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Show Bl fil HOARDING 115 CORN DOWN CHICAGO, March 13. Corn plunged heavily downward in price today owing in the main to word that the government proposed to take , stern action against any attempt to hoard : foodstuffs. The market closed weak. 4c to kc. net lower, with May at ?1.3G'a to ?1.30U and ,Tnly at SI. 31 to Sl.ai'-i. Oats lost l'ic to 2 Ur, and provisions 50c to $1 . 1 Waves oT selling in ihe corn market clearly indh-nlcd that the sentiment of the trade had undergone almost a complete reversal over night. Krom the oiHset, altenlion from every quarter quar-ter focussed on the prosper t of rigorous federal fed-eral measures said to be in store for individuals who to-ik undue advantage of the reeent letting, down of bars by the food administration. The fact that railroads had aL'aiu em bargoed freight shipments to New York, and that an acute stake had once more been reached in the harbor strike there, counted also - a depressing influence. Additional purchasing of Argentine. -nrn to come to the l.'nited Stali-s (ended likewise to 1 deprive the market of support, except from I prof i t -taking shorts. Oats broke in sympaUiy with corn. I Maximum de- Unes took place in provisions. Packers were said to be on the selling sidr, and j there was men lion of difficulty In obtaining 1 vessel room for exports. j CASH QCOTATTONS. Corn No. 3 yellow. $1 .43-; ft 1.40: No. 4 ycl- lew, $1.42fi;1.43; No. o yellow. $1 .:;i)(r 1 -4u!-j. ! Oats No. 3 white, (il'jiJj-c: standard. 01' Hve No. 2. M.49ff 1.40U.. j Barley. Si'n,. Gi PSc. Timothy, y.uHn:10.o0. 1 ("lover, nominai. Pork, nominal. T.ard, $27.12. , ! liibs. $25.0iKi'-5--'0. ! RANGE OK THE LEADING FUTURKS. Open. IHsli- Low. Close. Com 1 Mav si. ?1 5!..'U;i; : Jul'v l.ZZ 1.31 1-31 1.31'i Oats- . V,iv OS .IS 1 .. .(12 .02 Julv 2- . W -lil' .til- Pork - ; Mat 1 ll . 2 r A 7 . f "'1 A T . (Xl 45.00 J nl v 40 . 1 .j 4:i.l. 42 . Or. 42 . L'o j Lard . ! Mav 27.!.'i 27.ro 27.12 27.12 j Julr 27. 2o 27.47 21.47 2H.47 nthsi AJav 2." .40 2r. .-in 24.77 21.77 I -lu'r 24.1.. -I.K. 23.r.2 23. o2 |