Show GBATh AND PROVISIONS Wheat Opened Stong But the Market = Mar-ket Wet to Pieces I Chicago April 3There was a decidedly decided-ly strong tone In the wheat pit at the start May opened ijc higher at from t 7to i3 and during the first few minutes trading advanced to 73 The strength at the opening was the consequence conse-quence of an official report from Mls sourl estimating the crop condition In that state at 66 a drop of 1 points from the condition a year ago The weather throughout the northwest was still tin seasonably cold but there were predic tons of springlke weather for tomorrow tomor-row Under te influence of a prospective modifcaton of the temperature specu I spcu lators forgot nil about damage and they sold on the advance As the session progressed visions of sprouting seeds and budding trees rose I In the minds of traders and heavy lqul daton set in This selling changed the market from the extreme of buoyant I lightness to heavy depression ray wheat slipped off quickly to 71 = The sIpped heaT receipts also encouraged selling Atlantic IJorts clearances of wheat and Atatc eeances four were equal to 20 bushels The domestic visible showed a decrae of but 80 bus els instead of about SO as expected Covering by shorts at the decline caused a slight rally near the I end and May closed at 7Hf 2 I The weakness of wheat md liquidation I by leading bull concerns weakened corn May closed 11c lower There was an excellent demand for both May and July oats the later option being especially wanted May closed a I shade lower Provisions under the weak nose of the surrounding grain markets by nes the revelations of the monthly stocktaking stock-taking which showed apparently that the great receipts of hogs nre no more than I suffeient to satisfy current requirements I of the foreign i and domestic consumers May pprk closed 2515 cents lower and changed lard nd ribs left off practically on I Holiday tomorrowit election The leading 1ures ranged as follows I WheatNo 2 I Open I High I Low I Close I Mas730i73t23 lil 7l7qi12 ia 7 l Jult73i0S73i73 71t072 72112 CornNo2 I 11 lOpen 1 I HghrLwrClose 7390125z3 34S 3 July 1 55Sh1S 116 3 3 8i1 SsptIiGL m6j36Y 35 16 OatNo2 I OpenTHIghLw I i 1 Close July 1 i7C 2s 126r j 25 26 1i p it = Perbbl I Open 1 High I Low I Close May 912 I 912 f 90 1 910 July 92 I 931 t I 92 I 9 LrdPer 10 lbs I Open I High I Low I Close May = = 527 July J 55 I 045 I 5o 152i2 Sept j bW I 5G 1 55 55 t Short RIbsPer 10 lbs I PHIshLC J 1 I I May 4w 475 I 45 I 453 July 4Sf UO 148 I 48 I Sept 150 Cash quotations were as follows I FlourUoderte demand and stcd1 WhektSpring No2 69Wf No 3 I spring 60 No 2 red 7476 I Coro 2 31f re OatsNo2 2t 1o 2 hIe PI 10 No 3 white 2W 2 R1cO 2 03 BarleyNo2 39 v49 Flax SeedNo1 121 TmothyPrme ee 235 Mess PorkPer barrel 90915 I Iader 10 pound 5 527 I Short Rbslde loose UinW ShouldesDry sled boxed 43W 450 Short Clear Sidesoxed 4 ri05 hlskDlstUers finished goods per gallon 126 Articles IRec I Ship Four brels 160210 Wheat bushels 320 260 Corn bushels l46O003hlOOO Oat bushels j1601310 Rye bushels 601200J Bare bushels 1 30 s I |