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Show CORN WEAKENED BY LARGERMDVEMEIiT CHICAGO. Dec. 6. Assertions that an increased movement of -corn from rural sources was now assured weakened the corn market today after an early advance. ad-vance. The close was heavy, c to 1cJrC net lower, with January at $1.30 7 to $1.31 and February at $1.30 to $1,304. i Oats finished unchanged to sc off and provisions unchanged to a decline of 60c. Shellint; of corn was represented as being pushed in all directions, and it was ; said fanners in central Illinois were haul-i haul-i ing- corn at every station. Consequent gossip that free marketing would result gave an evident advantage to the bears, j especially as. in general, good weather j prevailed. Slowness of eastern demand was also a handicap to the bulls, who during the first half of the session had been able to lift prices In the temporary absence of any aggressive selling, and had been aided by commission houses that yesterday were conspicuous on the bear side. Later, however, conditions were reversed, and in the last hour especially espe-cially sellers had the whip Viand. Oats displayed relative strength. Seaboard Sea-board demand was fair and country offerings offer-ings liht. Provisions receded with corn and hogs. Pork w:ls neglected, as government purchases pur-chases were said to take most of the meat which would be made into that product. prod-uct. HAXGE OF TniiJ LEAPING FCTCRES. . Open. 4 Uigb. Low. Close. Corn Tan 1 .3tij $1 $1 .30-"i $1 .HOtJ Fell 1.31 U 1.32'g 1.30'g 1.30 Jan. 72 . 7H . 72 . 72 1r l'vtl 72' ,72"i .72?s .72 Pork Jsn 4S.50 .May 46.00 Lard Jifti 26.37 2C..17 2R.25 May 2G.0 26.40 26.45 Kibs Jnn 25.67 23.47 25.62 31ft y 24. SO 24.67 24.77 I CASH QUOTATIONS. j CornNo. 2 vellow, $1.50(5 1.54: No. yel- low, .?I.4PiVt 1.53: Nc 4 yellow, $1 .47 (a 1.49. I Oats No. 3 white, 74c; standard, I'74'4ffj74'.-c. i live No. 2. .1.62v. Parley. nOcil.03. ; Timothy. ?S.00fa 11 ,00. j Clover, nominal. Pork, nominal. 1 l.nrd, 526.fio. j Kibs, nominal. |