Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March 4 The wheat market was extremely strong for the first fifteen minutes of trade there being a wild scramble to buy on the part of shorts who were wore apparently thoroughly alarmed by the 2 nt advance here yesterday For a time offerings were inadequate to the demand As a result prices were easily easIly ily fly advanced 1 cent from the low point before any increase In Jn offerings was no noticeable noticeable noticeable There waS wad no news however to inspire any great amount of at bullish enthusiasm and the market soon became easier on realizing sales During the thelast thelast thelast last hour lour sentiment became decidedly bearish and selling was as general The weakness was due to some extent to in increased Increased increased creased receipts at all primary points the arrivals today In southwestern markets exceeding for the first time in several weeks those of the corresponding day last year The market closed weak at almost the lowest point May opened US aC c low lower lower lower er to a shade higher at 99 ad advanced advanced advanced to and then declined to 99 The rhe close dose was at c Clearances of wheat and flour were ere equal to 25 o bush bushels bushels bushels els Primary receipts were bushels compared compare bushels the corre corresponding corresponding corresponding day last year ear Minneapolis Duluth Duluth Du Duluth luth and Chicago reported receipts of 22 cars ears against cars ears last week and 3 3 cars a year ago The corn market was strong during the first half halt of the session owing to active demand by b shorts the buying being based largely upon the much smaller receipts at Chicago than had been estimated In Inthe Inthe Inthe the last half of the day there was consid considerable considerable erable realizing brought out chiefly by bythe bythe bythe the slump in wheat Nearly all of the earlier gain was lost as a result of this selling The market closed about steady stead May day opened WG Vic c higher at 6 c sold off olf to c and then advanced to 63 0 The close Iose was at Local receipts were 00 cars eMs with one of con contract contract contract tract grade The feature of the trade in oats was wa the liquidation of or May and an active de do demand denand nand mand for investment account for the Sep September September September delivery The market in general genera was by b the late weakness we kness of at wheat May opened op ned He ilc c higher at advanced to and then declined to where It closed Local receipts were cars Provisions were weak the entire day duy du owing to selling by local pack packers packers ers which was based on more liberal re receipts receIpts of live hogs in the west The de demand demand demand mand came c me largely from tram shorts At the Close May Ma pork was 17 to lower at 1182 Lard was lOc lower at Ribs were 12 c lower at 66 Estimated receipts for fo 10 tomorrow Wheat 39 9 vara ars conr tn cars ears 44 1 cars hogs head The leading as follows I 2 I Open I HIgh I Low I Close May lay 1101 99 July 95 S 94 Sept 92 iO ISH 91 91 2 I Open I High I Low I Close May lay I 62 July O f 60 O 61 Sept Pt 61 00 I Open i High I Low I Close May 1St 53 1531 53 u 51 H 52 i 51 1 51 lh JUl July 46 45 JUly H 44 43 l lIESS MESS bbl I f Open I High I Low i Close May 1190 I 1197 1150 July 1230 1235 5 1217 1217 lbs Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close May 10 I I I JuI July I I 1 I SHORT lbs Ibs I Open I I Low I Close May I July Juh 1 I I I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Firm Wheat No 2 spring 11 No 3 No 2 red r d 9 2 61 No 2 yellow 62 63 Oats No 2 No 10 2 white 53 54 it No 3 white 51 3 Rye No 2 83 Barley Fair to choice malting matin 83 93 I Flax Seed No 1 northwestern lern 1 1912 Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grades 1950 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess bbl Ibs lbs Sides Short clear boxed 65 Whisky Basis of high wines I Rec I Ship Flour barrels I Wheat bushels Corn Com Oats bushels Rye bus els Barley bushels |