Show OCTOBER CORN OPTIONS TUMBLE I Liquidation in Coarse Grain Caused a Drop of 3 Cen Cents t Chicago Aug 24 Just Just how thoroughly thor thor- not to say eay excessively el tra traders traders trad trad- ers had discounted crop damages was made fully apparent toda today With the thc dama damage o fully understood liquidation continued and the market closed cosed with October options showing a net loss of ot Increasing receipts were also a factor although the they came caIne as no sur sur- prise October closed cosed at at CU The oats market opening firm was unable to resist tho the Influence of ot the lie corn weakness and declined lOIc c with wih the tho tone ea easy at the thc close despite bu hrS l by cash houses The slump In hogs having been checked toda today provisions pro also firmed up and closed e sl slightly hl higher for tho the most part October pork alone de- de closing lOc hOc oft off or Leading futures ranged as follows follows- Corn Corn Corn- Open II High h. h Low Lo Clo Close e September 1601 1 1572 H October lG 1623 1621 l 1591 9 1601 Oats Oats Oats- September 71 O October 73 n 73 i 72 72 a Pork Pork Pork- September October Lard- Lard September 2672 67 2670 G. G O 2670 October Ribs Ribs Ribs- 2692 69 2682 2632 2682 September 2 2460 CO 2475 5 2460 2160 2 2165 t. t October October 2497 2477 L. L 1477 L. L x CHICAGO GO GRAIN MARKET U. HIET Chicago Au Aug 24 Corn Cor 0 Corn No 2 2 3 and 4 4 nominal nominal Oats Oats Oats-No No 3 white ard 70 n Rye Rye o. e No Lf 2 liO Barley BarleY lOi ii Timothy Clover Clover Nominal Nominal Pork Pork Nominal Nominal Lard Lard 2660 Ribs Ribs 2400 2475 75 I YORK GRAIN New York Aug 2 24 Wheat Steady Wheat Steady No 2 red 2341 track New York export to arrive Corn Corn Weak Weak fresh shelled No io o. o 2 yel cl low low- 2002 2003 fresh shelled yellow No o. o 3 3 1901 both cost and freight ht New I 1 York 5 ork Oats Oat Steady Oats Steady stan standard ard 1 Lard Lar Lard Firm Firm middle west 1260 unchanged I MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN GIttIN N. GIL Minneapolis Aug Aug Aub 21 Barley 50 Rye Rye 1 Bran Bran Brn Corn Corn Corn Oats Oats 68 iJ i 67 S. S Flax Flax Flax- i 10 1 KANSAS 1 CITY CIT GRAIN ChAIN Kansas City Cily Aug 24 Corn ber 13 1511 ln I I Ci October 1635 1932 3 I I OMAHA GRAIN al Omaha mahn Aug 2 24 Wheat NO Wheat 0 Wheat No 2 hard ard No 2 haru har 2059 Corn Corn o. No o. o 3 S white 1831 18 No 0 o 4 0 white 1505 81 Ko 0 2 yellow clow Uil No so 0 3 yellow elow 1 1 75 is No o. o 6 G mixed 71 11 standard Oais Oats Oats-o. No 2 white while 0 01 4 METAL REVIEW nE IE Now New ow York Au Aug 2 StrenUous Strenuous if at not drastic measures arc are to be taken for tor forthe tho the production conservation and dis distribution dis- dis of ot steel At a u conference In Washington ton Thursta Thursday thc the governments ro estimates of or requirements for the lie cur cur- rent year half year wore plated laed at al more moro than tons about tons was a few lew ew weeks ago It I Is thought possible that lint the figures ma may even be Increased ncr to As at the thc present rate of ur production not more than limn tons tOiS of ot rolled roiled steel ma may bo be expected It will wil bo be c necessary leces- leces ear sary to Increase the thc present capacity o of the mills and finishing shops Every pound lund of or steel will b be needed for or war purposes Other wil enterprIses enterprise will wil be lie the preference prefer prefer- completely cut off oCt and even en e list reduced neo dice lr Iron Iran Is I relatively In a worse position post post- of ot the tha former tion tori than steel Scarcity Is ton largely larelY responsible for or the shortage of ot the latter Furnaces have o been beon hampered hampered ham ham- by Inter Insufficient fuel supply and production during August Is expected to show a decrease e at a time when the ine demand domand was never heavier hea or no refined copper faun falls The Tho supply of ot behind requirement and strict conservation conservation conser conser- Is la necessary though aton has hns boon been heavy No so serious pru production 0 shortage is expected Lead remains scarce The Tho de dealers dealers' exhausted and supply Is apparently producers have nothing nearby to of- of of 0 fer The Tho contract price Is b held by hy pro producers producers at 73 72 7 cents East Enst St. St Louis II Lighter production and heavier do domand domand domand ad advance advance mand aro are responsible for a steady vance of spelter Tin Is at a standstill |