Show CHIC CHICAGO GO MARKET By Associated Press CHICAGO July 31 Although Although rain here and In various other places tended at first to ease the corn market today setbacks were not of a lasting sort Offerings proved to be scarce and unexpectedly good edmand from commission houses sprang up Bulls contended that general soaking rains were needed and that serious crop damage had already taken place in many sections Opening prices which ranged from The c decline to c advance ance with September t l to and December to were followed by rallies that In some cases reached well above yesterdays yesterday's finish Oats were governed largely by the action action ac ac- ac- ac tion of ot corn After opening unchanged to c lower l Including I g September m at 7 c i to W the e market gs s swung sharply 1 r upward up up- ward Strength In the the- hog market gave an upward slant to provisions Trade however however how how- ever was slow Reports of ot additional rains led subsequently subsequently subsequently to steep declines which were further emphasized by notice of fifteen days' days embargo on shipments of ot coarse grains to New York and by Washington advices In regard to reduction of ot living cost The market closed unsettled Sc net lower to ic lc advance with September to and December to I Corn Corn No 2 mixed No 2 yellow Oats Oats No 2 white 8 81 c No 3 white Rye Rye No 2 Barley Timothy Timothy Clover Clover Nominal Pork Pork Nominal Lard Lard RI Ribs bs- bs 27 |