Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-11 | Page 16 | Rough Weather Aids Corn Market Bulls

ROUGH WEATHER AIDS COR! MARKET BULLS CHICAGO, Not. 10. Eols-j -eatber led to advances in the corn mnrket today, although hi rained industrial conditions brought ft SooJ d-al of nervousness at llmca. The close was unsettled, to Uje net higher, with December Decem-ber S1.23s to 81.85 and May L25 to S1.2G&. Oats finished to and D up, and provisions varying from 10c decline to a rise of Sc. , . Heavy rains, together vrith reports of blizzard bliz-zard In the west, gave an upward tendency to the corn market, the greater part of the day. but especially bo around the opening and the clone. On the other hand, the bearish nature of the government crop report continued to receive re-ceive attention. The principal handicap on the bulls, however, was the coal strike, which a majority of dealers deal-ers looked upon aa further awny from a settlement. settle-ment. In this connection it was pointed out That Borne grain elevators had already been shut down, owing to lack of fuel, and that railroad traffic had been curtailed. Temporarily, a decided de-cided break In prices for cash grain weakened future deliveries, but blizzard advices rallied the marker again t t!'C last. Export business helped to fi.e independent firmness to oata. Provisions were steadied by upturns In the value of corn and hog?.