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Show new men lees JEOHV CORN CHICAGO, De. 26. Scantiness of receipts and offerings sent the com market today to the highest prices yet for December' and January Jan-uary delivery. Tho close was tstrong at c to 2c net advance, with January at $1.41 U to $1.42 and May at $1.86 to J1.36U. Oats finished fin-ished 1T2c off to ic up, and provisions at a 10c to a 50c decline. Tightness in the com market showed Itself principally In the last half-hour of the session. Before that time, the bear side attracted the majority of active traders. Their chief incentive incen-tive was tho assumption that the prevailing seasonable weather conditions would enlarge the crop movement and would benefit winter wheat. Tt. gradually became evident, though, that selling on this basis did not appeal to producers, and that for the present any big increase of arrivals was still in abeyance. Then prices bulged quickly, and the close was at the highest point of the day. Notice that all qunntitv restrictions on trading would be removed re-moved January 1 bad no apparent effect on vb lues. Oats lacked support. Seaboard Interests were said to be selling, and some of the Bmaller markets were said to be so overstocked that embargoes were not unlikely. Provisions were dull and heavy from the outset. out-set. Hog supplies continued excessive. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Com Jan. . $l.894 $1.394 $1.41 i May 1.35U, 1.36Vg 1-3314 1.36 1 OatB Jan 684 .68 . 87 H . 68Vi MBy t .68 .60Li .67T .60 ft Pork Jan 46.50 May 42.60 42.45 42.50 Lard Jan 23.70 May 23.90 23.80 23.87 Ribs Jan 24.85 24.82 24.85 May. ......23.70 23.70 23.52 23.65 v CASH QUOTATIONS. Corn No. 2 yellow, nominal ; No. 3 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, $1.49 1 .50Vg, OatB No. 3 white, 67 (a OS 14 c; standard, ! esbfijeouc Rye No. 2, $1.62. Barley, 00c $1.02. Timothy, $8.00(11.00. Clover, nominal. Tork, nominal. Lard, 523.70. Ribs, nominal. |