Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April Apri 10 The market was wa strong for tor wheat nearly all al day da although at times prices price reacted considerably on profit taking taing sales The Th principal bullish influence was the he numerous reports which i told of damage in western Kansas and Nebraska by drought A material de decrease decrease decrease crease In the primary primar movement how however hower ever er was another important factor The market closed cose strong May ay opened c clower clower lower to e c higher at to cad ad advanced advanced I to lc and closed cosed at 91 8 l e Sentiment In the corn cor pit was ws bullish all allday al allday I day because of the continued small smal move movement movement ment Trade was light however how ver because of scarcity of offerings Unsettled weather er In the corn cor belt aided the bulls buns The market cosel closed firm May opened ic c to c higher at OT c to sold at c cand and then advanced to The close was wasat wasat wasat at The oats market wa was strong but the volume of trade was small sInal The The strength of wheat and corn cor was the main bullish factor but the market was also affected by b dry d weather weather reports from rain various por par portions tons ot of the southwest May opened c e clower elower clower lower at ad and to 53 c where It close Provisions were dull dul and nd easy Com Corn Commission Commission mission houses and local packers were moderate sellers while th came chiefly from shorts shorts At the close May Ja pork was off Lard was 2 c lower Ribs were unchanged I IThe IThe The leading futures ranged range as follows I II V V WHEN WHEAT V I Open tHigh High I 1 Lw Low I IV Close May 91 July 4 S 85 sti SI Sept S S 83 83 I 82 8 53 CORN f Open I High I Lw Low I Close Close May IG CH 6 JUly 16 61 6 64 Sept 6 63 1 OATS OATS I Open I HiI High I Low I Close May Ia o 0 52 21 May n H 51 51 1 51 July 0 45 45 45 45 45 Jul July n ii 43 43 8 43 Sept 37 37 33 MESS bbl I Open I High I Low I Close MaT Mar 13 47 I I 23 47 13 35 13 35 July 13 75 13 5 50 13 6 i 13 6 65 Sept 1 14 1 10 11 I 1410 10 13 97 13 97 10 tbs lbs I Open I H High h I Lw Low I Close Close May ay I 83 S S f 8 35 8 35 Jul July S 8 01 8 60 8 5 55 1831 8 5 57 Sept 8 S 7 8 T 8 5 SHORT 10 lbs Ibs Open I High I LoW J Close May 7 7 2 7 15 7 2 17 July 7 40 7 45 I 7 44 I 7 4 42 Sept 7 s 67 7 G 67 r 7 62 f 7 6 65 Cash Cah quotations were as follows Flour Weak off lOc lO 91 Wheat No 3 i 93 No 2 red S 67 Corn CorNo No 2 67 g No 2 yellow 67 t tl Oats No 2 5 52 No 3 white 5 Barley Fair to choice malting 2 S Flax Fax Seed No 1 northwestern northwester 1181 Timothy Seed Prime Short Ribs Sides loose 66 2 Mess Pork Per barrel Per pounds 8 Short Clear Sides Boxed i Whisky Basis of oC high wines I flee Rec Ship Flour barrels barrel Wheat bushels 1110 Cor Corn bushels Oats bushels R Rye e bushels 2000 Barley bushels I 1 2 20 |