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Show CROP M0HE1T Id BIG BEB FACTOR Prospect of Corn Arrivals Sends Prices Down; Close Is Heavy. CHICAGO, May 21. Prospects of a material ma-terial increase of tho crop movement next week did a good deal to send tho coin market downgrade. Prices closed heavy, He to 2:,c not lower, -with July at $l.(i27s to J1.C3 and September at SI. oil to 51.66J.S. Oats lost IiIVhC. In provisions the outcome out-come was unchanged to NOc off. Alost of tho increase of arrivals of corn next week was expected from Iowa, where plantine; appeared to be -nearer completion comple-tion than in Illinois. There was persistent fe-ossip also that Argentine supplies would be brought to Chicago and other western cities. Bearish sentiment meanwhile was further intensified by excolient weather conditions and by advices that the government gov-ernment was reselling cereal yoods which had been houtrht for export, but which would not be shipped. Week-end adjustment adjust-ment of trades led to no important reaction. reac-tion. Assertions that exporters were unburdening unbur-dening depressed the Oats market, despite advices that such assertions were merely evidence of a tightening of the lines to compel the signing of the peace treaty. Provisions fell with grain and as a result re-sult of word that the last relief ship of the food administration was being loaded and that the stock of packing house products prod-ucts in this country was still the largest ever known. RANGE OV THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. - High. Ixw, Close. Corn July . ..$l.f.3ti $1.644 Jl. 52-11 SI. Gil's Sept. ... 1.57U 1.57-U 1.53;j i.60 Oats-July Oats-July . .. .67 .07 .68V4 Sept 64 .C4Vi k63ti .G1VS Pork-May Pork-May ' 53.90 July . . .49.00 49.00 4S.J.0 4S.25 I-ard .Tulv . ..30.83 30. S5 30.53 ' 30.63 Sept. ...30.30 30.30 30.00 SO. 07 Ribs-July Ribs-July . ..27.00 27.00 26.77 26. S2 CASH QUOTATIONS. Corn No. 3 yellow, $1.7;i'l.S0; 17o. 4 yellow, yel-low, nominal; No. 5 yellow, nominal. Oabs No. 3 white, 67- fi '.69c; standard, 69 '.j 70c. Rye No. 2, nominal; No. 3, $1.46'i. Bariev $1.14:3.1.23. Timothy $9. 0012.00. Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. t Lard $32.7ii. Ribs $27.7528.75. . . - i " |