Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Jan 2 War news was the chief topic of conversation before the see ses session aba sion opened and when the bell ben rang for tor forthe forthe the opening of business ss there was a rush of buying orders ers in the wheat pit No sellers were to be found fourni however As a ar result r s lt initial sates sales showed a ft range of an even Rn 2 cents on May fay wheat the tt price be being belag lag ing t S bIeh was an ei ai nce of H to 2 24 cents over Thursdays close Shorts were active buyers and the price rose roe rapidly At W tl cents C there was consider considerable considerable able and the price settled back te 87 In cents ts The demand continued c good go d at all aU times however and the mar inar market get ket rattled raINed on all small recessions r The feature of trading was lack of or offerings On account of ot the mourning for the vic victims tims of the Iroquois fire the board closed an hour heur earlier than is usual on n Saturday The shortened added to the t ac activity May MaJ closed d at 57 a 1 gain of 2 I cents over Thursdays The fhe option also showed bowd good gains Rains and after fter ranging between SO 90 and ana nd 82 12 P closed with a again again again gain of 33 at 8 The Th corn market was influenced i flY by the that governed wheat anu prices showed sharp barp advances Shorts covered freely frely and there was also alsa a good investment demand while offerings were extremely light Ugh May opened to higher at to 46 and after atter selling up to 47 closed at 4 The Th oas oaf market markut started slow stow but bat was soon Influenced by b tin the t l strength In wheat and corn and am showed a fair advance May closed r up at st 38 Pork Fork led the provision list in a 3 sensa a e and at one time lime was vms TS 76 cents higher for May a over o er the low point of ot the day The war score and total ab absence sence of deliveries on January contracts were the influences that caused causal the high higher er or prices Offerings were light throughout t through rough rought out ont t the entire session Ion Buying by shorts was the chief factor futor May Ma pork closed 67 ii higher lard was up l 15 and Dd ribs Jibe WOre were W re 17 higher The ISia leading futures ranged ss na ollO 2 1 Open OpeRe I 1 1 Low J Closs Ma i 1 1 jS C Xo 2 I Open j J Low I Clos T TJan sin Jan 42 4 4 42 h May fay 6 H July 41 M 02 2 fl Upon I 1 1 I Low f r CIo Cloa Jan Jhn c Mac Mav fI July J T 36 3 I Pork Per ba barrel el I Open Opec t I High J I Low J I Tan Jan j 1201 1320 f I 1307 1154 Ma v 1387 j I 13 4 I i 13 Lard Per Iba ibs b I w j I Jan 1 Z r I 98 May 1 TO 1 1 7 Short Per Ibs lbs I p n CIos Jan j jay f 9 F 4 iv Gi GiMa Ma ay 4 I m 77 1 1 i 4 I Ca la quotations were vere as an follows Collos I eo t No i Tg K x xO O C m o 2 44 No Oat Na t 2 95 No A Rye 2 2 56 35 Barley Good feeding farr to too maJ No o No oi 1 northwest northwestern t era ern i 1 15 Timothy I i j jM Meae M Mei Perk Per bbl Ib f m Short Ribs Sides loose l oAe 6 2 Sides Short clear boxed of high wines ir Clover Contract grade 1125 5 Articles Rec Ree I Ship Flour barrels bareIs i j I Wheat bushels hushel Im i Tb Corn bushels bushel 1132 Oats bushel V I m 7 7 Rye lIve JI bushel I I filItI Bal Bail er y bushes j 70 |