Show I I GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago o May slump In Wheat I prices durin during the last half hatt of ot the day the market prior to that time displaying m moderate firmness owing It Is said to covering of short wheat for fory the account y of a firm whose trades had been Yu transferred 3 erred to another house bouse News of the SL day ay I was generally favorable to toSS the bears b SS who took loOk advantage vantage of their Opportunity tty to pound the market vigor Igor at times Although the official w weather nth r map indicated j no rain in Kansas and ana none was wa forecasted fOre asted private reports claimed that showers had occurred which would partially relieve th the drought situa tion thin in the northwest the weather wather was generally favorable for seeding s opera operations Demand for cash eash wheat at the lead Ing grain Iain elevators of this country was slack and Winnipeg reported that cash brokers there were ere trying to resell reSt con consignments consignments In addition to these bearish domestic conditions in the foreign market failed to follow the upturn here yesterday which tended to further Increase the sell ing In pressure July sold lold between and 11 and closed weak about c above the low point at Strength was displayed in the corn mar market market market ket early earl but the market closed barely steady te d May fa was relatively the strongest option and at one time showed a gain of ofIe ic Ie from the tile final quotations of yesterday Price Prices closed Gc ct c lower to c higher 1 Oats Oata were bearishly affected by the slump in wheat but prices made only onty I slight reactions The market manifested decided strength i because of active covering by b shorts who were Iere aroused by an advance of 34 to in the price of the cash grain At the close prices were lower Jower to higher with July at 52 62 Provisions were moderately firm Prices at the close dose were 2 lower to 10 higher The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT WHAT Open 1 High I Low I Close Clo CloMay May II July ll 14 mS lH 11 11 1 Sept 1 lOD 1101 Dee Dec flOI 4 lW IW i iCORN CORN con CORNI I 1 Open O pen High I Low w I C Clise Ise May MaJ 74 4 July Jul ro Sept I 7 IH 5 4 G 67 Dec Dee 18 88 OATS l Open I High I I Low J 1 Clos Close May 18 S SS i iK July Jul He Het K 61 i m 61 51 Jj K Sept t tf 44 lj 44 H Dec Dee m MESS PORK Per barrel Open O n High FLow I Low I ILARD Cloie May I 1800 18 1800 1 Jul July 1 I 18 1810 1 IS 1820 Sept 1817 18 1310 1 1815 LARD LADIer Per pounds Open I High Low I Close CI May Ia 1 1 I 1945 KIKS IUS July 1 10 I W io 1052 I 1060 1000 Sept 1 1472 i 1062 1072 SHORT RIBS Per MO 10 pounds Open 1 J High I Low I Close Clogs Clori July i May l I 1003 35 10 l 10 t 1010 Sept 1010 1010 Cash quotations quotation were as a follows Flour Firm 5 2 Barley Feed or mixing 88 1171 71 fair fuir to tc choice malting waiting TK Flax Seed No O 1 I southwestern 1 No 1 northwestern Timothy SeedS Clover 9 0 Mess 1 Pork Per bbl Lard Per pounds s Short Ribs Sides too loose clear boxed 37 Grain Statistics fc Total clearances of wheat beat and floor were ere equal to bushels bu els Primary re fe receipts were bushels buebel compared with Ith CO bushels the corresponding day a year ear ago Estimated receipts for to tomorrow tomorrow morrow Wheat I 2 cars eara corn 81 cars oats eats 10 cars hogs head |