Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-15
THE CORN CORNER
Still a Subject of Agitation in
Chicago Mar
kets.
PRICES IN WILD PUNCTUATION
After Sliding Up and Down the
Scale 1t SIumps at
Last.
PRICES IN WILD PUNCTUATION

Chicago, July 10 Corn spectators were
stampeded Immediately at the opening OF
the board OF trade today. The bears had
the whip hand and drove the bulls from
support of the so called July corner so
sharply that prices OF July corn dropped 10
cents in the first hours trading opening
weak from l to cents lower at 20 TO so.
With one or two exceptions. every huctua-
ton was cent away from the previous one.
September also opened weak. Free selling
OF that option broke July to a in a few mo-
ments, with rally to -, but heavy selling
continued, and the price shot down to 20.
General Manager Scotch, of the Harris
G Ites company, made a statement to the
Evening Post shortly before the closing
hour today that a settlement had been made
with the shorts in July corn and his firm
had no further interest in supporting he
prices. This virtually ends the July corner.
Neglected by the bulls and with cash corn
slumping badly, corn continued TO break at
all sessions. Shortly before noon 655l was as
low price as was reached. 1t closed at 65H.
having lost I51< today.
Chicago, July I5.-F'ollowing are the open
ing. highest. lowest and closing quotations
in todays markets:
Wheat.
July, AZ: 74ss: 73j4; 731E.
sept, az. e15<z. q, ~ r. n 81, flA1
July, rs: so: 65ii: $50 ,t ...... ~ I,.r
Sept old60ss: 6i9,: 50: 5sK- '.'i--- '' ''''
Dec, io,s9464; 461i; 40. 463s ""-i f'
Oats.
s sg1y. ST. 81. SO 81; ' IL: AZ! g.
Dec, new. 3laa; 81; Siss: SIss.
Pork.
July. 1855; 1855: is 47.'lsf7
Sept. Is IS: is a; Is 81 -: rs e..
Jan, 1915 1913; 1850; 1860
Lard
Sept, II 1911 30: IL so: IL 20; Il.22
Jan, $40 90; 9.2o; -.
July, lOs5. loss: IO.s5: loss
Sept. 10 81; Hoo; 1888; lU.s5
jan, 8 -. SIS; $685. s.55
Receipts TODAY: Wheat 366 corn s21 oats
Isl. Hogs $1,000, cattle 1900 sheep HOO
Hogs left over 5,575.
Hog market opened steady to strong.
Light. t7.l097.75; mixed and Dutch
eers, s.. 3SGs o5; good heavy, s7.4oGs.Io; rough
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Union stock yards $40 a. m.
Light. S7IO87.7 IS; mixed ana butchers, s7.35
OSLO; good heavy, s7.459s-15; rough heavy,
cattle N arket opened steady.
Beeves $40 1850, cows and METERS 1850
40. Texas steers S3.t 6G6 80.
Sheep market opened steady.
hog market closed slow and weak.
e. 456I75O.
cattle market closed steady for good
others weak
Sheep market closed steady.
Estimated receipts Wednesday: Wheat I25
corn 49, oats IS, hogs q. 900
New York Stocks.
New York July I5-The following are the
closing quotations on the New York stock
exchange:
so. Pacific 65J4 sugar 1881. c. & A. COM AIN
gas ga Penna l54ss. b. & o. 1855. e. X. l. &
z. 49, =. NJ. s. st. PauIlS2S. Manhattan 1927,
Pacific Mail Al. Atchison common ~, w. y.
Tel Co. 1864 n. Y. Central 100, L. & n.
l4ObS. b. r. T.6Ss. X. d. G.. com. $50. leather
com. 1925, copper 641s, Atchison ptd. 1908, U.
:. Steel pfd 9l, U. ; Steel common 1915,
Missouri Pacific 1l3. Union Pacific common
iG7sS coal and iron e3. Erie common 377S,
pfd 4556. wabash com -, Can Pa
ridc 1876 Republic Steel common I7H, Re