Show WHEAT Small Grain Market Was Unusually Strong SEEDING IS BACKWARD Freezing Weather Has Been Paralyzing Paralyz-ing the Growth Cables Were Much Lower Washington Weather Crop Rsport Was Construed Bearishly Corn Trade Was Disappointingly Slack Big Manipulation in July Options Were Not in Evidence Oats Dull Provisions Active Chicago April 2Many things contributed con-tributed to thc strength shown In wheat Northwestern receipts wero small the weather wes cold and the Interior and Northwestern elevators reported do creased stocks There were also some doubts existing as to the outcome of the winter crop Yesterdays Washington weather crop report vms construed bearishly bear-ishly but some experts sent In depressing news from thc Southwest Seeding vaa backward and thc freezing weather has been paralyzing the growth of wheat Cables wcie much lower than last comparisons com-parisons on Thursday and there wan a slight dip In prices after a fairly firm opening Both the Northwest und Southwest South-west were reporting higher prices and bought liberally herein here-in spite of thc bearish influenceS there was additional buying by thc bull crowd that has been manipulating July corn Cash trade was Improved and sample people reported that indications pointed toward a resumption of export business May wheat opened H 6ic to c higher at 71asC to 71Lc cased to 714c and by gradual stages advanced to 72zr Trade at no time was heavy or excited May closed firm 4 jc UP at 72c Local receipts re-ceipts for two days were 116 cars two of contract grade Minneapolis and Duluth Du-luth reported 211 cars making a total for the three points of only 327 against 1ST one day lost week and 1000 two daya a year ago Primary receipts were 719W3 bushels compared to 1240000 bushels laat year Seaboard clearances IP wheat and flour criuallcd 527000 bunhols Bradstreets reported the visible supply decreased 2644000 bushels The seaboard reported eighteen loads taken for export Corn trade was disappointingly clack The big manipulators in July options were not Jn evidence and tho market settled Into Us normal condition Trade was mixed with llltlo desire to trade ono way or the other but the buying was better than the soiling skip Cash conditions condi-tions helped the market materially though weakened cables were somewhat depressing At times there was marked anxiety over what the bull crowd would do but nothing eventful happened Southwestern South-western nows was bullish but thc outsldo influences were only slightly effective May corn opened steady sold down to SOc advanced slowly to CQ3c and fluctuated fluctu-ated very narrowly May closed firm ac up at 6QV ½ c Receipts for two days were 215 cars Oats were dull Receiving houses did some buying The market was fairly strong but the fluctuations were narrow Cash strength and the tone of the other pita Influenced better buying than sell lag May sold between 42c and 42v c and closed firm c up at the latter figure Receipts were 118 cars Provisions were fairly active today and showed marked strength Tho early ho market was good but this Influence was soon withdrawn as the tone at tho vnrds eased There was vcry 1Ittl0 disposition to sell the largo cash business nt West era points was reported and packers bought liberally of lard and ribs As of late pork was the most active pro duct and showed the best tone May pork opened lOc to 124c hltthef sold bc twoen S1GG5 and 1G1 and closed 17U < Up s ast May lard cloed 2 ½ c high er at 980 and May ribs 7 ½ s higher at 807 807Estimated Estimated receipts for tomorrow Whct 50 cars corn 1C6 cars oats 110 cars hogs 32000 RANGE OP THE LEADING FUTURES Wheat Open < High Low CIose No 2 July May gSj g 72 7l A 7 72 Septembe 72 72 17 72 Corn No 2 i May 60 60 60 ½ JUly Cl 61 ½ G 6I Sontomle i lau No 2 May 42 12 42 12a July 24YI 31 September 3 9 4hi 23I Mess pork per barrel Ma 3665 16SO 1065 1672 ½ July 1680 1605 1680 1685 Lard nor 100 pounds May os 550 980 98 July 9S71 995 987 ½ 990 September 9577 1005 9PA 1000 Short ribs per ICO pounde May S PO Sfft sOO S97V July 90 ° lA 910 5O2 i o iY7i September 915 917 ½ bilSg oSg CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows Flour steady No 3 spring wheat C9 Ag HAC No 2 red v6VcVNo 2 oats 13c = No 2 whlto 4l i0467ic No 3 white 43 445c No i Zi2f4S air to choice malting barley G2SG6c VJo 1 flaxseed 1 GS No 1 North western 175 1 prime timothy seed 710 mess pork ncr barrel S1CG5S1G lard per 100 pounds 377MrS6 SO short rib sides loose ISCOS9CO dry salted shoulders boxed V c short clear sides boxed M30SOO whisky basis of high wines loO clover contract grade 300i3310 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Recpts Shlpmtg Flour barrels 4900 0 Wheat busheiq 217000 S4l Corn bushei 20300 12100 0 Oats bushels 313000 22UOOO Rye bushels rroco 100 Barley bushels ILOOO S PRODUCE EXCHANGE On tho produce exchange today the but ter market was firm creameries 201127c dairies lOSCfic Cheese firm KtffJLSc Eggs steady fresh lie Coast Grain San Francisco April WheatFirm May l003i December lOS1 spot firmer firm-er 110 Corn Largo yellow I steady l373143 1 Uarl yFirm May 53c December 7S ½ c cash 110 Butter and Eggs Now York April 2I3utteReceipts 4500 packages strong State dairy 22g27e State creamery WSXci creamery hold ° 3 2tjiiC factory JSQ23c Eggs Receipts 1CT7CO packages stead State and Pennsylvania iSic Western uncandlcd at mark 15 > 4lCo |