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Show CORN STRENGTHENED BY ALLIES' PLANS CHICAGO, Nov. 33. Assurances that food relief re-lief for Europe from America would be systematically sys-tematically enlarged had u strengthening effect ef-fect today on the corn market. Prices closed firm, lc to 2c net higher, with December $1.1! to $1.19 $i and January $1.20 to $1.21. Oats gained 94c to lc. In provisions the result varied from y cents decline to $1 advance. Upturns in the value of corn took place almost al-most simultaneously with the receipt of advices that President Wilson had sent word to Germany Ger-many of an intention to extend to the people of the central European countries thoroughly organized help toward subsistence. With this promise In view, buyers in the corn market had n distinct advantage during the last half of the session. Previously sellers were In a majority, ma-jority, owing to announcement by the food administration ad-ministration . that the abandonment of substitutes substi-tutes in wheat bread would now be a benefit. Such a course implied some curtailment of demand de-mand for corn, and temporarily depressed the market. Liberal shipping business gave independent strength to oats. It was said the supplies sent forward would be held on vessels ut eastern lake ports until nn outlet was ready. Provisions averaged higher throughout the day. The reason was scnrclty of offerings, coupled with good demand. BANGK OF THE LEA DIN'S FUTUEES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn Dec $1.18 $1,19 $1.17 $1.19 Jan 1.19 1.81 1.10 1.20 Oats Dec . .T13S .70 .71 Jan 69 -70 -60 .7094 Pork Nov 39.40 Jan .3.00 44.00 43.00 44.00 Lard Not 26 . 00 2fi . 90 20 . 77 26 . 70 Jan 2G.30 26.70 20.30 20.70 Ribs Nov j .24.25 24.4") 24.26 24.43 Jan 23.65 24.10 23.62 24.00 CASH QUOTATIONS. Corn No. 2 yellow, $1.86; No. 3 yellow, old. $1.311.32; No. 3 yellow, new, $1.32; No. 4 veliow, old. ?1.231.27; No. 4 yellow, new, $1.22. Oats No. 3 white, 7172c: standard, 72 73c. RTe No. 2, $1.621.82. ItRrley 90c$1.0B. Timothy $7.50(310.50. Clover Nominal. Tork Nominal. Lard $20.05. Ribs $25. 00 20. 00. |