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Show CORN MARKET HAS I UffflTLEO DAY CI1ICAGO, Sept. 6. Uncertainty as to the character of the government crop report to tie Issued on Monday had a tendency to make the corn market todny unstnble. Fluctuations, however, how-ever, although irrejiulur and nnmerous, were not wide. The close was nervous, varying from He net lower to 2c advance, with September Sep-tember 1.04 to 1.64ii and December $1.31 to $1.81, Onta finished c to c higher And provisions at 22c decline to a rise of $1.75; Notwithstanding that private reports have suggested but little change in the crop outlook out-look during August, traders on both aides of the corn market were disposed to avoid any chance of a surprise in the government's new fglurea. Besides Rcntlment was much mixed as to whether corn would go further in an approach ap-proach to prewar levels uMcbs accompanied to a greater extent by other commodities than has been the case of late. Bulla took the position po-sition that the answer would depend chlofly on the farmers and would be in the negative. On the other hand, the fact that sterling exchange ex-change today had fallen to a new low record exercised at times a noticeable contrary influence. in-fluence. Improved demand from eastern shippers gave relative firmness to oats. Provisions avernged higher owing more or less to packers' buying. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low, Clone. Corn-Sept. Corn-Sept. $1.63 $1.64Vi $1.62 $1.04 Dec 1.81 1.33 1.80 1.80 Oat Sept 69 .7014 .69 .70 Dec 71 .72 -71H -72V4 Pork-Sept. Pork-Sept. . 44.50 48. BO 44.50 Oct 80.00 38. 75 39.00 Lard-Sept Lard-Sept 27.60 Oct 27 . 20 27 . 30 26 . 95 27 . 10 Ribs Oct 22.60 22.05 22.10 22. SO CASH QUOTATIONS. ' Com No. 2 mixed, $1.06Vi 1.67; No. 2 yellow, yel-low, $1.GGS1.0S. Oats No. 2 white, 71872c; No. 3 white, 69r&71MiC. Itye No. 3, $1.S61.40. Barley, nominal. Timothy, 8.5Oll.O0. Clover, nominal. Pork, nominal. Lard, nominal. Ribs, nominal. |