FROST BELIEVED 10 IIFITM CROP Prices Lower in the Chicago Market; Government Report Re-port Awaited. CHICAGO, Oct. 6. Killing frosts which visited large sections of the corn belt last night were regarded by many traders today as more a benefit to the crop than a harm. The effect was to weaken prices, which, although steady at the close, were to cents net lower at Sl.lSa December and ?1.15Vi to l.lo May. Oats finished YA to (nl.c down and provisions up 35 to 75 cents. Notwithstanding that the frosts sounded the knell of further growth of all the corn that was touched, the accompanying low temperatures appeared likely to improve the condition of the new corn and thus to facilitate shipment to distributing cen- ; ters. The fact that some incre;tse of i countrv offerings was reported gave a; further advantage to the bears, but the enlargement did not prove sufficient to render selling at all aggressive. On the other hand rallies lacked power and failed to last. In numerous cases a disposition was evident to await the government crop 1 report due on Monday. . Slackness of export inquiry left the oats market limp and pnce3 dragged lower with corn. Active demand for provisions con-trusted con-trusted sharply with the inert aspect of grain. Commission house buying was stimulated aa a result of new purchases of meats and lard for Belgium. RANGE OF LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Liow. Close. Corn nc ;....$i.i9H Ji.i9; ji.ish May 1.1S l.lSSi J.15', Oats He.: 58 .Sli .WS May 61 .61 -CP Pork-Jan Pork-Jan 46.20 46.7! .20 Lard Ot 34 60 31 52 21.60 Jan 28.76 23.93 23.75 Itibs Jan 24.70 24.9a 2V 70