Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS I Chicago March 7 Under pressure of ot large arrivals May wheat fell feU off ott sharply today toda Corn Com saed decidedly and oats oat ranged lower with the other grains gins Pro Provisions Po Provisions visions gained materially early and then the weakened Bearish sentiment controlled wheat May prices finishing with wih a 1 net nt n t loss los of ot 1 lc l c after utter registering an extreme decline of lc The Te May delivery delvery bore bre the brunt brnt of the bear bar onslaught falling oft off from to 11 2 and closing weak a 11 11 July traveled down from 10 to 10 1024 and then moved up again fin finishing finIshing finIshing c off oft at 13 September closely closel approximating the movement ot of July Weakness was manifested in corn com all an allday anday allday day and prices at the low point showed losses of or from lc l c to lc May fell tel oft ott kern om 62 6 to 61 Buying by b shorts caused a moderate rally raly from tile tHe low point point but the market closed weak weak with wih May le lc down dow at Offerings Offering of cash corn com were fairly liberal and the demand was slow which resulted in a decline of ot about le lc No 3 S yellow sold at 5 Liquidation and short selling weakened oats prices declining c e to o The July uly option opton showed the greatest weak weakness weakness weakness ness After selling between 41 and 45 May closed c oft off of at 44 41 In provisions pork showed the great greatest greatest greatest est weakness the May delivery delvery declining ing from 2497 to 2443 2445 The market closed firm with wih the May deliveries deleres un unchanged unchanged Unchanged changed to 7 higher Closing Cosing prices on the May product were as follows Pork ark 21 24 SO 8 lard 1332 and ribs 1285 18 The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT I Open t j High I Lw Luw I Close May 11 1110 July 13 1112 1102 10 Sept 9 10 99 f WJ CORN CORNI I I High t I Low I Close May ay 46 61 62 6 July t 6 64 63 64 6 Sept 6 6 65 63 6 61 64 6 tB 64 OATS I Open I High I Low Lw I Close May 45 41 A 44 July 12 e 42 4 14 41 41 U Sept 49 40 40 4 39 1 39 9 MESS ESS PORK Per barrel I Open I High I Low I Close May 2497 2497 2445 I JUl July 2445 24 2452 LARD Per 10 pounds Open I High I Low I Close May 1 1341 1347 1325 1332 1347 July 4 13 1335 1335 11 1320 1133 1325 SHORT SORT RIBS RISPel Per 10 pounds I Open j I High I Low I Close May lay r 1290 I 1290 1275 1285 July r 1 1280 1120 I 1283 I 1 1270 O 17 1277 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Rye No 2 7 Barley Feed or mixing Wi fair to choice malting maiLing 60 Flax Seed No 1 southwestern No 1 northwestern 21 Timothy Seed O OMes Mss Mess Mes Pork Per barrel Lard Per 10 pounds 1340 Short Ribs Sides loose 15 30 Sides Short clear claar boxed I Grain Statistics Total clearances of ot wheat and flour four were wele equal to bushels Primary Primar receipts were bushels compared compard with 80 bushels the cor corresponding corresponding corresponding responding day a 1 year ago The visible supply of ot wheat in the te Unit United Uni United ed States bushels or orthe orthe the week The amount of o breadstuff on ocean passage Increased incased bushels Estimated receipts for tor tomorrow Wheat 76 cars corn cor 46 cars oats cars cars hogs head bead |