Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March Marh 20 The local wheat market was weak today toda as as asa a a result pf yf fa fC favorable f conditions for or the crop crp and because of a severe seere slump fn lii f corn cor At Atthe Atthe t the close the May Ma delivery delvery was waS down downe e Com was wa as oft off of c Oats were 14 8 yc c lower Provisions wire wre w re 3 11 to 7 c clower lower The wheat market opened weak and bo be became came still sti weaker as trading progressed The bearish influence at the start was a H decline at Liverpool caused by liberal shipments from Argentina A narp break in corn cor and reports of good conditions in inthe Inthe inthe the southwest together with a slack de dc demand demand mand for cash wheat wheat also depressed prices Although h a slight rally was brought about late In the day on cover covering coverIng covering ing by shorts the close was rather weak weak May ay opened 14 to 8 c lower at to sold off to and closed at 95 c Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of cars against and 5 one year ear ago on a large scale caused weakness in the corn cor market market prices price de dc declining dining clining more than Ic le from the high point of the day da The selling was inspired Inspired by reports of heavy acceptances from the country and bv by favorable weather for the movement of or the crop There was wa a slight rally raly in the day da caused by b buying by shorts shor but the close cose was waa weak May M y opened 1 to He c lower at 67 t to 6 c de declined dined to 6 c and closed cosed at 6 Active selling by b commission houses and longs caused weakness in oats May fa opened unchanged to tc c higher at c to Sc c sold off of to and S closed at 54 51 Provisions were weak alt all al day on scat scattered scattered scattered selling based on the thE weakness of grain At the tho th close May Ma pork was off cose nc at 12 1242 42 Lard was Sc lower at 12 Ribs were Sc 5 lower at The leading futures were as follows WHEAT NO NO 2 Z i Open I High I Low Lw I Close Close May 96 19 95 95 July Jul 89 S i 9 l Sept 8 SIS 86 Ism CORN CORr NO O 2 5 I Open I High I Low Lw I t Close May 4 67 H 16 G July 6 64 64 6 Sept r 62 6 63 6 63 6 OATS NO 2 2 I Open I Highs High I Low 10 I Close May Mayo 10 55 t tIa May Ia n 51 5 July o 49 15 49 4 m July Jul n 47 46 MESS PORK FORK PER BBL I Open I High I Low Lw I Close May Ia 4 j i 1250 I 1250 I 1235 i 1242 July I 1290 1295 1293 1273 1275 i I LARD LA D PER 10 LBS EBS i O nH g Low Close Ma May 19 I 79 70 I f 1 Jul July 1 I f I i I 15 Sept J I S I SHORT RIBS PER 10 LBS Open j i High I Low LW I J Close Clos 1 M I July 1 ii I I bY Sept J Cash Cah quotations were as follows f lows Flour Easy Ea y Wheat Wh ato No 2 spring No So 3 10 No 2 red l 8 66 Corn CorNo No 2 2 66 No 2 yellow 66 1 6 Oats No 2 No 2 white 51 57 No 3 i white 51 6 i t Rye ReNo No 2 SO SQ Barley Fair to choice malting Flax Fla Seed No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Prime Clover Contract grades 2083 8 Short Ribs Sides loose Mess ess Pork Per bbl bbl 1212 1215 10 Ibs lbs Sides Short clear boxed Whisky Basis cear of high wines 13 o 4 Rec Flour barrels Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oat Oats bushels Rye bushels 70 39 so I Barley bushels 60 23 oo I |