Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Jan 27 The local wheat mar market market I ket closed strong today on reports of a scarcity of grain groin in the hands of farm farmers i ers erg in the northwest The May delivery I gained during the day i Corn was up W J a oats were off provisions were ere 57 7 cents higher At the opening of i ithe the wheat market prices advanced moderately moderately moderately because e of firmness at Liverpool in inthe inthe inthe the face of a decline here on Sat Saturday Saturday urda The market soon s on became weak weal however a decrease of only bush bushels bushels bushels els In the visible supply compared with a decrease of bushels for the cor corresponding corresponding corresponding responding time last year ear liberal worlds shipments and an Increase of In the amount of wheat on ocean passage About noon the market became quite demoralized because of a late de decline decline cline dine at Liverpool and May sold off oft to 99 Prices rallied milled In the final hour be because because because cause of oC a report that only per cent of last years crop of ot spring wheat still remained in farmers hands The close was strong May opened 8 cent higher at ICO sold off oft to 99 and then advanced to The close was at 1007 The corn market was strong for the greater part of the day because of ot a good demand for export The slump in wheat caused some weakness but the market soon recovered and closed near the high highpoint highpoint highpoint point af the day The report rep rt of oC a private crop expert stating that last years ears yield was the poorest In quality ever recorded had a bullish effect May Ia opened a shade shad to cent higher at 60 to sold i off to 60 and then 61 f The Tue close was at 61 Oats were weak because of liberal re rp receipts Trading was very light May ay opened lower at 53 and sold off to and closed at 53 alp Provisions ov were firm along with corn cornand cornand cornand and because of a 10 cent advance in live hiss At the tile close May Ma pork vps up 4 cents lard was 7 i 74 cents higher and ribs were up 5 cents The leading lending futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 i Open I High I Low I Close May 10 99 1100 I Jul July 11 97 98 I Sept serit I 8 is i 2 I II I Open I High i Low I 1 Close I May la 60 fJ 61 July 9 69 iO 58 I Sept 68 55 59 50 OATS No 2 I Open I High I t Low Lo I Close May lIa 0 63 53 63 May J S n 1 il 51 il 5 61 Js July Jul 0 1614 46 1 45 46 July 44 44 I 41 MESS POR Per barrel I Open t High HI h I Low I t Close Feb J 1 1255 1256 12 1256 1253 1255 1255 May Ma 1310 1312 1300 1307 LARD Per pounds I Open High I Low I Close Jan 75 I r F I Ma May I I I SHORT RIBS Per pounds I Open i 1 High i Low I Close Jan 1 66 66 May I I 9 Jul July L 4 41 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Easy Wheat No 2 spring No 3 98 No o 2 red 9 ViS Corn No 2 8 No 2 yellow ello 60 iG 0 60 OO Oats No 2 white 50 No S 3 white 61 fil Rye No 2 82 8 Barley Fair tb choice cholee malting O Flax Seed No 1 northwestern 11 Timothy Seed Prime un Clover Contract grades 1775 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess barrel l Lard Per pounds clear boxed Whisky Basis of oC high wines I Roe Rec I Ship Flour barrels 1 isoo OO Wheat heat bushels j Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye R e bushels 2000 Barley Barle bushels 1 2 |