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Show CMcag Qetafias j CHICAGO, March 20. Corn prices 1 1 weakened today owing in considerable degree to a drastic embargo against t j the re-loading of western cars with grain for shipment east. The only way . : left lor shipments east is In equip- ; i raent furnished by eastern lines. Re- cently eastern lines have handled a I large number of Avestern cars loaded : I with kiln dried corn for export. Open- p ing prices which ranged from a shade y to Vic lower with March $1.27 and a f May $1.25, were followed by mod- J erate declines. ' j y Oats liko corn wero dominated by f, the bearish influence of the eastern I j embargo. Fine weather for seeding Q tended also to depress the market. After opening unchanged to c lower with May S6c to 86c, prices under- fra went an additional sag before begin- , sc& ning to react. ; fijet Higher quotations on hogs gave i strength to provisions. Lard led the Uha advance. 1 ha Corn prices closed unsettled at a ;slr $1.27 March and $1.25 May with Ijpav the final range as a whole varying iilso from c off to advanco com- I ja r pared with 24 hours before. ItV'T Buying for packers counted subse- quently as a sustaining influence, but gjj s the provision market reacted somo- g j what when gainsin hogh prices dis- I appeared. ? f 'I CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. Open. High. Low. Close. , , . Corn j? Mar. ...$1.27 $1.27 $1.27 $1.27 ? May ... 1.25 1.25 1.25 1-25 : S Oats ' ' Mar 90 .90 .89 .S9Mj . gj May... ..S6 .S6& .85 ..S5 ' ' Pork ' I May ...4S.50 48.05 4S.45 48.50 ,fc Lard m May ...26.12 26.25 26.12 26.17 ' 'm July ...26.25 26.30 26.17 26.17 m Ribs H May ...24.85 24.87 24.82 24.90 M July ...25.20 25.30 25.20 25.22 M |