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Show PRICE OF WHEAT . TAKES BIG DROP IN CHICAGO MART CHICAGO, Sept. 24 Big breaks j In the price of wheat took place today largely as a result of agitation agita-tion for a general cut In food costs. The smash of values In wheat amount to as much as 12ic a bushel and the market closed in a semi-demoralized situation.. situ-ation.. December delivery at $2 25 to 2.25)4 and March" $2 1 i to 2 16. Heretofore, wheat has been advancing ad-vancing despite setbacks in the price of other grain. The chief reason ascribed for such strength was huge sales of wheat for export to Europe Today, however, the stimulus of export business appeared ap-peared to have lost its influence and especially near the end of the 1 day the wheat market tumbeld I wildly downward In sympathy with the weakness of wheat other grain markets also gave way and both corn and oats fell to the lowest price levels vet I for the 1 920 crop. |