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Show GUIS B! GRAIN LATERJEVERSED CHICAGO, March 17. "Weakness developel in the corn market today, largely as a result 0? cliarp declines In the Mlue of rye and barley bar-ley and owing to reports that Argentine corn was being bought to come to this country. The close was heavy, e to 2c net low?r. witi. May at $1.4 to $1.4S, and July l.S7 to ?1.S"U. Oals lost to 2 lie and provisions 7c to 15e. Tearisli sentiment, wh'ch dominated the corn market during the met hour, was in decided contrast with 'lie fact that throuJiiut the of the day prices, although nervous, had shown gains. The rallies were ascribed 1 a renewal re-newal of confiden-.i 0:1 the part of bulls, who had been disturbed by estimates of '.i hui:e exportable surpl is in Argentina and by gi'fjmp-that gi'fjmp-that prices for tuc March delivery hore had become artificial. Towarn the end of the session, ses-sion, however, it became evident th.it the market was overb jug'it, and prices crumbled yppidly after rye and barley had suffered brenko varying from '2n- to 5s. It was fcu d ai' that Argenlin1? curgoes bad been purchased pur-chased to arrive both nt United SUt?9 gulf ports as well as New York. Oats gave way with other cereals, and because be-cause "bC expected ri'iid seeding. Provisions descended with corn. Packers sold. KANGB OF THE LEADING- FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn May $l.-19ii 51.51 $1.48 $1.48 July 1.40& 1.37 1.37 Oats May G6Vt .67'i .64 July 05 -i .00 .62:Ji .(13 l'ork Mav 44.77 44.00 44.67 44.67 July , 41. DO 42.15 41. S3 41. S5 Lard May 2S.0O 27.00 27.00 Julv 27.42 27.57 27.37 27.37 Kills Mav 24. SO 24.85 24.75 34.85 July 23.75 23.75 23.75 23.75 CASH QUOTATIONS. CHICAGO, March 27. Corn No. 3 yellow, Sl.;')'.Ka'U(iO'.-; No. 4 yellow, $l.501.58; No. 5 yellow, 51.54ritl.53. Oats No. 3 white, 6G9i0712c; standard, (J7;i. (atiSUc. Kve Nm. 2. Sl.GOI.OS. Barlev, $1.081. is. Tinioihy S7.00fi 10.00. Clover nominal. l'ork nominal. Lard, 28.00. Kibs, $2Cv5026.23. |