Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March ll partial abate abatement abatement abatement ment of tho the crop damage scare and md the report that farmers are arc still BUU holding h large ere of or wheat weakened the local loca market today toda the th May delivery closing Tig lower Corn was waa down dawn U j Oats were lower Provisions were off 7 to J o cents The fhe government crop report which de do declared dated clan d that bushels bu hels of oC wheat were In farmers hands hald on March 1 was wa made during the last half haU hour of trading This Is the largest reserve ever eer recorded for this tills season of or the year ear and the publication of the figures resulted in ina l la a sharp decline which brought the mar market market market ket within c shade of the lowest point of or the day das rui The prevailing sentiment throughout the session eiOn was bearish be cause of the conflicting character of tile tie crop damage reports r port It was waa generally I conceded that the Texas Tetas crop has hag be been n i severely Injured bv bY the tho hc green Ereen gr n bug but there seemed to o b be a great difference of opinion pl lon regarding rc the condition of ot the ins crop In ln Oklahoma The market marCet was also bearishly affected by lD the largo large primary receipts total arrivals today a being aOU 5 itO cro bushels against bushels for th same day da last year ear The close was IS c May wheat opened 1 to lower at TZ to 10 77 iT sold up to 73 is and then declined to 77 i j Final quotations quotation were wert at a decline d lIne of HS Hi HiThe The corn com market was inclined to o be neak eak on selling aching by b pit traders and com corn commission mission houses houes which was as caused by he hl belief ballet that the government prop lOP report would show large largo stocks toc of or corn orn still Mill I in inthe n the hands of or farmers These Thesa expectations were fully full realised by b the report which placed the total reserves at 1295 1 bushels the largest larRest amount ever on March 1 L The Tho market closed clos lt easy cas May Ia corn com opened op ned Jj 4 I lower at f W II sold up to 4 declined to 4 46 and closed d U lower at 17 47 Oats were weak w ak on selling by small holders who were afraid of the govern government ment crop report Commission houses also sold old actively The report showed howel tIle the reserves to bo ho bushels t which wall wag more than t an expected May a oats opened o en d 4 8 to U 1 lower at it to 12 sold be between between between tween n t and 42 a and d closed is low lower lower er cr at 2 ll receipts of live hogs hobs caused active selling miling of provisions and brought about a n sharp break In pric prICill At the close May lIa pork was off 3 20 at 1630 Lard was off oCt 12 at 9 W Ribs were 7 lower Jower at The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT t EAT No NoI 2 V VI J I Open High r Eow w I Close CIze May 77 I July 78 73 84 S Td Sept TE 78 CORN No Nor I r Open ti I High 1 I Low Close May of M I 47 41 July Jul 46 46 J I 16 t G Sept 1 toa 46 OATS No Open i i High I Low Ioa L w I r Close May jay In t I July Sept 3 33 32 Hj 2 V VI MESS PORK Per barrel I Open Open j High Low 10 i Close Cloe ilay Ia 1640 1110 1642 1620 I July Jub 16 I lUG 1655 1614 I 1643 1645 16 V V V VI t tI pounds I Open I High I Low Close May I II 9 93 10 July Jill i M 54 I 94 Sept 4 I 90 G 9 I V r SHORT RIBS per r 10 pounds T I I Open Onen I 1 I Low I 1 Close I May j 00 IJ I 91 5 July I 1 91 i 91 I f lIon I t Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring SJ No 3 in 73 83 No 2 J red it Corn No 2 Hi 44 No 2 yellow ellow 43 2 Z No 2 white 41 il No 3 I Iwhite white 42 Rye No 2 GG 66 Barley Fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1115 1 11 No 1 northwest northwestern ern era 1224 1 Timothy Seed Prime IW Clover Contract grades grade 1410 HW Short Ribs Rb Sides loose SS Mess Pork Per barrel 1 3 Lard Per pounds Iw 93 Sides Side Short clear boxed A Basis of high wines 19 29 V V 1 Rec n c Shin Flour barrels t J 11 J Wheat bushels f 1 5 tOJ tOJCom Corn Com bushels Oats bushels ii J Rye bushels X 6 JM Barley bushels JI 17 |