GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
The Chicago grain markets were quiet on Monday. Wheat took the lead and the market closed about half a cent higher than on Saturday. Foreign advices were favorable; rain was reported in California, and the New York quotations were better.
Receipts of grain of all kinds were comparatively light.
Flour was quiet at the following quotations:
| Choice to favorite white winters | $5 40@5 50 |
| Fair to good brands of white winters | 4 75@5 00 |
| Good to choice red winters | 5 25@5 50 |
| Prime to choice springs | 4 75@5 00 |
| Good to choice export stock, in sacks, extras | 4 25@4 50 |
| Good to choice export stock, double extras | 4 50@4 65 |
| Fair to good Minnesota springs | 4 50@4 75 |
| Choice to fancy Minnesota springs | 5 25@5 75 |
| Patent springs | 6 00@6 50 |
| Low grades | 2 25@3 50 |
Wheat.—Red winter, No. 3, 90½; car lots of spring, No. 2, in store sold at 91@91¼c; No. 3, do. 85@86.
Corn.—Moderately active. Car lots No. 2, 52½@52½c; rejected, 43@44; new mixed, 48@50c.
Oats.—No. 2 in store, closed 32½@32¾.
Rye.—May, in store 57@58.
Barley.—No. 2, 55@60 in store; No. 3, f.o.b. 53c.
Flax.—Closed at $1 44 on track.
Timothy.—$1 30@1 33 per bushel. Little doing.
Clover.—Quiet at $5 50@6 for prime.
Hungarian.—Prime 65c.
Buckwheat.—75@85c.
Millet.—40@50c.
Provisions.—Mess pork, February, $14 75@14 78 per bbl; Green hams, 10½c per lb. Short ribs, $7 65 per cwt.
Lard.—February, $8 95@8 97.
Lumber.
Lumber unchanged. Quotations for green are as follows:
| Short dimension, per M | $ 9 50@10 00 |
| Long dimension, per M | 10 00@11 50 |
| Boards and strips, No. 2 | 11 00@13 00 |
| Boards and strips, medium | 13 00@16 00 |
| Boards and strips, No. 1 choice | 16 00@20 00 |
| Shingles, standard | 2 10@ 2 20 |
| Shingles, choice | 2 25@ 2 30 |
| Shingles, extra | 2 40@ 2 60 |
| Lath | 1 65@ 1 70 |