Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March 18 A record price for forthe forthe forthe the season was established today toda for May Ia wheat when that option declined to S Scents o 5 cents At the close the price was below the final closing on Saturday Corn Com was up 3 sic c Oats gained nc Ec c Provisions 5 r rUt Ut c higher Selling Sebring was prevalent for the greater part of the t day In th the wheat h pit and the theo market was weak The late l te strength of ot o corn and oats 1 tho the wheat market during the last half hour The close was st steady stead ady May a wheat opened tt c a lower loner to o a shade higher at to 7 75 c sold oft off to lac IC and closed at ii The corn market was as decidedly strong and closed strong May Ia corn om opened H i higher at 45 to 3 i sold off to 44 Uit and then advanced to 43 where It closed close Oats OatH opened weak teak but rallied on cover coer covering Ing ng by b shorts and closed strong May Ia oats ORtS opened open d Vf V lower at ros 39 to 59 W advanced to 40 iJ a and ard closed dosed at 4 re The early provisions market was weak because of ot liberal r ts of live hogs hog Later the th market rallied upon a lively df de d demand mand from a local packer who was said to be covering shorts short At the close May Mav Ia pork raSU was up lOc lOe at 1585 Lard was up Sc at rrt Ribs J were W VIC 12 fc c higher tl The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT CHEATo Yom Open pen nigh lUgh I Ix Low w i i Close May lay TSU Ob u T r 75 00 c July Sept 77 n lm m 4 l 77 h Ions Ilia Corn t Open I 1 High I 10 Low I Close CIO May Ia 4 8 11 j July Jul 45 I isE t 45 Sept 49 46 45 46 OATS Ts Open I High I Low I Close I If July f Y y 1 OJ g n i 1 I a l a Sept f i 1 i 3 MESS JESS PORKIer tr bbl Open I High I Low I Close May 1 1 1567 Jul July 1 1610 I lbs Ihs pep High low Los lowIa 1 Close May Ia i B t 8 I 19 II Jul July 91 I Sept 91 4 j i 9 i 91 I 9 SHORT SHORT Ibs I Open High Low I Close May la j SA SC J Tuyl s 1 s I 89 Sept i J 89 I 9 89 1 I Ire Cash ashes quotations quotations acre Were as as follows Flour Weak 2 spring Xo No 3 i So No 2 red 73 Corn Xo 2 43 Xo So 2 yellow 1110 Oats Xo 2 sj Xo So 2 white h Xo N 3 white l Rye RyeNe Xo 2 w 1 Barley Fair to choice malting 6 Flax Seed Xa 1 Il No 1 northwest northwestern ern Timothy Seed Prime t Zi Clover Contract grades grade 1473 Hw Short Ribs Sides loose Mess es bbl 1597 l Yi 1610 Per 10 00 Ibs lbs Short Clear Sides boxed Basis of high wines 19 I J Etc Rec Ship Flour barrels j I SY 0 i Wheat bushels 1010 nt 1190 Corn bushels OO Oats Oa bushels 03 Rye R e bushels bushel j 1500 JQ Barley Darley bushels |