| Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March 31 The wheat market was vas quite steady during the first hour of the day because bec se of moderate demand by pit traders which was based baelI on a n light movement in the northwest but In the last half halt of ot the th session similar sym gym sympathy pathy path became very ery bearish and prices de tie declined declined chind Wg to 1 I from the high point Reports of more rain In Kansas and other points of ot the winter wheat belt were chiefly responsible for the weakness but the market was also bearishly affected by slack clack demand for tor cash grain declined in inthe Inthe the principal European markets and fa favorable favorable a crop reports from the southwest here Bull leaders failed to give the mar ket any material support Demand came mainly from fron shorts The close weak May opened unchanged to U 14 lower at 93 to sold at 93 and then declined d to 92 52 The close was at 92 by several of ot the leading holders caused weakness In the corn belt sentiment In the pit being bearish all allday allday allday day An Increase In local receipts and anda a poor demand for cash corn and the slump In wheat were depressing influences Influences influences Trading was extremely quiet throughout the entire day The market weak at almost the lowest point May M corn com opened unchanged to 11 lower at 66 to 66 sold oid off to and closed at 66 Oats were dull and rather weak The weakness of wheat and corn had a bear ish effect May opened unchanged at 53 sold off oft to 53 and closed at Provisions were excited at the opening with trade general In character Later In the day da the market weakened on profit taking and closed dosed at almost the lowest point Final Quotations on May pork were off oft 7 i lard was down 10 and ribs rib were 5 57 7 lower The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT f Open I High I Low I Close Clos May 92 July 88 SS 87 Sept IN SG S 2 83 85 S SI I CORN cOR i Open I THigh High HI h I Low I Clo Close p May Ia 66 66 66 65 il July Jul RI Sept 63 62 I OATS OAT I Open I High HI h I I Low I Close May tay May t Sli 51 m July 46 July Iti E 1414 MESS bbl I Open t I Low Cloft lore May aSO 1405 HOD July 14 1100 1403 1105 Sept V 1473 1140 1440 1440 1441 Ibs I t Open High I Low LOU I Clo Close May 8 86 1847 50 July 18 t SI 1870 J I 80 I 4 Sept i f 9 90 0 1830 80 r 1 I SM 8 SHORT JW 1 lbs Ibs Ib IbI t I Open Onen h lilath I Low I Close Clos May 1 4 I i ii i July I 75 I I 1 I 76 05 SOft I i r Cash quotations were as follows Flour Easy Wheat No 2 spring lOG No Xo 3 94 I No 2 red Corn No 2 iy fj Vi z No Xo 2 yellow 65 fj 65 Oats No 2 a No Xu 3 I white 50 RINo 2 72 i Barley Barle Fair to choice malting 77 Flax Seed No 1 I northwestern Timothy Timoth Sed S Prime 4 I I i Clover Contract grade 2400 OO Short Ribs Sides Foot floo f 6 7 Mess Ie s P P r 1 1 1 13 36 loj 10 Iba ibe S 8 Short ji O of high wl cg 1 IRee S Ship Flour barrels S Sf Wheat 1 bushels V Corn bushels bushel Oats bushels J IR Rye e bushels I coo 3 io I Barley Bailey 1 I |
