Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Feb Fb of famine in Russia sent the thO price of wheat up more than 1 cent toda today the he closing quo quotations on May delivery snowing showing 4 a net gain of I 1 Corn was as up Oats were cent higher Provisions were cents j higher t The famine reports were the I chief factors In toda s market One re rc report I port ort was that all shipments from the interior points in Russia had been dl di diverted b by the government from the tho sea seaboard seaboard board citI and amid have hac been used to rp re h famine who threatened to evolt r unless given aid report cam through t Liverpool arid and caused n a sharp a t t there l which wits reflected In nn an u here The con continued t small r receipts in the northwest higher h prices for tor cash carh wheat heat and an un c report of another strike m in mArgentina Argentina also lent strength to th the mar mark maret k et t Shorts were cr the principal buyers t V the tho da day but there ther was free p b by commIssion houses housea as w well lI lITIle Time TIle volume 0 of trading was large The Th market closed decidedly strong with p rices close to the hIghest point May cent higher at all ad opened o G i v to 79 and closed n 1 1 up at 79 7 4 W Shorts and cash houses bought free freely till aU aUda da lay In the tho corn mark t while the prin principal cipal c selling was by local holders The market was strong b because of reports report of Gamage amage d b by drought to the Argentine Argentino crop linn irm f cables and small local The rhe market closed strong May op opened ne to t o W 4 cent higher qt at 46 Final quo quotations t tere vere at a gain for tor the theay day ay of 4 cent Oats for May Ia delivery sold at 40 n a again gain of cent over yesterdays est high red rec record ord mark The demand was good all day Clay Shorts and commission led in iii the buying Fresh purchases 08 by bF a 3 prominent hull bun who has already on consider considerable considerable able oats also strengthened the tho m markOt The Tho close was strong with prices at the highest point May opened cent higher at AO held within that range and closed cent tip at 40 Provisions were fIrm partly because of the strength of corn orn tIld oats and also because of a 5 cent advance in the price of live hogs hoSS Trading was fairly active with ith shorts the b best t bu buyers ers At the close Ia May pork was up 17 cents lard was up 7 cents and ribs were 5 cents higher The lIe lending leading futures rang ranged l as follows VV V V VV HEAl I Open tHigh High I Low I I Close V May 1 a i 8 78 July Juh S Sept iS 78 iS 7 78 CORN VJ Open f High I V Low Lou I Close V Feb p V V H H HJul Jul July Sept Sent V B Sept V V VV VATS L J I V is Ars Arst ATS t Opo L I High I Low Close Feb 18 38 i 1014 40 Jut July V ailA I p 13 MESS barrel J V 1 Open I High Low I Close Chose Ma Ia 77 Ir 9 Ii 1775 ID I Jub 1 1790 90 1800 I L Per poun pounds s sI V VV VV V V I Open I High I Low I los I lf Y lO S 1 July 1005 1012 1005 S Sept pt 1020 1102 1017 1091 i 1 SHORT pounds f r Open p n High f Low i Close iose V May Ia July j i c Wore as follows 2 sprIng No 3 3 o 0 2 r red d j Corn o 2 No 2 ello 44 2 3 No lo 2 white No o 3 white ReNo 2 62 to choice melting malting S Fla Fia Seed 1 15 No 1 nOrthwest era ern Timothy 10 grade 1360 ShOrt 25 4 ii Mess bbl 11 0 lbs Ibs Short boxed 9 6 Sw of high wines i io cf f ec Flour barr hl j I Wheat 64 COrn bushel Oats bUShel bushel 6 roT 0 B rl bush l I 2 0 V |