Show GRAIN CHAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Jai JaL IS Financial difficulties Involving an influential grain concern at Duluth caused cau some signs of demoralization tion in n the tile wheat pit at the opening owing to the selling out of a long line lne of wheat held by that firm Local bears took advantage of the situation and pounded poun cd the market vigorously the first quarter of an hour but were re unable to force prices below the opening level which was wa from M 4 above abo to ftc c below the previous close The was made mad futile by o othe the given glen the market by the cipal Wills bills who took all offerings The Tile market continued somewhat nen ners ous the first half of the day da but the th lib liberal liberal liberal eral purchases cs of the big holders rs grad gradually gradually gradually started covering by bv shorts eventually resulted in sharp upturns upturn in inthe Inthe inthe the price of all deliveries May Ma Ia option advanced and the more distant dell erles erics rost ros ro l I to 1 The smallness of ot primary primary primary mary receipts the total arrivals being th smallest of the th crop aided the bulls in bringing about the rally A better de tie demand mand for cash wheat also had a strength strengthening strengthening strengthening ening influence The market closed strong with prices at the top final quotations on May Ia being and on July 97 9 The corn com market was nas as firm at first fl firs but later trade dwindled to small U proportions The market closed Io steady stead with prices to higher than yesterdays close May Mav Ia closed at 61 f l 1 and July at Oats closed steady stead with prices a shade to c higher May closed clos d at 51 l land and July Jul at 46 v Provisions were at l the start but bus later the market was barely steady stead At Atthe Atthe the tilt close prices were a shade higher hIgier er to lower The leading futures ranted ranged as follows WHEAT I Open I High Nigh I Low I Close May trIG 1101 1106 July t is s 4 Sept 93 93 94 CORN COR CORNI I I Open I High t I Low I Close May In l 61 fc July Gl Ut 2 m Sept l I i OATS Open High I 1 Low lAW I 1 Close Clos May Mav 31 31 lii 1 fj l WI J i July JUI 46 S IG i 4 8 Sept 43 L aw nt tow 9 I MESS PORK Per bbl Open i High I f Low Lo I Close Cloae Jan 1 1655 May Mav Ia 0 1632 I 1652 16 1 1675 16 1675 1673 l ARD Per 11 10 lbs Ibs Open High Low i Close Jan Inn f 90 o oMay 3 May n 90 July j 9 ISi SHORT RIBS Per lOo 10 Ibs lbs Open I High I Low j i Close Jan 1 I Sc I s I I 30 May Ia t SSi S St I S July S I 9 L rash Cash quotations q were ware as follows Flow Steady Wheat Xo J 2 sprIng IOS Q 8 L 11 Ml No 2 red 1 5 Corn Xo 5 2 X No o 2 yellow 55 5 fo 4 2 J white 51 No Xo o 3 7 white whits S1 Rye RE No o 2 75 4 s Barlev Go d feeding fair Call to choice HIIe mal tins Flax Seed No 1 I northwestern 16 Timothy Seed Prime 9 9 rover Conflict grades 92 Short Ribs SHeB loo e c 8 Mess Mesa Pork Per bbL le lArd Per lbs Ibs Ib IbI 91 I hort clear boxed i j flee Rec R I IShIi Ship I Flour barrel fI 31 Wheat heat bushels I Com Corn bushels bus els I Oats bushels 1 Rye bushels bubel i Barley Barie bushels bush ls y I |