Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-02
WHEAT PRICES STEADY
Shorts and Commission Houses
Chief Buyers, and Offerings
Were Light
CORN MARKET WAS STEADY
CORN MARKET WAS STEADY
Traders Say Wet Weather Will Pre-
vent Grain From Drying Out in the
Crib and Grading Hish-oats Steady
and Trading Light Today-Provi-
sions Opened Easier.

Chicago, March 2-Failure Of Liver
pool to respond to yesterdays decline
in the local wheat market, caused prices
to remain steady here today. Shorts
and commission houses were the chief
buyers, but offerings were light. Re-
ports of rain in the southwest had
bearish influence. May opened at
S01s @SO5s, sold to S0A and reacted to
S01a. Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago
receipts were 302 cars.
The market became unsettled and
May closed Il q Is lower at sou.
Corn.
Corn was steady, chiefly because of
wet weather, which according to trad
ers, will prevent the grain from drying
out ia the crib and grading high. May
opened at 43, sold to 43 1s, and declined
to 42b @43. Receipts were 1853 cars.
The market remained steady and
May closed Is higher at 43@l43B.
Oats.
Oats were steady, and trading light.
May opened at 3OB @30A, sold to 3OA
and declined to 3O1s. Receipts were III
cars.
Provisions.
Provisions opened easier, because of
the decline in hogs, but the loss was
regained on buying by shorts
Chicago Grain.
Chicago March 2.
Wheat-No. 2 red, S214 @s31s; No. 8
red, so1s @s21s; No. 2 hard, 1874 @s0k;
No. hard, 75A @79; May opened, sou
@s05s; highest, S0%; lowest, SOA;
closing, son.
Corn-No 2, 39A @40: No. 3, 80 q
39A; No. white, 401s@4OA; NO. :
white, 4oA; No. 2 yellow, As; No. 8
yellow, 3sA @39k; March, ioA; May
opened. 43; highest, 43A @43A; lowest,
427s; closing, 43@4S1s.
oats-No. 2, 80; No. 3, 29&; No. 2
white. BIZ @s2: No. 3 white. 29k @
3o1b: March, 297s; May opened, 3OB
@3oA; highest, 3oA q ,3os; lowest,
3OA; closing, 30A.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago, March 2.
Pork-May, 15.321s; July, l5.27h.
Lard-May, 7.771z @7.So; July. 1917
@7.90. -
Ribs-May, s.1o@s.12M; July. s.17M
@S.20.
Flax-1.O7@1.12.
Barley-371s@53
Clover-13S5
Timothy-March, 3.15@S.17.
Butter-Steady; creameries ITO
Pig: diaries 17@24la
Trgs-Steady: 1917.
poultry - Steady; turkeys 1904;
chickens 10, springs IL.
Potatoes.
Chicago, March 2.
Market is ruling firm and request is
very good.
Car lots in bulk on track
- Per pushed
Burbanks, good to choice. ..42 @45
Rurals, good to choice. ......46 gas
Rural or Burbanks, small
dark wilted or poorly as
sorted 40 @43
Red stock. as to condition. 40 @4s
Mixed white IA U4b
Red and white ............42 @45
Red ~ W r.
Hay Market.
Chicago, March 2-There is very lit
tie change in the market, but an i'm
is looked for in the demand
during the next week or ter days. the
call for hay is more general following
the first of the month, and the volume
of business will no doubt be heavier for
the next two weeks. The scarcity Of
the best grades of timothy is very no.
ticeable. and offerings are moving at
very firm prices While common grades
are not in SO liberal supply they still
sell at very low prices.
Timothy, choice, $M.50 IL.
+ No. 1, $1O@M.
No. 2, $S.50@S.
No. 8 and heavy mixed grades. 1907.
Prairie, $40.
No. /, 50.
Iowa and Nebraska, choice upland,
5000.
No. 4, ss@s.5o.
Straw, choice rye, 81.
No. 1, $6@6.5o.
Dat and wheat straw, s45o@5.
st. Louis Grain.
St Louis, March 2.
wheat-May 7sA @7SA.
Corn-May 40A.
Oats-May 80.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City. March 2.
wheat-tMay 74ss; July 1885.
Corn-May 80; July SsK.
OatseNo. 2, white, 301a t031k.
New York Produce.
New York March 2.
wheat-May, S6Ac. Corn-4SBc.
Butter-Firm, unchanged Eggs
Easy; first, 15Hc; seconds, 141s @15c.
Poultry-Alive, quiet; chickens, lie;
fowls, 1870; turkeys. 16c; dressed,
easy; chickens, 10@13c; turkeys, l5@
21c; fowls, 10@l3c.
Liverpool Grain.