Show I GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March Mach 4 Buying by shorts shor started a fair far rally raly today in wheat wheat which finished with wih moderate strength and ad with wt prices ic c to o c higher Corn Cor was borne down dow by renewed realizing sales and ad closed at net declines of c o to toc t c c Oats Oat were heavy with wIt other grain gan final nal figures being beig unchanged to c 0 lower Provisions closed cosed o to higher Wheat displayed considerable weakness The Te report of a St St Louis trade tade Journal joural which claimed that statistics from eleven of the principal wheat growing gowing states failed to t confirm any extensive damage was the principal factor in the early ses session session of ot the sion slon In the final hour many shorts short became active bidders for the more distant options which resulted in a com corn complete compie pie to recovery from the early ely slump The TheMay TheMay TheMay May delivery delver advanced from to July rose from 0 to 10 10 The market closed firm firm with prices near rear the top tP May being at 1134 and July at Liquidation ton by leading longs caused a afresh afresh afresh fresh slump in corn cor but the selling was not so general as on the last few days Later in the session the market maket steadied steadied A slightly Improved demand for the cash grain gain which was steady to H o 0 lower helped to steady the te futures At the sample tables No 3 yellow sold at 59 G During the day May sold between te The close cose was steady with wih May My at 6 61 c cOats Oats showed some weakness as a re result re result sult suit of a decline of to 35 o to Ic In the cash article artcle May ranged between c cand and The close was easy eay with wt May at In provisions final figures on the May My delivery delver were Pork 2485 48 lard 1340 4 ribs 18 1282 The e leading futures ranged raE as follows WHEAT WHA WHAI I Open I HIgh I Low I Close May 1013 July Ui zos 10 10 10 sept 10 1 n CORN CORNI I Open I High I Lw Low I Close May 63 3 63 62 July 16 6 65 65 6 65 16 64 16 61 65 Sept 66 66 65 6 OATS OATS I Open I High I Lw Low I Close May 45 45 July 4 43 4 4 43 4 4 42 1 43 Sept t 4 40 4 40 MESS bbl I Open I High I Low I Cose flose May 2461 2490 2465 28 2485 July 2467 29 2490 2465 28 2487 10 lbs Ibs I Open I High High I Low I Close May 1335 1345 1232 1240 15 July 1325 1335 1320 1330 SHORT 10 lbs Ibs t Open High I Lw Low I Close May 1282 1285 1282 July 1272 1282 17 1277 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Easy Rye No 2 Barley Feed or mixing mx 64 fair tar to choice malting coice 66 Flax Seed No 1 southwestern 20 No 1 northwestern 21 Mess Pork Per barrel barel Lard Per 10 pounds 1445 14 Short Shor Ribs Sides loose loos Short Clear Sides boxed 31 Grain Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour four were wr equal to bushels Exports equa for the week as shown by Bradstreets were equal to bush bushels bushels bushels els Primary Priar receipts were 60 bushels compared with wih bushels the cor corresponding corresponding corresponding responding day a year ago Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 22 23 2 10 cars head corn cr 3 cars oats oat 15 cars cas hogs bogs |