The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-13
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
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/ Live poultry-Fowls, 13c; duel,
I12h@15c; geese, 11@19c; sprin,
chickens, 13c: turkeys, 14c.
Potatoes-Receipts, IS cars; WI.
!, consin whites, 4O@4sc; red, 4o94ac.
Michigan whites, 4o046c; red, 100
43c.
| New York Produce.
! NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Four MAJ
ket quiet, unsettled.
Pork market steady. Mess, $4,000
! 2o.0o.
lard market firm. Middle west
spot. $1O.70@10.s0.
Sugar raw, market quiet. Centrifp
gal test, s4.o4@4.11; Muscavado 81
test, $s.2s@3.36.
Sugar, refined, market firm Gu
! loaf. $685.: crushed. $5.75; powdered
| $5.O5@5.15: graduated, $4.s5@505.
Coffee Rio No: on spot- $7Sa
TIC.
Tallow market steady. City. &c;
countyr, GU @6Bc; specials. SIC.
Hay market firm. Prime, $1.15; No
3. s5@$1.0o; clover, s0@$1.05.
Dressed poultry market quiet
chickens, 1s@7lc; turkeys. 12@25c;
fowls, 13@1sc; ducks, 10@16c.
Live poultry market firm. Geese
15c: ducks. 16@17c; fowls, 15@16c;
turkeys. 15c; ROSTERS. 12c; chickens
14@15c.
Cheese market steady. State milk
common to special. 12@1sc; full
skins. 81 @6c; skins common to
specials, 7@131ac
Butter market quiet, steady. Re
ceipts 6,17o; creamery extras, s4c;
dairy tubs. 24@331ac: Imitation
creamery hrsts, 25@26c.
Egg market firmer. Receipts s,4o2.
Nearby white fancy. 4S@5oc: nearby
mixed fancy. 42@4sc; fresh. 429 45c
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Money on
call, percent.
Six months. 3 4 percent
Mercantile paper. percent.
Bar silver London, 20 15-16d.
Bar silver New York, 4Shc.
DEMAND sterling, 34.sSA.
Stocks Opened Quiet.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.-The stock
market was quiet at the opening with
only small price changes.
Trading continued very dull during
the first hour. Canadian Pacific de.
veloped strength. selling up ~ points
to 1915.
Wheat Up Again.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Wheat exper-
ience0 another sharp rise in the local
pit today. Opening at @1-SS9s per
bushel, May option in the frst fifteen
minutes of trading advanced = on
the opening. This advance held up
well later. following confirmation Of
reports that Turkish italian difhcul-
ties had been patched up, and that
the forcing OF the Dardanelles again
could not be Immediately expected
Opening price on May wheat today
was liz cents higher than yesterdays
close. July wheat opened * higher
per bushel, at $1.25 and shortly after
went to $125H.
Caleb Fl. Candy, president of the
Chicago Board OF Trade. who admit
ted to federal authorities that specu-
lation had had something to do with
the high wheat prices recently. today
declared that the foreign situation
and bullish tactics by the farmers
were chiefly responsible. He said
everybody is buying wheat, or trying
to, and that farmers are holding on
for still higher prices. He predicted
"a decline by February 1. when 10
0O0, 900 bushels Of Argentine wheat
will be available every week
Horse and Mule Market.
Horses-While the run was large
It carried a heavy proportion OF
horses suitable for war trade, and
this practically comprised the whole
supply. A short auction was held, but
trade was just on q fair basis. A lev
southern and eastern buyers were on
the market. Their buying was not
heavy.
The main feature Of the trade was
the selling OF war animals and all
seemed to have plenty to do In carry
ing on this trade. 1t was rumored
that there would be three foreign gov
ernments buying on the market. The
requirements for horses have changed
but little, the height ranges from 15.l
to 1853, and the weight OF the riding
classes average around 100 pounds,
while the cavalry Or gunners must
come within 1900 to 1,400 pounds,
The ages range from to 9 years OLD
for these and any color except gray
Prices range from $3.50 to $40.
Mules-A few buyers from the
south were looking over the meagef
showing and light call from dealers
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