Show GRAIN CHICAGO Nov 18 By By The As As- Associated Associated Press Despite Despite unusual strength shown today by the corn com market wheat was tas slack slack- total pur pur- purchases purchases purchases chases being estimated at only bushels Accompanying upward swings of the corn com market was a report from froma a Chicago crop authority indicating Indica ling that in 12 out of the th last 15 55 years the thc final lInal official estimate on corn yield has been lower than the Novem Novem- November November November ber 1 estimate Wheat closed unsettled c net lower corn com Tic c to 2 c up oats at ate e Uc c advance ance and provIsions precisions vary ary ing log from decline to a rise of 2 to Sc Increase of the French tariff on wheat put the duty up to 37 ic a bushel and was construed here as a hindrance to export ex Ort business b from this side of the Atlantic Bear B r trader trader- made much also of a sale of bushels b hels of wheat today to go Into store here and drew attention like like- likewise likewIse likewise wise to an a Increase of bushels in world wheat stocks for Oc Oc- October October Oc- Oc October tober as compared with bushels in September and bushels last year ear Commission house buying of corn today was on a large scale at times A leading speculator was mentioned as a a. heavy buyer of the December de- de livery Er 1 Reduction of 01 husking returns RS ps compared to what were seers looked for was again attracting notice and so too was persistent of 01 re receipts re- re her here ST. ST LOUIS Nov ov 18 By By The As As- Associated Associated Associated Press Wheat Wheat No 3 red No o. o 2 hard Corn Com Ko No 2 yellow rellow No 3 yellow ellow Oats No 2 white Futures Wheat hard December asked ask May hard bid Com Corn December asked May c asked ed CHICAGO Nov 18 Dy By By The As As- Associated Press Wheat Wheat No o. o 3 red No 1 hard Corn Com No o. o 3 mixed 84 No o. o 2 yellow Oats Oits No ro 2 1 white wh te 50 No o 3 white 49 Rye No 1 I. Barley Buley Timothy aced ed 41 Clover CIO seed 2225 KANSAS SAS CITY Nov ov 13 By By The Associated Press Pr Wheat Receipts cars unchanged to Jc c lower No 2 dark bard hard i No 3 i No o. o 2 hard 1263 4 No 3 3 No o. o 2 2 red 1 No 3 3 Close December May Slay Com Corn 40 0 cars eau uncharged to Ic Ie up No o. 2 1 white No 3 78 ic c No o. o 2 yellow jellow Sic No o. o 3 3 78 c No o. o 2 mixed No o. o 3 76 Close December Slay May lar c 5 July Oats 20 ears cars unchanged No 2 white SIc No 3 Rye Barley Baric I |