Show I GRAIN GR AND PROVISIONS Chicago May lIy 31 Weakness In the stock and cotton coton markets market were wore last straws today on the tho backs of the stag staggering sta gering bulls In the wheat heat pit pit Ex Exceptionally bearish foreign quotations did ld the tho rest rest Compared Compare with Satur Saturdays Saturdays Saturdays days final figures the olo clone e was wa at a aJO aless cole loss less JO of oC 1 I to 1 I cents cent Corn Cor closed with Ith a gain of ot 1 to lie Oats finished Ic 3 lower to lc c higher and provisions were down 2 to 20 0 cents Plain evidence of oC a strain was wa visible ble blo In the tho the wheat trade at start The Tho To severe break In n prices last week by the liquidation of large larce lines held I up by bull bul leaders leder had left ef the market considerably demolished News of oC a decline at Liverpool this morning moring except In times of oC stress s un unknown unknown unknown known added to tho the initial weakness which was wa at a I fall fal varying alt all al the way from 8 I to 2 21 cents cent Covering by shorts shorts especially some of tho the larger ones caused a n sharp rally ri Strength In the corn market helped but there was WI no new Investment demand In Inthe Inthe Inthe the absence of any substantial sup support support port port the market turned weak partly part affected by b weakness on the New York exchange and In cotton coton Allegations of possible hal hall hail damage in Kansas and harm har due duo from weeds duo due to over plentiful rainfall served serve to make mako the close relatively steady stead September ranged between 90 and 91 closing lc Ic c down at Deliveries on May contracts today amounted to only bushels In that reports of a I practical settlement some days das ago were well wel founded Brokers acting for Cor the east eastern ealter cnn ern er operator who ho was wa credited with wih having obtained control were said to have bave profitably marketed to millers mier and others since Friday morning moring more mord morl than bushels bushel of oC his cash holdings holding hold ings Cold weather and reports of oC much replanting had bad a bracing effect on prices for corn September tOI varied from Crom 51 57 to 58 with Uh the close cloe elO Ic Jc up U at 58 and the tone of oC tho the grain aln firm The Th cash market also aJI was firm Cr No 2 yellow elow closed at Offerings of oats wore very vel large on swells due to strength In corn cor Crop and weather eather conditions reported Ideal Price limits ImUs of S were rere ere 34 and 35 with the close lc Ic c up at atThe The western run of hogs was a only a little short of oC a year yer ago a o causing provisions to start tart I firmer r Pork at the close was as down 2 I to 20 cents lard Jc and ribs 57 cents c ns |