Show GRAIN AND AND PROVISIONS I Chicago April 4 showery weather er or in the southwest caused weakness to today tolay tolay lay day In the te t e wheat market the May de ile delivery livery closing at a net loss of WI L Corn was off oft I oats were down i and ana pro provisions provi provIsions j i visions vi lons were 7 to 20 0 lower The report of th the weather bureau burE au that light rains had fallen last night through throughout out Missouri Nebraska Iowa and Illi Illinois nois n ls with the prediction that additional rains will fall Call tonight t wiped out the fear of ot damage to the crop rop and as A result prices weakened The report of a Cin Cincinnati Cincinnati Cm crop Journal that the crop as a whole is progressing favorably strength strengthened strengthened strengthened ened the view of ot the market today toy by toya bya b ba a majority of traders when the rains rain were announced Weak eak cables eables and lib liberal liberal libO eral era receipts in the southwest also aided in the depression Although numerous green bug reports were received the sen een sentiment through the entire session s today was bearish and the market marlet closed weak with prices almost at the lowest of the theda day da May Mav wheat opened IM t to U W a s slower slower lower at t 7 gt H to 76 f sold off of to 75 5 and anti closed at a net loss of si l i at o a s Compared with wheat the corn mar market market ket was waft steadier after slight hIght recession j early earh In the day dar Shippers reported a good demand from the thc east for corn Orn and several of the larger cash hous hotis houses es Cs S bought May freely freel against sales sale for eastern account An advance of oC ofIn U to toV t I V 1 in cash eash corn steadied the options The j Tn A opened mAV AH AHk market steady stead May Ia corn a shade to J lower at a 4 45 to 4 i sold between 4 and 4 48 and closed 3 k a off at 45 8 The general expectation e of heavy hea de deliveries deliveries deliveries caused liveries on next months contracts renewed rt liquidation in May Ma oats The market closed weak May Ia oats opened 1 to i lower at 41 to 42 sold Fold off to I 41 4 41 and closed down Us at al 41 l liN iN Provisions were weak on selling by b com corn commission mission houses and local packers At the close May Mav 18 pork wee off 20 Lard was down lo and anti ribs were 7 Yz Io lower er erThe r The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT HEAT No o oI 2 I Open r f High I Low I 1 Close May I R H HJul Juts July Jul TS is 5 fo i 7 Sept 79 TO 9 iS 4 ii i ic Dec c SO SOI Iso 50 I ICOR CORN COR J I Open I High I Low I Close I May fi ii 14 i HI I July i 46 45 Iii l Sept 46 4 46 14 OATS 1 I Opan I High Low Lov I Close Cloe May Ia 41 fil 42 jo 42 ii c July 37 37 rt 3 ti 6 1 Sept i 33 13 a It 33 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Cloe May J I 16 lt i 1610 1611 I 1610 July Jul j j 1620 16 I 1628 16 I 1610 i 1610 LARD Pe lM llO Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I 1 Close Cloae May I SW 89 i Jill I 90 I 2 I 81 2 Sept RIBS Per lbs IDS j Open upen I High i Low I Close Sept SV I j I May Alay I t 86 8 1 I 8 July Jul 1 S 8 I 8 STO I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat Xo 2 spring No 3 73 82 S Ne e 2 red g 2 No o 2 yellow ellow 41 44 r Oats Xo 2 41 No 2 white 43 No 3 I Iwhite white n Rye ReNo No 2 05 Barley Fair to choice malting matting Flax Se d No 1 No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Timothy Seed Prime 49 30 Clover Contract grades Short Sh rt Ribs Sides loose Mess Iless Pork Per bbl lbs Ibs Ib Sides Short clear boxed J 12 Whisky Basis of high wines 1 I nee Itce IShip Ishin Flour barrels I Wheat beat bushels Corn bushels 22 4 G Outs Oats gom bushels Rye bushels 1209 8 OO Barley arle bushels |