| Show EXCITEMENT IN INTHE THE WHEAT PIT PITI 1 I Was Wild Day on Chicago Board Bo Jd of Trade 4 CORN CURN AND OATS REACTIVE ACTIVE 4 BULLS SUCCEED HT IN CARRYING EVERYTHING G B moRE THEM THEN Chicago Dee Dec 7 broke loose in groins grains today and with an enthusiasm that has seldom if ever been equaled bulls carried everything before them It n was w u a wild da day in inthe Inthe Inthe the pits with wheat In the lead and andas andas andas as on other recent bulges an inces incessant Incessant sant east stream of buying orders from the country brought the advances Wheat easily led the activity and set such a rapid pace pece that it was a dif difficult difficult task tuk to follow toll ow As has been the tho I fashion for several days past the pit I opened ope Op ed with a jump and disregarded the usual governing factors Bullish enthusiasm ium did everything The coun country country try was crying for huge quantities rind and it was a 8 case of buy buy buy Such Sucha a market was a great temptation to of long wheat and soon a flood of it jt poured in from several points One prominent broker threw bushels on the market and it had tl tlC lly no appreciable effect Where several large lartie sellers were making fat profits there were as many others tak taking taking ing lug In all offerings with avidity Com Corn Commission mission ion houses had orders that demon demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated that the public was bigger than the professionals The regular trade was of the opinion opinion ion joa yesterday that the bull campaign was at an end and am that prices PJ ces would slump hi a panicky market t Tips rips have been going out to sell everything But business s showed the effort was wasted Besides the countryman the capitalist was getting into the trade And added to these very strong bull arguments came the news of strength at Liverpool and in the English coun country country country try markets Receipts especially northwestern northwester l were falling oft off The weather wag un unsettled unsettled settled and all outside markets were showing corresponding strength De lIe December December cember comber wheat opened to higher at 76 eased off o to 76 on the heavy heaY profit taking but In the last hour lour of business sailed upward and closed very strong higher at 73 72 May Ma opened lc to higher at 80 to 81 sagged to 80 but near the last moment of ot trade trad ran excitedly up to 83 53 and thus establish establishing ing log a new crop record The close was very strong higher at I Corn was inclined to be fully sym pathetic with wheat Country offerings have increased somewhat the last few days on the big advances and the inclination in inclination today was waa for further profit taking which It Is i thought would have had a markedly depressing effect had wheat not taken matters in hand Trade was smaller than in wheat but cables were higher and offerings tem tern temporarily held off on because of the wheat demand December closed strong c higher at 54 4 May opened to Ic lc higher at 68 65 to 68 sold down to 68 65 and then literally jumped to 69 a new record price where it closed very strong Hie up There l ere was a good all around trade in oats oate and ald a strong feeling in sympathy with Ith wheat and corn May sold to 47 closing cosing o strong lc up at 47 4 Provisions inclined toward dullness early and prices were slightly Uy down on ona ona a weaker hog bog market ma k t Strength in ingrains Ingrains grains caused cau ed a sharp rally and they closed cOsed strong January pork uP UD lard c higher and ribs Sc higher The leading futures lJ ranged g as ps follows s Wheat No 2 t I Open High J I Low I 1 Close Dec I I May Kay July 81 Ia sr I 80 iO IJO Corn No 2 I J Open I High I Low f I Close Clos CloseD D lay 1 11 69 s July 68 S g fi 57 68 2 f I Open oP i 1 High I Low I Close Cl Dee Mt 14 May Yay I 47 46 17 47 I Iu July u il In 42 n 41 4 42 Afe Mes s Pork Per Barrel I Open I High I Low I Close Cloi Jan JaA 1587 1187 1 y 1709 1732 1700 1725 17 Lard Per Pounds I Open I High Low I IJan Close Jan I I I U I 96 I May I 80 I 17 97 17 Short t Ribs R Per Pounds I Open Op I High I Low j Close Jan 1857 t I I 57 j I Si Sil May Kay I 88 8 I I I sn 57 Cash dictations were as follows Floor Strong winter patents straights str tI clears 30 10 spring a rin specials 4 patents straights No 3 No 2 Z red 2 yellow 6 Oat No 2 48 No 3 Z white No 3 white while Rye No 2 2 OL G Barley Fair to t choice malting maiLing 52 Flax 1 I lH No 1 