Show I I I GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April 20 Wheat was wa strong all ail al day da Reports of or frosts frost in the winter wheat belt caused cued a somewhat excited opening o ening with prices price up about c c ecie There were no rains of consequence reported In jn Kan Kansas where the need of ot moisture Is becoming more urgent und and nd this helped to stimulate the te demand far wheat One report placed the damage to t the Kansas crop cop by dry dl weather wether and green geen bugs bug at atto 23 2 to 50 r per cent Commission houses and shorts short were the principal buyers bUer while the selling was ivas chiefly by 10 The market closed strong c higher July opened c to c higher at Yc 80 to t SI 81 advanced to 81 S1 and closed at Si 31 S Mav May ranged between 78 and 78 and closed cloe fand 77 at 78 The Te rIi com corp market was w strong tron all nl day da p The strength of wheat and oats was wa the main bullish factors factor ac although an Improved demand due to a reduction in lake freight rates rate was an a important influence The market strong Jc c up July uy opened c to Mc c higher at 48 ad advanced advanced to 48 and closed at 48 46 Freezing temperatures in the te west and aid aId southwest brought out an urgent demand for pats oats July uly opened a e c to c e higher at 40 to 41 4 advanced to 41 and closed He c up at 41 4 Trading in provisions was wa almost at a I standstill July uly pork closed lower I lard lar a shade higher and ribs also a shade to t Sc 5 higher The Te leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT NO 2 I Open Open i j High High I Low Lw I Close Close May 8 SI 78 July 81 L 80 81 31 8 80 8 Sept 2 83 8 82 8 Dec Pec D 84 SI 84 84 84 CORN CORNI I Open I High Hl h I Low Lw I Close May 47 48 July 48 14 48 Sept 48 48 4 4 OATS OATS I Open f High I Low Lw I Close Close May 4 44 3 44 4 July t 1 4 41 1 40 4 41 Sept 13 3 36 35 1 MESS ESS PORK Per hial I 1 Open i I Low I Close Cloe May 1582 1587 i I 1572 1572 1157 July ul j 1600 1158 1600 1500 i 1587 1587 18 LARD Per lbs Ibs I Open I High High I Low Lw I Close Close May 86 86 86 July 87 I 87 87 I 1 87 Sept 89 89 80 SHORT RIBS RISPer Per Ibs lbs t I Open t J High High I Low Lw I Close May ay 87 Jub 86 I 86 86 J Sept 8 I 87 I 87 87 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet and steady winter pat patents cats ets straights springs spring straights bakers 20 8 Wheat No 2 spring No 3 74 g 84 4 No 2 red rd 77 78 Corn No 2 2 No 2 yellow 48 48 Oats No 2 2 43 i No Ko 2 white 44 No 3 white Rye No 2 2 3 68 6 Barley Fair to choice malting 67 Flax Fax Seed No 1 i 1 Lii 11 No 1 northwest northwestern ern em er Timothy Seed Prime 42 Clover Contract grades gade 1450 Hr Short Ribs Sides loose 83 Mess Pork Per barrel 1587 1600 Sides Short clear boxed 85 8 Whisky Basis of ot high wines wine 12 Articles Ship Flour barrels Wheat eat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels 2200 22 Barley Bar ey bushels 52 |