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Show 'dicags QhoS aSiosss CHICAGO, Oct. 10. Sharp breaks in the value of grain and provisions resulted today from peace talk and from uncertainty as to the extent of price reductions which might result from new movements regarding food control. Pork, especially, was weak and dropped more than $1.50 a barrel. Free selling, which characterized the corn market, came chiefly from commission houses. The peace gossip that acted as a bearish factor related In the main to a conference reported to bo held soon In Sofia to consider what terms the Teutonic allies would offer. Opening prices, which ranged from Ac to lc lower at $1.17 to $1.18 for December, and 1.13 to $1.14 fro May were followed by important further declines. Oats gave way with corn. Buyers were scarce. Urgent liquidation on the part of leading holders carried down provisions. provi-sions. The market lacked any aggressive aggres-sive support and prices tumbled rapidly rapid-ly as stop-loss orders were uncovered. Unloading pressure seemed to be chiefly on pork. oo OGDEN MARKET. UNION STOCK YARDS, Ogden, Oct 8. The receipts today were: Hogs, 50, 210-pound, at 19c; sheep, 1,650; horses, 374. Cattlo market active ac-tive and strong and prices are quotable quot-able as follows: Good choice steers, weighing 1250 to 1350, 910c; good choice steers weighing 1000 to 1200, 89c; good beef steers, 89c; good choice dehorned feeding steers, 7 8c; fair to good kinds, 77c. Sales Horses, 76. |