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Show e Additional Markets CHICAGO GRAIN. fid' age. lec 14. iresh strength $e-, $e-, veloped In the wheat market today largely large-ly owing tu indications (hat the period of liquidation In tcraln was ai an end Congressional action looking to relief uf I agricultural Interests waa also general! regarded as u bullish factor. Bxport de-i de-i mand together with the fact that onlv 15,000.000 bimliols thf. visible supply of wheat Is nt western terminals counted likewise in favor uf an advance in prices. . Opening uuoiailons which varied from v-I v-I to ile aln nth December si. go to SI T'i and Maich Jl.i.l'.. tu 1 i, : were f,.-j f,.-j lowed by a sharp upturn all around and , then something "f a reaction. iorn displayed Independent strength. I After opening at -fC decline to advance, ad-vance, Including Ma) '.. to ''-'-. ti" market scored a general upturn. 1 'ii(s were lifted by the action of other Cereals, start Ini- unchanged to '4e lower. .Mas 1'''4. and then QUlekl liardtnlng. I Lower tiuoUtloiiN on hogs weaKepcd 'Ik. I provision market. . ! Kul sequontly. evening up of wheat for the government report due after the close had a further bullish Influence, hut not uf a lasting sort; The close was nn-! nn-! settled. Is, to o'e net higher, with De-. De-. . ml er S I .To 1 and March 11.64 to $1 So ToVrSrd Hie lust, the corn market was ; poorly supported. Prices eloped herv-; herv-; ous. to Pc net higher, with -Jav '-'"i to ::V CHICAGO FUTURES. CHICAGO, Pec. 14. . wi eat Dec si. co i l.so j.70i 1 M.nr.h 1:61 t 67.. l.'JP- 1.61 , i ",,rn May S .'2 74 ' .7: 7: July 73 .73' ..:t Oats Mav $ .40 ,50 .40St .30 Julv 49'2 -i" .40a .49 1 I-ard I .Jan IJl'.OO 40 2.00 22.30 I Lard-Jan Lard-Jan Jl--65 14.02 13 13 May 13.50 135 13.00 13.70 nils .Ian JU.-'.O 11.70 11.30 11.53 May 12. 0U 12.20 12.00 12.02 KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec. 14. f UnLted States Hureau nf MarkeLs). ("uttle fee- ( celpts 12,000; very dull; most killing cat- j tie selling unevenly 23c lower; bulk Steers, $7.006 . 73; bidding. 50c lower on better kind: bidding. $5.005.50 on best fat I cows: vealers 25c lower; best kind around 10.00; stockers and feeders rteady. i ilogs Receipts 20,000; market BOc a l 73c lower! some Lids Jl Imv r; early top. j 19.10; bulk of sales. $S'.4059.00; --l and choice fat pigs. 18.6049.00. SheSp Receipts 6.000; iest ewes 33c to 3ti- higher: other killing classes, sheep and lambs BteSdj to 23t higher; handy-veiiit handy-veiiit ewes. J3 3ft. yearlings. JO.r.o, na-tlyi na-tlyi lsma,din.8B MONEY EXCHANGE. NEW York, i f . i4. Prime mercantile mercan-tile paper uni hanger! . Exchange irregular; sterling: Demand, $3.46; cables, ?3.4d:''1 Krancs: )emand. 5.84c; cables, 3.86c. Guilders: Demand, r.n 0e; cables. n.70c. Lire: Demand, :44c; , jhles, 3.4G,- Marks: Demand l.Xle, cables. 1. 33c. ireece i lemand, 7 .Vcw York exchange on Montieal 13 15-H", per cent discount. Time loans firm. 60 da.. 00 das 1 "i 7 per cent, six month "'o' per tent CUTTCf: AND EGGS. i CHICAGO. Dec. 14 Glitter. firm;' i earner) 3349 44i 1 Kggs. unsettled; receipts 1.20J eases; lir.-ts I3'i75c, or dinar) firsts 654Sk7tlc at mark, esses included, 63j00c; i-efrig- : erator firsts 3ii'!i57(.. Poultry alive unchanged POTATOES. CHICAGO Dec. 14. Potatoes Rec 78 'ars; market dull: northern white dck. ,1, 1.20'.?l 34: bulk. 51.231 in . v, t . , Idaho rurals, sacked', fl.SOGl.So cwt NEW YORK SUGAR. XBW YORK. Dee 14. ftaw sugar .: , , Quiet early today with no sales reported. 1 u has and Porto Rtcos were r .red at I I 4.7Cc for centrifugal. In refined a leading refiner i.-dmed' Ust prices 'ii a pound to the lia.sii r,f C for fine granulated, white OihsftJ were unchanged at to Bic Futures were quieter and prtces at midday were about :i points ne: lower under scattered liquidation. CASH PRICES CHICAGO. I ee 14, Wheat. No. 'J red I2.01A2.06; S6. - bard. $1.81 Vi Corn. No. - mixed. 75c. No. 1' yellow, S 1 1 j ri Kr OatS, No. 2 w hile. 50 K Q 30'-e ; No. C white, 4S405Oc Uvo. No. 2. JI .'iC'j Barlev. CS'n SOc. Timothy seed. S5.S0O6.7Q Clover seed. 15.Q0Q'20.0IK POrk nominal. Lard, $13. s?,. Klhs. $11 OOii ia ii" LIBERTY BONDS nkw YORK, Dec, n. Libert) bonds biased ;: 90:08; first 4s. s.V.:,s bid: second 4s. 5.12: first .f;s. second 4'4s. 85.0; third fcvUu foiirili I1,;, 85.82; Victory. 3r,. 95J8; Vlctorv 4s, 05. VJ LONDON METALS. Ht!t oONpON Dec. 14 Standard eopprr, - ' Its 6d; electrolytic unchanged: tin. kkH 213 Ijs; lead. 23; zinc 2. METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec 14. T,n. easy; s,.oi and ncarbj $32.oO; futurcH, $::i : - -'i". rll'.1- ' EMt b": lv,,,ls delivery. LONDON RATES. !' U Bai silver tow M . I -nd BEsli oo H l . S. ll I'O FARMERS WASHINGTON'. Dec 14 .Finns for securing action by the house before BBBBBBsl the holiday rcces-, on legislation r. Bl Rising the war finance corporation lalH wmn i laid h proponents of the farmer ssssHI relli i no ..sin-.- following its p.i-s.,K.. ,, L!eseKl j.th The house qommittei .... tassH agrioulture, to which it was expected bbbbH i" referred todai Planned to report it out promptly |