Show GRAIN GR AND A PROVISIONS Quiet Market For Por Wheat on on the Chicago Board oad of Trade Chicago April Apri 24 The grain and pro gan visions markets market were quiet but firm fir to tl day da wheat closing 1 3 higher corn cor to Y improved and oats oat t better Cables were a strengthening factor Pro visions closed from 7 to 1010 over yes It I was a placid uneventful middle of the road sort of market in wheat nut not seeking to take spoils from anybody but rather seeking to persuade the he mighty bulls buls and the growling bears to He lie le doWn together and be good The business of the day was In swapping May for July con considerable of which was done at a differ difference ence ep e of 1 The Th cash business was not large An incident of the day was the was heavy hevy shipments shipment bushels making shipments shIpment from Chicago two days 8 bushels The sustaining influence nce of the market were the steadiness of Liverpool In face of the decline here the corn strength and a lack of new bearish The weather was all aU that could be bl desired by farmers mild mid temperatures temperature over the growing belt and showers shower where wh re needed May sold from G early to 65 and closed over yesterday at 65 0 July uly from 66 to 6 and closed up at GG 66 C Corn was quiet and strong the most important market on the floor today Cables were strong stong and more rains caused apprehension of delay in planting and moving reserves The best Item Iem of or the te day da was the thA renewed export business I which developed probably as a a result of the recent decline Considerable May I was liquidated but not on a sufficient scale sdale s ale to depress the market market The cash business was wa about 2000 bushels of which Who Ich nine loads were sold for export export I The he oats market was a firm but trade was dull dul May Mo closed I 4 up at 22 2 July uly 11 up at 21 The provisions market mark t was quiet and ald j rather irregular the opening was at prices over yesterdays closing figures es but buta a small smal decline followed because hogs hog were easy at the yards The decline met I good buying and the market reacted closing cosing firm May ay pork closed lOc IDe lO over yesterday at 1255 15 July ul closed cosed 7 Im Improved improved proved p oved at 1270 May ay lard closed lOc Plc bet better better bette ter te at July uly closed cosed 7 up at May ln ribs closed lOc higher at July 1012 12 better beter at The leading futures ranged as follows I Wheat No 3 2 i 5 I 5 I I 1 Open I High Hl h I Low Lw I Gloss Cose l I April April i i May 1 I 6 J uly R 66 1 66 66 t t Sept ept 16 IffT 67 l b b bi i Corn No 2 c cI I Open Open 1 High I Low I J Close Closet I April May July t l j I 38 IW 39 I Sept S ept p 4 13 imy Oats No z 2 zI I oP Open I fligh I I ow I Close c May 2 July ul L Q 2 Sept Sept 22 I 22 2 2 Mess ess Pork Per Barrel I 1 Open Open j I Hl hJ J Low I Chise May t 5 M I 1257 7 1240 1255 July I 1265 1205 6 I 1275 1252 piO piOLa 1270 Lard La rf Per Pounds nd I II I Opan I High HI h 1 l Low Loir CICiO May i I 1 July ul 1 l 0 1 I t 10 Sept f 2 ilba dI 10 Pound PoundS S l Op Opil J High J I Low Close Cloo Clo i Mas a So t I 9 I July q 1 6 f 9 July Sepi Sep Sept a t G J J j l 90 j l GI 69 I Cash c quotations tl were follows l Fleur Steady 5 Wheat No 3 i spring H No o 2 red re 61 Corn Cor No 2 3 Oats No 2 white No Xo 3 white 2 6 Rye Ry Xo o 2 No 2 2 JOS tot 44 Seed No 1 11 Seed Sted Prime Mess iress Pork Per barrel i Lard Per 10 pounds Short Ribs Sides Ide loose Shoulders salted boxed Ci 6 7 Short S ort Clear Sides boxed boxe 50 whisky Distillers finished good good per gallon glon 12 5 Sugars Cut loaf loat Io 60 granulated 54 Article At la IR Ship Flour barrels 2 Wheat Vet bushels bushel 40 Corn Cor bushels 19 90 Oats Oat bushels 14 Rye bushels 60 1000 10 Barley r bushels On the produce exchange today the butter buter market mArket firm fir creamery 1317 dairy daIr 1215 1 cheese che e creamer steady 1012 eggs I fresh freh firm 10 I |