Show GRAIN RAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March 2 Trade was brought almost to a halt here today in all aU grain and provisions The chief reason seem seemingly seemIngly was a report that the attempted squeeze ze In wheat for May Ia delivery had never in reality been abandoned With the exception of May wheat which is up c closing prices are practically Iden idea Identical Identical tica with yesterdays final quotations From start to finish the wheat market showed little signs of animation animationS business being confined to trades of small proper proportions proportions Notwithstanding lower prices at Liverpool the market here opened quite teady Steady May lay being a shade lower lowel to 1 c higher at to 1158 July was c clower lower to a shade higher at Com Corn Commission mission mi on houses showed a tendency to tomake tomake tomake make moderate but offerings were extremely b light A rumor that the theMay theMay May deal was still in operation and that the price of or the May option would soon sharply advance appeared to be the main factor In restricting offerings Prospects of an early earl spring caused some selling of or the July Jub delivery In consequence the tone of that option was relatively weaker weak r than May Ma At May reached the low lowest lowest lowest est of the day da The bottom price of July Tuly was 9 Covering by shorts caused May to rally rall to In sympathy July sold up to The market closed closet about steady stead with May la at Final quotations on July were c Clearances of h t and flour were equal to bushels Exports for the week as shown by Bradstreets were equal to bush bushels bushels bushels els Primary receipts were bush bushels bushels bushels els compared with bushels Min Minneapolis neapolis Duluth and Chicago reported receipts t of cars against a cars last Jast week and 75 cars a year Jear ago Small acceptances from the country formed th basis of o a firm corn market May opened unchanged to a shade lower at 47 sold between and and closed at Local receipts were 3 13 3 cars none contract The main factor In the oats oaL market was a good demand for the cash grain shippers and elevator interests being active acUe buyers buers May Mav opened unchanged to toa toa toa a shade lower at 31 to y 44 sold up to 31 and closed at Local receipts were cars 1 Provisions were wore firm early on licht re receipts receIpts of ot hogs hoes Later the market eased oft off of on selling by pit traders At the close May ay pork and ribs were each oft off of a shade I to and respectively Lard unchanged f 69 WHEAT No 2 2 I 1 Open I High I Low I Close I May f 15 1114 July 98 99 99 98 Sept 91 91 91 W 90 CORN RN No NoI 2 I Open I High I Low I Close Cloae Mar MarMay ar t I I ll 15 i May 47 ti 47 44 IS July tS S 48 48 Sept 8 OATS No NoI 2 I Open I Highs I J Low Lo 1 t Close Mar I 31 May j 31 1 31 01 I 31 31 July 31 31 31 31 U Sept 29 OO 0 t 29 19 29 29 MESS PORK Per bbl I j Open I High I Low Lon I Close Cloae lay 1257 1247 1255 July Tul 1270 1270 1124 1262 LARD Per lbs Ibs I Open Opell 1 High j I Low I Close Cloae eio i iMay May 1697 1697 1695 July j SHORT RIBS Per lbs Iba I Open I High J I Low I Close May IG 75 1672 1672 1875 July 1690 Cash quotations were as follows Flour easy Wheat No 2 spring No Nored 2 red No 3 3 Corn No 2 45 4 No 2 yellow 46 Oats No 2 2 31 11 No o 2 white No 3 white Rye ReNo No 2 78 75 Barley Good feeding fe ding 69 fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Mess ess Pork Per bbl Lard Per pounds Short Ribs Sides loose 6 boxed 6 Whisky Basis of high wines Clover Contract grade 1280 1260 I Rec Ree l I Ship I Flour Wheat bu b I Corn bu 6 i Oats bu buRye buRye Rye bu be 1230 i Barley bu 1107 H |