Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago April 16 Wheat prices fell fen off today under heavy selling pressure and closed from c to I so down Corn and oats also declined Provisions closed from 4 Wc IDe e to 2 oft off of f With the exception ex of a II brief interval early in the day da when news of frost damage to the growing crop induced a slight flurry flurr in the distant futures bear bearish bearIsh bearish ish sentiment ruled and wheat values de declined d dined The close was weak all around at practically the bottom figures with July l ilc off at and September c down at gl X tt When the slump in values came to the support the corn price gave gae way and andall andaU andall all aU the futures sutures declined Cash corn was slow and prices were steady to he c off oft No 2 yellow May closed c coff coff coff off at Weakness of wheat and corn overbalanced overbalanced overbalanced other conditions In oats and trans transformed transformed transformed formed comparative firmness to weakness which continued to the close of ot the ses see session sion alan May traveled between and the other options journeying with It The close was weak with May c off at in provisions the final figures for May products were Pork down at 2105 lard off at and ribs 52 c off at 1200 The leading futures ranged as follows V VI WHEAT I 1 Open I High Low I Close May 1109 s July V Sept LOn CORN CORNI I Onen I 1 High I Low I Close Clos Closey May lIay y 57 51 57 July 61 61 60 60 60 l Sept 62 63 62 62 OATS I Open I High I Low I Close May 42 1143 43 V 42 July 40 39 2934 39 Sept I 38 33 37 am 37 s MESS PORK Per bbl I Open I High I Low I Close Clone lla May liO 2170 2170 2105 2105 July 2200 I 2200 2125 2125 Sept 2170 2300 2200 2110 2110 LARD er Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low I Close May 1252 2 1 1252 I 1 1210 10 1215 July 1240 1240 1200 1205 Sept 1700 1225 1195 1135 1200 a HURT IHOR RIBS Per lbs Iba I Open t High I Low I Close May Ia 1230 1230 1200 1200 July 1225 1125 1180 1150 1190 1100 Sept 1205 1205 1180 1187 I quotations were as follows Flour Easy winter patents 5 55 straights 25 spring straights bakers 2 Rye No 2 Barley Feed or mixing fair fall to choice malting Timothy Clover 1175 Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds pound 1240 Short Ribs Sides loose Sides Short clear boxed GrIn Gr ln Statistics Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to Primary receipts were bushels compared with bushels the cor corresponding corresponding corresponding responding day a year ago Estimated receipts for tor Monday Ion day Wheat 15 cars oars corn cars oats 14 cars carll hogs ho s head |