Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-06 | Page 12 | Corn Weakens on Greater Offerings

GDI WEMfiS ON ffiTEMFFEKS O HI("'.( lo, Dec. n. Corn weakened in price today after the fact became clear that northern Illinois offerings in particular par-ticular had considerably enlarged. The market closed nervous, l-'e net lower to Vic advance, with both January and February Feb-ruary Sl.m-V, to $1.22. Oats lost .io to " i c. a ud provisions finished unchanged to 5oc down. . Unsettled feeling and many fluctuations fluctua-tions within a narrow range characterized character-ized l lie corn market until numerous rural holders began to show more of a disposition to sell than has been the rule of laic. Previous to this development, the spread of influenza through farming communities was taken in some quarters to indicate restriction of labor and possible possi-ble couse'iuent serious curtailment of supplies. sup-plies. Later in the session, however, besides be-sides the increased offerings, evidence was at hand that feeding demand in some sections was not so keen as recently. 1-ToiU-taking on bulges served likewise to chock bullish sentiment. A little export ex-port inquiry was noted, but actual business busi-ness in that direction lacked volume. In the main, oats followed corn. Trade was chiefly local. Shippers were apparently appar-ently out of the market for the time being. be-ing. Provisions sagged with grain and hogs. Packers were credited with buying sparingly spar-ingly on the decline. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn l.-ni $1 .32'-. SI .33"s $1 .31 i:, SI .31 I'd' 1-3374 1.31b. 1 .31 "-i Oats -T.Vj .72 .72i fork " 3 1 .Ian 4S.U3 48. G3 48.33 4S.33 May . . ; 46.30 Lard .Tan 20.30' 20.32 20.32 .May 23. 00 23.63 23.(17 Bibs Jan 23.73 23.02 23.02 May 23 .1)3 24 . 00 21. 92 CASH QUOTATIONS. Corn No. 2 yellow, nonitiia 1 ; No. 3 yellow', nominal; No. 4 elloiv, S 1 .4'.lf'ji 1 .30. Oals No. 3 while, T.i'-i' 1 V- i hliindavd, 7-1 VI "Rve No. 2. ?1 02':.(al.G3. Barley. iHleiTi $1 AKt. Timothy, SS. 1.11111.00. Clover, nominal. I'ijfk. nominal. Lard, 520.40. Bibs, nominal.