Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Feb 23 Grains ruled lower to today today I day wheat being the most erratic Corn was easy casy all day da and oats although moving movIng moving ing in narrow limits dragged in sympathy I with the other grains Provisions were I stimulated by b the advance In the price of live hogs and figures advanced to a fin finish finish finIsh ish from 12 1234 1216 to 17 1734 cents higher A poor demand for cash wheat coupled with a steady stream of offerings In the wheat pit kept prices on a downward trend much of the session May Ma fell tell off ocr from to 4 July was given the preference over May by many man traders and held its strength better Final figures for May were 1 c clower clower clower lower Little demand for tor corn with big dis Us discounts counts for cash grain and large offer offerings ings lags from the Interior shipping points kept the market maket weak throughout the ses session session sion alon May Ia fell felt off from to 66 c the theother theother theother other futures declining in sympathy The close was weak all around and was little removed from the low point Final figures for the May Ia delivery deliver were c c lower Trade In oats was sluggish May fell felt off from to the other futures declining with It The close was weak with May Ma at 4 c lower lowerA A new high record for the year in the live hog market where the animals com corn commanded commanded iIa 9 topping all alt prices since 1870 caused a sharp advance athance In the pro provisions provisions visions pit Pork showed the greatest response to the upward trend and climbed to 2397 2897 ZOc c up from Mondays close Closing prices for Cor the May Ia products wera Pork 2385 lard 1287 ribs 1257 The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I High I Low I Close May 1113 i l July Jul 1105 I Sept CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low I Close May Ia r 65 65 July Jul 66 S 67 J 66 I Sept 67 67 66 i ItjI 66 t OATS I Open High I Low I Close May 47 July Jul 44 44 43 i S Sept ii 41 40 8 MESS PORK PER BIlL BBL BIlLI I Open Op n I High I Low I Close Cloe May 2300 2385 July iSO SO 23 2 LBS I Open I High I Low I Close May 12 1285 1287 July JUl 1290 1292 1282 1257 SHORT SHOUT LBS I Open I High I Low I Close Cl May Ia 1255 1262 July 1250 1250 1255 1265 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Rye Xo 2 Sl Barley Feed or mixing 62 3 fair tall to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 southwestern No o 1 northwestern Timothy Clover 1335 Mess bbl 2381 OO Ibs lbs 1290 Short loose 1212 1262 Short Clear Sides boxed Grain Statistics Total clearances of ot heat and flour were equal to bushels primary re were bushels compared with bushels the corresponding day a year ago BIO Estimated receipts for tomor lOW tow Wheat 37 cars corn cars oats cars carsi hogs head |