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Show AVERAGE OP CORN PRICESJS HIGHER No Pressure, of Foodstuffs on Chicagfo Market; More Feed Needed for Stock. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. Assertions that for the remainder of this season no prospect existed of a pressure of foodstuffs on the market tended today to harden prices of corn. Prices -averaged slightly higher throughout the session and closed steady at a shade to c net advance, with March at $1.27 and May at $1.25&. Oats finished u to c down and provisions pro-visions off 25c to 37o. According to a leading authority, the fact that the number of animals on farms showed an increase of more than 8,000,000, whereas a decrease of nearly 5,000,000 had been expected, has forced a big reduction reduc-tion in estimates of the amount of corn likely to be obtainable from producers. In addition, shortage of motive power was said to be likely to keep the crop movement down to small proportions. Decided De-cided Improvement in the weather, however, how-ever, and a likelihood that mild temperatures tem-peratures would prevail for several days operated to check any material advance. Oats underwent a setback in value, owing ow-ing largely to suggestions of the possibility possi-bility of a maximum price being established. estab-lished. Talk of such action seemed to be based chiefly on Uie stoppage of speculative specula-tive trading in coffee. Forecasts of larger receipts of hogs sent provisions sharply downward. Stockyard Stock-yard houses were sellers. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open High Low Com March ?i:27 Jt. 27 'Jl . 27 May 1.25H 1.25V2 1.25Vs Oats-March Oats-March S394 -SSM, .8214 May . ' SO .80- .794 Pork-May Pork-May 46.95 .48.70 Lard May .23.75 25.77 25.50 Ribs-May Ribs-May 24.70 24.75 21.52 |