Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS PROVIS oNS Chicago March 6 The wheat market opened weak and with the exception of two or three mild nUd rallies due to covering by shorts continued weak all aU day da The depression was chiefly caused by foreign news of ofa a bearish character With one exception all the European grain markets showed shoed sharp losses because of liberal of offerings offerings offerings from Argentina Later in the day the selling in the local market was further increased ased by reports that the tho crop cropin cropIn cropIn in the southwest had wintered well wen and that the outlook was favorable Small re receipts receipts receipts and decreasing stocks in the north northwest northwest northwest west were the principal factors The rho he mar market market market ket closed easy May Slay opened a shane to lower at 93 to advanced to 99 and then declined to 98 The close was at 98 The corn market was firm all day dai but some of the strength was lost on realizing realizing realizing ing sales sale Vet Wet weather in the corn belt bolt was the chief strengthening influence The market received good support from I bull bun leaders and there was considerable I buying by shorts The close was firm May opened Uc to i gc c higher at 63 to 63 sold between 63 and 64 and closed at 63 Local receipts were 31 cars with one of contract grae gra Oats were tere firm early In the day but weakened in sympathy with wheat Lib LIberal oral eral primary receipts also had a depress depressIng depressing Ing effect Ma May opened c lower at 53 I advanced to 53 a aid d then declined to The close was at 46 Provisions were ere strong all an day clay da because of the advance In fn corn and a Sc to lOc We ad advance advance advance vance in live JIve hogs Buying by local packers also supported the market At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close clos May pork was up Sic at 1230 Lard was higher at Ribs were We higher at The leading futures ranged as follows No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close July Jul l 98 July Jul 94 94 7 93 Sept 91 90 CORN No 2 Open I High I Low Close May 3 64 July Jul 02 62 Ii 61 Sept COha 3 60 Vi 4 61 OATS No 2 V I Open I High HI h I Low I Close May Mayo i iMay 53 5 May 52 1 51 51 July o it 45 MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I t High HI h I Low Lo 1 I Close May 1200 1230 I I 1195 I 1230 July 1215 1 1245 I 1235 1265 1200 Ibs I Open I High I Low I Close Clos V May 1 I I July 1 79 I sm SHORT Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close May 4 I I j I July 1 I Cash quotations were as follows Flour Wheat No 2 spring No 3 No 2 1 red 91 i Corn No 2 No 2 yellow 62 63 Oats No 2 I No 3 white Wh Ite 51 52 I Rye No 2 83 Barley Fair to choice malting ro Flax Seed No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Prime I Clover Contract grades 1960 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per bbl Lard Per Ibs lbs Sides Short clear boxed GW Whisky Basis of ot high wines I Rec Roe I Ship Flour Four barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels Barley BarIe bushels |