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Show 1SISM1IS DISTURBING WHEAT Differences Between Berlin and Washington Have Depressing Effect. CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Increased activity of German submarines and a rapidly growing list of differences between Washington and Berlin as to the status of some of (he vessels which have been sunk did a good deal to force wheat prices down today. The market closed nervous, c to 4 He net lower, with May at $1.74 tr. $1.74'a and July at $1.47 to $J.47. Other leading" commodities all showed losses, too corn, to 2c; oats, l'fec to lc, and provisions, 10c to 20c. Right from the outset the chance of a break in diplomatic relations of Germany and the United States exerted a bearisli influence which was emphasized by depression de-pression growing out of the stoppage -of export sales and by the worsening of railway embargoes east of Chicago. Later the bulls succeeded in rallying the market for a brief time, because Baltimore was said to be hldding for wheat to be shipped from St. Louis in the first half of January. The effect on prices, however, was soon more than offset by word that recent foreign for-eign government buying had in some cases anticipated requirements as far ahead as next March. Fears also were expressed ex-pressed that owing , to an Anglo-French blockade wheat recently purchased in the United States for Greece could not be shipped. News of the sinking of the Caledonia and of numerous other steamers brought especially heavy selling of wheat in the last thirty minutes of trading. In this connection notice was taken of the fact that, aside from serious differences about the case of the steamship Arabia in particular, par-ticular, the Washington authorities were showing grave concern as to the facts regarding re-garding the steamship Marina involving tile loss of six American lives. Predictions of a forthcoming- enlarge ment of the stock of corn here weakened the corn market. It was said no lake vessels would be loaded after December 15 and that the car supply in the west then probably would be much improved. Oats fell in value with other cereals. Demand De-mand was only of a scattered sort. Big receipts of hogs carried down provisions. pro-visions. Besides, there were reports that sales of meats to the south could be only effected at a discount. j RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. ; Wheat Mav $1.764 $1.7R8 ?1.7376 $1-74 July .... 1.46?; 1.30 1.46 1.47Vb Corn Mav .MH .01 .S1,3i .Tulv 93 .98 .91 -91Vs Oats Mav B7 .56 Julv 54 -5 4 Is .5316 .534 Pork-jan Pork-jan -26.90 26.90 26. 6H 2G.65 Mav ....25.80 2j.9j 25.77 25. SO Lard Jan 16.00 16.07 IIS. 95 15.95 , May 16.00 16.07 15.92 15.92 '( fiibs jan 13. 13. S7 13. SO 13. SO May 14.12 14.17 14.10 14.10 CASH QUOTATIONS. Wheat No. 2 red, nominal; No. 3 red. 51.74: No. 2 hard, .fl.yfi; No. 3 hard, Corn No. 2 vellow, !)"tff95c: No. 4 yellow, yel-low, 9l'ifi'!13Vfcf; No. 4 white, 92(93c. Oats, No. 3 white, 53 a oVic; standard, 54fi 55c. Rve, No. 2, $1-47. Barley, 85cifi'$1.23. Timothy, $a.r.O?T'5.50. Clover, $12.00(17.00. Pork, $2K.5t. Lard, $16.27 S.3C. Pvibs, $l3.37((i;l3.S0. |