Show GRAIN GRAI N AND PROVISIONS Chicago April 6 A forecast of rain to tonight night nl ht for Kansas Nebraska and Missouri induced liberal realizing today in wheat market markt and resulted d in a decline of nearly 1 cent per pt r bushel At the close May was off 41 f corn c Tn and arid oats were each down 5 r and provisions wore were 10 7 lower Sentiment In the wheat market today was bearish Longs sold freely freel and there was also considerable selling by commis lon Ion houses es The weakness became pro pronounced pronounced flounced at the end of the first hour be because because cause caliSE of predicted rain tonight and Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day for Missouri Iowa Kansas Indiana and Eastern Nebraska While there was apparently no decrease in the number of reports claiming damage damasI by green bug buga a number of advices were received deny ing any serious Injury This tended to Increase selling elling The market continued weak up to the close which was almost at the lowest point May wheat opened a shade lower at 78 is sold off to 76 I and closed dosed at 76 Trading in corn com was IM quiet and the th tone was easy The principal selling was by b pit traders who were influenced by b the weakness of or wheat The close dose was steady May Ja opened ed lower low r at 46 sold between 4 43 I to 46 and 46 and closed at 46 Oats were Iere remarkably steady stead consider Inc ing fn the weakness of wheat The nearby n arby deliveries were wt re well sustained by lead Ing commission houses house May opened d H 14 1 to 46 higher at 42 J to sold off oft to 42 and closed at 42 4 n Provisions were sere eak cak on account of ot a decline in the price of live hogs At the close May Ia pork was off oft 27 21 2 lard was WilS down 15 Iii and ribs were 10 cents lower The leading l futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close May Ia 77 f 77 If 76 i 76 July 91 is 78 Sept J 79 79 Dec S1 81 sn S1 l 81 S1 4 CORN CORNI I Open I High I Low I Close May 46 11 46 46 July JUl 46 t 46 Sept et m 14 47 7 46 4 46 OATS I Opan Op n I High I Low I Close May 42 V 42 July JuI Ai 37 3 3 Sept 33 4 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close May Jay 1610 1610 15 1585 July Jul 1610 1612 1595 15 5 1595 1593 LARD Per Ibs lbs I 1 Open j High I Low 1 I IlJa Close May 8 8 87 July 89 11 I j Sept I SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close May I I July Sept I 87 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Quiet and steady winter patents straights 2 spring pat patents patents patents straights bakers Wheat No 2 spring No 10 3 74 82 8 No 2 red 6 Corn ComNo No 2 Z 45 No 2 yellow 45 46 6 Oats No 2 42 No 2 white 43 No 10 3 2 l white Rye Ry No 2 65 63 Barley Fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 I No 1 northwest northwestern ern era Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grade 1535 1533 15 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork P Per bbl 16 Lard Per Ibs lbs V Short Clear Sides boxed I Whisky Baals of or high wines ines LID LIDI I Kec Ree Ship Flour barrels I Wheat heat bushels I Corn Com bushels bush ls Oats bushels 1 Rye Re bushels 1000 Barley bushels 1500 1 |