n northwest t tern era ern LM Timothy Prime seed Med Mess Me s Pork Per barrel iO Lard Per 81 pounds 80 Short Ribs Sides loose Shoulders Dry salted boxed 77 74 Short Clear Sides Boxed Baste of high wines winos l Clover Contract grade 90 Ree Ship Flour barrels O 37 Wheat heat bushels 00 aGOO Cora Corn b oeo Oats bushels Ii Rye bushels 14 1006 1001 Barley rIe bushels bu 34 Pacific Coast Grain Markets San au Francisco Dee Dec 7 Wheat Firm December LO May Barley steady Corn large yellow MARKETS Chicago Dec 7 Cattle Receipts Steady Good to prime nominal poor to medium 4 stockers and feeders cows COWl 1 6 heifers helfers canners 30 bulls calves 09 Texas Tau fed steers Hogs Receipts Monday 50 60 left over ever 2500 lower low r for 1 bulk Mixed and butchers 5 IO 0 good FOd to choice heavy rough h heavy beaV 85 light bulk bUlke b ilk of e sales She p Receipts 1500 Sheep She p nd pd lambs Iambs steady Good to choice w then fair to t choice mixed UI western sheep na naUva ve lambs western I l 41 St J h Mo Dee Dec 7 Cattle It Market steady Hogs Hog Receipts Market Mar et steady to lie lower Light and light mixed 7 U medium and heavy henvy pigs Sheep Receipts Market steady ste Omaha Omalie Neb Dec 7 Cattle Re Receipts 1 Nominally unchanged Mo NI Motive tive beef steers steer western m steers r Texas steers 3 olAV cows and aNI heifers halters can an canners anners ners flees stockers and feed ts calves calve bulls and stags 1 I e J J Hogs Receipts c lower Heavy mixed 6 06 light pigs bulk of sales SILI Receipts LOW 1090 Steady Fed muttons grass grua 3 I fed fd lambs limbs grass grus lambs lambe ewes 2 H common and tock stock sheep Denver eaver Colo Dee Dec 7 Cattle Re Receipts Steady StUdy Beef steers 8 ets cows cow U stockers and feed feeders ers ere freight kei paid to river 32 bulls and stags gs LI Hogg H Receipts Lower Light LI ht mixed heavy No sheen Kansas Kan as City Mo Dee Dec 7 Cattle Re Receipts 1 Hogs Hog At O lower Bulk Balk of or sales Ales 35 heavy h vy Ut 0 medium light 6 3 yorkers pigs pip Fh Receipts Unchanged Muttons 3 lambs Jambs 46 Wool Markets London Dec 7 Offerings at the wool auction sales today too amounted to bales bale Competition was spirited There was an excellent e demand from fron the tIre borne boise trade for New Zealand merinos and Germany bought Queensland scoured and aDd Victoria grades freely An I occasional purchase of superior cross croS bride by American buyers caused keen competition and an upward tendency to prices During the week bales baes were offered of which were withdrawn Slips SlIp were in increased In de do demand demand mand and showed a steadier tone I St Louis Loul Mo lo 10 Dec 7 Wool I Steady Territory and western we tern medi mediums mediums urns fine coarse U II l e I San Sn Francisco eo Dec Dee 7 Wool Spring Bumb Humboldt Mendocino Ne Nevada Nevada vada eastern Oregon 10 valley Oregon Or on fall faU Humboldt and o 10 12 c mountain se 84 Sc Ie e south Plains and San Jose 6 6 Sc c lambs Jambs Dairy Products Chicago Dec Dee 7 On the produce ex cx exchange change today the butter batter market t was wag firm Creams e dairies e cheese steady eggs firm fresh Me New York Dec 7 Butter Receipts packages p firm State dairy creamery June cream creamery creamery ery cry 18 g factory l Eggs Receipts 4 packages pa l firm Western at mark Coffee and Sugar New York Dec 7 Coffee Spot Rio dull No 7 Invoice 6 1316 mild quiet Cordova Sugar Raw steady fair refining 3 centrifugal 3 molasses sugar 3 refined steady No S 6 No 7 No 8 No 8 9 No 10 00 No 11 No 12 1 Lea No 13 3 No 14 standard A confectioners A A mould A I cut loaf loa crushed crashed powdered pow pow red I granulated 4 cubes 1500 I Stocks in London LODdo New York Dec T Commercial Ad Advertisers Advertisers London financial cablegram I The stock market today was wu hUe and aDd heavy he having been dominated by the I big bl slump in American Chares es Lon London London London don is apathetic but takes a gloomy view of the monetary mO O In Ia New NewYork NewYork Ne York Copper Co per shades e as a well as Amer Ainer American lean ican stocks dwindled throughout Rio declining to 41 One o million pounds Nominal Tele Telephone Telephone phone hone preferred has baa been n underwritten I Iby t by tie the Morgans Mor And It ft te ns reported that that t hou ou e has s placed M 0 per pei cent t of the issue ls ue 1 I November trade returns r show shew a de decrease deI decrease crease crea e In imports of 58 per cent sad and in I exports of or 78 71 per pe cent t t |
