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Show ANOTHER DECLlf " . H VIUIE OF CORN Considerable Enlargement of Receipts Next Week Is Expected. CriICAGO. 1 ". '1. Prospects of a con-fi1erable con-fi1erable en Iiu-j; anient of receipts next week had much to do today with declines which took pla:c in the value of corn. Prices, although steady at rhe close, were to 5c net lower, with January at $1.13s and May $ 1 . 1 7 -?4 to $1.17Ts- Oats finished c to ?4c down and provisions off 35c to 65c. Railroads appeared to be furnishing cars for corn a great deal more readily than has been the case of lato, and receiving houses were fun her encouraged by seasonable, sea-sonable, clear, cold weatner likely to improve im-prove the qualitty of the crop and l'aeili-taie l'aeili-taie shipments. Pence talk also received some attention, especia !ly the offer of Austria to conclude peace with Kussia on the basis of no annexation. Selling, however, was not of an aggressive character. char-acter. On the other hand, week-end evening-up of trades lacked volumes and there, was a noticeable absence of any important rallies. Oats weakened owing chiefly to abatement abate-ment of car scarcity. On the downturn down-turn of the market, though, seaboard demand de-mand became broader and prices recovered recov-ered somewhat. Sharp breaks in hotr quotations carried down pork, lard and ribs. Buying on the part of commission houses increased, but the market, with the exception of pork, faiied to respond. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Jan?r?T . 51 . 2Hi $ 1 208 51 . li $1 . 1 9 ? Mav . .. LIS' 1.1SU 1.1 Oats 1'ec . .70s; .71 .69ia ..n. May . .. .6$?i .69 .6SU .CS Pork Jan. . ..46.70 47.12 46.60 4b.9o Lard , . Jan. . ..24.75 24.77 24.45 24. 4o May . ..24.70 24.70 24.25 24. 2o Ribs n. Jan. . . .25.45 25. T2 25.2.t 2" . 2n May . ..25.40 25.40 2o.lo 2o.l7 |