Show zAIN AND PROVISIONS 4 May 2 TA A sudden scramble b by aborts borte sent the price prUe of Ma May up Just ot tit the Moe today toda The spurt in May straightened up a drooping gen gem general eral market in lii wheat the July option closing Hi o over er yesterdays s final quota quotations Corn shows show a gain oi o H Oats art arc off eff a trifle are pra n cally unchanged 1 juler inder the Influence ct cf sra inal I weather and genera encouraging i n for toi growing crops crop ier ht re rethe the wheat market opened easier the Ju delivery being dow dos to l o at a t 86 Ill to loss Extreme dullness character characterized aId had a tendency to depret prices On the other land band cables were and afforded some ome ii to the thu bLIPS bulte Tho Thu fact thit tm thy ni it 11 of exchanges throughout the he country would be closed cloned tomorrow and ind M greasy greaty restricted the volume of bu busTnes Th The absence of contract wh at here as the basis of speculative transactions transaction caused ea the abandonment of trailing trading in July af 4 tar far as possible e in the way of evening up outstanding contract the September delivery attracting in increased creased attention A St Louis trad Journal registered a belief in the cent ii Improvement In crop condition but traders appeared indifferent Cash wheat at Minneapolis was weak and ad a report from there stated that all flour mills would Shut down for a few da days s Dur During DurIng ing the las half hour the May delivery became quite guite active the price advancing sharply en on covering bv by shorts Deferred futures benefited by DV this activity the market becoming quite firm After sell selling lag ing off to 85 July rallied to 86 closing at the top M May ranged between WU and andOh nt Oh and closed at the high point Clear Clearances lear ances anees of f wheat and flour we were e equal to bushels Exports of wheat and flour for the week werk according to Brad Bradstreets BradStreets streets were equal to 1 bushels Primary receipts were bushels compared with bushels a y year ar ago Minneapolis Duluth and antl Chicago reported re reported ported receipts of oars ears against 51 1 cars last week and 19 rare earn a year ago Sentiment in the corn market was quite bearish due to the liberal receipts and to t prospects of a still heavier move movement mem ment July opened 14 to lower at 47 to 48 sold down to 47 antI and closed at 47 41 Local receipts were MC cars with 10 40 of contract grade Oat were quiet but moved nervously oser a narrow range After opening un h to lower at to 38 July ranted between 3 and 38 closing ata at a Local receipts were 77 cars were strong early In thy is higher prices at the he yards but the iet became easier on 31 of the gain being lost July pork n tower low r at 11 1130 32 July lard was unchanged unchanged at CM Ribs were off d receipts receipt for foi tomorrow Wheat W 10 ear are corn cern U cars oats 14 1 cars hogs bead Cash were as follows 2 S IS 77 17 0 02 2 I Low I May JUly 48 47 at tO I Opec I Lew e eS S S S bbl S Open On Low I Close 1132 1140 1103 IlliO 1110 RP Per MO Ibs t Open I High I Lew I Close i I 1 Sept pt 11 Jj 6 72 s 1 6 1 S l High 1 Low July CW i M I sn snI I Sept IJO K I fetz 12 Cash eb were as u active and prices steady stead S ng No 2 t No 3 spring 2 red 2 z 48 No N 2 eBow 2 No S I white C 43 5 S Rye No t 2 73 Earl feeding 38 40 fair to plazi 1 No 1 t tern era ern Timothy barrel Lard pounds 04 Ribs 5 Short Clear Sides Boxed 9 Baste of high wines 1 28 2 Contract grade 1075 1072 Si I Roe Rec IShip Wheat 3 aM Corn Cora 13 Eye t Barley bushels S tt 00 |