Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Feb In the day the market was weakened by tree free selling on the put part ot of the pit traders who were moved by a weak market at Liverpool and an estimate o of bushels for forthe forthe the to taT ment fOr Cor the week About the middle of oC the da day the demand became much more active and sentiment In the wheat pit became bullish A report from St Petersburg said that a large Issue of oC government bonds had been au authorIzed authorized In order to meet famine relief requirements while cablegrams from soy sev several oral eral European grain centers announced purchases of wheat for or shipment to Bus Rus Russia sla sia Shorts covered actively during the thelast thelast last half haIr hour and C used as trong mar market market ket at the close Ma May opened to low r at 79 to 79 advanced to SOt and closed kc c net higher at I IThe The corn market was easy earlier In the theda da day because of oC the tho weakness of oC wheat and local receipts being higher than had been estimated The late advance in wheat caused an Improved demand demana for corn and made a much firmer market May opened ic c lower at to 46 sold between 46 and 47 and closed c higher at 4 T Oats were easy at the opening In s sym sympathy m path pathy with wheat heat and corn but later gained strength on an active b by commission houses Mo May opened lower at 4 40 to 40 advanced to 41 and closed c higher at 41 Provisions were strong an all day clay on fr free C buyinG b shorts The special reason for tor forthe the strength was a strong market for tor live hogs At the close Ma May park was up 7 lard lOc and ribs higher Sales High Low Close The leading futures ranged as follows WHEAT WHEAl I Open I High 1 Low I Close Cloe May 7 80 sO Tub July u 2 80 tj 79 79 1080 Sept 79 jS 7 CORN CORNI I Open I HI High h I Lo Low I Close May tT 47 46 July 46 46 46 46 Sept 4 46 46 46 4 46 i OATS I Open t I High I Low I May l 41 July 37 i 37 ia Sept 1328 32 33 32 33 MESS barrel I Open I High I Low I Close May i 1790 1795 1790 1793 July Jub lS 1305 i 1805 1800 I 18 1802 Jf 00 pounds I Open I Hi h I Low I Close May lay 1512 I 1017 I I 1012 1017 July 1015 I 1022 I 1015 I 1017 1011 SHORT r pounds I Open I High I Low I Close Mo May I July Jub eo 1 I tash Carh quotations were as 08 follows winter patents I straights spring patents 3 37 ou straights bakers 2 SO 2 spring No o 3 74 84 No 2 red f Corn o 2 44 No 2 yellow 44 2 39 No 2 white 41 1 No 3 white 1 62 to choice malting 60 Flax 1 No 1 north northwest est i era ern Timothy i grades 1380 I Short loose 9 i 75 I S Mess bbl 1775 I lbs Short Clear 9 75 ot of high wInes I 1 Jec Ship Flour barrels Wheat bushels 1 Corn bushels 18 Oats bushels Rye bushels 20 BarleY bushels 1 |