Show WHEAT STAGES GOOn GOOD RECOVERY CHICAGO Feb 16 Sharp Sharp advances advance today virtually restored the t wheat market to the th price level existing before before be be- fore yesterdays yesterday's break began rial- rial lies les In Wall Wal Street quotations served as the chief motive for tor a a rush to buy wheat The Tho clone close was strong 4 1 to 17 So net higher May SLID 4 3 to 10 7 S and July 1110 10 2 1 to 6 S. Corn Cor scored 1 l to 3 8 at 1 l gain oats finished unchanged to Sc 3 up and provisions varying de decline de e- e dine cline to 70 advance avance Prices which prevailed at the close dose in inthe t the r wheat t market were e the days day's top figures A number b of bulls J who lost courage yesterday and were adlers sellers sellers sel sel- lers reinstated their lines today toay and there was wa heavy buying also on the part of ot speculators who previously had tad sold Forecasts of ot a cold wave had considerable considerable con con- effect in sustaining the ad advance advance advance ad- ad vance and so too did an estimate that domestic farm reserves of wheat in the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska and Kansas March 1 i would total only half as much as for tor the corresponding day a year yen ago On the other hand word that the British big strike had started and was wa threatenIng threatening threaten threaten- ing to spread to other otner oter workers failed to have any apparent Influence as a a market factor here Corn Cor and oats oat moved up wheat It Was wag Wa said yesterdays yesterday's setback In prices had completely halted haled rural sel sal ling hag of or corn co places plaes especially In Iowa However liberal receipts here Monday were looked for inasmuch ins inas ina- ina much aa as railroads were said sM to have much corn com In transit According to some authorities a decided enlargement enlarge enlarge- ment meat of the visible supply total on Monday was ws also to be expected Provisions averaged a little higher with commission houses buy buyers rs to a moderate extent and with wih packers the chief sellers CorO COTTON CLOSE NEW YORK YORI Feb 16 The H. Tha general enera cotton coton market closed barely steady teay at advances of ot 10 to 23 U points on old crop crp positions while later months month were wera well net unchanged to 7 1 points lower t SG Alt FUTURES NEW YORK Feb 16 H. Sugar Sugar futures future closed steady Approximate a t sales tons ea Starch March rc PPl May r a leak 14 July September COTTON NEW YORK Feb 16 Cotton H. Coton Cotton Cotton- fu- fu tore turu closed steady March 2110 to May to July to 30 October 2 2690 9 to 2691 December Decem Decem- ber 2648 2645 e Cotton Coton spot middling mid mId- dung I |