Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Feb IS The most Important Item Iem of news for tor the wheat trade at the opening today toay was ws the tho estimate cabled here ber that Argentine shipments for the thew week w k were likely to reach rach bushels This was soon son followed by b another on the weeks movement from Australia which placed placed exports from the latter country at 40 bushels As a result of these tese sta eta statistics sentiment in the pit was beh during the first ft hour There was some general generl selling by commission houses house and also aso some profit taking ting by the leading leing holders holder Toward Toward midday a firm fir tone de developed developed eloped inspired largely larely by the activity and end strength of ot coarse cae grain Cash wheat continued to sell sel at stiff gan prices owing to the th brisk demand by millers miers and this helped to strengthen options Trade in the pit pit hOe al to drag dra throughout the tho day da and the range of ot was W narrow narow May Ia sold old between fe and ad 11 The Te market closed easy with May 11 at 1 and ad July Jul at 10 strength h marked trading in the th tham corn com am pit pit the May lay delivery scoring a a new high record rord mark for tor tho the present upward movement of prices at 66 6 An advance of c to Ic in the price of or orthe the tho cash grain gin was w an important factor actor The market reacted from the high point of n tho the day da owing oWn to selling by b cash in interest Interest Interests terest but closed firm with May at Wi 66 Wi 14 and July at 65 63 Oats scored a net gain of or Ic le for or the tho th day compared with the closing quotations quotation pf f of t the previous session During tho th day tin thi May sold at a new high I record mark for the season The market markot I closed strong at almost the top with May Mar Ma Maat Marat at f and July at tn 19 Provisions were rather weak at the start owing to a lOo lO decline in live lIe hogs hog but rallied with the bulge in 1 coarse grain and closed at net advances ad an ceo of to bc Trade was as quiet nearly nearl all an day The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT HEAT i i Open i I High I Low I Close Ce May Mil 11 H 11 1114 July M L Sept I 95 03 93 9 I ICORN CORN CORX I Open j f High j Low La I Close M I y t l July 65 66 8 W to I Sept 65 6 f 4 f 4 OATS I Open I High I Low I Close May i 54 15 i w July JUb 49 19 49 CI 49 Sept roHl lm 40 MESS Per bbl i Open i High I Low i Close Cloi May Iii I 2650 1 90 j 1691 i 1690 I 1687 1607 July Jub j 1700 1701 1705 1703 I 1697 1705 LARD Per Ibs lbs Open Op 1 High j Low I lose May 1 j 9 G 90 j I I 9 2 A I I July I 91 SHORT PHORT RIBS Per lbs Iba Open I HI h Low I IMay Close May SS j 88 I JUly 9 h 90 Cash ash quotations were as follows follos Flour Steady Rye ReNo No 2 Barley Feed or mixing 63 f 1 fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 I southwestern southwest rn 1581 No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Clover Mess Mee Me 8 Pork Per bbl IG Lard tbs lbs Short loose 85 D Short Sides lear Clear boxed Grain Statistics Total clearances cleara ces of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary receipts were l bushels as compared with tO bushels the corresponding day da a 0 year sear ago The amount of breadstuff on ocean passage was 3 4 bushels Eat Esti Estimated mated mat d receipts for tomorrow Wheat UI i cars hogs 1009 head |