WHEAT MARKET IS SLIGHTLY FIRMER Chicago Speculators Buy Corn and Price Advances on . . Board-of Trade.. , . - ,i CHICAGO. Jan. 10. TCcporta that, the interstate commerce, commission' had decided de-cided to refuse permission for reduced, freight rates from the Canadian northwest north-west helped rally tho wheat market today to-day after a d'ocllne due to better weather weath-er In the Argentine, 'dossing llgures "wore firm, a shade lower to jU: higher than last nlcht. Corn finished ifft'ic to 1c up. oats unchanged to gc advance, and hog products varying 5c each way from yes-lorday. yes-lorday. The news regarding the alleged decision deci-sion adverse Io a proposed reduction of railroad charges on Canadian wheat came from flnnonpolls. and tended to dispel gloom as to the cash situation. During most of the day the market was depressed largely as a result of improving improv-ing harvest conditions in tho Argentine. Tho cold wave, too, seemed to slacken business nil around and to prove Indirectly Indi-rectly a source of weakness until the lasl half hour brought back a comparative return of strength. May fluctuated from PO-jc to 51.002, with lahl sules $1,001 1.0(1;', a not loss of a shade. Speculators were the best buyers of corn. .May ranged between (IHIilHic and 015c closing at I ho llrst named figures, fig-ures, a net gain of Ac. Cash grades were steady. No. 2 yellow was not quoted. , . llellef that feeders were using oats in preference to corn because of Hie relative rela-tive cheapness, led to eonsid ruble covering cov-ering In the former cereal. May ranged from -101c anil IS'Jc, and closed at t9cs a rise of W nel. ... , , , Provisions held surprisingly steady In view of the big run of hogs al all centers. cen-ters. At I lie end of the day prices had not been made easier to any material extent. RANCH OK T1IK NKADINC Kl'TL'niiS. Wheal Open HlP11 r0 Mav ... ... l.OOi 1.003 1.002 Julv 01? AS On SAptombcr l :,:! 1,:U nr' Corn . rn. January .... f;0j ... juiv ml u m September . ''U UM G1 b1'1 Jam.arT .... W l May W J ' Julv II1? i" "2 ' September 101 104 -U -l"i CASH QUOTATIONS. Cash quolalions wore, as follows: l-'lour. stendv; No. -J rvo. 0iu: feed or mixing barlev. :iOcfi7'.l.or.: fair to choice melting. fl.SrifJ.l.rir.; tlmolhv seed. $12.00'5' ir..0D ; clover. Sl'i.OOtfi'ai.OO; mess pork, per barrel. bar-rel. :I."i..i0.Ti,i.-.S7A: lard, per I0u pounds, ?'J.:!"t: short ribs, shies (loose). 5S.50. r:i:AiN .statistics. Total clraianees of wheat and flour wore equal to 1S0,OOi) bushels. Primary lecelplK were 212,000 bushels, compared with ::i'.!.000 but-hels the corresponding day a ynar ago. ICsllniated receipts for . tomorrow: Wheat. !) cars; corn, 'u cars: oala. HO cars; hog. 10.000 head. Now York Produce Ni:V YORK. Jan. 10 Flour Steady with it moderalM lobbing trade. Receipt. 1S.SS5 barrels: sbluuonlu. t, 111. Wheat Spot Kteady; No, 2 red, fiSl elevator ele-vator and I'OJ f. o. b. afloat. No. 1. northern. north-ern. Duluth. Sljfijl f. o. b. afloat. Futures Fu-tures oaoy during the morning, owing to lower cables nnd nioro favorable Argentine Argen-tine newK. but developed a steadier feel-Inc feel-Inc on small receipts ami buying by commission com-mission houses, closing al unchanged to Jc not lower. May closed al. 31.04 f -1 I ; Julv closed at $l. Rcoelptu. 13.'J00 bushels: bush-els: shipments. 71, Sin. Hons Firm. Hide? Steadv. Petroleum Steady, Wool Oulct. Sugar Raw, quiet; muscovado, 51) lest. :!.92c: centrifugal, PC tcM. lA'ic; molasses sugar, tcct. 3.07c. Refined sternly. Chicago Produce, CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Butter Steady; crenmerlep., 2?tfiSSc; dalrlen, 23!ff'31c. TTgg? Stcntb ; receipts. Ifl7rt casea; at mark, cnnci Incltflod. ZZGZlc; first?, 2S Ic30c, prime firsts. 33c Checac Steady ilatrlcc, IGMOIc:! twins, ltllrtlc; young Americas, injirj) r,c: long homK. 161G2c.