Show T TRADE NERVOUS In wheat t Early trade Chicago Feb with the tendency tendency ten tendency ten ten- was nervous were Cables dency toward lower prices and tho weak lower flour news was This weather for winter wheat was good Induced some short selling se and s sent nt Northwestern re receipts receipts receipts re- re prices down a a. a trifle and predictions from were liberal that country indicated a better spring movement The seaboard was bidding lower Dullness was but at prices 1 cent also a bearish factor May opened Ac c to c lower at 78 75 8 78 to and f fid fiddled Id- Id dIed around for over an hour with hardly a change Weakness in coarse grains helped to depress wheat and May eventually touched and affe There by had the been Southwest h some and commission o for I Ios longs os houses had sold for the outside account For a time it looked as if it the market could be manipulated easily but when New York worked a fair business on the break th the crowd that had gone short early came in and bought Most of or the less was regained and May closed steady Sc 3 c down at c. c There was a sprinkling of bullish news through the session which however had little strengthening effect Reports had ha It that much of the winter wheat country countr which was supposed s to o be under s snow was un Un- protected e San a Francisco a eo eos also f reported r d da a fair continental demand and prices up upI I c. c Corn orn was depressed at the 0 opening ening by byI commission house selling One large professional professional pro pro- I t ath atho bought o jr In to some extent r and 1 I buoyed s the market f for foI a oI time e but W when he lie threw over his purchases the crowd I went short and May slid off of to The general genera situation was almost un un- changed May closed steady a shade lower at Oats had little litte life and followed corn closely May closed only gc down at Provisions were quiet but were depressed depressed de Se- pressed by general selling following the te I s early eary y grain weakness May Hay pork perk f 3 down own lard lower prk an and ana lower er r m r RANGE RAGE OF LEADING Open High i Low w a Wheat Wheat No 2 2 2 a aMay May 78 78 57 m July 78 73 78 T 78 71 S September Corn JN No 2 77 7 77 71 77 i 1 May 61 4 61 g m July 61 61 6 61 Sty September 60 60 G 5 pi 6 Oats Oats N No 2 7 May May 43 4 43 41 4 43 q I July 36 36 6 36 4 y 34 September bp 31 31 1134 31 Set Mess PorK Porot- rk May 1582 15 1583 85 1370 July 1590 1591 1595 18 Lard Lard- May July July 96 99 I Short Ribs- Ribs May 8 July 8 57 September 8 62 8 Sc CO I CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations q were as follows slow and easy No 3 wheat wheat 2 red 8 No 2 oats 43 2 white c No 3 44 4 No 2 rye fair fall to choice a nt barley No 1 fi No 1 Northwestern prime othy seed 60 mess pork per per I lard per pounds pound short rib sides loose 51 dry sa salted ted shoulders boxed boxe 7 T. T short clear sides side boxed S ky basis cear iS of high I wines 18 contract t g grade e RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENT Articles Flour barrels OJ Wheat bushels Corn bushels S Oats bushels Rye bushels 1 li Barley bushels 50 PRODUCE MARKET MARKETOn MAKET On the Produce exchange tainT tor butter buter market was steady stead creams cream 2 c dairies Cheese fun fi Eggs Egg excited fresh |