Show GRAIN AND Chicago March 28 Continued drought drough In the southwest enabled the bulls buls t to force wheat prices still sUl higher today and although the market lost lot some of It Is Its strength in the the final fn l half hal of ot the day da prices s at the finish were still sti to above Saturdays close Corn Cor and oats oat advanced with wheat wheat but lost nearly all al of tho the gains gams gis on realizing sales Pro Provisions Po Provisions visions closed irregular Sentiment in wheat was inclined to b be bullish nearly all al day Despite official predictions of ot rain for many sections 0 Of the southwest no precipitation was w re reported r reported ported southwest today except In one or two local ties This caused a a sharp upturn In prices Opening quotations showed snowed gaIns gain of to 1 c with wih September scorIng scorIng scorIng Ing the greatest advance That Tat option opton opened at 1 to Oti Toward the middle of the day buying by shorts short forced them to new high marks for for th the session September reached reache 0 0 and July r i The market closed cosed about abou steady with wih September at 0 lO after it had touched 0 July closed a aCorn nt at LoS Corn was strong at the start but weak weakened weakened ened later because of selling inspired by bythe bythe bythe the continued slackness of ot shipping de do demand demand domand mand for the cash grain gin Cash Cosh corn was wa wain in fair demand and prices were steady stady t tc to toc c higher No 3 yellow elow sold at 61 During fc the day May Ma sold between 6 62 The market closed at almost th the bottom with wih prices price a shade lower t tG c higher May feeing being at Oats were firm early because of th the strength Oat of ot wheat and corn cor but eased off of owing to selling seln Prices closed un tin unchanged unchanged changed to c lower compared With ih the tha previous close Provisions closed coed T ho o higher to 10 lOc c clower lower Final figures on May products product were Pork 2633 2625 23 lard 1400 ribs 1392 1395 1393 1395 The leading futures ranged as follows WHET WHEAT I Open I High I Lw Low I Close Close May July 1 4 10 11 11 li Sept Sept lU 10 GORNI GORN gORN I Open I High 1 1 Low 1 Close May 6 63 62 I July 6 6 6 66 6 64 6 Se L 66 1 66 6 66 6 65 61 OATS OATS I Open I High I Lw Low I Close May 44 33 4 July 42 4 41 42 Sept Sept 3 39 3 39 39 MESS bbl t I Open I High I Lw Low 1 Close Close May l I 26 2605 2727 2672 2683 2635 July 2600 2620 Sept Sept IZo 2555 5 2551 10 lbs Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close May 1 1420 1425 1400 1400 July 1 1 19 1397 40 10 1400 1287 1387 1387 Sept Sept 1138 1 1387 1390 1377 1337 SHORT 10 lbs Ibs I Open I HIgh I Low LowI I close May 1100 11 1412 1392 1395 39 July 1360 10 1372 1357 I 1357 Sept Sept 16 1350 1355 1347 1347 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Rye RNo No 2 7 79 SO 80 Barley Feed or mixing 5 fair fajr to choice malting Flax Fa Seed No 1 southwestern 22 No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Clover 1273 Mess bbl bbl Lard Per 0 lbs Ibs Ibs 1445 Short Ribs Sides loose Sides Short clear cear boxed boxe Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour four wore were equal to Primary receipts were bushels compared with bushels the te corresponding day a year ago The visible supply of wheat in the United States Increased So bushels for forthe forthe forthe the week The amount of breadstuff on ocean ocen passage increased Increase o bushels bushel Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 65 55 6 cars car corn cor 2 cars oats oat 10 cars hogs 50 head New York Grain New York March 28 Flour Market steady wih with moderate local trade Re Receipts bushels shipments 32 Wheat Spot Irregular No 3 red elevator No 1 northern 26 f o 0 b Options Firmer on common house buying and covering by shorts Absence of rain in the winter wheat belt bel caused trading to be dull dul most of ot the day Prices closed 34 to 1 18 net advance May July 1178 September 11 Evaporated Fruits New York March 28 Evaporated ap apples ap ples pies unchanged Spot fancy lOc be lO choice prime common to fair Prunes steady California up to 04 20 9 Orgon 6 c Apricots easy choice 10 lc extra choie choice fancy tacy Peaches P ches steady choice 6 itc e extra exta choice fancy c Raisins easy eay loose loos muscatels 3 c choice to fancy fanc seeded 5 c seedless 3 c London layers laer |