Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March arch 11 Liberal realizing sales caused a weak finish in I the local wheat market today although final quo quotations quotations on the May delivery were HU Bg cent above the close of yesterday Corn was a shade lower Oats were unchanged and provisions unchanged to E S cents higher The wheat market was nervous all day the range of ot prices extended over 2 cents Moderate firmness was caused at the opening by covering by shorts The mar market market market ket then weakened on realizing the May delivery being especially bullish because of a much better demand lemand for cash wheat in the local market During the final half hour the market became weak again on renewed and nearly n all of the early gain was lost The close was wall weak May opened a shade lower to 14 cent higher at sold at 93 and then advanced to 95 The close was at 93 Clearances of ot wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary receipts were bushels against bush bushels bushels bushels els on the same day da last year Minneapolis lis his Duluth and undo Chicago reported receipts of cars against 9 92 last week and one year ago n The corn market was strong almost all allday allday allday day but weakened late in the session owing to liberal realizing sales A large part of ot this late selling was due to the slump in wheat There was no change in inthe Inthe inthe the general situation receipts being still very small cables firm and cash demand sufficiently active to prevent any an accumulation accumulation accumulation of ot stocks The market closed weak May Ia opened a shade to i 12 cent higher at advanced to 66 and then declined to 64 The close was at atro 65 ro Local receipts were 94 cars with one of or contract grade Trade In oats was again on a rather small scale and the market was inclined to be weak There was some selling of May by leading holders Receipts con continue continue to show a moderate increase The close was easy May opened H 14 cent lower low r rit at it 53 sold between 53 and 63 53 and closed at 53 Local receipts were 19 cars Provisions were quiet and steady Trad ing was chiefly confined to small opera operators operators tors tom At the close May pork was up 6 5 cents at 1212 Lard was a shade higher at 7 Ribs were unchanged at Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat 21 cars corn cars oats 2 3 cars hogs head The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT No 2 I Open I High I Low I Close May 93 y 93 13 July 88 89 Sept IS t 87 86 JOHN NO 2 I Open i High 17 I Low I Close May Mity S 65 July 62 2 62 1621 62 2 Sept GI 61 GIn 61 61 I OATS No 2 i Open I High I f Low I Close May MaL 1 63 May n i 82 P WI 1 51 July 0 44 Im iH MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close May 1207 1215 1212 July Jub 1250 1255 1247 1252 LARD Per lbs Ibs I Open t I High I Low I Close May I July I I I Sept 80 I I SHORT RIBS Per Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close Clos May 67 67 I Jul July I I I I 07 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Wheat No 2 spring No 3 a I No 2 red Corn No 2 No 2 yellow G I Oats No 2 5 3 No 3 white 51 54 Shih Rye Ry No 2 SO W 4 Barley Fair to choice bolce c olce malting 92 Flax Seed No 1 I northwestern Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grades 2000 moo Short Ribs Sides loose Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds Sides Side Short clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines I Reo Ree i Ship Flour barrels s Wheat heat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels 1 Rye bushels Barley bushels |