Show Grain and Provisions Chicago March 22 All the grains gains fin finished finished strong after an easy start today Leading bulls joined in the buying and forced shorts to cover carrying wheat prices up from lc ie to above the low point Provisions felt the bullish move movement ment in less degree What promised to be a dull day In wheat was charged with excitement in inthe inthe the final half of the session Less favor favorable favorable able crop reports than had been received earlier with dry weather in southwest southwestern era ern wheat lands was the basis of the bull bullish bullish ish activity Prices advanced steadily and for September touched a point above the early low July and May op options were not slow to follow the ad advance advance vance and shot up lc and lc respectively respectively from their lowest figures Sta Statistics Statistics showing a decrease In the worlds world s available supply and smaller arrivals had no place in the minds of traders who wore were absorbed In crop conditions Sep September September moved between and July advanced from to and May moved up from to The close wai wa strong at almost the top with er up at 1 06 July up Ul tt t and May Hc higher at Poor demand for corn early in the day started the market downward May later went up from to the more din dis distant tant options making similar headway Cash corn shared in the advance and sold readily at c higher No 3 yellow was bought at The demand for futures continued to the close which was strong all with May Maywell at up Oats made well defined gains In prices and shorts in the earl can trading rushed to May advanced from to 43 cover the other futures making light rains gains The close was firm at near the top with May c up tip at When grams grains advanced the effect was in improved prices for meat prod products productS seen May pork made the greatest greatest gain Final higher at 2597 closing 22 c prices price on May lard and andI ribs were Lard 1337 2 c off and ribs 1365 Sc up The leading futures range as follows WHEAT I Open I High I Low I Close May July CORN CORNI I Open 1 I High I Low I Close May 61 62 64 July 63 J Sept 64 65 OATS I Open I High I Low I Close May 42 42 42 July 41 42 41 41 43 Sept 39 40 39 40 MESS PORK Per Barrel T I Open l High Low I ClOseT Close May 2560 2545 2597 July 2550 2560 2522 2560 Sept 2520 2525 2490 2525 LARD Per JOO Pounds Founds I Open I High Low i Close May 1392 1377 July 1370 1375 1357 1372 Sept 1365 1355 1362 SHORT HORT RIBS Per Pounds I Open High Low I Close May 1357 1360 1350 1365 July 1325 1335 1317 1332 Sept 1315 1323 1310 1325 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Kasy 2 Barley Feed or mixing 50 fair to choice malting 7 Flax Seed No 1 southwestern No 1 I northwestern Timothy Clover 1200 Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per lbs Ibs 1412 1112 Short Ribs Sides loose Short Sides Clear boxed Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary receipts were bushels compared with 46 the corresponding day a year ago Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 41 cars corn tars ara oats i cars hogs head |