Show GRAIN GR AND D PROVISIONS Cm Co rn Was the Feature Fet on the te Chicago Board oard of Trade Chicago C April AprI 2 The market for or corn com began legan be the session with wIh a spurt of activity and an nd d strength which lasted throughout the lay day da y Reduction in Liverpool stocks stock was wa te bout about ab out the only item in the statistical iem ar array array ary ra ray y which excited consideration Ship ping pin g sales for tor the th day duy were put at TiO bushels bu all al but bushels of which wa wa as s sold for direct export The visible export supply su increased bushels but that makes m akes bushels in compari son so on n with bushels soM a year ago May M ay closed cosed ftc c over Saturday ay yea Wheat should have declined according to o the views of the experts on change jut but bu t it did not not The ho epert demand for export ke Kept pt modestly modesty in the background and both bo oth th the visible and the amount on pass ago ag o e increased Liverpool was merely pas st stab steady eady and domestic reports report were favor avor able ab le to the well wel being of the crop On the th he e other hand the bulls buls expected reports or of f cold weather in iii II various parts ot 01 Eu rope ro ppe pe the reduction in shipments part from Russia R last lat week the story of injuries to stor wheat heat w In stack In Argentina Inures the by heavy he avy rains and the India crop report port re showing low percentages for the di important rain grain provinces The st of corn naturally reinforced the bul bu ull ll position and the market went up here There T was a a good commission house de mand m and without apparent reason and shorts short sh orts were made uncomfortable renon by the course ourse co of the market market The seaboard was re strong the northwest relative wa ly y weak weale New Now York reported the days da s export ex port business at a t ten ton loads loas May ay opened i jc c up at c and advanced ed to 6 67 ic c From that point the te bears forced he the th e price down dowl to The India crop cop report port re came towards the end ed and was in fl In the reaction which had al at ready reay re ady begun and May rallied to 67 67 c reacted to 6 e on closing osing cl c higher at Oats were firm helped 6 by b corn c Coun Court try tr tr y offerings were small smal Spring cor work is Impending i but ie country roads are report countr ed e d In bad bal condition May a closed c over ver o Saturday The provisions market was strong and active a in spite spie of liberal ad Tw The T he strength of corn cor buying of hogs as well w el ell as product by b an influential packer and and a nd also buying bu by bulls inS were influences i it to which the strength buls was at t One firm took In tierces of ot o f lard 10 at practically one price The cash cah demand deman d do was wa good May pork closed lIe over ver o Saturday May lard lOc improved and a nd May Ma ribs up The leading leading ranged as follows Wheat o 2 i I O n I HI Fn en low rl f I April t A May il i iMay 67 I July J uly II IBS II 63 68 t Sept S t 63 cs 69 I 6 G Corn No 3 2 Open I H h I Low I l Closs AprIl O 0 lla ul 37 3 40 3 L 1 3 3 O 3 Oats No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close May I 24 24 2424 I July 2 23 24 4 24 Mess Pork Per Barrel B I Open I High I Low I t Close Cluse May I 1260 16 1260 12 1275 I 26 I July f 1220 2 14 1242 1111 1220 1 I 13 1232 10 Pounds I Open I High J I Low Close May 1 f I 62 July uly 60 C 66 J I 65 1 Sept 66 1 G 1 6 Short Sh lt Kinn Per r 10 Pounds J i Open High J Low I Close May Iny 6 July uly 65 I 60 1 5 66 65 Sept O Cash ash quotations were w r as a follows Flour Steady Wheat No 3 spring 6 f No 2 red 2 3 Oats No 2 24 2434 E 84 No 2 white 2 27 28 No 3 I ST 1 2 2 40 43 arB leyNo No 2 4 Flax Seed No 1 lC 16 Timothy Seed Prime 2 0 Mess Pork Per barrel barel Lard Per 10 pounds Short Ribs Sides loose Shoulders Dry salted boxed 6 Sides Short clear boxed Whisky Distillers finished goods pe per gallon galon 12 Sugars Cut loaf unchanged Articles I Rec Bee I Ship Ship Flour barrels ba 2 O O Wheat hot bushels O Corn bushels 3 0 Oats bushels 20 20 Rye bushels bushel Barley Bare bushels busho 50 1200 10 |