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Show PIES IU II wmym cqi Severe Cold and Predictions of More Sn-bw Advantageous Advan-tageous to Bulls. OllCAGO. Jan. IS. Severe oll ami predictions of more snow tended today to harden prices in the corn market. Latest figures were $1.T: for January and l.J4r?a to- SLIM? for May, unchanged to 4e higher, as compared with twenty-four twenty-four hours before. Oats gained 1ifj-'S(e to Tic. The finish in provisions ranged from --2 decline to a rise oi' 20c. Traders in corn as well as in other staples sta-ples needed no other reminder of cold than was brought sharply to notice by the icy temperature of the exchanu't- hall and by the complete absence of telegraphers telegra-phers owinsf to strict application of the government fuel order. An Knproved demand de-mand from food industries helped also to give firmness to the market, as purchases were resumed which had suffered interruption inter-ruption because oij temporary doubt as to whether elevators and dryers were exempt ex-empt from the coal-saving whfch had ; been required of business in general. Oats showed greater strength than corn, ! owing to extreme scantiness of receipts and renewed export buying. Slowncssof 1 the movement of oats to market was partly ascribed to preferences given corn. Provisions averaged higher, influenced by the upward slant of quotations on hogs and grain. Reports were also current that there were large orders in sight from the food administration. |