Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-30
BIG SLUMP N WHEAT
Denial Of Russian Seeding Opera
tons Being Checked, Causes
Decided Weakness
EASY TONE IN CORN MARKETS
Easy TONE IN CORN MARKETS
The Market Was Principally Influenced
BY Weakness In wheat-oats Prices
Easier With Trading ouiet-Little
News Bearing Directly Upon Corn
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Market Easier.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MdTNSI '6dSiSts
Chicago, Oct. 3O.-A big slump oc-
Cured in wheat early today, prices de-
clining nearly a cent The report yes
terday that Russian seeding operations
were being greatly interrupted was
strongly denied To-day, and the denial
caused a decided weakness. Selling
was general during the first half hour.
December opened at 73% @73B, sold
to72M @73, and advanced to 1875. Min
neapolis, Duluth and Chicago receipts
were $50 cars.
The market became steady on active
covering by shorts, December closing
Is lower at 1874.
Corn was easy, weakness in wheat
being the chief influence. DECEMBER
opened at 43ss @431s, and sold at 43A
@43as. Receipts were 262 cars. There
was little news bearing directly upon
the market.
The steady feeling increased; De-
cember closed a shade lower at 43as q
431s.
Prices were easier and trading was
quiet December opened at 3Sk. Re-
ceipts were 2S8 cars.
Provisions.
Provisions were easier.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Oct. 80.
wheat-No. 2 red, 1904; No. 8
red, 72@7S; No. 2 hard, 1914 @75; No. 3
hard, 71@74; December opened at 1873
@74; highest, "a; lowest, 72%; closing.
1874.
Corn-No. 2, 4s1s; No. 8, 4eA @461A;
No. 2 white, 467s@4eA; No. white.
4671s@46A3; No. 2 yellow, 47@47A; No.
8 yellow, AZ; October, 45h; December
opened at 1885 @431s; highest, 43k a
1875; lowest, ASH @43as; closing, 1875
@4s1a.
oats-No. 2, 32s4; No. 8, 3327A; No.
2 white, 341s OBS; No. 3 white, 30 a
331h SOctober, SO; December opened at
331a; highest, 331a; lowest, 33ss; clos
ing, 331s.
Chicago, Oct. 80
Chicago Produce.
Pork-Jan., 1872 @1370; May,
1915.
: Lard-Ccts, 9.42k; Jan, s.35.
Ribs-Oct., 500; Jan, 7.40@7.423a.
Rye-Cash, 1906.
Barley-41@52.
Flax-Nothing doing.
,, Clover-Nothing doing.
Timothy Nothing doing.
Butter Steady; creameries, 1870
251s; dairies, 1872 23.
Eggs-Steady; 20@22.
Poultry-Eas turkeys, IA; chick
ems, s@sk; springs, az.
Potatoes.
Chicago, Oct. 80.
Arrivals by carloads, with compari-
sons, were as follows:
This. Last Last
week. week. year.
Monday -. ........ Is It's lit
A good local and shipping demand
|seaists and prices are firner.
| Car lots, per bu-
Early Ohio, Minnesota ..45@4S
White stock, Wisconsin, free
| from frost .42@43
Containing field dozen. -. 80 @35
Red, fair to good .............3s@4O
Mixed, red and white. @ 40
| Common, small, unripe, red or
Live Poultry.
/ Chicago, Oct. 80.
Market is unsettled. There is a good
supply Of hens on the market while
buyers show no disposition to take
! hold and in consequence a good many
of the offerings are. being held over
Per pound.
/ Turkeys, fair stock ......$ IA
| If very poor, thin, lower
/ Young IA
1 Chickens-Fowls =. 80. 90
| BOOSTERS ). ........... .O6ls
! Springs, good ....,....... 10
I DUCKS ....ss........ .V0 W.IV
Geese, per doz Tennessee
and Arkansas, thin to
fair -. ............ 7.UU
/ Northern, good weights 800 @S.OC
Extra fine heavy geese
bring more.
Plucked, according to
weight J. ........... 500 $3.50
Range Of Prices.
The following range of prices are
furnished by A. j. Clark, broker, over
the private wire of the Hammond Ele-
vator Co., office over West Main:
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