Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Chi ago April 12 Bullishness was wa manifested In n the t c wheat pit vit from the J tart Initial quotations on May were up o to o 1 11 at 11 4 to 1 July was un unchanged changed to a shade higher hi her at Si 81 to Immediately Imm fately after the opening shorts short bid up the price of May lay to The demand was brought out by b a ru rumor rumor mor that a leader of a Wall street clique which is said to control a long Ions line of ofIa May Ia wheat had arrived in Chicago An intimation that the visit of the tho eastern speculator peculator might have as an object a further squeeze in May lra wheat was the main cause of the sudden advance in th the price of or that option On the sharp up turn offerings were wera liberal lIb and the price pric Quickly reacted to Firmness of distant futures was due largely to higher prices at Liverpool Cold weather in the northwest also aso had a bullish effect Later the market received additional strength from a report bv by a Minneapolis crop expert alleging that the government nt crop report recently rt issued is altogether too t o optimistic is tiC Damaging reports ports r wore were also from Kansas Kan as and Nebraska July reached the th highest hi hest point of the lay flay flayat laya at a t S 1 Part of the gain was lost later because be ause of Tl mar ket liet howler closed firm with July up a shade at 7 Final quotations on May Jay were a higher at Sentiment in the 1110 th corn pit was Inclined In lin eJ I to bullishness July Jul closed unchanged un hanged at 43 4 i Oats showed considerable strength July closed CI practically U unchanged n at II Provisions J wore were t firm but the t 1 volume lume of business bUl iness was as exceedingly small At AtI Atthe I I the close July Tul pork was unchanged lard i an and I ribs each fOa h up hip a shade The Tilt leading lendIng futures ranged as follows 2 j I Open r High I Low I Close May lt 1 1115 1 July uly S SO 89 71 Set Sept S I 82 32 82 8 Ii CORN No 2 I Open i lEigh High J I Low Loi Close s May My 45 Is 4 July 1484 US 44 s Sept i QS OATS No 2 I Open i High I Low I Close May 30 OO ll 30 s 30 i iso 0 IJo July Jul 29 1 o 10 19 30 3 I Sept 8 28 20 9 9 I 29 MESS I PORK Per p barrel l lI I Open i 1 High J I Low I IMay Close May olay I 1289 I I 1280 1290 12 I 1285 J July I 1315 i I 1315 1 1307 i 1310 Fere Ibs lbs I Open I High Hish I Low i Close 1 J 30 i I July 7 I 1 I j I Sept j J I i i I I SHORT RIBS Per lbs Ibs rOp I Open High liT Low Low Close Cl CI S Slay May lla I j I 11 I I July I t try I I Sept j j I I 7 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 3 No 2 S red 11 i 4 Corn No 2 49 No 10 2 yellow ellow o 3 white o Rye No 2 78 Barley Good fair to choice malting 43 Flax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest northwestern ern em Moss Mess Pork Per barrel 1280 12 1255 Lard Per pounds 16 Short Ribs Sides loose 70 Sides Short clear boxed sr Clover Contract grade grade t Rec I Ship Flour barrels I Wheat bushels i Corn bushels 1 O Oats bushels Rye bushels I 2950 Barley bushels bushe I 1 |