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Show HEM SALES CAUSE GIN PIE SLUMP COrCAOO. Pee. 2-1. Bit? export snles of rre and oa 1 a made 1 he corn market t end upward most of the time today, but holiday quiet led to d eel I nets near the end of the: feession. Prices closed weak, at the fcame an yesterday's finish to le Jower, with January ?l,35s to ?1.3o!b and May $l.33H to Sl.flSl-j. Oata pained c to kC net , and provisions 10c to 45c. , EsiinialeH of ealea of oats totaled BOO. 000 bushels, and of rye nn eo.ua I amount. The bullish Influence of thlH business was cjulekly Apparent- among rom traders, who ol&o took notice of gossip that, under th; Edge bill, mucb larger credits could be extended to Europo Than has generally been supposed possible. Besides. , opinions were circulated lhat cur scarcity would prevent, any sustained big crop movement bo- 1 fore spring. Toward the last, however. Christmas Christ-mas preparations eclipsed all other factors. A ( general riesiro to go blow for the time being mas manlfePt nnd the market grnduully lost all of its advance and In most eases a" little more. Houses with seaboard connections led the , buying of oats. Knowledge that: liberal sales of lurd had of late been made to (iermnny helped to lift the provision market, and so, too, did higher Quotations on hogs. j BANG E OP THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. , Corn 1 Dec $1.44 ?t.444 fl--24 $1 .43 I Jan. . ' 1.36 1.37 1 .33 Vj ! .35 ; ilav 1.331! 1.3-1', 1.32!i 1.33 Oattt ' " nc May S3 .S3!i .83 .S3S , July 70 -77 .76'a - Poik .T,n "8.00 j May S(-2o Lard .Tan 23.45 23.70 23.45 23.70 Mu-r 21.10 21. GO 24.10 24.53 Ukbs .Tan IS. SO 19.00 IS. SO 18. 97 May 19.23 30.67 10.23 10.50 |