| Show GN A I OVSIONS Wheat Op ned Lower But Ra4iied efore the Cose Chicago larch 3For the first fifteen minutes there was more wheat for sle than buyers could absorb May opened a shade loweg at from 73 down to 73 and I rapidly declined to 12 That proved tli rallying point After lay had worked gradually up to 73 the market bcme heavily Involved with buying Orders That hot the price up t74 July meantime mean-time sold from 72 t071 The easy opening was largely dl to the Price Current and the Thoman report fulng to confirm th crop damage clamed by country correspondents of commission houses Another bearish factor fac-tor was the rather reluctant rsponse tom Liverpool and New York to tile cx trcme bullishness prevailing hce oun try men frm every point of the cm paS were still filling the markets with damage reports sensational In maglure Repprted shIpments of 2570 bushCs from Argentina for the week encourlted tIle bears to jump nt the market rushing 1 May wheat from 716 down to 72g72 and July from uj down to dJ The crop condItions could not be forgotten flow ever and the market rallied strongly I again Closing with May bringing 73 sellers Jul left off at 73 buyerS Corn was dull with a weak undertone but any Important decline was prevented by the firmness or wheat In view of the holiday tomorrow the crowd was inclined to even up May corn closed c lower Oats were actIve with heavy buying at actve July by oltlders That optIOn was relatively rela-tively firmer than the May and the spread between the was narrowed ttwo hfn r 145c The delay in spring seeding was the chief bull incentive May oats closed a shad lower Packers had mora for sale than the speculative trade wanted md provisions ruled heavy and spiritless Large hog receipts and a lOw cash demand nad a depressing influence May pork declined i 7 cents lard 25 cents and rIbs 5 2 7 115 cents Holiday tomorwCood Friday I YJ leading Sutures ranged ab talows WheatNo 2 1 I Open I fligh I Low I Close May 731f73 i7431 72SJ727273 July 17l71 17 72 jI7 j I CornNo2 i Open I I High I Lw I Close May 365J1I36t 253itj33 36 j3 July Sept 136Wi6 g I 36 1 37 Wi3sj3S nt OatNo I Open I High I Low I Close May 2G1t2i 12 12 2GLSi Juty l j261J28 1 I 26 127I2 Mess PerlPer bbl I I OpeniHih I 1 Idw 1Crose May 917 920 I 11 1 915 July 92 192 I 9 3 92 LardPer 100 lbs I Open I Hlgll Low I Close May 532 512 I 52 I532 j July t 545 I 547 542 545 Sept 56 i 6 I 555 j 57 Short RibsPer 10 lbs I Open I HighLow I I Close May I47h 14S1 I 14w I 477th July 490 I t g t a f Sept t 505 Y 505 500 50 Cash quotations were as follows Flour oderte demand and firm WheatSpring i No 2 71t172 Xo 3 spring J 665i71 No 2 red 75g76 CornXo 2 13 2 3 Oatso 2 270128 Xo 2 whit 1O Idle No 1 white 293O RyeNo 2 51 ff BarleyXo 2 3 to 47 Flax eedXo 1 121 northwest 12 TimothyPrime seed 235 Mess PorkPer barrel i S99o Iardler 10 pounds5221133 Short RbsSides looI 440b490 ShouldlrsD salted boxed 47f Short Clear Sl esDoxed 50510 WhiskyDistillers finished goods per gallon 12 Suarut loaf 8 granulated 513 Articles uRea I Slp Flour barrels 1901 260 Wheat bushels I 32000 9500 Corn bushels 157000 75150 r Oats bushels328tOO153150 Rye bushels 1 10QI tc Bare bushels r 2O 0 |
