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Show IHilBfF IN CHICAGO MARKET Predictions of Another Cold Wave Responsible for the Bullish Feeling. CHICAGO. J.,n. 23. Likelihood that a nrospect:ve cold wave, accompanied by snow, would delay improvement in tlic crop movement had considerable to do tooay with an ;-:dvat:co in the price ot com! The m.uket close unsettled, U''? e to i,c net liivher. with March at $1.26 and May at fl.2:. to SI. 254. Oats gained P 1'ic to lc. Pro isions underwent declines de-clines of 5o to 22c. 1-xcepl for a little weakness at the outset, out-set, tne corn market showed a dcidrd upward slant. Pence talk, to which the initial rieclims deemed duo. was speedily oTfset by bullish constructions gien lo the action of (he exchange directors In putting a stop to trade in .lanmiry delivery de-livery and ordering that January settlements settle-ments be effected at the maximum limit heretofore allowed for futures $1.28 a bushel. Meanwhile, prediclious of sc ere cold and snow began to take effect, and, with complaints of car shortage, put the hears at a dts;td autage throughout the remainder of the day. Oats mounted to the highest prices yet Ulis season. Continued scantiness of receipts, re-ceipts, together with persistent buying on the part of large houses, was largely responsible. re-sponsible. Export sales totaled 300,000 bushels. I luge receipts of hos weakened provisions. provi-sions. Selling ascribed to eastern shipping ship-ping difficulties tended to make any Important Im-portant rally impracticable. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn March ..$1.26 SI. 27 $1 .25 $1.26?i May ... 1.24 1.25 1.24 1.25 Oats-March Oats-March .. .80 .82 -S0 . May ... .77 .79 .77 .79 Pork J?n 47.12 47.10 47.13 May .. .45.80 4 5 . S3 43.72 45.82 Lard-Jan Lard-Jan 24.57 Mav ...24. S3 24.87 24. $0 21. S7 Ribs-Jan Ribs-Jan 23.83 23.85 23.65 23.65 Mav 21.25 24.30 ' 24.22 24.25 |