Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago March 30 Sentiment In th the wheat market was bearish all day dayal al at although though a a little litte steadier tone developed late in the flay day ay on covering by shorts which was Inspired by a sharp advance In n corn Heavy and general rains In Kansas Kansa Missouri and Oklahoma were chiefly responsible for the te weakness weakes Fa Favorable Favorable weather for spring work in the northwest poor demand for cash wheat and declines at nearly all al of the Euro European European European grain markets were lesser influences Selling throughout the day was general genera and buying was mainly by shorts The close was easy eay May opened 3 to fH cents lower at 93 sold off of to 92 and closed cosed at 93 The corn market was strong all day with wih the exception of a slight drop a athe at atthe atthe the opening caused by the weakness o ot of wheat Shorts Shor and leading leadIn longs were active bidders and offerings were eie light Unsettled weather a decrease in the vis via supply an improved demand for forcash forcash forcash cash corn and reports of small smal country countr acceptances were the bullish factors The market maret closed strong May opened a shade to HS i M i cent lower at 6 advanced to o 66 and closed at 66 Trade in oats oat was more mor active than ol of late and the market marlet was wa y moderately firm jn In sympathy with corn May opened unchanged at 53 5 sold off orto to 53 and 53 5 then advanced to 5 53 The close cloe was wa at Provisions advanced sharply because of the strength of corn and liberal Iberi ship shipments shipments shipments ments of ot lard May la pork closed cosed at 57 51 60 cents cent higher at 1377 lard was Wl up 37 cents at 80 ribs were 27 2 cents higher at 73 The leading l futures ranged as follows WHET T 1 Open I High I Low I Close I May 19 93 S I July 18 8 sm 31 38 I Sept 8 86 8 83 8 86 3 CORN CORNI I Olen Open I High I Lw Low t I Close May Ia 66 65 66 8 July 63 63 I Gt 64 16 63 8 64 Sept 6 63 6 62 OAT OATS I Open I High I Lw Low I Close May 0 53 s 51 33 8 May n 8 15 51 52 JUly oH 15 I 1 47 Jul uk n a 45 tl 15 y t 45 MESS ESS PORK Per bbl bbl I Open I High I Low I Close May 1315 1386 1302 1377 July I 1360 1425 I 1342 I 1415 Sept 1392 16 1460 1385 1452 lbs Ibs I Open I High I Lw Low I Close May 82 80 I 82 86 July 1 82 I 88 I Sept Sept 80 I SHORT RISPer lbs Ibs I Open I High I Lw Low I Close Say May 70 37 July 7 I 77 I 73 I 70 Sept 76 80 79 Cash quotations ere as follows Flour Easy Wheat No o 2 spring 37 97 No NOi 3 39 92 15 No 2 red 92 Corn No 2 No 2 yellow elow 6 65 DO DOf 66 33 f Oats No 2 5 No 10 3 white Rye No 2 2 73 7 Barley Bare Fair to choice malting malin 77 j S Flax Fax Seed No 1 northwestern Timothy Seed Prime 6 Clover Contract grades 2400 Short Ribs Sides loose 66 Mess Mesa Pork Per bbl 12 Ibs lbs Short Sides Clear boxed 7 Whisky Basis of ot high wines 13 tRec Ship Flour barrels 1021 Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye Rye bushels 1 Barley bushels 1000 15 40 |