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Show English Controller Said to Have Removed War-Time War-Time Restrictions. Cl 1TCAGO, March 1. Estimates today on farm reserves uf corn proved to be less bullish than many traders had looked, ; for. Largely as a result, moderate ad-i ad-i varices whieii had taken place were more than wiped out. The market closed unsealed, un-sealed, uc net lower to He gain, with May 51.25 H to ?1.2oH and July J1.21U-Oats J1.21U-Oats finished a shade to lsC down, and prov is ions varying from 2c decline to a riso of 60c. Farm reserve estimates varied from S24.00e.000 bushels to 8." 5. 000.000 bushels of corn, as auainst 1,2,000.000 bushels. Such a showing, however, had been generally gen-erally discounted in advance, and, a f ter the estimates were made public, a good deal of selling pressure developed from dealers, who had figured that the reserve might be as low as 750,000,000 bushels. At th" same lime, bears emphasized the fact that, al thou eh reserves were below the average, it was also true that prices were far abqve the average. Oa Ib merely reflected action of corn. Higher quotations on hogs strengthened strength-ened provisions. Besides, the English food controller was reported as taking off restrictions, and there was talk of lifting the German blockade. RAXGE OF THE "LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn Mav ....$1.25 S1.2RU $1.24 S1.2"Ai Julv ....1.21 1.22 1-20 K31V& Oats-Ma Oats-Ma v .no'.fc .59 Julv 5S"s -S3 .5SJi .58 Pork Mav 40. SO 41.00 40.50 41. DO July CS.00 Lard . May '....25.15 25.20 -.24.92 25.10 Julv 24.-15 24.50' 24.30 24.50 Ribs Mav 22.62 22. SO 22.52 22.70 July .. ..21.65 21 .70 21 .SO 21.47 CASH QUOTATION'S. Corn, Xo. 3 yellow. $1.3lr51.321,6; No. 4 yellow, $1.291.30; Xo. 5 yellow,. 1. 27. Oats. Xo. 3 white, aTVic-Sc; standard. stand-ard. 5SU?i5fic. Rve, Xo. 2, ?1.46. Barlev, nominal. Timothy, S7.00f? lO.pO- Clover, nominal. Pork, nominal. Lard, $25.75. Ribs, $24.50(?r:5.00. |