Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Chicago Feb 8 The up and ani down market in wheat that has bas char characterized speculation tion in that t cereal for some seine time past began n again today at atthe atthe atthe the opening Wheat t had to defend it itself itself itseLf self from ro 1 the depression of tower lower cables eables anti and the coarse grain weakness that still sUIi made itself manifest Weather condi conditions tons were all against a the hulls bulls and at atthe atthE atthe the start St Louis and commission houses sold liberally May a opened M lower at 7 to i but I at o 0 e began ga n to show bo signs of inde independent pendent pen ent strength th houses bouses J had bad some orders late shorts covered f loca crowd 9 g n to bp May I soon touched 78 but buton on recurrent weak weakness weakness I ness in the coarse coti grains eased off at times At Use the close however May was firm Ac c ug u at 77 78 Corn again led in the decline which opened business today and its recovery recovery ery cry was waa low w and The lo ho local 10 I cal al pit was w crowded the early part of ot the short session and selling pressed prices downward donward Later the market ruled dull shorts covered and with wheat w eat Mel May lIa reacted weakly w closing weak c do at 61 Oats had a at nervous nervous shifting market It declined d with corn but recovered later May closed rather rathel weak c clower lower at 43 Provisions jv wore re dull and easy casY May pork closed dosed lower lard c oett lowes and ribs unchanged 2 V I Open I I LoW LowI I Close F Feb C T F 7 May 77 9 lJ i I 3 2 V VV VI V I Open I High I Low Lo I Close Cloe May 61 July 1 Iii gl 41 Sept CT 10 io M MOats 45 Oats No T 2 V I Open High I 1 Low I CloseT Close May 1 1 4 I l 4 V July IIi 37 t Sept I Il l r B rr l lI I Open 1 High Hh H h f r I Low I Close Glose May ii liSO rIi I July 1585 t 85 1592 Ii 1592 1 r Lard Per Pounds j I Open Op I 1 Low I Close Clos May l I July J y 55 9 I Short Pounds V VI I Open Op i I High I Low I Close May IA 1 I Sli I I SiT July Jul 1 I S 57 l 36 I I Cash quotations were as as follows ollos Flour Slow and steady toady Winter Inter patents straights 70 O clears O spring p ls 42 patents 0 straights V ea s r i o 8 J 74 s Q e 2 r rK K 2 No u o 2 white 46 46 No 3 white 44 f 16 S SS S ReNo n Plo 2 60 6 Barley Fair to choice cooke ra m melting fl S 4 Plus 1 19 1 No Xo 1 l northwest northwestern era ern 1 2 Timothy Prime seed l UG Mess Pork Per barrel 16 Lard I Per pounds V Short Ribs Sides loos loose Shoulders Dry salted boxed 77 Short Clear Sides Boxed Basis of or high wines nines I Clover Contract grade a 11 r Articles I Ree Flour Four barrels Wheat heat bushels i Corn bushels j V Oats bushels 9 V I Rye bushels I Barley bushels E |