Show IAiNPIT IS BULUSH Wheat Went Up by Rapid jumps Early in Day PROFESSIONALS IN MARKET Government Report Duo Today Has Set Traders Guessing1 Tlierc Were Several Uallics but the Heaviness in Corn and May Wheat Helped to Depress Prices and May Closed Weak Corn Was Active on a Declining De-clining iVfarkot Oats Pit Was Strong for a While Chicago Jan Numerous bullish conditions con-ditions conspired with yesterdays curb strength to send wheat up by rapid Jumps at Uio opening Continued reports of the dccporato condition of lie winter crops from lack of moisture had as much as anything to do with the situation Cables were up a little mainly on Now Yorks curb strength but this with small re celptH augured well Professionals at once set to buj Ing heavily and commis sionhouses out a flood of buying orders In the pit May which opened VI to 0 higher at S4 to S4c soon went to Sl ic From this price there were nurr nurs and rapid changes The markei i > iumed much the same character It 1 jester day and became nervous and or Sic The Government report which Ir xpectcd late tomorrow afternoon sot traders 10 guessing and when several large professionals profes-sionals began selling for profit and uu morolis commissionhouses followed their lead prices slid downward There were several rallies but tho heaviness In corn and May wheat helped to depress prices Mar closed weak HGPrC lower at the bottom bot-tom figure for the day KXtflSSHc Corn was active on a declining market Commission souses sold on the wheat break and May slid down to a weak close Cite < off at Its low price for the day itf L iiCC ½ c Bullish activity In July options gave the oats pit material strength for sometime some-time after the opening When wheat broke bears thought It a good point to go short of July On the selling July which opened well up and sold to 12c one cent over yesterdays close sank back and closed fcc up at mi ii41c May cloned Vi2ric down at lGc Provisions were quiet May pork was1 unchanged and ribs and lard a nha < io lower RANGE OP THE LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat January SOW S0 < 794 70 May 84 1 844 1 SCtf 3v July Si SI S3fc S3M Corn January G311 G3 > t 634 63Mi May 67Vi < 75 t333 66 ½ July 6GV6 G6 65 Oats May 47 i 17 4fji 4 July 12 42 41 41 September 31 31 Hi 33 ½ 33 Mess Pork January 1C90 KM 10S7V 1US7V May 1735 1740 1727 ½ 1727i July 17371A 1737 ½ 1725 1725 Lard January 982A DKJVa 7714 077V May 097A 1000 992I 902 ½ July 1002V 1002 ½ 1000 1000 Short Ribs January SEO 8 GO SI5 SJi May 8S2 ½ SS2V4 S77 X S77j CASH QUOTATIONS Cash 9uottions wore as follows Flour firm Iso 2 sprIng wheat SWS1 ½ e No 2 spring No 2 red Si6jS9c No 2oats i7i7 ½ o No 2 white 4S70c No 3 white 4DtWic No 2 rye C7 > ic Fair to choice malting barley 60Ic No 1 flaxsccd 1G5 No 1 Northwestern 51G7 Prime timothy seed 5055 Mess pork per barrel SlGSSfflGOO Lard per 10 0 pounds S975fjOSO Short ribs sides loose 855 dry salted shoulders boxed 7 7c short clear sides boxed SS5SD5 Whisky basis of high wines S132 Clover Clo-ver contract CTadc J1000 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Rccpts Ship Flour barrels 33000 SlOOO Wheat bushels 55000 39000 Corn buohels 137000 13SOOO Oats bushels 1G3000 llOOO Rye bushels 2000 1000 Barley bushels 65000 15000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On tho produce exchange today the butter market was steady Creameries 15 < 24l4c dairies H < SJ20c Cheese steady lOViQllVlc Eggs strong fresh 30c Coast Groin San Francisco Jan 9 Wheat Steady May JllOVi December 5111 ½ spot firmer firm-er 10014 Corn Largo yellow steady 1303135 Barley No sales cash 3lc Corner in Eggs Chicago Jan 9 Continued heavy buying buy-Ing of eggs and consequent high prices on the produce exchange gave rise today to the belief that the egg market Is being cornered South Water street merchants said local packing Interests had practically practi-cally gained control over the local market mar-ket and were pressing prices up Today fresh eggs were commanding 20 cents Aside from a largo reduction of stocks In storage for local consumption tIm December De-cember cold snap which slopped hens from laying and cut oft tim country offerings offer-Ings has seemingly abetted the packers In their manipulations Butter and Eggs New York Jan 9 Butter Receipts 37C0 packages steady State dairy 15 < j23c crcumery Ifrtrlvc June creamery 15Q > 22iAC factory 13iQ15le j5S6s Rccolpls 4700 packages firm Stale and Pennsyhanla 22i5lc Western uncandlcd at mark St Louis Wool Market SL Louis Jan 9WoolFlrm Territory Terri-tory and Western mediums lfflTc fine 116j16 ½ c coarse 11ii16c San Francisco Wool San Francisco Jan Quotalons on wool hero today were Spring Nevada 10 < Jil2c eastern Oregon IftijISc volley Oregon Ore-gon 13S15c Fall Mountain lambs SSOc San Joaquin plains CQSc Humboldt and Mcndoclno 1tflj12c New York Sugar Market New York Jan 0SugarRaw dull fair refining 3 1lGc centrifugal Miesl 3 9lGc molasses sugar 2 13lGc crushed 525c powdered l c granulated 475c |