Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Mach March demand for four flour ad and cah cash wheat at outside grain enters centers together with an estimate of do de crese creased shipment shipments of whet wheat from Argentina Argen tina caus caused strength tody today In the local wheat market At the close te the My May op op option ton tion wa was up Cor Corn wa was up Jh Oat Oats showe showed a gaIn of Provisions were 7 to 12 9 higher W Despite te the of favorable weather for winter wheat in the United States the market was stong strong al all day Shor Shorts ad aad commission houses were ac active Uve tive bidder bidders out but offering offerings were limited A feature of of trading w was the absence of any hevy heavy selling by local bes bears te the m ma majority ot of offerings coming from long longs who had profits in sight sight At te the open openIng opening Ing te the market was strengthened by firma cables and sal small receipts in the norh north northwest west west A As te the session advanced prices ac acquired acquired firne firmness through reports from outside markets teUng telling of a lively de mad for cash whet wheat ad arid four flour A mes mes message sage from Minneapolis sd said severa several large flour mis mills would son soon resume operation Late in te the day buls bulls were given addition additional al by an estimate whIch showed a decrease of more than bushels in te the exports from Argentina a as compared wih with te the total movement of last week Toe The market closed str strong Te The May opton option opened higher at 77 sold up to 7 78 ad and closed at July ranged between 7 ad and 78 and closed wIth a a nt riot gan gain of at i Active covering by shor shorts resulted in n a I I I fIr firm tone in the corn maket market Anad An ad Vance of 34 to 1 cent In the ot or cacti corn com and te the smal small from cg cuntI country were the principal l of tho demand The market co ed cuse strong rong The May opton option opened 1 higher at 43 B sold up to 43 ad and coed at Oat Oats were fir firm on a an active demand May Muy opened a shade to 14 hIgher at 29 to 2 22 advanced to 2 i and closed at 2 cosed Provisions were fir firm for the greater pa part of the day but te the volume of tra lag ing was not large At the close tr Ma pork prk wa was up 12 12 at 1532 Ld Lard wa was up um 5 si 4 nt at 7 S RIbs were high er at fO The leading futures ranged a as follows 2 I 1 Opeti I HIgh I Lw Low I Close ci May 77 7 77 July u l 7 8 17 7 77 17 7 S pt 77 I 7 11 7 17 1 77 2 I Open I Highl I Lw I Close Ci May u 43 43 43 July 4 44 4 44 41 Sept 44 2143 4 44 4 44 44 2 I Open I HIgh High I Low I Close July May 1 2 28 2 29 2 12 Sept 12 28 21 28 2 MESS bael barrel I f Open I High I f Low I CloseT lIay May I 1567 1 1575 I 1 1560 1 15 July uly l 1560 I 1577 I 1 15 1559 1 1575 pounds I f Open I High I Lw I Close CIo May ay July Sept u 79 I 79 SHORT 10 pounds I Open I High I Low I Close May lay i 1 8 I 8 I 8 I 84 July 1 83 1 8 83 1 Cash quotations and easy were a ms follows 2 spring 7 No 3 7 78 No 2 red 2 2 No yellow 4 42 2 2934 No 2 white 32 No 3 white 2 21 1 2 6 IX Barle od feeding 3 fair to choice malting 40 Fla Flax I No 1 north northwestern nort wester western 1 Timoty Timothy Mess bael barrel 10 pounds 77 Short loose 8 cle clear boxed of high wInes 1 ge grade 16 1265 I Re Rec Flour barrels Wheat bushels 10 Corn bushels n n 2611 Oat Oats bushels n n 14 Rye bushels 1 15 1500 Baley Barley bushels 46 51 |