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Show oo . Chicago Quotations J CHICAGO, Sept. 22. Peace news and fine weather bad a bearish effect today on tho corn market. Declines, however, wero not of a radical char acter, some autnoruies loaning to the view that ono of the ultimate consequences conse-quences of poace would be to release vessel tonnage and to lead to an increase in-crease of exports. The more general opinion, though, was that high prices of food material went hand In hand with war, and that any definite progress prog-ress toward a cessation of hostilities would mean sharp breaks in values. Opening quotations, which ranged from Vfcc to c lower with December at 51.17 to $1.17 and May at $1.14 V4 to $1.14, were followed by a further moderate setback. Oats sympathized with the weakness of corn. The fact that oats for Immediate Im-mediate delivery had lost their premium prem-ium over future options had an additional addi-tional depressing Influence. Prospects of an increased movement move-ment of wheat from farms was hopefully hope-fully commented on. Receipts in the northwest continued to show some gains. Provisions showed firmness at about the highest prices of tho season. Scarcity Scarc-ity of hogs was the chief strengthening factor. |