Show GOAL COAL STRIKE IS AFFECTING GRAIN Ships Taking Fuel to Eng Eng- England Eng Eng- England England land Cuts Prices of I Wheat CHICAGO Oct 9 By 9 By The Associated Press Weekly Grain and With Provisions Withdrawal wol of ot ocean vessels from the grain trade t to take coal to Eng England land Is playing the mischief with the price of ot wheat Largely as asa asa asa a consequence wheat values this morning compared with a week leek ago are 3 to 4 C a 0 a bushel lower with corn 2 to 2 c down oats Tt to Tic c 0 Off ott and pro pro- provisions provisions pro provisions visions showing ISo to ln de- de de decline dine cline According to trade reports cur cur- cur current rent hero here today In connection with effects ot of the British coal strike wheat has already started to pile up in the west as a re- re result re result sult suit of ot the robbing Peter to pay Paul met methods of ot ocean traffic that are lre at present In vogue Furthermore heavy accumulations ot of wheat are expected in the Canadian northwest owing to the acute acuto scarcity of ot vessel essel space ob- ob obtainable ob obtainable tamable tor for grain carrying pur pur- purposes pur- pur purposes purposes poses on the Atlantic and be because cause of ot increased marketing ot of new Canadian wheat on account ot of better weather ot of o late for threshing Latest figures on pres- pres present pres present ent deliveries of ot Canadian wheat at country stations are almost double the tho amount a year ago Aside from coal strike handi handl- caps the wheat market is also i feeling the Influence of ot a falling Calling off ott in domestic milling demand demond for tor wheat This falling oft off Is traced by some authorities to lessening of southern Bouthern trade owing to cotton prices that are referred to here hero as below cost ot of production production production tion Meanwhile crop reports from Argentina and Australia are called excellent and harvesting In Argentina is expected to begin about November 15 New low prices for tor the season have been reached in the tho corn market Rural nurol selling of ot old corn on a II liberal scale scole has been the chief outstanding feature The spread ot of the hog cholera too has attracted much notice On the tho other hand shrinkage ot of the oats crop movement Is giving rela tire steadiness to the oats market Lard Lord has hIlS led a big downturn slide of ot provisions values The foreign outlet for tor lard has hIlS been disappointing and there I is an added burden from the weakness ot of cotton and ot of o cottonseed oil as well |