| Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April i wheat market was was vas strong all da day but the volume of trade was small A feature of trade was the tho buying of May a and the selling of July Jul by elevator interests The market also re received received support from several of the lead leall leading leading ing bulls News of the day had a suf sufficiently sufficiently bullish tinge to make short sellers cautious and as ns a n result the bulk of offerings came from holders The Thedr dry dr weather reports from the Southwest were the principal factors but the mar market market market ket was also affected by the cold wave and by b an improved demand for cash wheat here and at outside grain centers The close was strong May opened ic c e clower elower lower to c higher at to sold soldat soldat soldat at 92 c and then advanced to 93 4 The close cloSI was at The corn market was steady all day da prices for all deliveries being confined within a lie c range The volume of busi business business ness was exceptionally exception all small and the thc mar market market market ket lacked any an distinctive feature The congested condition of the May Ia and July deliveries was given sien as the cause of the inactivity The close May Ia opened unchanged to c e lower at 66 iC to sold at and closed at 66 fc Lo Local Local Local cal receipts were 20 OS cars with to 49 of con contract contract contract tract grade Oats were ere firm on moderate te demand by b commission houses houes May opened lie c high higher hi b ber er at sold at 53 and then ad advanced advanced advanced to The close was at Provisions were inclined to be weak the greater part of the th day da owing to free selling by local and outside holders At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close May pork was off 21 at 1350 Lard was down Vac at t Ribs were c lower at The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I HI high h Low I Close May Ia July 88 8 Sept S i CORN CORNi I Open I Ugh h I Low I Close May 66 66 July H 64 61 64 Sept G GOATS 63 OATS I Open I HI High h Low I Close May 41 l 53 n l 1 53 37 May ola J n 5 52 52 a I 52 1 1524 1 4 July 0 47 4 17 1718 Jul July i 45 45 45 51 MESS bbl I Open HI High h I Low I Close May olay 1350 1300 1350 1135 1130 July P Sept 1445 H 00 lbs Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close Clos May J I I 84 5 i July SW Sept i 8 SN 85 SHORT 00 lbs Ibs I Open I 1 High I Lon I Close May 2 I 7 J f T 1 July 2 76 l I Sept j so SO Cash quotations were w re as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No o 3 No 2 red Corn ComNo No 2 No 2 yellow ellow 65 4 l 66 c Oats No 2 52 No 3 white 54 O 2 Barley Barl Fair to choice malting Seeds No 1 northwestern primo prime timothy S Clover Contract t grades St 24 21 Short ribs Sides loose Mess ress pork Per bbl Lard Per lbs Ibs Short clear Sides boxed iro Whisky Basis of high wines I Rec Ship Flour barrels Wheat heat bushels Corn Com bushels 2 Oats bushels Rye bushels 1300 BarIc Barey bushels i I |
