Show I GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April 24 Owing to a sensational decline of d in the price of or wheat at Liverpool the market opened here ere greatly demoralized and with prices rang rangin in fram rem M t lower Jower July Jub being at UJ 17 t lOWi 1 and May at The Sep September September delivery delhery Joined company with the December option below the dollar doUat mark for a brief period at the start when it sold at 98 0 The severe re slump at Liver Lher Liverpool pool wa was said to be due to greatly In offerings offering there of Argentine and Indian wheat at considerably lower prices than prevailed yesterday and to continued favorable reports regarding the European crop The selling furore subsided to some extent after the first few minutes and Cad a much calmer feeling was manifested the remainder of the day da With IUt the exception exception exception tion of ot the May Ia and December deliveries prices prieM held heM within the opening range To 10 Toward Toward ward the middle of the day dar May ay de declined dined still st I further to US LIS while the De Dc December I cember comber option rallied to The market closed heavy with May a at July at LOi and September at atTorn Corn Torn early eari was subjected to heavy liquidation liquidation dation but later much of or the tM loss was re regained regained regained gained on buying by b cash houses The slump at the start was due duo to a break I of nf l d at Liverpool and to the further decline In wheat prices price The range on May Hay was between 67 6 and 68 6 and the close clo e was wa at the top Final quotations quotation showed net losses looses for the day of or i to 4 At the Ute close prices In the th oats mar market market I ket were unchanged to 47 lower Provisions were Inclined to be weak early earb in the day da but demand by local packers caused a steadier feeling late The cK dose close s was 24 2 S lower to 2 Y higher The Th leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT WHEAT Open pen t I High I Low Close Cloe May Xa 11 US 18 U July Tuly JulyS 11 1107 16 10 i S Sept pt 26 1 I IDec Dec Ole If fr 1 8 CORN COR Open OpeR High I Low j Close Mav a 04 4 61 88 Job Ivl 66 4 Sept pt t 4 I ID D pc Z t 3 4 OATS Open t I High lU h I LOW La f Close Xay 44 4 MM I 4 i iS July July s g 4 S H Sept 4 In Dec 41 tI 41 m PORK Per barrel parrel Tel Open pen I nigh I Low Close Io Ioa May a 1757 1780 liSO July Jab 1747 18 1304 17 1710 H 1800 Sept 1797 1971 1204 1111 11 LARD Per pounds Open i tHigh High I Low I 19 Close May 1 1638 1430 1138 1030 July Tuly t M 45 1042 Sept IIO 7 1855 it HOK 1065 SHORT tORT je pounds t Open I High HII h i Low i Close May ay 11 S 9 U July IW 1 9 t 9 I Sept J USI 20 98 Cash quotation were as follows Flour Weak winter patents i 5 straights 5 spring patents e straights li bakers akers 41 ii UI 2 2 SIc or mixing 65 S c fair to choice malting melting 5 8 Flax Seed No 1 I southwestern Lei LeiNo No 0 1 northwestern Seed Timothy Mess ACes Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds Short Ribs Sides loose Goose L fi Snort Short Clear Sides boxed boxed 1 Grain Statistics Total clearances of or wheat and Dour Oear were equal equI to bushels Exports for forthe forthe fortha the tha week as shown by b Bradstreets were ter terI ere equal t to 2 Primary receipts were Estimated receipts ti for Mon Monday Monda Monday I day da Wheat beat 9 S cars corn 42 4 Cars rs oats m Ii ears cars hogs begs bead Mad |