Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS March IS Excellent cash de do mand in the tho northwest caused a strong lose dose c 1 in the wheat market here today May being up 1 and July 1 May corn corns iP Is i s up ilc Oats show a gain of c Provisions P are practically unchanged Extreme nervousness marked trading Ip l the he t wheat pit at the opening May was ws 2 lower to higher at to and anduly July J Jt uly was a shade to 1 higher at 91 Jd Jc to t o 92 9 The wide fluctuations in May were due d ue to a rumor that the Illinois warehouse commission c would declare No 2 Oregon red r ed wheat to be deliverable on contracts here h hh ere Actual trading in the May option however h was of small volume stop atop loss orders o being the principal feature The July J Jn uly delivery showed considerable firm firmness ness n ess a decreased movement in iii the north northwest northwest west being mainly responsible for the comparative c strength of that option On the he t sharp break in May shorts covered moderately and the price soon regained a large l ld arge part oart of the initial loss The best demand d however was for July As trad ing n ag progressed the demand became more urgent u resulting in decided strength Re Reports ports P orts from Minneapolis of large sales of cash ash c wheat have been a stimulating ef f on ott speculative trading here Primary Primary mary receipts also were small May ad advanced v to and July to The market closed almost at the highest point of o f the day with May at and July at Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels The amount on o n passage increased bushels and the t tc he visible supply decreased bush bushels els c bs Primary receipts were bush bushels els e ls compared with bushels a year ago a go Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago reported r receipts of cars against cars ars c lat last week and cars a year ago From start to finish the corn market was w as active and strong May opened i ito to t o higher at 48 45 to 48 sold up to 49 and a nd closed at Local receipts cars c ars S contract Strength of corn corr was the main factor In I n the oats market May opened un unchanged cb hanged changed c to higher at 31 to 31 sold between b and 31 arid and closed at Local receipts cars Provisions were a trifle easier early but later ater l regained the loss in sympathy with strength s of gains At the close May pork was up at 1255 Lard was unchanged at a t Ribs were up a shade at g Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 30 cars corn cars oats cars ars c hogs head The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No NoI 5 I Open I High 1 Low Close May 3 1113 July uly J 93 Sept S ept 85 CORN No 3 1 Open I High I Low I Chose May S lav 4 July uly J 48 Sept S ept 19 46 OATS No 2 I Op Open n 1 I High Low I Clo Chose March I t I May 31 July J uly 31 21 31 Sept S ept 29 2929 29 1291 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open 1 I High I Low 1 I Close May J T I 12 1215 55 I 1250 I 1255 July J uly 4 1267 I 1272 1285 1272 LARD Per lbs 1 I Open 1 I High I Low i Close May j I I J I JUly J uly I I j I 71 SHORT RIBS Per lbs Ibs I Open 1 I High I Low i Close Clos May I 1 I I I July I 6 1 I j J Cash quotations were as follows Flour Stead Wheat No 2 S spring No S ii No 2 red Corn No 2 48 No 2 yellow vellow 48 Oats No 2 No 2 white whre 32 33 3 3 No 3 white 31 32 Rye No 2 Barley Good feeding WO fair to choice mailing Flax 3 1 No 1 northwest northwestern era ern Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per sounds pounds 5 Short Ribs Sides loose Sides Short clear boxed Basis of high hish wines Clover Contract grade 1285 I Eec Rec 1 I ShIp Flour barrels Wheat bushels I Corn bushels Oats bushels J Rye bushels Barley bushels |