Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March farch JO A vast at amount of bullish news was Injected Into the situa situation situation tion in the wheat heat pit today toda consisting chiefly chleO of crop damage reports but de despite despite spite these advices the market at times was decidedly heavy hea owing to liberal real realizing ral izing bing by b leading longs long Brisk demand for forthe forthe forthe the cash grain was wa as almost entirely absent and this together with ac accounted al accounted counted cunte for tor the intermittent weakness The market was wa heavy hea at a t the start sart be because to because cause of or the comparative weakness of the Liverpool market compared compare with the bulge here but lut the market soon rallied on buying inspired to some extent by a report of a local loal crop expert which showed that the fall fail sown crop of ot wheat has improved during the winter In the Ohio river valley vale but depreciated mater materially materially lal in Missouri and Texas and ana to a less lees 18 extent in Kansas and Oklahoma Oklahoma Senti Sentiment Sent Sentiment ment again became bearish during the final hour and the close clo was almost at atthe atthe atthe the bottom i During Durin the day ay May IQ sold sl between 1 1 IS and 4 while July ranged ra ed between and ld S1 II Final quotations on ol tl May Mav Ja were ere at st t 2 and on July of an improved eastern demand for the cash grain gain caused cau e considerable firmness in corn com early erly but later hater a 1 weaker tone developed At the th close prices were a shade higher to Uc lower compared compard with the previous close coe final quotations on May Ia being at c and an July JUI es 64 ge jc c Trade in oats ot was wa not so active as that in the wheat or corn pits but the volume of ot business nevertheless less was not insignificant insignificant The market was Bf rather weak lh th the greater part of the session and nl closed at n nt t losses los of or if te e to c c with May tay at t 34 4 and July at i c Provisions were weak all al day At the time close elle prices pre were vre 7 t i to lower com corn compared compare pared pare with wih yesterdays close dose The leading futures ranged as follows folo WHEAT I j Open j I High I Low Lw I Close lole lolela May la 1118 18 IS July Jul 1 71 t J u Sept i i Dec De I 99 CORN COR i Open j I High I Low Lw j i Close Clos CloseT May la t 6 67 hG July Jul 6 G SU fi 6 1 1 Sept 1 If 1 8 Ii De Dec U 8 OATS I Open Ope i High Low Lw P Close Clo e eIRY May IRY 64 5 4 Bl 11 1 I tl July Juh m 41 Iti 47 47 i ITs Sept X C i n MESS SS PORK Per bbl bbl I Open High I Low Lw I Close Clos ClosIa May Ia I 1 1777 f I 1772 I 1772 j July Sept 17 1772 I 1172 1772 1772 nm LARD Per lbs Ibs Ib Open i High I Low Lw I Close May 1 I 1007 ilLIo 1010 1100 1007 July 1025 ios 10 10 1025 I 1101 1017 2 1017 Jut Sept 1 1103 1035 I ioa 1032 I 1033 l 1 SHORT RIBS JUB Per Ibs I Open High HII I Low Lw Close May a 1 7 7 July Jul 1 91 9 a I 0 I 94 Sept Vt I 1 9 w 9 Cash quotations were w re as follows Flour Firm P eN 2 7 Barley Barlt Feed Fe or o mixing 68 G fair tc te chico ehk malting maIling malig Gwa V Flax Seed No 1 southwestern R 1 No o 1 northwestern 16 1634 Timothy Seed 7 Clover 9 Mess Ies Pork Per barrel barrel I Q 0 Lard Per KO 10 pounds un 1000 1 0 Short Ribs Sides loose Je S SI I Sides Short clear der boxed oxe 95 I Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour flourI 1 were equal eual to bushels Primary r I were 40 bushels bsh ls compared with bushels the corresponding day da daI a I year ago ao The Tle visible supply as al shown by decreased decrease bushels bushel Estimated Es receipts for tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow I row Wheat heat SS 36 3 cars car corn OS f 5 cars cr oats SO 90 r cars car hogs 30 head |