Show CORN TAKES A great excitement on the board of chicago aug 7 the board of wae the u of a wild buying panic today corn shooting up at a dizzy gait and carrying wheat with it the drouth in the corn belt was unchecked and ex cited brokers cluttered about the corn pit eager to buy the shorts were frantic and at every jump in the price foucht more fiercely lor cover before 10 corn had gone up 7 cents in lone and sensational jumps and wheat with its heavy load of bearish influences biad 2 cents up the scale the visitors gallery was filled with spectators who climbed upon the seats and leaned over the railings watching the yelling bowling mob of speculators oa tbt floor the opening arico for september corn was anywhere between 64 and 58 cents indifferent parts of the pit against at the close yesterday and by jumps of halves and cents the price quickly advanced to 60 or 6 above yesterdays last figures the most urgent shorts having waded ashore the strain eased somewhat the price sank at first by cents and halves with an occasional slight reaction until at 1035 am it was quoted at cents may corn opened from 50 to 52 aca ast 48 atthe close yesterday and advanced to 53 or a clean advance of cents breaking off later to 49 prices remained comparatively steady after the opening flurry and subsequent reaction september corn was quoted at noon at 52 september wheat at 56 NEW new york aug 7 the corn market started out with a two cent jump over last night and it increased in a few to 5 the excitement during the advance was intense the corn ring was crowded with brokers trying to cover short contracts the stock market opened fairly et earty alie only shares which showed declines being sugar and korth wt estern per cent sugar regained a b alf after 11 distilling was attacked and gave way 1 per cent to 1 the general market became weak and yielded to per cent STOCK money 1 per cent fours coupons pacific sixes atchason Atch lson 3 harlington WA central pacific 11 northern 3 preferred north western 13 northwestern preferred mortn american 3 hew york central 97 oregon navigation mail WA klo grande preferred 29 st pani omaha 31 st paul preferred areat northern preferred texas pacific union pacific 84 wells farro express western union 88 sugar stiver lead CHICAGO chicago aug 7 wheat steady au september august september wac oate higher august 33 september higher september 1332 january Lard Higher september january 71 ibbs higher september tS 97 jann arv kye farni barley firm airm timothy |