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Show WORLD'S MIES CHICAGO, April 10. Sensational breaks In the value of provisions pulled down with a crash today the corn market and then almost instantly instant-ly wheat and other grain. Powerful advocacy of radical steps by tho government gov-ernment to control meat and food prices was the chief factor in bringing about the collapse of the whole series of 'board of trade market A general ruph to sell found the different dif-ferent commodities without any aggressive ag-gressive support and there was soon a condition bordering on panic in the provision pit, where work made an almost al-most sheer descent of $1.55. Other extreme losses were 5 to 5 1-2 cents in wheat and com. More than half of the setback in cereals was afterward after-ward recovered, but provisions showed much less power to rally. Wheat traders were taken by surprise sur-prise and before they could get their bearings found themsplves over-( whelmed with stop loss orders to sell. Every other factor except the demoralization demoral-ization In corn and provisions was for tho tlmo being lost sight of. Opening' prices, which ranged from 1-4 to 2 1-2 J cents lower, with May at $2.05 3-4 to $2 06 1-2 and July at $1.82 1-"2 to $1.833-1 1 were followed by drops respectively to $2.02(5)1.80, and then a partial recovery. re-covery. Corn plunged headlong down grade at tho very outset For some time nfterward tho excitement was at such a pitch that prices frequently varied va-ried one-half cent between almost sim-, ultaneous sales. Initial quotations, which wero 3-4 to 5 cents lower, were succeed by a fair degree of steadiness at about 3 cents above tho early low point Oats displayed steadiness compared with other grain. The market, however, how-ever, was relatively neglected. Declines De-clines did not much exceed 1 cent. Notwithstanding that hog prices had risen this morning to a new record-breaking record-breaking high figure, the provision market began to tumble as soon as trading opened. First sales varied from 5 to 60 cents lower and from then on the downward swing was of nearly unprecedented un-precedented rapidity. Even after rallies ral-lies set in, the market continued extraordinarily ex-traordinarily nervous. Chicago Quotations. Wheat Open. High. May $2,05 3-4 $2.08 July 1.82 1-2 185 1-1 Cora May 1.25 1.2S 3-4 July 1.22 1.27 7-8 Oats-May Oats-May 63 1-2 .64 1-2 July 611-2 .62 3-4 Pork ' May .' .-?. 3G.50 37.55 July 36.75 37.05 Lard May 21.15 2120 July 21.37 21.50 Ribs I May 13.75 19.S5 i July , 19.80 20.10 Wheat Low. Close. May $1.02 $2,061-4 1 July 1.80 1.821-Si Corn I May 1.23 3-4 1.27 3-1 July 1.22 1.261-41 Oats . - May ?. -.. .62 1-2 .63 5-S ' July 60 1-2 .61 3-4 Pork-May Pork-May 36.50 37.25 . July 35.S0 36.85 , Lard J May 20.10 20.82 July 20.30 21.12 j Ribs-May Ribs-May 19.20 19.55 July ... 19.45 19.77 Sugar. ! NEW YORK, April 10. Raw sugar, nominal; centrifugal, 6 05c; molasses, 5.17c; refined, firm; fine granulated, 7.508.25c. Sugar futures were firm and active, duo to tho strength of the spot market, and reports from Cuba that sugar cargoes car-goes were being tied up there owing to tho refusal of captains to sail unless un-less additional war risk insurancb was placed on hulls and an increase made in wages of the crews. Prices at noon were 5 to 12 points higher. Chicago Hog Market. CHICAGO, April 10. Active demand for all the hogs in sight carried prices today to a new high record. Cattle quotations were upheld by the fact that the supply so fax this week showed a decrease as compared with a year ago. Sheep did not appear over-plentiful. over-plentiful. oo |