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Show IITbiges eEi DIMN BY PERCE TALK 1 I Bears Gain Advantage Affc-er Affc-er Slight Gains Are Scored Early in Day. Cl I U" i";0, Jan. 2 Renewal of pe. uoslp more than olVsct in the corn market mar-ket this a;'i-i mam some slight gains which bad been scored during the ilri pari if the session. I 'rices ( Usel weak, at the same as yesterday's tlnish to lower, with .).mi;i!v $l.2'i and Ma v ' to jil.J l 'i M.-.ICS- The outcome in ua'ts was umliangcl to ssc down. There were declines of 20c lo 70c in provisions. provi-sions. Until peace talk gave the bears an ad- -I vantage, corn averaged higher, chiefly ils a result ot a buU" uhi'-h liberal expoit huving had brought aout in the oats market. At tirsi. how ever, corn had a downward slant, drte to warmer weather that pointed to an increase of arrials. Aside from the effect of the strength of oats, therefore, the corn market was in a condition to respond readily lo selling, sell-ing, winch, after midday, was based principally on London icporis giving Muni eh authority' for assertions that wi,tbin tlie next ten days the central powers pow-ers would make a new declaration re- . garding peace. Export purchasing of oats aggregated " about 70.000 bushels. It wa-i said. though, that the seaboard demand had now been 1 1 1 led for tlie time being. 1 lolders of provisions realized. The outlook was lor a bearish showing In warehouse stocks. RANCH OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Corn Open. High. Low. Jnn $1.26- $1.26s $1.2' Mav 1.24H 1 .25 1 . 24 -i Oats-Jan Oats-Jan 7S .70 .7S Mav -755ft ,76-h .7. Pork Jan 45.10 44.75 Mav 45.20 4 4.;,2 1 .n rd .Jan 23. SO 23. SO 23. 4R Mav 24.52 24.32 211.85 Ribs .Ian 2n.S5 21. S7 23.50 MHV 24.47 24.47 2:1.117 |