Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April 23 Fresh reports of damage to tho the growing crop created strength today in the wheat market July closing c higher corn c and oats c higher and provisions Sc to 7 2 higher The rho market opened weak because of reports of rain ruin In Kansas These ad advices advices advices vices were found later to have hayo been somewhat exaggerate In addition the weather bureau predicted fair weather tonight and tomorrow for the entire state Numerous reports were also re received received from all parts of the southwest telling of ravages ruages of ot the green bug and these were supplemented by a number of similar reports from Illinois Indiana Ohio and Michigan where it t was vas claimed the crop is rapidly deteriorating These advices caused quick buying bu by b shorts and local bulls and resulted in a strong market for the tho remainder rem of the day Indications of an nn Improved demand for export also strengthened the market The market closed at the top July wheat opened a shade to c lower at SOU SOUto 90 80 to SO advanced to and closed at dt a 81 i There Thre was very er little trading in f corn com but the market was firm almost all day dayA A moderate decline at Liverpool caused a slightly easier tone tOfe at the start but bat this was soon overcome by tho the strength of wheat A lively demand for fo the cash grain helped to strengthen tr en the options The rhe close was firm final July opened unchanged un unchanged changed d to a shade lower at to j sold oft off to 48 and advanced to i 1 closing at 45 Oats eats were weak early arlt In the day be because because because cause of free tree selling by DY local holders The market rallied d later on buying by commission houses and pit traders The close was firm July opened c to He c clower clower lower at 40 4 to 40 advanced to 41 4 and closed at iL U Provisions were quiet alt all day the t feature fea feature ture of the trading being the changing from May lay to td the more distant futures At the close July pork was Gc high higher er lard was wa up 3 l c and ribs were 5 r c higher The leading futures ranged ran d aa as follows 2 I Open Opel i High I Low I Close May ay m r 1773 iS July S SO 81 S1 81 S1 Set Sept ISI 82 82 S1 83 Dec Dec 8 SH l 84 COnN Open I High I Low Low I 1 Close May Ei Nj 47 ls Jyly 48 8 j Sep t 4 a C COATS OATS I Onen High I LoW I Close May Ia 14 P I 43 4 40 11 JUly In i Sept s MESS Ihl IhlI I Open u I Low l I Close May 2 15 5 i i 1 July I 1 1592 I 1592 1600 lbs Ibs t tI I Open 1 HI High h I Low t I Close May 86 I 8 70 July I I Sept 8 SHORT lbs Iba I 1 Open tHigh i High I 1 Low I Close May lIay 1 83 July J 1 SiO I 80 t Sept 4 I ss Gash CAsh quotations were as follows Flour Kasy Wheat No 2 spring No 3 74 4 73 w No o 2 red Corn CornN No 2 47 No 2 yellow elloW 43 S 2 43 No 2 white 4 U UNo No 3 I white 33 Rye ReNo No 2 CS 68 Barley Fair to choice malting 1170 Flax Fax Seed No 1 No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Timothy Clover Contract grades 1475 1476 Short Ribs Sides loose 85 Mess Pork Per barrel 1573 1587 Lard pounds r Sides Short clear boxed 8 OO Whisky Basis of high wines I Articles jRe Ship Snip Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels I Oats bushels Rye Rc bushels bushe Is I 72 11 Barley bushels 90 |