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Show WAR NEWS MIKES, CORN WEAKNESS CHK.'AflO, Oct. JV Acute weakness which developed de-veloped in the corn market today came entirely en-tirely from news of fresh military successes against the Gcrmnns and from bearish views of the diplomatic outlook. After ao extreme' fall of 7c a bushel, prices closed unsettled, 3i;c to 5'ic net lower, with November $1.14T to 1-Ili and lcember $1.137s to $1.14. Oats lost IV to 3c, and provisions 40c to 51. Sharp breaks in values, together with general sellinc. began as food as the corn market opened, and increased in violence until near the nd of the session. Then profit taking -by shorts led to somewhat better rallies than those which al times had briefly interrupted the main downward down-ward sweep of prices. Throughout the day .sil factors except those relating to the war failed wholly to get attention. This was notably the case with tlie government crop report and with word that permits for the shipment of corn were being issued less freely nnd that instead preference prefer-ence was given to oats. lowest prices were reached nearly simultaneously with bearish reports re-ports as to tho attitude of Austria. Liquidation and absence of demand was much more evident in the oats market than on any recent rw-msion. l'rovisions dropped with corn, despite buying ascribed to packers. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn Nov Jl.lSVj $1 .101 i Si $1.14 -a Dee V4 1.19U 1.1- 1.13 .8 Oats Nov C7 .ft1? Dec 67- .6 .64-S .65Vt Pork Oct 34.20 Nov 34. 25 Lard Oet rt.4.V 21.10 .10 N ov 5 . .") -o . 60 -0 . 1 5 -0 . 1 5 ltib Ow 1J 21 2 No 21. n2 21.62 2L.G2 CASH yUOTATIONS. Torn-No. 2 vellow. Jl.: No. 3 yellow, $1.33 fii No. 4 yelh.w. yi :cvri.-j-v Oats No. 3 w hue. Oi ' 'i 67c ; standard, 6'3"i i 6s.-. K ve No. 2. nominal. H. 'irlev KV.i ;-. Timothy .;yui 10 il. Clover N uilnul. 1'ork Nominal I. :ird 2'i.;i.'. Kil.n $2l.7."1i2.1."0. No lnnrfant upturn" eueL I'-K'tTR" buying buy-ing and steadiness uf the bog market were virtually vir-tually ignored. |