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Show ISlM LUIS II Provisions Also Inclined to Soar; Speculators Concentrate Con-centrate on Oats. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. Grain and provisions, pro-visions, as well, bumped upward bard today to-day against maximum price limits. Knowledge Knowl-edge that stocks of flour .15 b" virtually exhausted was a leading buinsn factor. ' Corn closed firm at the same as vesterdav's finish to .4ic higher with March at $1.27 and May at SI-'1.;'-' 1.274. Oats gained lS2c. to 2c, and pio- visions, 35c to SI. , With Fehruai-v delivery of corn alreadv quoted at the topmost point permissible, later options showed from the outset a tendency to climb. The margin st ill open for profit on purchases, however, was so narrow that transactions were without any substantial size. Speculative interests centered chiefly in the oats market, which at first showed some weakness owing to tire enactment of a rule that no contract would be valid at anv ereater advance than 2c for any single" dav. Rural offerings were meager, however, " and reports that, liberal shipments ship-ments had been made from here to the seaboard gave renewed stimulus to commission com-mission bouse demand. .Thereafter the market moved consistently urigrarie, stopping stop-ping onlv at the maximum eet limit. Provisions made a sharp ascent after temporary declines that were due to unexpected un-expected large receipts of hogs. The later notable strength of provisions was ascribed to talk 01 large takings by the government. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn ,, March $-..- i SI. 2. Mav..... 1.27 - 1.27Vi Oats-March Oats-March .. .2.04 .93 .9"H .3" Mav SS4 .904 .SS4 . .90 :i Pork Mav 49.75 50.55 49.75 od.So Lard Mav ....26.37 26.97 26.37 26.97 Julv 27.25 27.05 27.25 Ribs-May Ribs-May ....25.65 26.20 25.65 26.20 July 26.55 26.20 26.55 |