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Show SHORTS CLEANED UP. JB Wheat Corner Came as a Surprise te. !B Chicago Operators. jBJ Chicago. Tho whoat "squeeze IB which dovoloped on Thursday was IB tho cleanest-cut of any corner la IB years. In a vague way thero was iB known to be a short Interest, but IB that some particular individual or fH clique had secured tho long side wat H undreamed of. Tho traders In control JH aro eald to have hold about 1,000,000 jfl bushels, while the scattered short JH Interest ran between 5,000,000 and H 10,000,000, according to tho nvcrag jfl expert guess In tho absence or actual B figures. In volumo, this does not be- H gin to comparo with somo doalt jfl which board or trade history re H veals, but in compact efficiency it J B said to be tho peer of any. H No colossal winnings or losses are Un Involved, although some of the B woaker shorts wero hit hard. H |