Show BUIISRUN6RtPIT < Speculation in Chicago at High Pressure TRANSACTIONS ON BIG SCALE In Spite of Heavy Selling for Profits Every Pit Closed Strong1 The Day Recalled the Great Transactions oJ Hutchinson Cudahy Kent Ream and Other Giants Who Ruled the Pit and Swung Prices for Fortune for Every Session Corn Was Alst Very Active Chicago Dec Speculation on tin board of trade today was such as to recall re-call the great transactions of Hutchlnson Cudahy Kent Ream and the other giant who ruled the pits and swung prices fo fortunes every session Bull enthuslasn such as has not been seen In the las few years had possession of the markets and In splto pMieavy soiling for profit every pit closed strong Transactions in wheat were on a seal that Indicated the Western country wa I thoroughly aroused lo the situation Th Blight sag at yesterdays close following thc early buoyancy attracted buyers everywhere Both primary and Northwestern North-western receipts were reported rapidly decreasing The able list did not respond to yesterdays sap and later cables showed a marked Improvement Temptations to take profits Induced many holders to realize but with the en Ihuslasm that seemed to prevail on all hands early sellers soon became tine best buyers Tno countrvman was practically i In control of the market Outside markets mar-kets responded rapidly to every bullish incentive and this strength was again reflected re-flected here Flour nt Minneapolis advanced ad-vanced lOc Dry weather in the Southwest was reported damaging to lie winter crop and newt was constantly arriving that wheat was being fed to stock With all these Influences trade phowed a steady advance December opened 4ffTc up sold to 75 ½ j73r fec and closed strong 1W SlfcC Mav opened Win 1MC higher at 754I754c Vi to MfJfc up and sold to 79c closing strong lril1Aac l < higher at 79tec Corn lent Us share of activity to the general strength The buying was of a general churaclcr wllh shorts covering and a good demund present from the outside out-side Vheat activity Influenced this pit and light receipts and unsettled greatly weather brought on a bull campaign Trade was not heavy but the market was Decem constant nervous strain under a ber closed strong lAVSHic up nt G3M > CCc May sold up to 67ic and closed strong llic higher at 67c the bull market all Oats had a strong session May sold to a new record at 45Vic and closed strong i114c up at 45fi45TX A good country demand for everything the provision list held hog products on In together with tine strength strong grain January pork closed 22C up lard 13c higher and ribs lOc up RANGE OF THIS LKADTNG FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 December 74i 76 741 70s May 7SVj 70I 7S A 79Vi Corn No 2 December 62 63 G2 63 G7 65 67A o May July 65i 07 G5 CG Oats No 2 December 13VV 44 43Vt 44 > t 43 55lfc 43 45 May July 39y 4O4 S9a 40i Pork Mess 1C05 1G40 1G05 1637 January May 1G45 1672 1G45 1670 Lard December 950 932 955 922 JanuarY May 040 110 940 957 Bibs Short 83 335 830 832 JanuaRY May 845 8 Si2 S5U CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations wore as follows Flour firm standard patents advanced lOc No 2 spring 70Vjo No 2 red 7SQ791ic No 2 oats 45Vifj45Mc No 2 white 47Vi4SV4c No 3 white I7il7c No 2 rye Clc fair to choice malting tjO03V5c No 1 flaxseed flax-seed 139 No 1 Northwestern 140 prime timothy seed 3B5 mess pork per barrel 154Kj1560 lard per ICO pounds S9505r2 > short ribs sides loose 5S2nD salted shoulders boxed 1np S 40 dry llAc short clear sides boxed JS7XSSy whisky basis of high wines 5132 clover contract grade 5900 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Ret Ship Flour barrels 92000 33000 Wheat bushels 232000 20000 Corn bushels 161000 11GOOO Oats bushels 293000 297000 Rye bushels 18000 2000 Barley bushels 1GSCOO 21000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today the butter but-ter market was firm creameries 14fi 24Ac dairies 13i20c cheese steady 9Vj 04e eggs firm fresh 24c Coast Grain San Francisco Dec 4 1WheatSteady May lOG spol firm 1 0P4ulG2I < Barley Strong May 75c cash i5c Butter and Eggs Now York Dec 4 Butter Receipts woo packages firm State dairy IStJilUc creamery 15f25 Vic June creamery liIi 22c factory 12Vj lBc Eggs Receipts 40 packages steady Western at mark 2Uc Foreign Markets New York Dec 4 Commercial Advertisers Adver-tisers London financial cablegram says The stock market today was Idle and Irreglar Americans were neglected President Roosevelts mild allusions to trusts In his message reassured but failed to attract buyers The market Is still overshadowed by tine copper situation situa-tion American shares opened around parities eased oft slightly and then Union Pacific Improved on Nan y afternoon support and P T2 N and Erie owing to Nw ori Ions stiffened on the curb after the of the exchange R0 Tlnios clc ni steady Copper broke to 55 Os the t cia New York Sugar Market Now York Dec 4 SugarRawgicnd fair refining 3 < c centrffufu y tcat y molasses sugar 3c refined crushed MOc powdered t7 granulj ntea0 I |