Show GRAIN AND MD PROVISIONS Corn Oo Rushes Hushes Up but Declines at the Close Chicago Feb IS Corn held undisputed sway on the tho board of trade throughout eh session he ha volume of bust busi business ness ns was heavy the first two hours houra end and andI it wee was enormous the remaindered remainder of the day The Tho pit was crowded May iLay opened c higher at 41 to 41 There was noth lag Ing particularly striking either in the crop c op situation or the statistical 1 reports but shorts were clamorous in their de tie mends mands Several million bushels changed hands at the opening figures a att atter r touching 41 the market waa wita Hl denly bid up to 41 Scarcely any aW yi hanged banged hands bandit on this bulge It seamed s 5 if Ic everybody was a pur purchaser chaser Suddenly the market began to crumble Where a few minutes before scarcely any corn was to he be had millions of ot bushels were for sale One speculator wa was credited with getting rid of bushels and others were not far behind May declined to and closed at 40 41 a net loss of yielded the palm to corn with without without out a protest and followed the larger mar market marteL teL ket with great docility The pit most moat of the session was half deserted May opened unchanged to c higher at 75 to influenced chiefly by the opening corn strength although steady cables cable and moderate northwest receipts were contributory factors Some Seine corn com commission mission house buying coupled with cov cos covering ering by nervous shorts short caused an early advance to 75 7 The cern break later caused a reaction to 75 ami the close was easy esay May lower at 7 75 An active trade was done In eats The market followed th the corn lead May closed c lower at 25 Provisions were not able to withstand the local receipts of hogs which were 14 head in excess of the number estimated ed Saturday and the swift change in the previous bullish condition of the corn market Transactions were not import important ant M iy pork closed lower lard 74 down and ribs depressed 1 leading futures ranged as follows No 2 I Opo t i Low I biose ios Feb Fb 73 72 r 74 Mar 74 May Ma 75 ITS 75 Com No 2 I Open I High I Low 1 Close Feb Mw V 40 30 30 ray May 41 8 2 I Open High Low Loway diZ 34 I 24 ay ar g 25 35 Meus teim Pork PT Barret 1 I Open High i Low j Close Fet Feb May 1407 1 1403 1397 r 1406 1400 Pound 1 I Open pen i j Hl h Close Mar 7 40 j 74 j I May 4 I 74 i wrt j ler Ifo Pounds I Open t High Low Lew Close Feb Fek I i 7 1 May 05 i I 7 July 7 Cavil quotations q were as follows Flour Quiet 3 spring O 74 No 2 red Corn No fo 2 38 No S 2 yellow 3 Oats No 3 25 No 2 white 35 No 3 white 2738 Hye No 2 61 51 Barley Fair to choice malting 43 Flax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest ern en l It Timothy Seed Prime Mew Mess Pork Per haL bbl 1330 Lard Per I 00 lbs Ibs 73 Short Shott Bibs Sides loose G Shoulders salted boxed 30 SW e Short clear boxed Whisky Basis of high wines Contract grade j I ltee ec 1 Snip Floor FoU r barrels barrel j 42 4 H w heat b s tes 4 fl W torn Corn bushels Oats bushels Rye bushels |