Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-03
WINTER WHEAT CROP
CONDITION GOOD
REPORTS OF INJURY TO SOUTH
WESTERN FIELDS QUICKLY
DISPUTED.
At LIVERPOOL
AIDS IN HARDENING PRICES
Activity by Bulls Lifts Corn values
Advance Brings Out Selling BY Com
..;..;o. Hou.es-oats Go Higher
With Other Grains-Provisions Have
Upward Trend With Hogs.

hardened today in sympathy with an
unturn at Liverpool and because OF
continued reports of crop damage west
and south of here. Complaints VI
winter killing came chiefly from MIS-
souri Nebraska and Kansas. Accord
ing to an authority, however, the Az
Jury has not been important ana tie
crop as q whole Is entering spring WILL
the best promise in many years. tsuo-
tations started at a shade TO rs W'A
cent ND, and made a slight 1urtner
gain, but then began to react.
Afterward there was a decided sas'
owing to estimates that farm reserves
were 100000 bushels larger than
year ago. The close was weak, 70 q II
to Z@N net lower.
Corn.
Activity by bulls lifted corn. The
advance, tho. brought out much com
mission selling on resting orders Inc
opening flgures, which varied from 70
cent lower to a sixteenth advance were
followed by a moderate rise all around.
of figures showing that stocks on
hands here had greatly enlarged. Inc
close was weak at IS to n cent net
decline.
Oats.
Oats like other grains went hlgher.
The buying was principally for the ouii
interests in corn.
Provisions
III
provisions up grade. First sales were
2s to Is cents above last nlght' anu
there was a subsequent further ad-
vance.
Daily Grain Letter.
lLamson Brothers & Co.. 2oa Masonic
Temple Phone 1913.
Chicago March 3-wheat-The de-
iayed visible supply statements SNOW
= decrease Of $4,000 bushels and total
.tocLs Of s.75o,o0o less than last year.
worlds shipments and stocks on pas
.a.pe also were bullish. In spite OF
these statistics, however, and some
scattered reports OF damage to the
growing crop, prices failed to advance
and tired holders liquidated quite
treelv. The nearby delivery was weak
er. declining y to 70 cent. while july
lost a and y for the day, the Market
closing practically on the bottom. "A
private estimate, given out by local
etatistician, gives farm reserves at
1000, 900 more than a year ago.
Corn-On advance to new high ieVels
for the present upturn. consideraole
long corn was put on the market. Ihere
also was free selling by one OF the lead-
ing cash interests that recently mas
been credited with switching from the
hear 10 the bull side. A net decline OF
~ to "a cent appears to indicate mere
Nv natural reaction Of healthy market.
Eastern demand for corn is likely to be
materially improved when communica-
ton with that territory is restored. So
far as Argentina corn is concerned, we
are practically on a domestic basis Tor
the next ninety days and, with any
thing like normal consumptive demand
our present stocks will not long prove
burdensome.
Oats-Following the activity Il corn
oats had a range Of u cent which Is
quite unusual Of late. The marker
however, showed no Independent
day.
Prov1sions-Receipts Of hogs IN chi:
cago were extremely disappointing ant
this fact more than counteracted the
bearish statement Of provisions stocks
as issued yesterday afternoon. fro
visions ranged higher throughout thu
day but, on liberal realizing safes ane
nressure attributed to packers, only
part of the advance held. = shshtis
better cash demand is reported.