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Show CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago, Jan. 21. largely as a result re-sult of offerings being unusually meager, w heat today rose higher than at any time since the war began. Before Be-fore the ascent was checked the market mar-ket climbed to a point 7 l-2c above yesterday's lowest figures No extraordinary extra-ordinary excitement accompanied the bulge in wheat, the volume of buying orders not seeming to be more than normal. An advance at Liverpool, with predictions that Argentine shipments ship-ments would be light tended to encourage en-courage the bulls After opening at a range varying from l-4c off to 3-4c up, the market receded slightly, and then began to soar, but afterward declined de-clined more than lc from the top. Corn went up with wheat. There was a good general commission demand, de-mand, with some signs of a call from exporters. The opening which was a shade lower to l-4tfj3-8c advance was followed by a little bearish reaction, reac-tion, and then a material upturn all around. Oats took the same path as corn Trade, however, was well distributed on both sides of the market. Provisions responded to the grain strength. An early decline due to lower pricos for hogs was more than wiped out. Afterward the market sagged further fur-ther owing to profit taking and because be-cause of comparative absence of fresh export business. The close was unsettled, un-settled, at the same as Inst night to 3-8l-2c adance. A moderate setback ensued when wheat suffered a fall. The close was nervous at 18 to 3-Se net adance. Chicago. Jao. 21. Wheat, 2 red, $1.42 1-4 1.44 7-8; No. 2 hard. $1.42 1 ra, 1 44 7-8. Corn No 4 yellow, 71 72c: No. i white, 7K(72c, Oats No. 3 white, 52 3-453 l-2c; 4 white, 52 l-2fr .r.?.c Rye No 2. $1.21 1-2 'UI 22 Barley 72 (n 79c. Timothy $6 .00 7 50 Clover $12 50tfj IE Pork $18.0717.32. Lard $10.67 Ribs $9 25filO 12 CMS |