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Show SOLD ON THE BULGES Grain Market Was Entirely a Scalping Affair. PIT WAS UNUSUALLY DULL Com at Times has Fair Support anil Some Activity, but In the Long Run. tho BearUh Tendency Won Out Commission House Selling and tha. Oats Depression Brought ft Sag-, Oats Had a Bad Time r-m th Start Strength in Fib tons Surprise. Chicago, Feb 10 Ordinary Influences appeared to have little, effect on wheat Up to midday the range waa only , cent, and the whole eenslon showed onlr 11 shade more The slUehtly b nihil fMt ing with which tho market closed Satur. rial was lost at tho outset today on minor bits of bearish news The cable, did not reflect any of our strength the amount on passage hid Increased 1 Mt ui bushels and worlds shipments were lib. eral The mild weather, with nddltlon rnotts over the W est. wvia favorable for the growing crop All told the market waa dull and largely a sculping affair tra. era selling on all the bullcs and" billing on tho dips The most important Item nf news of th, day was the decreaso ot 1 6Jil.0O0 bushelr almost double tho decrease expected vet there was no effect on tho pit liar opened 'MHo to a shado lower at 77t to .'I. anM on ,e".t,y SOTn V"Rlh sold to .sc Commlnslon houses later turned seller the osta brenk ha Ing a depress Ing effect, and May reacted tn 77Vf77i 1 he close Has eass. May '4o down at 77S 07,. Corn nt tlrnrs had fair support and some actlvltv. but In tho long run tS bearish tendency won out Commission, house selling ind the oils depresslm brought a sag and In'the absence of bur. Ing nrclera the gain waa lost May closed easy at 'f,ftV4o lower at 61Ufl61H ' Oata had a bed tlmo of It from th, opening Maj optlona were selling it 13. which was Sauirchiya closing n, lire Then thero set In n deliberate raid such as was witnessed two weks ago and Mat was presd down quickly to it There was n poor demoend and there ttai almost nn early support Toward th close commission hreusea helped toward regaining a fraction, of the loss vi olnsed weak l.fi'.c lower at 4242U Tho strength in protlslons waa some thing of a surprise considering the lam lecelpis of hogs Jt.M.i head at elis! Soitils, compared to Bilr.rt head last tear ifferlnga were light excert when prli were at Ihelr highest May pork clow Hrm 740 up at tlVCi, May lard cIom IK. "P nt 19 52V,, .May ribs, 60 up J IS 57V, H KANOE Or THE LEADING rUTUtttl Articles Open. High. Low. Clou, w heat No. 2 February .... 71 ., . . 1 May 77V, 78 7714 ., Jlll , .... 77". 71U 771! 7J Corn No 2 M;v ri;, c.u si, u Julj 1 iv, r.i, fiJ eii September ... 0014 fit, m. ejJ Oats No 2 May 41 4TV1 42 4", luly "7l4 17(, 3M, V,i September . ... J2Vh 3Ji4 3i, jp! Mess Tork May IS tt 10 074 15 115 us?, July J9-Vb 11) 15 92V, 1,00 May 9 41 Oft) 9 45 9JH4 Julf ....9 55 0 67V5 9 8a 9 S.V4 Short Whs- May . b2(, S f2l 8 5314 S 5P4 July .... SO.. 8 70 SC5 StTlJ CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows rioir steady: Nn 3 spring wheat 73374V4C No 2 red 81015c Nn 2 nats, 43i.llc, No 1 while, limbic, No 3 while, 43ti45Vic, No 2 rve 69i,c fair to choice malting bnrloy, rlif(03V4c, Sn 1 flaxseed 11 US, No 1 Northwestern, 11 71V,, prime tlmothv seed 4n0 mess pork, per barrel ii170ci H75, lard per loo pounds 19Vfi9 40, short rll sides floose), . 4038 55 dry salt! ed shoul lers thoxed) 707i.c, short clear sides (boxed), 1170(178 80. whlskt basis of high wines, 1111, clover contract grade, RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Ttcpts Shin. riour, barrels 23000 200a) Whent bushels 47000 3100 Corn, bushels 41000 (100 Oats, bushels lOiiioo 67 nm live, bushels 0000 3.001 ISarlej. bushels 43000 6 01) rnonucn exchange On the produce exchange tndav the butter market waa firm! creama 17ff27lci dairy, VflZZc Cheese, stead j, 9giP,c, Lkgs, firm, fresh, 26i(c Coast Grain, San Francisco Feb 10 Wheat, ouleti May, lllflij. spot firmer nt 11 0Ti li rley Quiet. May, S7c, cash, 92e, Available Drain Supply. New Vork, eb 10 Thn visible aupplU of grain Saturday, 1 ebruarv 8th aa compiled com-piled by the New Vork produce exchanf. Is us follows Wheat 51 toe COO bushels; decrease. 1 361. tv bushels Corn-116.,0000 bushels, decrease, KM bushels Oats 4.41C CO bushels, decrease, 115W bushels Hyo 231000 bushels! decrease, 43.4s buslicla 11 illei 1.S03 000 bushels, decrease, 23,0(4 bushels |