Show CHICAGO GRAIN REVIEW Letters Brokers Gave the Market a Boost Towards Close Chicago Feb 26For a few moments after fhe start wheat compared with the weakness Jt developed later was fairly steady July started Ac lower to c higher at from SSc to S9c and May c lower at 103 Lelters brokers appeared to have supporting orders In July at the start and for this reason that month showed steadiness until May weakened badly Then July followed Trading In May was very light There were a good many more selling orders than the limited demand could take care of the result be ing decline to 101 The continued increasing in-creasing production of contract wheat by the mixers apparently affected May Liverpool was from 4d to d lower and crop reports from California and India especially from the latter country were very favorable The weakness which developed de-veloped in May soon was reflected in July There was a good deal of selling out by people who have been tailing on the Leiter campaign and who had become discouraged by the recent downward turn to the market and prices in spite of the Leiter support declined steadily At around S8c for July the market hesi tated for a time A period of dullness and narrow fluctuations fluctu-ations set in but about half an hour from the close developed fresh weakness under renewed splllntr of lonirs July irottinir down to SSc and May which had ral lied to 102 declined to 101 Shortly be fore the close Letters brokers again gave the market some support this tim in May the buying line of about 100000 bushels being sufficient to cause a rally In that option to 10214 which was the ringing price This rally also Influenced July to a limited extent stopping the sell Ing pressure and starting a little cover ing under which the price got back to SSUQSS where It closed Corn was well held despite the weakness weak-ness of wheat May closed He lower Oats were steady May cloned He lower A large trade was done in provisions Selling was mostly by commission houses At the close May pork was lie lower Mai lard 2c lower and May ribs 5c lower The leading futures ranged as follows WHEATNo I i Open I High I LOW I Close May 1103 1108 1101 jl02 July S90sgSiISS SS SS > iSS CORNNo2 I OpenH1gh j Low I Close May July 32323l4z31 155tD 0euiO Sept 32 32 31WJ32 3174r532 OATS No 2 m Open I HigiiELow I I Close May 125 J2G > i 23S26 126 Juy 24 24 24 21 MESS FORK Per Bbl i Open I High I Low I Close May I Th042 1055J 1030 1033 July 1050 I 1052 1035 1040 LARD Per 100 Lbs I Open I High I Low i Close MiV I O i 525l I 5717 I 517 July I S27 I SS2 I 525 525 SHORT RIBS Per 100 Lbs i Open I High I Low I Close May 512 I 515 I 507 I 507 July 520 I 522 515 515 = = = Cash quotations were as follows Flour Dull winter patents 4803500 straits 1390460 bakers 3CO3 0 spring specials 3405550 spring patents 47051 510 straits 448460 Wheat No 2 spring 90 i91 No 3 spring 223U Ko 2 red lOlgl02 Corn No 2 ISIS Oats No 2 25 No 3 white 275iQ2S Rye No 2 4S Barley No 2 f o b 32i40 Flax Seed No 1122 Timothy Seed Prime 290 Mess PorkPer bbl 10301033 Lard Per ICO lbs 517 Short Ribs Sides loose 500523 Shoulders Dry salted boxed 4730500 Short Clear Sides boxed 523S543 Whisky Distillers finished coeds per gallon 1iSIj Sugar Cut loaf 601 granulated Sol |