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Show GDI WEAKENED BI GREATEFMVIpVEIVIEAIT CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Prospects of an Increased In-creased movement from rural Bources tended today to weaken the corn market, and so, likewise, like-wise, did liberal shipments from Argentina. Prices closed heavy, 2c to 8'Ac net lower, with December $1.27 to $1.27 and January $l.2U to $1.28T. Oats ftnishM x(,c to lAc down, and provisions varying from 30c decline to 37c advance. Bears ruled the corn market rlf-ht from the outset. Reports that grain prlceB had fallen sharply in London, an well as in I'aris, and that rations in Germany had been augmented, seemed to put the bulls on the defensive. Bearish Bear-ish sentiment, however, become much more pronounced pro-nounced as inJ I cations accumulated that big forwarding of corn from first hands was in prospect- In this connection, shippers wore officially advised to set wheat -out of the way as speedily as possible, and that car permits were now being issued freely for all grain. It was announced also that Argentine shipments, ship-ments, besides being of considerable volume, included a fair ouantlty to this country for account ac-count of the food administration. Oats declined in sympathy with com. In provisions the strength of the hoff market mar-ket operated at first as u stimulus to buying, but was more than offset later by the downturn down-turn of cereals. RANGE OK THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn Oec ?1.29 ?t. M14 $1.26 $1.27 Jan 1.31 1.32V6 1.28 1.28ft Oats-Pec Oats-Pec 744 ."M .T8 .73 Jan 74U .74 .78 .73 Pork Nov 42.00 Jan 46.20 46.35 45.80 43.85 Lard Nov 20.77 26.77 2GJX 26.65 Jan 20.13 26.17 25.80 25.85 11 lbs Nov 25.37 Jan 24.30 24.02 24.30 24.37 CASrt QUOTATIONS. Corn No. 2 Yellow, old. $1.49; No. 8 yellow, yel-low, new, $1.48; No. 4 yellow, old, $1.40-3! 1.4R; No. 4 yellow, new, $1.32. Oats No. 3 white, 7375:ic; atandard, 73 75 He. Hve No. 2, $t. 701. 71. Barley. 9.ic(.$1.07. Timothy, $710.2o. Clover, nom Inal. Pork, nominal. Lard, $20. W. Bibs, nominal. |