Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-09 | Page 13 | Chicago Grain

CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago, Dec. 9. Continued absence of adequate moisture for the winter crop in Kansas gave an advantage today to-day to the bolls in wheat Strength at Liverpool counted also against the hears Demand here, however, was light. After opening 1-S to 3-Sc higher prirog reacted a little, but then again hardened. Corn weakened under selling. led by prominent speculator?. Weather thnt promised to lessen the movement from first hands formed only a temporary tem-porary prop to the market The opening which varied from a shade to l-4c hicher, was followed by a setback set-back all around. Oats weakened with corn. Transactions Trans-actions were for the most part he-tween he-tween pit trader.: Higher prices for hogs carried provisions pro-visions upgrade. There were increasing increas-ing offerings, though, on the advance. ad-vance. There were reports of frost in Argentina Ar-gentina but attempts at profit-taking sales led to a decided decline in wheat in the afternoon. Th5 illness of the kaiser had a bearish influence on prices Closing quotations were io;ik, 7-8 to 1 1 So under last night Big receipts tended to obstruct any rally but the corn market responded somewhat to signs of demand from Europe. The close was unsettled at a shade to 1-Sc net decline.