Show GRAIN AND ND PROVISIONS Chicago April 17 Liberal receipts re at primary primar points had bad ad H It weakening influence Influence ence enee on elm the wheat market m here toda today At the close July Jul wheat heat was off JR Mav Ma down 14 showed a loss lols of 12 1 oats were down 34 and provisions 15 After Aft r a little firm firmness ness s at the start son sen sentiment n in iii the wheat pit became came bt quite bearish lower prie prices prevailing through throughout out the greater or th the day da At the i I opening July was wag wa up to 4 at 88 to toSS SS May Ia was 4 lewer lower to U higher hi at to Buyers here bad had the help h lp of firmness at Liverpool due chiefly d tI to toa a decrease in shipments from Russia In addition the situation throughout the winter wheat belt of or the l United States showed many maity signs of or conditions favor favoring favoring ing ins bullishness From many western and southwestern points comments on the reported cold dry dr weather were any an thing but optimistic as to the growing crop An impression that conditions in jn inthe inthe the southwest were generally favorable to the crop gradually gained ascendancy y yin In lit the pit As a result the market markt t soon lost the initial firmness Several St eral prominent prominent nent Ilent traders became moderate sellers eUers of May and caused a slump of 1133 i jn in the price of that delivery Tnt Trad Trading ing was as HS asa asa a whole small in volume throughout t the day da Late in the session weakness of corn and oats brought out considerable selling s of wheat at by b pit traders July felt fell off to SiJ Large Lar t primary receipts tend tended ed decidedly to depress the market At Atthe Atthe Atlie the lie close July Jul was g easy at Si 87 Final quotations on May Ia were at Clear Clearances slices ances s of wheat and anti flour were wert equal qua to t bushels The amount on passage J increased bushels while the vis ibis ible supply decreased bushels Primary mary receipts ints were bushels com corn compared compared pared with bushels a year ago Minneapolis Duluth and nd Chicago re reported reported reported ported receipts of or cars ears against 2113 cars last week w ek and cars a year ago Liberal liquidation was again R a feature of or trading in the corn market July opened ope d unchanged to 34 higher at sold oft off to 47 ti and closed at 47 4 Local re receipts receiPts receipts i cars ears IX JI contract Weakness It of corn com caused considerable selling of or oats by pit traders July opened unchanged at 29 2934 sold off orf to 29 2934 and closed at 29 S Local receipts were 79 cars car carsA carA A decline of lOc IRe in tile the price of o hogs bogs created weakness in provisions lons At the tilt I close cose July pork was off ocr IRe ie at 1256 lard was down ac 3 at 49 ribs were c lower at Estimated ted receipts rec for tomorrow Wheat 11 16 ears cars corn orn 2112 cars cari car oats 19 cars hogs ho s 9 head headie The ie leading futures ranged as follows fotios WHEAT 2 JOi Jn High f J Low O Close cae May 1115 LIZt 1115 1113 ILM lH July Tul SS 1113 87 57 I Sept 83 i s gy 82 CORX Xo 2 I Open High Hj h f Low Luw I Close May lay MC MS 45 i Q S t TT L i July IS 41 8 Sept pt 48 48 47 4 2 pe High Low 1 Ma May 29 9 I 2914 i 29 8 Jul I 2934 2914 2 19 Pt 26 23 MESS PORK Per barrel I Onen OJen High Low Close May lay 1270 1276 12 r I 1250 I July Jul 1295 1235 t 1255 1277 j I 1285 LARD Per pounds I Open ODen j t High I t Low lose Close May 1 a i h I 7 I 1 J I July Jul j I 7 III I I I IP Sept P 5 j 75 1 SHORT RIBS Per 1 9 po pounds Open ODen High HISh Low I Close May I m Goo I Tul 1 26 t i 2 Sept I 1 rr j i Cash quotations were as follows Flour Easy I Wheat Xo o 2 spring l Xo No o 3 lH No Xo 2 red Corn Xo o 2 47 Xo No 2 S yellow 48 Oats Xo 2 30 No Xo 2 white t ReNo ReSo Xo 2 78 Barley Burle Good feeding 37 r OO fair to cloice malting Flax Seed Xo 1 J 12 16 Xo No 1 northwest northwestern ern Mess less Pork Per barrel I li 1200 60 I Lard Per pounds I Short Shore Ribs Sides loose Sides Short clear ellar boxed 7 1 Whisky Basis of hIgh hl h wines wine 12 Clover Contract grade 1100 I S Shiu 1 Flour l lour barrels i W 13 JiK Wheat V heat bushels irs 1 J Com Coni bushels ls 1 IM Oats bushels bu lORS 1003 1 Rye bushels bushel ll w Barley bushels t I 1 6 Oi j |