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Show conNiine'Fi AT m PRICES Volume of Receipts Not as Liberal as the Speculators Specu-lators Expected. CHICAGO, .Ian. 23. Com rose in value today, influenced more or less by the fact that receipts although fair were not as liberal as a majority ot traders had expected. The market closed firm k to l'jMkc net higher, with March $1.25 and May 51.21(Ti. Oals gained 1 to lc. Provisions finished at a range arying from 6c decline to an advanco or 10 c. Owing to disappointment over the comparative com-parative smallness of arrivals and to fresh complaints of ear scarcity. the January delivery of corn brought the highest price j et' this season. Meanwhile, elevators and industries were free buyers buy-ers of cash corn here, and' forecasts pointed lo colder weather with snow in many sections. Altogether, the outlook did not seem promising for any accumulation accu-mulation of supplies, notwithstanding that as a result of traffic congestion and the -ordering of new embargoes, corn shipments ship-ments out of Chicago to the east were very small. Rumors of largo sales of oats to the seaboard had much to do with the strength of tho oats market. F.xporters at Baltimore were bidding at the highest basis thus far on the crop. Provisions made only transient upturns in response to a falling off in arrivals of hogs. The temporary bulge led to realizing. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn March ..$1.24 fl..25 $1.24 U-2?'k May . .. 1.23 1.21 1.23 1.24 Oats-March Oats-March .. .72 .79 .78 .79 May . .. .76 .77 .76 .77 Pork-Jan Pork-Jan 47.25 May 45. SO 45.75 45.75 Lard Jan. . . .24.80 24.80 24.67 24.67 May . ..25.02 25.10 24.90 24.90 Ribs-Jan Ribs-Jan 24.05 2S.92 23.92 May . ..24.45 24.45 21.35 24.35 Coffee Futures. ' NEW YORK, Jan. 23. An early decline de-cline in the market for coffee futures was followed by rallies of several points on more optimistic view of peace prospects, but prices eased off again, with most months selling at the lowest points of the day in the late trading. The market opened at a net decline of 6 to 14 points under a renewal of realizing or liquidation, liquida-tion, which was promoled by rumors that Dutch vessels now in harbor hero would be sent to Brazil and bring back cargoes of coffee. May sold up from 8.65c to 8.75c on the rally which followed and September from 9.01c to 9.18c, or back to within 2 or 3 points of last night's closing clos-ing figures, but the buying stimulated by peace talk was soon supplied, with May selling off to 8. 62c late in the afternoon. There were rumors that some coffee was coming here on one of the big German steamers seized by the Brazilian government, govern-ment, and there was also talk of an easier freight situation on the late decline. de-cline. The closing was 15 to 20 points net lower. January, S.15c; March, 8. 42c; May, 8.62c; July. 8.81c; September, 9.02c: October, 9.0Sc; December, 9.25c. Spot coffee was quiet and unchanged at 8c for Rio 7s and 10c for Santos 4s. No fresh feature was reported in the cost and freight market The official cables reported no change in the Rio market. Santos spots were 50 reis higher, hut futures were 25 to 50 reis lower. Brazilian port receipts, 62,000 bags. |