Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Feb a Strength in the wheat market developed toward the end of ot the first hour At the Immediate opening the market was somewhat weak and initial quotations on May were a shade 4 I c lower at to 84 c Factors con contributing contributing the easier tone were liberal shipments from Australia and mild I weather in the winter wheat belt of the United States As the session passed i trading increased in volume shorts com commission commission mission houses and cash interests buying freely The selling was chiefly by longs Responding to the Increased demand prices advanced steadily Later in the day a report was received from Kansas City to the effect that the crop in Bur Burton Burton Burton ton county Kansas had been damaged 20 per cent by the unseasonable weather in the last month Other reports of dam damage damage damage age came from Missouri and southern Illinois An official forecast of much colder weather tomorrow and a report of ofa ofa ofa a blizzard bUzzard In North Dakota which might temporarily check the movement of grain caused Increased anxiety among the shorts The market closed strong with May c higher at Despite heavy preliminary receipts the corn market was firm for the greater part of the day in sympathy with wheat May closed up c at Oats held strong May closed tc c up at 3 Trading in provisions was exceedingly active and the market showed unusual strength At the close May pork was up lard was higher and ribs were higher The leading futures ranged as follows VV No 2 I Open j I High I Low I Close May July 83 84 82 82 CORN No 2 I Open I High L I Low I Close tray May 4 44 44 44 July 44 44 44 s Sept 45 45 OATS No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close May 30 M 30 O July 29 2934 29 2034 13 29 MESS PORK Per barrel I Open I f High I Low I Close Cl May 1440 1472 1440 1467 July 1450 1482 1450 I 1477 LARD Per pounds I Open I High I Low I Close May l I 7 80 7 7 7 July I I SHORT RIBS Per pounds I Open I High I Low I Close May July I I I Cs h quotations were as ns follows Flour Steady Winter patents straights spring patents straights bakers SOO Wheat No 2 No 3 ro 4 No 2 red Corn CornN No o 2 42 12 4 No 2 yellow 42 Oats No 2 30 No 2 white No 3 white 30 31 Rye R eNo No 2 65 Barley Good feeding fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest northwestern em ern em 11 Timothy Seed Prime Mess Pork per barrel Lard Per pounds Short Ribs Sides loose Sides Short clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines i r J Clover Contract grade 1350 TRec I Rec IShip Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels i o Oats bushels o 25 OO Rye bushels 2000 Barley bushels |