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Show CORN REPORT LEADS TO HEAVY SELLING CnR'.YfJO. Sppt. P. Surpris over the government gov-ernment estimate thn t t ho 1010 yield of corn would bp 70,000,000 bushels mere than was expected ex-pected a month ago led to loavy selling today in the corn market. Prices closed uasI t led , 1 cent to cenls not lower, witli September $1.01 and December $ 1 .3'J:t fit L2a On Is finished ,c off lo c advance, and provisions down 2iV to SI. Official foreenst of r corn yield far iu cs-cogs cs-cogs of tin? mnvt oiitimisiic guess by private I ohservcrs would r.lono have boon sufficient to bring ubout a bitf rush in sell com. In addition, addi-tion, however, the government report showed a high condition for the crop. Besides, a na lionwide strike of stockyard and packinghouse; packing-house; employei s was threatened, and there were reports 4 hat freight congestion was ham tiering tier-ing eastern ports. Bearish aspects of tin world economic situation likewise attracted increasing increas-ing notice. Before the ensuing break In corn prices could be stopped, a now low record for the season was reached in the May delivery. Then shorts covered freely, and the market rallied, ral-lied, but there was no evidence of any important impor-tant general d-muuid. Oats were steadied by some inquiry from export ex-port houses. Weakness of hogs nnd corn gave a setback to provisions. Mnily thousand hogs were carried over tonight unsold. RANGE Of TUB LEADING FUTURES. Corn Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Sept SI. 01 SI. 02 $1.5S ?l.l:.l4 Dec I.-TV2 l.-lMi 1--7 -i l."3:)a Oats Kept 00 1 ' ' .71 .0S:-i .71 Dec 71 .73Vi .71 -73V& Pork Sept 41.50 42.00 42.50 42.00 Oct 30.00 30.50 30. 00 36.45 Lard Oct 25. R5 20.10 25.75 25. S7 Jan 22.70 22.85 22.55 22. SO it i us Oct 20.05 20.05 2.75 20. SO Jau 11). 00 30.00 . 18.05 1S.05 CHICAGO. Sept. 9. Corn, 'o. 2 mix Ml, $1.02.1.04; No. 2 yellow. $1,030? 1.05. Oats No. 2 white, 71 Vi 7i!Vic; No. 3 white, 00 u,fo,72e. RyeNo. 2, S1.J3-V Harlev $1.2lrt, 1.40. Timothy $S.50f?; 10. 1 Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard S20.30. Ribs 20.50 22. |