Show Rumors of Peace l V Force Prices Down V V V CHICAGO Starch March 18 European European hints of peace possibilities brought about fresh declines today in the wheat market here Lower quotations front from Liverpool were taken as indicating to some extent a bettel better better bet bet- ter tel outlook for tor a cessation of ot hostilities notwithstanding dispatches saying that rumors of peace were reg regarded lightly by British traders The fact that seizures of German ships by Brazil Brazi had pot not been verified failed to help the bulls buls Opening prices which ranged from 54 to lc lower with May at to 07 and anduly anduly anduly uly at 10 to were followed by bya a slight slight rally rally but then a new down turn tur Corn Corri wea weakened ne with wheat The rush to sell seU was gen general vAter After opening to to lc 10 down the market showed but little power to rally raly Oats took the same course as other cereals Buyers appeared only after a substantial decline V Higher prices on hogs gave firmness to provisions Pork however showed a tendency tendency tendency ten ten- dency to lag Open H High gh Low i Close Cose Wheat Wheat- eat V May May 16 1057 10 July 10 Corn Corn Corn- Cor- Cor V May fay 74 74 74 73 74 i Jul July 75 75 7 75 75 Oats Oats Oats- Oats V May 44 44 43 43 July July- 1 g 42 42 42 g 42 Pork Pork- May ay 2275 2280 2275 2280 July 2240 2250 2232 2250 2260 Lard Lard- May Mar ar 1117 27 11 1117 1127 1127 July 1142 1155 1 1152 2 Ribs Elba Elba- b r f lI May 11 1182 82 1192 1192 V 1175 i 1192 t 2 Jul 1200 V 12 1217 17 1200 1 1217 17 |