Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago May fa 5 Tho wheat t market was strong today because of or predictions pr of cold weather the July delivery show showing showing showIng ing with a net n t gain of ot c Corn was wai wa up c e Oats showed a gain g tn of ic tc Pro Provisions Provisions Provisions visions were unchanged to tOo lower Although the volume of ot trading was Wll small the t e wheat market was wms strong strout strop from the opening until the clofie There Thore wan waa w u uan an excellent demand from tram shorts during the greater part of ot the day da but offer offerings ings inge were oarce Soon after atter the open openIng openIng openIng Ing prices stiffened on reports of at killing kUling frosts in the Canadian northwest nort and later 80 t r these reports were reinforced by hi an official forecast of ot light Ug t rot frost over the winter wheat sections section of or this country This caused anxiety among shorts who bid persistently for tor wheat from start to t finish Outside of weather we ther conditions there was little news new to influence trad traders traders ers em either to buy or sell The market closed firm with prices near the highest point of oC the day July opened a shade lower to a shade higher at 73 78 advanced d to 79 and nd closed at 79 4 Clear Clearances Clearances ances of ot wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary receipts reo hh were wera bushels against bushels one year ago Minneapolis apoll Duluth uluth and Chicago reported receipts of ot cars against 21 cars last week and cars carsone carsone one year ago aJo The corn market m was firm because b uRe of ot small sm H local receipts and the tho strength of ot wheat Cash houses and shorts were the principal bidder The Th market closed firm and close 1050 to the highest highet point of the th day July opened a a 8 shade to Mo ie J c higher r rat at 45 46 4 tp t 5 4 sold up to 41 40 and closed at 45 4 Local receipts receipt were 15 5 cars care with six contract Ot 1 wore were quiet and an steady toRd Shorts and cash interests b h UI of ot the i I July delivery while commission houses purchased September Trading In the May option was very light July opened a shade higher at i sold up to 31 and closed at SO roe Local receipts were cars The provisions market was somewhat irregular lard and ribs being steady stead while pork was quite weak A Sc decline in the price of live hogs induced some and there being little de do demand demand mand mend for pork that product showed the greater weakness Local packers were fair f ir buyers of ot lard and ribs riba At the close clone July pork was wall off oft loc ISo l c at 1510 Lard and ribs rib were each unchanged at 83 and 50 respectively Estimated receipts for tor Monday Wheat Wo at 9 cars corn HI cars oats 17 cars hogs head The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT NO a 3 aI I Open Ope I I High HIli i I Low FC Close ae May S1 79 81 July 78 79 Sept 77 8 78 8 77 2 I Open I High Low I 1 Close May 4 47 July 8 16 6 45 45 Sept 45 6 46 6 4 2 I Op Open n I I Low Close May 2 32 32 JUl July SO 33 31 I 30 S 30 Sept ept 29 28 29 UESS fESS bbl I Open I HIgh I Low I Clos Cios May i 1497 1500 2490 I I iI July 1 1523 1525 25 1205 1505 1510 Sept 1 lob 1515 I 1515 1015 1500 1000 I Ibs I Open I I Low I Close e eS S July May l I 7 1 Sept ept i 1 I 85 I RIB Per Ibe Iba I Open ODen 1 High lUgh J Low I Hosa i se May I JUly 1 Sept t Cash quotations were as follows Wheat No 2 spring No 3 76 82 No Ko 2 red Corn No 2 2 47 No 2 yellow vellow Oats No 2 2 31 n No 2 white No 3 white Rye No 58 5 Barley Good feeding fair tail to choice malting Flax Fla Seed No 1 No Ko 1 northwest northwestern ern em Timothy Seed Prime Mess Mesa Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds I Short Ribs Sides loose SO Sides Short clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines Clover Contract grade 1125 I Rec Ree Ship IShIP Flour barrels 1 OO isoo Wheat bushels I Corn bushels p X Oats bushels Rye Re bushels I 1 Barley Barle bushels s I 15 OO |