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Show CO! MARKET HAS I UPWARD TREND . CHICAGO, Dec. 23. Brisk European demand for wheat, r.c and oats made the corn market today overage higher. Trade lo corn, however, how-ever, lacked volume. The close was weak st net decline to lie advance, with January at Jl.36Vi to $1.36 and May at $1.33 to $1.33. Oats finished ',4c off to 14c up, aud provisions varied from a 12c loss to a rise of S5e. Gossip was current that us a substitute for wheat desired for France, but which could not be readily obtained, rye had been purchased pur-chased to the extent of 500,000 bushels at almost al-most tho highest prices yet this season. Besides, Be-sides, foreign buying of 450,000 bushels of oats was reported. Under such circumstances, corn developed considernble strength after a weak start that was ascribed to a sharp break In bog values and to an unusually big total of hog arrivals here. An advance in Bterling was also of some help in rallying corn. Toward the last, however, sales of corn' to go to store led to a setback In the corn market, and so. likewise, did the fact that SO, 000 hogs had been left over unsold. Oats paralleled the change in corn. Lard and ribs were weak with hogs. Pork offerings were scarce. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn - Dt'c 51. 4314 $1.45 $1 . 4.",--)i $1 . 44 Vi Jan 1.864 1.3814 1.36 1.30V4 May 1.33V l.B5i 1.33'8 1.33Vj Oats May 82 .83 July 761a .TG7B -764 Pork-Jan Pork-Jan 37.00 37. SO 37. P0 May 37.15 36.85 37.15 Lard Jnn 23.35 23.40 23.20 23.32 May 24.20 24.20 23.95 2-1.10 Ttibs Jan 38.77 18.72 18.77 May 10.20 19.20 19.00 10.20 |