Show GRAIN AND ANt PROVISIONS I Chicago Feb 27 Commission houses j i commenced Chicag to sell wheat at the opening I commencEd sel of market on the report that the amount of wheat In store at Minneapolis I had increased bushels and on Ute tile statement that 60 prices at Liverpool had As the session advanced ad additional i i declined d s news of a bearish bea character was received which added fresh Impetus to tu t I the telling selling movement It I was reported reported from Russia that the wheat whet crop In the I of oC that country had hadnot hadnot southern provinces not been as seriously damaged as had been reported Conditions Conditions In this coun country countr country I try also were more favorable to the bears Receipts tr in the northwest were liberal I and the weather both in the northwest I and southwest was s favorable for fo the crop I movement The market closed cosed weak May opened unchanged Tle to A shade shadO higher at to 77 sold at 4 and then 7 declined declined to 7 Final quota ions were at 77 1 tons Trading was 7 quiet in the corn pit and the market was easier casler In sympathy with I wheat wheat Local receipts were 10 cars m 1 n excess of or the estimate and weather conditions were ere favorable forthe move movement movement movement ment The close was s easy es with ith prices at ment the lowest lowet cose of the day da May opened a shade higher at 47 sold off to 4 i and ind lower closed at that figure net 9 1 14 cent I Oats were weak on realizing by small I holders May opened unchanged to a shade higher at sold up to 42 and ind declined d to 42 43 42 closing cosing 6 cent lower at 42 Provisions Z were firm on n buying by b fr shorts and local packers packer At At the dose shor cents May pork was ws up 10 cents lard 22 and ribs 57 cents higher The leading leding futures futures were as follows WHEAT 1 I Open Open i i High I Low 1 I Close May 77 July oa Im I 3 li I Sept zept 78 78 75 77 Wi Im CORN CORNi I Open i j High H h I Low Lw I Close May Ia YH lm 47 7 uly July t 1314 u 46 1 46 I IS i Sept S pt 47 7 47 46 4 I 46 i I i iI OATS OATS I Open I High I Low Lw I 1 Close Clo e I IM May M y t t I July 3 38 57 37 T j Sept 33 3 13 13 33 3 32 j jESS I MESS M ESS PORK I Open I High I 1 Low Lw I Close Cloie I Ilay May lay 1 1640 16 I 1665 1655 I 1640 1651 16 I July I 1165 1650 I 1665 1668 I 1650 i 1601 LARD Per lbs Ibs I Open i High I Low Lw I Close May I 9 O 9 o I 96 96 I 9 I I July I 91 9 I I 9 Sept S pt 1 I I 98 I 98 I 9 98 SHORT SHOR RIBS Per 10 Ibs t I Open j I High I Low Lw I Close Close May I 3 91 I 90 I July 1 15 j 1 92 1 93 9 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 72 82 No 2 Z red 7 17 8 2 2 43 4 No 2 yellow elow 44 U Oats No 2 2 41 No 2 No 3 white 41 Rye No 2 26 63 65 Barley Fair to choice malting ern era Flax 11 Seed No 1 No Ne NC 1 northwest northwestern Timothy Saed S Prime O Short Ribs Sides ose O Mess ess Pork Per bbl bbl 5 10 Ibs lbs l Short Sides Clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines 1 I Pee Shin Flour barrels 1 i 70 Wheat bushels O 7 f Corn bushels 1 60 Oats bushels ls 6 lye ye bushe f Barley bushels bushes 1972 soo I 3 |