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Show CHICAGO PRODUCE. ' CHICAGO, March 27. The wheat market mar-ket today opened steady on a fair demand de-mand which was based upon small Northwestern receipts and unfavorable weather In Kansas for the crop. Later the market weakened on account of realizing real-izing aales. May wheat opened un changed to 1c higher at 75! 75c, sold at 76c. and declined to 7&75c. I The corn market opened firm, but soon eased oil on selling orders which were based upon . local receipts, which were above expectation. May opened a shade higher at 46146ic sold at 46c and declined de-clined to 45Jc. The oats market opened steady with !a light trade. The early market lacked features. Many oats opened unchanged to ic higher at 41I42c, and sold at 42ic Provisions were strong. A 510c advance ad-vance in the price of live hogs was the chief strengthening Influence. May pork opened 20c higher at $15.85; lard was up 10c at $3.80. and ribs were 10c higher at $8.60. I Cash: Wheat. No. S red. 7675c: No. S red. 74c: No. 2 hard, 73i76c; No.) 3 hard, 65i73c; No. 1 northern, 80 84c; No. 3 do. 7983c; No. 3 spring, 76flSlic. Corn No. 3. 4242lc ' Oats No. 2 and No. 3. nil. Close: Wheat May, 75c; July, 77Jc. Corn May. 4646c; July, 45J Oats May, 42c: July. 3i3c. Pork May. $16.27$; July, $16.27i Lard May, $8.90; July. $9.02j. Ribs May, $8.70: July. $8.87J. Rye cash, 6769c. Barley cash, 6371e. Flax, clover and timothy, nil. The low point for the May option in wheat was 76,c. The' close was steady with May unchanged at 76c. I Trading In corn was very light and the market held steady all day. The low point for May was 45Jc The close was steady with May a shade lower at 446o. i |