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Show SMASHING WHEAT Big Jump of Twelve and a Half Cents Starts Morning Trade. CHICAGO. April 28 High price record smashing continues today in the wheat market. Opening trades showed a maximum jump of 12 l-2c a bushel, July options touching S2.36 as against $2.23 1-2 to $2.24 1-2 at yesterday's yes-terday's finish. May went to $2.75, a rlso of 5 cents above yesterday's topmost point. Later May wheat at "Winnipog foil 15 cents, nfter notice had been given that any member of the Winnipeg exchange ex-change would be suspended for trading trad-ing without orders and that the British Brit-ish government was not In tho mnrket for futures. Quotations In Chicago dropped 10 centB from early high figures. Liquidation sale became general aa tho result of tho Winnipeg news, and were increased by word that in Omaha no more trados In May wheat would be cleared except the closing out of old contracts. Fifteen minutes before tho close hero nearly all gains for the day had been wiped out and July wheat was buck to $2.25 1-2, with May at $2.69. |