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Show ! Chicago Qnetations CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Fresh strength doveloped in the corn market today owing more or less to scantiness of receipts re-ceipts and to further reports of dlffi-l dlffi-l culty in getting cars In which to make shipments from country elevators. One Illinois road was said to he furnishing only 9G por cent of the car requirement require-ment Husking returns wero likewise slow, much of the crop being still too full of moisture to crib even Jn cold weather. Opening prices, which ranged rang-ed from unchanged figures to a shade off with January $1.26 and May $1.25U to 1.25, wero followed by a modorato general upturn. Oats advanced sharply as a result of offerings being meager. Prospects of new export business had also a bullish bull-ish effect Higher quotations on hogs lifted provisions. pro-visions. On the bulge, however, profit taking sot In and a reaction followed. Subsequently peace talk and milder temperatures gavo the corn bears an advantage. The close waB steady 14 to c not lower with January $1.26 nnd May $1.21. Later tho provision market was depressed de-pressed by forecasts of large receipts of hogB beforo tho end of the week. CHICAGO MARKET. Open. High. Lom-. Close. Corn Jan. 1.26 1.26 1.264 1.26 , May 1.25 1.25 1.2-1 1.24 Oats-Dec. Oats-Dec. .SOtf .S1--J4 .77 .77 May .77V1 ,77 .75 .75 Pork-Jan. Pork-Jan. 45.57 45.57 45.20 45.45 May 45.60 45 60 45.00 45.30 Lard . Jan. 24.00 24.00 23.50 23.65 1 May 24.37 24.37 24.05 24.20 Ribs-Jan Ribs-Jan 24.00 23.65 23.70 May 24.55 24.60 24.20 24.32 KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY, Mo., 31, HOGS Rccoipts 9000; market higher. Bulls - |