Show GRAIN AND Chicago Jan 31 Wheat was dull and prices were confined within a nar riar narrow row range The feature of the day was the selling of July and buying of May by commission houses supposed to have been acting for the leader of the longs longa The opening was lower on weak and weather throughout the winter wheat belt May being 2 c to c lower at lIe to c There was some selling early by discouraged longs to but later latera a better support developed on buying bv by commission houses and the market became quite strong May selling up to The close was firm with May Maya a shade lower at A fair de demand mand was a strengthening factor late In the day Corn was quiet and after a little weakness early a firmer feeling devel developed developed The close was firm with May a i shade lower at Oats were neglected but In the ab absence sence of any selling pressure prices ruled firm The t lose was steady with May day unchanged at i Provisions nere dull and steady There was cas no Important trade either one way or the oth R Late In the day daya a sharp break In the thc price of jL gold at 13 19 the support heretofore heretofore gwen giyen that commodity having been withdrawn and anda p a drop to 1640 place with the close at the low point Tile The decline in January lard was also alsa heavy amount amounting amounting ing to May Mity pork closed low lower lower er lard was off Sc and ribs were down The leading future ranged aa as follow Wheat t iea No 2 HZ J I Open I High I Low Lw I Close Jan 4 73 May 77 77 7 77 SI July 74 1434 ili t 34 Corn No s I Open I High I Low I Cloae Jan May 1 July 43 to Oats No NoI 4 ii iiI I Open I I Low I Clot Glo Jan May July 32 3 deaz ess Fork Per barrel I 1 Open I High I Low t I Close Jan 1648 May 3 37 1647 1652 I Lard Per I 1 Open I High I Low Cios Jan ll 1000 09 1 May I I I 1 W July Short Ribs Per pounds I Open i i High I Low Lew I Close Jan I I 90 oo 90 May 91 July 1 9 90 Cash quotations were as follows Flour Steady Winter patents 3 S straights spring patents 95 straights No 2 No 3 spring No 2 red 73 M ilk Corn No 2 43 13 No 2 yellow y low 41 4 Oats No 1 W 23 Ne No 3 2 white 33 Rye No 2 49 Barley Good feeding fair to choice malting Flax Seed No 1 No 1 northwest st stern era ern Timothy Seed Prim Mess Pork Per barrel Lard Per pounds Short Ribs Sides loose Shoulders Dry salted boxed 2650 i Short Clear Sides Boxed 2 Whisky Basis of high wines 13 1 I Rue Kec i ip I Flour barrels I M N Wheat bushels Corn bushels Oats bushels 00 Rye bushels Barley Barlev bushels t |