Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago May 14 the exception of ofa ofa Ofa a brief period at the th opening oP the tone of ot the wheat market was firm all day daj The rho opening weakness was occasioned b by reports of ot scattered sC showers throughout the wheat growing country In genera general lower Liverpool cables and larger worlds worl shipments especially from Russia Later came many reports that the crop In he southwest Is suffering Buttering from tram lack nf rain min minOn On these advices prices advanced rapidly The market continued strong until late Inte In tho the day when much of the advance was lost Jost on July opened to 3 lower bower at 90 advanced advance to 4 and closed firm 3 U 4 up U at S1 21 The corn market mark t was firm a greater part of the day cash houses buying bu ing liber Ilber liberally ally Continued small local receipts fur furnished furnished furnished the principal Incentive to buyers July closed close cent higher at nt 46 The oats market held firm and strong July closed I Ya higher at Provisions were quiet and steady stead At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close July pork was up 5 cents lard lardas lardas as up 2 and ribs were a shade higher The leading ranged as follows HEA No 2 I Open PEn 1 F HI h i Low I ClOse May 83 83 82 83 July SO 80 O 4 81 81 Sla S1 Sept 78 79 9 8 2 I Oien I High J I Low I Close May 48 48 July 46 46 46 Sept 46 4 16 2 I Open I High I Low Close Clos May 32 i 32 s 33 Jul July 31 31 32 Sept 30 29 29 MESS bbl i Open I High I Law ow I Close May 1 22 1525 1522 1535 July Juh 1540 1645 1545 1527 1545 S Sept pt 1525 1530 1517 1530 lbs Ibs I Op Open n I High I Low f Close 1190 May 8 siV July s Sept 87 SHORT r lbs Ibs I Open I High t I Low I Close May lIny 70 July J Sept 8 8 77 88 Cash Cesh quotations were as follows Flour Steady 11 e atNo No 2 spring No 3 78 84 4 No 2 red 91 Corn No 2 49 No 2 3 yellow 50 i 60 Oats No 2 33 No 2 white 34 No 3 white 33 Rye No 2 59 Barley Good feeding fair to choice malting Flax Seed Se No 1 LOS No 1 north northwestern northwestern northwestern western Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per lbs Ibs Short Ribs loose 8 87 Short Clear Sides boxed 90 Whisky Basis or of high wines Clover Contract grade 1125 I Bee Rec IShip l lour Flour barrels Wheat heat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Re bushels 1000 Barley BatIe bushels OO |