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Show SIP ADVANCE MADE IN GIPiOVISlS CHICAGO, Au. 9. Sensational crop losses shown in the government report brought about a big- advance today in the price of grain and provisions. Corn closed strong, 4c to 6c net higher, with September Sep-tember $194 to $1.94V3 and December $1.56Ms to $1.67. Oats finished l"c to 2V4c and provisions at a rise of 40c to to $1.50. Aside from an extraordinary general reduction of 7.5 per cent of grain crops during July, the corn trade was especially affected by official announcement that the probable yield of corn this season would be 37,000,000 bushels less than had been predicted a month ago. This cut appeared to mean that during 1919 not enough corn would be raised for domestic consumption, con-sumption, and that short supplies would therefore continue to be the rule. Bullish significance of such features of the government gov-ernment report seemed to become more and more evident as trading went on.. Accordingly, Ac-cordingly, the chief new crop month, December, De-cember, took the lead In the price advance ad-vance and closed at the topmost point of the day. President Wilson's speech did not operate as an offset. Oats ascended for the same reasons as corn. Provisions were strengthened by the upward swing of grain and hogs and by British government commandeering of all available stocks of bacon, lard and ham. THE RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn Kept $1.92 $1.95 $1.92 $1.04 l.Ga 1.57 l.b'2 Oats-Sept Oats-Sept ."OH .74U ,75 Lec. 76ft .70 .76,'a .78 Pork Sept '. . 47.75 40.50 47.50 Lard Sept. ... ...31.35 31.55 31.30 31.55 Oct 31.40 31.30 31.40 Ribs-Sept Ribs-Sept 26.50 20.20 20.35 CASH QUOTATIONS. Corn, No. 2 mired, nominal; No. 2 yellow, $2. OS. Oats. No. 2' white, 76V&78c; No, 3 white, 73177V,c. Rye, No. 2. $1.8R1.68. Barley, $1.20(0! 1.40. Timonthr, SO. 00gll. 75. Clover, nominal. Pork, nominal. Lard, $31.60. Hit), p25.7528.75. |