Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS PROVISIONS Chicago May 3 Traders In the wheat I pit were w re divided In their opinions re regarding regarding garding the situation and aid as a result the market was vas nervous although during durin the greater part of oC the day sentiment was Inclined a trifle toward the bull side Buying BUin of July Jul by b a leading bull was one of the features and was largely responsible for the firmness The official forecast for warmer weather had a depressing ef effect effect effect on the distant deliveries and was the principal reason for the closing decline of ofIn c In the December option Demand for forcash forcash forcash cash wheat here was brisk and opus oplis and Duluth also reported a good de demand demand demend mand mend A number of crop damage reports were received telling of ot Injury ry to the growing crop in western Kansas by high winds wind and arni insufficient moisture July ranged between and and dosed closed at 10 LL May MaT closed at 1 a again again again gain of 1 cent Improved weather conditions for or farm work had a depressing effect on corn The range on July Jul was between c cand and At the close prices were higher to Uc l c lower than Saturdays final quotations July being at Oats were subjected to considerable rable sell selling 11 ing ng I log and displayed moderate weakness July JuI sold between IS and and closed at ate 4 ic e Provisions were inclined to be firm ow owing owIng owing ing to the monthly report of or stocks in store here which showed light stocks of meat and lard Prices closed to 7 higher The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT 1 I Open Opan I High I Low I Close May Ma il i 12 Il r July Jul IU 4 Sept 1604 1 1 4 US 1 Dec Dee 1162 1191 1617 CORN CORK Open High I Low I Close Cioe May 71 71 JuI Ju 11 I se 89 61 3 2 Sept Dec 58 jiS S OATS Open i High I Low I May 1634 July O i O 49 4 Sept 42 4 l 11 1 Dec Dee 43 43 43 MESS 1 1 RK Per barrel Open I High t f Low Lov I Close May Ma 1780 1782 1784 I 1780 July Jul i 1807 I 1805 I 1865 1866 Sept j 1886 1806 18 I 1866 1865 I 1802 18 1 1802 LARD Per 1 pounds Open O n I High I Low I Clo Close e eMay eMay May I 1049 1040 i 1648 1040 f r 1037 July Jub I 1010 1 1030 5 Sept 10 f 10 I I 1060 68 1060 1000 SHORT RIBS Per pounds Open I i j Low I Close May j I 90 I 9 July 99 t I 99 I 99 Sept I I I 1406 i 1002 Receipts Shipments Shipment en ts Flour barrels 1 Wheat bent bushels Corn bushels E 0 Oats bushels Rye bushels 2000 Barley Barle bushels 1200 Cash asb quotations were as follows Flour Steady Rye o 2 f S Barley Feed or mixing nixing S fair to choice malting 66 67 1 Flax Seed Xo o 1 southwestern L No 1 northwestern Mess Mass Pork Per barrel 1 7 Lard Per pounds 1649 1044 Short Ribs Sides loose 9 1000 l OO Short Clear Sides boxed Grain Statistics Total clearances of ot wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary re receipts were bushels compared with the corresponding day a year ago The supply of wheat In the Unit United United ed ad States decreased ed bushels for forthe forthe forthe the week The amount of breadstuffs on onn ocean n passage decreased moo bushels Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat t 4 eATS ears corn com 1 cars oats 23 cars car hogs hoga head |