Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-19
PASSES DOLLAR MARK
May Wheat Closes Over Three
Points Up Today at
S1.o2 3.4
HEAVY SELLING IN MAY CORN
Oats Gained Strength From Higher
Wheat Prices and Despite Liquida-
ton From tho Outside May Pork
Forced an Advance and Closed SO
Cents Higher.

Chicago. Feb. 1s.-Dollar wheat vas
a reality in speculative trading here
oday. Twice during the day May
wheat sold at 1.01 70. The price touched
he dollar mark ON the opening sales.
initial quotations being at 100 TO 1.01.
or k@M of cent to IN q1ss cent
above Yesterdays close. Other OPP
lions were correspondingly strong. July
showing q gain of a cent. There was
an excellent general demand, with act
i've covering by shorts feature. The
strength at Liverpool and the scarcity
of milling wheat were influences that
caused the advance. Shortly after the
opening May sold at 1.0lh, but at that
figure the principal long became an
open seller and the price dropped to
99ls. AS soon as that interest stopped
selling the price rebounded to LOIS
but eased off to 1905. After opening
Is to Y of cent higher at 9oh to 90A.
July sold at 91;, and held firm. Min
neapolis, Duluth and Chicago receipts
were 254 cars.
Buying continued on large scale
The entire day and in the absence OF
any important selling the price keps
moving upward. May closed at 1.022.
:, net gain of sA@3ss. July at 927s. a
gain of 27s.
Corn.
The selling of 100000 bushels OF May
corn by a prominent commission house
had weakening effect on corn, altho
prices were a trifie higher than last
nights close. Strength OF wheat and
higher cables were bull factors. May
opened y to A@ss of cent higher at
55I to 553s M60. July was n shade to
q a u OF a cent higher at 63& to 63St.
May declined to 55H and July to 53la1
53ss. Receipts were 1876 cars.
Buying by some main bull operators
caused a rally during the last half hour
and closed Y higher at 56A. July up
rs at s4M@54%.
Oats.
Oats were firm. owing to the strength
of wheat. May opened 4 to IS OF
cent higher at 44a to 44M, sold to
Ass I44is, eased off to 44,s and rallied
at 4+H. Receipts were seventy cars.
Provisions.
liquidation by outside holders es-
pec.ally in May pork, caused declines
OF 2M d1o cents In hog products. The
opening was strong under the infiu-
encc Of bullish wheat and on highar
prices for hogs.
May pork advanced 52,a during the
Chicago Grain.
Chicago. Feb. 10.
wheat-No. 2 red, l.ol; a 1903; No.
8 red, 1oo@1.o6: No. hard, 1896:
No. 3 hard. Ss@95; May opened. 100
@l.ol: highest, l.os: lowest, seh:
closing, 1.o2&.
Corn = No. 8. 4els a4sM: No. 4,
ss@42ls: No. 8 white. 43ls@s4h; No.
yellow. 44644M; February. So: May
opened, SEX d557s; highest. 561t: low
est. 553s; closing, 56is.
Oats No. 2. 403s: No. 3. 395s 90:
No. white. 44@45; No. 8 white, 42h
G44M: No. white. 40@42h; stand
ard. 44144.s: May opened. AK @44%:
highest, ABE; lowest. "A: closing, 45h.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago. Feb. 10.
Pcrk-May, 15.571s July. 1915.
Lard-May, 100: July. sos
Ribs-Aray. 7.42h; July, $50.
Rye-February. 72.
Timothy-s.o5.
Clover-11l5.
Barley-Cash. 10000.
Flax-1.11@l.1S.
Butter-Firm: creameries. 15d251s;
dairies, 1914 n2c.
Eggs-Firm; 27@2s1s.
Poultry-steady: turkeys, IL; chick
ems. ~; springs, II.
Range Of Prices.
The following quotations We're fur
nished by E. H. Prince, office No. 10
building.