Show PATTEN OF BREAKING MARKET WHEAT KING UNLOADS AND PRICES TURN somersault ON BOARD OF TRADE disposes of five million bushels of wheat within forty forti flight hours hour about a quarter of which be longed to personal account chicago james A patten la Is receiving credit from market reporters for making chicago board of trade prices take one of the most remarkable somersaults on record on thursday I 1 cereals tell fell nearly 5 f cents a bushel and packing house products almost a dollar a barrel it was stated that a gigantic selling movement which got beyond control had its start in mr pattens judgment and action regarding tho the wheat marmet market the alrin with which mr patten Is connected was estimated to have sold upward of alve million bushels of wheat within the last forty eight hours about a quarter of this was said to have been for mr pattens personal account with some portion of the total at a loss all of his own sales were said to have been completed but the impetus said bald to have been given there had a cumulative effect which through the system of stop loss orders in vogue in tho the option method of trading finally toppled over not only the wheat market but values also of corn oats and other speculative articles notably pork |