Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Starch March 14 Covering by bs shorts late ate in the lay day mainly because ot oi of corn caused a firm tone tono in the wheat market hero here May Mav closing up UI e July is up May corn shows a again again gain of i i oats are ar up ii S iid prowls provis bus ons are arc cents higher At the opening sentiment la in tile the wheat pit was somewhat divided tile the May op thou tion firm while distant deliveries were rather weak Opening quotations on May were lower to I c higher at July was off a shade hade to at 92 94 to 93 95 Rain Rahim and amid snow through throughout out tile the west and southwest formed the basis of the weakness of the July op tion Reports from rota the winter wheat section indicates that tile crop is In ex cx excellent condition advices from Okla Oklahoma homa being that prospects are the best bestin bestin in six years May was in fair demand at the start from scattered buyers but with pit traders persistent sellers of July the May option soon lost Its firmness de dc declining dining clining along with July A A factor that brought out some additional soiling selling was an increase of bushels in tile the worlds visible supply as shown by Brad Bradstreets Bradstreets streets The lowest point for May was reached at July luly sold off to 92 Late In iii the day tile the market developed con considerable considerable firmness shorts being good buyers during the last hour of trading Strength of corn wis the tue main reason for the improved demand although news from tile the northwest was considered bull bullish halt ish July was vas in best bost demand during late trading and advanced to t 4 May rallied to 1131 but reacted train again n on tile the close b at July at Clearances of wheat and flour w wre re equal to bushels Primary receipts wore were bushels compared with bushels a year ago Minneapolis Duluth and Chi Chicago Chicago cago reported receipts of if cars against ears cars last week nut and 41 cars a year ago Sentiment in Ill the corn pit was decidedly bullish and prices of all deliveries made good gains May opened a shade lower to toa a II shade higher at 19 ID to sold up to 49 and illI closed at Local receipts were cars with one of contract grade Strength of corn hold the oats mar ajar market ket firm but trading was extremely light May opened unchanged to a shade lower at to 31 sold oid ip i to and closed at 32 Local receipts were cars Provisions were strong on active de demand mand from shorts At the close chose May pork was up 17 at 1272 Lard was up 10 cents at A Ribs were 7 cents higher at AHU leading rutur s ranged as follows No 2 V I Open I High I Low I Close May lUi lIlly July B Sept S CORN No 2 1 I Open J Low I ISlay Close Slay May ID th July Sept 19 OATS Jib 2 I Open I HIgh I Low I Clo CloMay Mar MarSi Si ar July 3 Sept 50 MESS bbl I Open I High I Low LowI i Cose May Ney 1555 I 12 1575 1 1272 Vj July 1270 1290 1200 i 1270 1290 LARD Per lb lbs 1 Open i High I Low I Close May 71 1 97 I July 1 SHORT RIBS Per lbs I Open 1 High Low I Close CloseT May My 69 65 T T July W i Cash were as follows Flour Steady No 2 i spring No S 5 No 2 red Con No 2 45 No 3 s yellow Oats No 2 32 52 No 2 white No 3 white whit i iRye Rye No i Barley Good l 28 40 fair to t o choice maltine l Flax Seed No l 1 No 1 northwest northwestern ern em Timothy Seed Prime Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per sounds pounds Short Ribs Sides loose Sides Short clear boxed Basis of hl h wines Clover Contract x our ars iliJA bushels i 0 Corn bushels t KO Oats bushels 3 2 X Rye bushels Barley bushels Q |