Show Oce Ocean n Shipping Danger Causes Wheat Price Sag J By Br Press Pret t to t The Kram m. m v CHICAGO Dec 9 Increased Increased Increased dangers to ocean shipping and the continuance 0 of railway embargoes put wheat prices today on the down grade Traders here nere I I did not appear to lo place much confidence j dence ence in predl predictions that the number of or orI vessels available for trips between Nor North h I America and Europe would be enlarged I Close attention was paid to gossip bearIng bearing bear bear- ing on the amount of or Atlantic seaboard clearances and on the aggregate of world shipments Opening prices which I ranged from the same as yesterdays yesterday's I finish to fe c lower with May at n. n 74 4 i I to 8 and July at 1473 to were followed by a sharp decline all allaround allaround I around and then something pf a reaction I I SC scarcity Corn ny developed of rural f oW offerings firmness i ss o owing At in first to toI I j however the market was heavy heavy In sympathy sym sYm- pathy with wheat After opening e un unchanged unchanged un- un I edi i ei changed to c lower prices sagged a I little UlUe more and then rose to above yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- II close I es Oats paralleled the action of or corn Buying was mainly for tor shorts Hi Higher her quotations on hogs tend tended d to I I strengthen provisions Besides shipments shipments ship ship- ments mente for the week were in excess of the total last wee week and during the corresponding cor- cor responding time a year ago Open High Low Close Wheat Wheat- j. j May May 2 1778 14 4 Corn Corn- May Mar 91 91 93 July 91 91 93 93 Oats Oats- May 56 57 57 I July 53 JJ Pork Pork- 7 2675 2725 25 2700 May l 2595 2640 2592 2620 Lira Lira- L rd- rd Jan 1600 1620 1595 1617 l 1 May 1630 1620 59 1 1616 16 bs- bs RI b Jan 1400 1402 1400 1400 May May 1410 1 1430 30 1430 1410 1427 |