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Show WAVE OF GULL FEELING Cables Were Firm; World's Statistics Bullish. MAY OPENED SOME HIGHER Corn Had ft Good Up Turn Early, but Prices Did Not Hold When Late Selling Set In Oats Had a Nervous Openlnr Advancing Early on CommUslO i-House Buying Feeling Feel-ing 1 .nse Over Concsntrated Situation Situa-tion In May Provisions Dull nnd Etulcr on a Heavy Kun of Hogs. Chlciso 1-eb 17 -Thero wns a little wave of bull feeling at the opening In wheat Cables were firm and worlds statistics wero'btilllsh There was some fair buying bv commission- houses early, nnd the bullish sentiment carried over from Saturday with advances In corn nnd oats helped prices upward May opened 'kfl'.c hltlher to 11 shade lower at 78', to 7a and speedily advanced to 79 Almost every bit ot ovaiuble news was bullish There wns a trench cablo claiming probable Injur) to the wheat crop from the hard winter worlds shipments ship-ments fell off neirlv 2 no (XX) husrels from weeklv requirements and the visible; sup-pl) sup-pl) fell off lltXl bushels Dullness In trading, however nnd the fact that the outsiders wcro not In tho market worked against prices 33 hen 79 cents was reached for May, commission houses sold and olher grains lost early gains Tho bears who had been short early nn 1 who had covered took courage and sold short again though not to a great extent ex-tent lias slid off to 78t,H', and closed we-ik "tl,c down at 'St., Lorn naei 11 good up turn eurls, but prices dl I not hold when late selling set In Mny closed weak, H!fo lower, at 61c Oats had a nervous opening, ndvanclng early on commission house buying There seems 10 be 11 tense feeling over the e on-centrnted on-centrnted 3la situation Shorts were very uneasj nnd covers 1 When wheit anel corn turned bearish this pit lost much of Its early gain May closed firm, W'l'.c higher, ot 43',-741 1 revisions were dull and easier on n heivy run of hogs at Ihe vards Mi) pork closed 10c lower, lard, Wfi'ic lower, and ribs, 7'ac lower HANOE OP LUADINO rUTIJRES Open High Low. Close 33 heat-No 2- May 78', 79 751, 71. July 79' 79'. 78$ 78", Corn-No 2 3Iay G2 C2V, Bis, 61', Julv C2', f2;i -UN, 6I'J September 1'J t.l Mini bOH Oats-No i- 3!av 41', 4,'., 41'. 41 Jul) 1715 37"? 3'i T', September .. 33 32'. 3Hi 31 prpirmnrr ., Hi d1, .lie i Mesa Pork-May Pork-May 15 87 13 9j 15 87 15 87 Jul) 15 93 lb OJ 15 9. 13 9,. Lard Mny 9 47 9 V) 9 40 9 47 Julv . 9 60 9i) 9 55 9 57 Short Whs Mirrh .... 8 50 8 53 S 47 8 fa) Jul) , . 8 60 8 f3 8 r."t4 8 57'i September . ..8 70 8 70 8 f7'5 S 6714 CASH QUOTATION'S Cash quotations were as follows No 3 spring wheat 74.'ii75i'c1 No 2 red 8ii,c No i oats 44f411ie. No 2 white, 4(.',54f'4v , No 3 white, 4Vc?4i'4V No 2 rye, 60e No 1 Northwestern flaxseed if 71 Prime timothy seed t.Kc Mess pork per barrel, 11.6515 70 lard, per 100 pounds, 9 -KVij", 32'- Short ribs sides (loose) 38 So-iis 45 dr) salti d shoulders ltx.xed) 7L,c, short clear sides (boxed), S7oi8 8 nr.CBIPS AND BIIIFMKNT8 Articles rtecpts. Ship Flour, barrels 2oo SI (no 3heat, bushels DSiaai f 7 Co Corn, bushels 41(aal 21O1O Oats, bushels . homo 101 000 Hie, bushels 3 0,11 1 ual liarlcy. bushels ooea in 000 PUODlICi: MAHKET On the produce exchange todiy the butler mirket wns stead), cresms 17l lie, dairies. 171122c t heese, stead) lOfl 12c 1 ggs, strong and excited, tush, 31 ca.Cc. Const Qrnln. San Francisco leb 17 IVhe-lt Firm Ma) 1123,, December 1123, Parley Stendy, 31 ij, nv,, December, 8V VUlblo drain Supply. New 3. ork Feb 17 -Tho visible supply of grain Siturelay, I-ehruary 15th. as compiled com-piled h) the New York Produce exchange I, as follows 3heat, 5.5'AlOiX) bushels, decrease, J. (aliom bushels Corn llll2a) bushels, decrease, 4I1") bushels Oals 4 2MOO bushels, decrease 126000 bushels Ilye, 2,-f.1,ey1 bushels, elecreise, 72 rtal bushels I.arley, 2145(Ya) bushels, increase, 0,000 bushels Elgin Butter Market. T.lgln 111 1-eb 17-Tiete were no of. ferlngs or rales of butter on tho board today, but the committee odvaqced the price two cenls declaring a firm market at 20 cents The sales of the week aggregated ag-gregated da) ono pounds Butter and Eggs. New 3 ork. Feb 17 -Hutter-Ilecelpts, B500 packnges, stead). State flilr), 20((28c, creamery, .a3ac, June creunery. 17v-ic, factory ui.li 1 gfcS-Iticelpts im packages firm. Stain and Pennsvlvnnli Jlc, 3Vestern uu-cundlcd, uu-cundlcd, nt malk, 34c |