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Show CHICAGO GRAIN. Chicago. Jan. 16. Complete figures showing that the United States visible supply of wheat fell off 1.385,000 bushels last week had a bullish effect today on prices. The decrease was much greater than for the previous week and was ln striking contrast to I year ago when there wos an actual Increase. Authoritative advices from i Berlin that the answer of the entente allies to President Wilson barred, for the present, any fourther steps by Germany to bring about peace r nded also to lift the market Opening quo-! quo-! tat ions, which ranged from 1 1 to I 1 l-8c higher, with May at $1.85 to 1 So 1-2 and July at $1.49, were followed follow-ed by decided additional gains. Corn rose largely as a result of re-j re-j markable strength of the livestock I markets at high record levels. Besides, Be-sides, Argentine crop news continued in p"int to ii sharp reduct ion of ield I After opening 1-4 to l-2c higher, prices K ored a substantial further advance. Large sales to the seaboard helped j oats upgrade. The face, however, that stocks on hand were heavy, acted to a considerable extend as a check on gains Fresh advances in the hog market carried provisions along. Arrivals of J hogs throughout the west were not nearly so numerous as on the corresponding corre-sponding day last week. Development of an active wheat ex-port ex-port demand together with fears of crop damage in the soft wheat states led afterward to an increased display of strength The close was nervous, 1 3 4c to 3 5-8c net higher, uith Mav at $1.88 to 1.88 1-8 and Julv at $1.51 ! to 1.51 1-4 Kxport buying and scarcity of rural offers kpt corn quotations lending upward. The close was steady at 3-4 (o 7-8c net advance. Wheat Open. Close. May $1 S". $1.88 July l 49 1.51 Corn May 98 3-4 .99 1-2 July 97 3-4 .98 1-4 Oats-May Oats-May 57 1-8 .57 5-8 July .54 7-8 .55 1 Pork January 30 00 May 28.80 29.15 Lard January 15.70 15. go May 16.10 16 20 Ribs-January Ribs-January 14.92 15.05 May 15.32 15.42 Sugar. New York. Jan. 16 -Raw sugar, quiet! centrifugal. 5.34c. molasses.' l.".2c; refined, steady ; fifae granulated 6.75c. Sugar futures were easy under selling sell-ing by trade interests prompted by the bearish weekly figures from Cuba. At I |