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Show CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, March 19. The wheat market mar-ket opened weak on active selling by pit traders, but quickly recovered all the loss on good buying by commission-houses. The weakening influences at the opening wen lower. Liverpool cables and liberal receipts In the Northwest. The strength of oats and corn caused a demand which bruoght about the reaction in prices. May wheat opened i to Jc lower at 751&7oJc, and sold at 7519751c Shorts were active buyers In the. corn pit and the market was strong. May opened unchanged to ic higher at 451 to 45Rc. and sold at 46ftc. The oats market was strong because of local receipts, which were below expectation. expec-tation. May oats opened Ic to Jc higher, at 401 to 40c, and sold up to 411c The provisions market was firm on a 5-cent advance In the. price of live hogs. Trading' was moderately active. May pork ope.ied unchanged at $15.85; lard opened unchanged at $9.03, and ribs were 21- lower at $8.82J'a 8.5. The transactions In wheat became very light, hut the one was strong. The close was strong with May up lc at 75 76c. A good demand for corn from commission commis-sion houses caused a strong market until the close. May was 111 higher at 46gc. Close; Wheat May, 75i(876c; July, 771 CoVn May. 46c; July, 46J46Jc. Oats Mav, 4 1 J-; July, 37?'537c Pofk Mav. $15,721; July. $15.8714? 15. 9Q. Lanl Mav. JS.921: July. $9. Ribs May, $R.7211i 8.75; July, $S.82J. Rve cash, 69c. Hurley cash, 58'6171c Flax, clover and timothy nothing doing. do-ing. Cash: Wheat No. 2 red. 741c; No. 3 red. 73r 741c; No. 2 hard. 73i76c; No. 3 hard. 65i741c; No. 1 Northern, 80185c; No. 2 Northern, 80183c; No. 3 spring, 76 (&82c Corn No. 3, 43143ic' Oats No. 2. 41 Ic; No. 3. 41 Ic. |