushels against t an Increase of bushels for the same time last year The Tho market closed firm May opened a a shade to c higher at 5 c to advanced to and closed at The corn market was dull and firm aU all aUday allday day May lIay opened c to Mc c higher at 43 to to and closed at 43 e The hc oats market was firm but the vol 01 urne of trading was small Bu Buying ing was chiefly b by show shorts May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 3 C to se advanced to 35 and closed at 35 3 Provisions Were ero weak early in the day bc because ause of hea heavy selling of May lard Before the end ot of the tho first hour however the market had gained nearly nearh all of the tho early loss At the tho close May ay pork was off 2 c at 1600 Lard was down 2 c at Ribs Bibs were a hade lower at The leading fut futures res ranged as follows V WHEAT V h Open I High I 1 Low I Close May 16 Juno June 75 s 7 s Y Hg CORN COR V Open I High 1 Low I Close JaIl Ian 30 lIa May n July uly a M I 43 VV V OATS t I Open j I I 1 LoW Lor I Close Tan Jan r rn May n V a 10 July 33 8 8 k l MESS bbl I Open I High Vt Low I Close C CJan Jan i J I 1610 I May 1645 I 1665 iti July 1168 16 i O lbs V V I Open HIgh j I Lo I Close Tan Jan 1 1120 May 9 nf I I Jul July I I 94 V SHORT ORT lbs I Onen t I Low T I Close Jun 75 j sI May ruy I O Jul July 90 I 1 V Cash quotations were as follows V V 0 2 spring 7 No o 3 O Ois is No 2 red f 2 39 10 o 40 V Oats o 2 33 No iSo 2 2 w whIte 1 r No 3 white V Ry N o 2 GO 60 V V to choice malting 17 5 Flax 1 No 1 north northwestern western Timothy grades Short loose Itress barrel 1606 pounds clear boxed g of high OS 1211 S V V g Flour 15 bushels Corn bushels SO Oats R Ry bushels 8 Barley bushels 7 4 V |