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Show GRAIN MARKET IS I njwic I Prices Decline Early and Ad- IB vance Near Close in Rush of 1H Shorts to Cover. IH HEAVY SELLING OF WHEAT IS DURING THE EARLY HOURS B Sharp Decline and Additional H I. Ease of Provisions Are IH Other Features. IH By Associated Press. WM CHICAGO, Feb. 19. Grain prices were H nervous and erratic today, declining early HB and advancing In the Anal half ou a gen.- HR eral rush of shorts to cover, wheat lead- JR Ing the other grains In both decline and Hj recovery. Provisions, governed by lower BK hog prices, fell off in the first half and mm later gained slightly, but finished gen- H erally lower than yesterday. flH A rush of sellers to tho wheat pit. Ktt caused a decided drop In pricc3 aflcr a comparatively firm opening. The Initial HB weakness of corn, which also sagged Bj sharply, contributed to the decline. Tho Mm r.clllng was overdone, however, and when ID shorts sought lo cover little grain was In sight and prices rapidly recovered mm and attained higher levels under the BB strong demand. The early decline was ! approximately jc and the advance car- HH rlcd prices up from 14c to 18c above the i Hi low point. May ranging rrom $L12jfM.l2t In to $1.14 JULl il, and closing 1c up nt HP. ?1.14igl.lli. Crop damage reports had Mlj little effect on the figures, which wcru mm principally responsive to the demand from HH speculators, and the close was strong and WJj not far from the high point. jRf Liquidation and much short selling- by mm speculators caused a rapid decline In corn DH after a relatively steady opening. The up- M turn In wheat aided the corn market. and an advance of from ic to lie from Q the low point was registered. Hj H Oats reflected' the course of the other II grains In an early decline and ax la.ter V B recovery. Hie gains, however, not being M H so pronounced as In wheat or corn. May IRK opened steady to a shado off, fell to 4GS: m K and climbed up to 4TJ?i' 172c. the other bES futures fluctuating somewhat less. The fl B close was firm at near the high points. 11 Provisions were easier, owlntr to lower HI llvo hog values, opening from 2ic to 15e HB lower, and tho market declined still fur- J IH thcr. May pork falling to 523.17J. Pro"- IS pects of a heavier llve-hog run next IK week had a dragging effoct, and quant!- IB ties of the products were transferred. The IH upturn In grains stiffened provisions In IK tho final half and some of the early lofses g were regained, ribs creeping back to yes- j I B tcrday's close and pork and lard finish- I B lug 5c to 7c below. I K RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. 1 K j Wheat Open. High. Low. Close. I E May 1.135 1.141 1.122 1 .1-15 R Bp July l.Oli 1.0 IZ 1.03J 1.0M 11 Sept 99i l.OOi 99 l.OOfc 111 May fiGS Ml 65i PG ' lit July ....... G73 G7 66i G7-J AW Sept 675 GTJ 661 : 671 ' I fvj May I7J 47? 4GJ 47J fll July Ui Hi 431 445 HIS Sept 408 4 1 i 401 4li SI Mess pork, per barrel H W May 23. C5 23.G7J 23. 7i 23.63 Tj jfj Lard, per lOO pounds !n May 12.72J 12.75 12.60 12.7?. mm Jtily 12 70 12.70 12.57J 12.70 fl B Short ribs, per 100 pounds mWS May 12.42i 12.45 12.321 12.15 II .July 12.37 a 12.421 12.30 12.421 IB CASH QUOTATIONS. Iffi1 Cash qi.o:.;nons were as follows: Flouv. I K 1 steadv: winter patents. $5.2015? 3.G5: win- , ' I IE: ' tor straights, $4,401' 4.45: sprlnc straights. ! I ffi- ' S4.S535.10; bakers. JS SOU'S. 10: No. 2 rye. IB , SI (J?S2f: feed or mixing barley. S3f?6$;c: IK! fair to choice malting;. 69ft7.1e; flaxseed. IvJ' No. 1 southwcsteni. $2.12: No. 1 north- llSi western, 52.22: timothy seed, $4.05: clover, rm ' S13.G0; mess pork, per barrol. $23.G2iTi 23.87i: lard, per 100 pounds. $12.72; short I ni ribs, sides (loose). $1212.50: short clear ISi' sides (boxed), SlSOK'S. 1 1 ! GRAIN STATISTICS. j ' Total clearances of wheat and flour Mj woto equal to 1S1.000 bushels. Primary I 3i receipts were 42S.O00 bushels, compared I ' S! with 574.000 bushels tho corresponding ft'St"' day a year ago. Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat. S cars: corn. 2S1 car?; ' 8 fel pais, 109 cars, hogs. 42.000 head. H cj |