Show GRAIN GRill AND AD PROVISIONS Chicago May 12 It was freezing and dry in the northern wheat fields today but when speculators In Chicago tried to reap some profit thaN by the market congealed and withered a bit itself Denial that there had been Im fin Important Important damage to the spring crop was also a cooling influence Nevertheless May wheat closed with a net advance of and the deferred futures with ile d Corn finished c to jc C up and ana oats u I ic lc Provisions showed a loss of Sc lic to I Ico lOc bc co Conservative grain men on both sides of 01 the Canadian boundary were quoted quoted ed as declaring there had as yet been no injury worth mentioning done to spring wheat The undertone how however however ever especially early in the day was I unmistakably strong and many of or the largest sellers of wheat yesterday were among the buyers today Telegrams from Texas were shown telling of se serious serious Serious rious damage by insects and declaring that conditions do not warrant expectation expectation expectation tation of more than crop In that state whereas the government re report report report port suggested September r wheat sold between 1011 and 1013 closing steady i ic above last nights final figures Corn and oats were industriously bulled by bv the leading longs In wheat who had considerable following but butIn butin bu buin In corn the aggregate of or trade was not large September ranged from 64 and finished steady H lc ic higher at Cash corn was firm No 2 yellow selling at 63 There was a general rush to buy oats early but the advance was met by much selling from a leading elevator ele elevator elevator vator firm The result was that al although although although though there was a big trade the range of prices was narrow Septem September September ber finished steady at a net gain gaino of ol o ic c cIn In provisions pork closed 5 3 off oft lard Hc to lOc and ribs riDs Sc The leading futures ranged as fol tol follows follows lows WHEAT I Open I High I Low Lo I Close May 1138 1124 July 1044 1034 1031 Sept 1014 1014 1014 CORN CORNI I Open I High j I Low I Close May 61 July 62 Sept 64 63 Dec 58 58 58 OATS I Open I 1 High I Low I Close CloSS CloSSay May ay 42 July 40 41 Sept MESS PORK Per bbL I Open I High I Lov Loi Lo I Close July 2242 I 2257 I I 2242 I 2250 2260 Sept 2250 I 2255 I 2245 2250 LARD Per lbs Ibs J I Open I 1 High I Low I Close July I 1255 1255 Sept 1247 1260 1250 1 1242 1245 SHORT SHoaT RIBS Per lbs Ibs I Open J I High J I Low I Close July iE 1240 I 1245 j I 1225 1240 Sept I 1237 I 1227 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet Rye No 2 Barley Feed or mixing fair to choice malting 59 64 Flax Seed No 1 southwestern No o 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Clover 1125 Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per Ibs lbs 1300 1305 Short Ribs Sides loose 1237 1270 Short Sides Clear boxed 1350 1375 Grain Grata Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were vere equal to bushels Primary Primary mary nary receipts were bushels compared with the cor corresponding corresponding responding day a year ago Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 26 ears cars corn 62 cars oats cars hogs head |