The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-15
Late Market Quotations


CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-Wheat-The
department OF agriculture appeared 10
hare made up its report by merely
multiplying the large acreage OF
wheat by the large wheat harvest.
and thus arrived at the conclusion
that We have In this country from
the 1915 crop over one billion bushels
OF wheat Millers, exporters and spec
uiators know that large amount OF
wheat harvested was damaged By
wet weather during that period. so
the report does not and had no material
effects on prices. The close was 4
lower to u higher with the May nh
changed, while there was NO aEKres-
sire selling. some Of the larger longs
were credited with selling today and
although 1t had been advertised. there
Was no serious liquidation. The Last
and most powerful bear argument has
now been made public and bull news
win probably have more effect on she
market On Friday the government
will Issue report on the condition
of winter wheat which can hardly be
anything else than bullish-
Grain Review.
UNITED Press Leased Wire serytce.]
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-After opening
sharply higher. wheat slumped frac-
tionally today on the government crop
report estimating more than billion
bushels for the 1918 yield December.
which opened at 116z. up ". dropped
to 1863. May dropped to 117S. after
opening at 117N.
Small offerings. unsettled weather
and good commission house demand
combined TO boost corn December
gained q on steady trading, ruling at
csss and May gained e at T1A.
Oats was DUH and steady. limited
to " gains or losses in its fluctuations.
December ruled at 42b and May at
45A.
Provisions were easy and quiet and
slightly lower on a decline In hogs.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
Furnished by Long Commission Co..
4n21k Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, 10000; cattle. 5000; sheep.
5000; wheat 212; corn, III; oats,
1o5.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, unchanged to y up; corn.
unchanged to Y up; oats, unchanged.
cIearances.
Wheat and flour, 1.400 600; corn, 3d.
600; oats, $4,000.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis. ss4 cars; Duluth, 467
cars; Winnipeg. 1.011 cars.
CHICAGO Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Wheat-Eo. 2
red, y1.21h@1.22A; No. 3 red. s1.13
Oils; No. hard, $1.17: No. 3 bard.
81. osA @1.10s: No. spring, $1.09A.
Corn-No. 3 yellow. 671k6685sc:
No. 4 yellow, 651a@67Ac: No 5 yell
low. 61065bc: No white, 67h0
681sc: No. white, SIC; No 3 mixed.
67hc; No. 4 mixed, 66067c; No. s
mixed. 59Nc.
Oats-No. 8 white, 4oN @411kc; No.
4 white. 39sl @4o1kc; standard. 800
391ac-
PEORIA. H.. Dec. l5.-Corn-Mar-
ket h@1c higher. No. white. 64kc;
No. 4 yellow, 64h064Ac; No. s vel
low, 63@635sc; No. s yellow. COG
61hc; No. 4 mixed, 64hc.
Oats-Market unchanged. No.
white, 401zc; No. white. 40Ac.
St. Louis Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co..
AO2h Main. Telephone No. 1901
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Dec. 15.-Wheat-
No. Q red, new, s1.1s@124; No. 8 red.
new, s1.15@1.21.
Corn-No. 2, 68@69c; No. 3. 66lsc:
No 8 yellow, No. white, 69c: No. 3
white, 6shc; No. white, 41lzc.
oats-No. 3 white, 400 43c; No.
white. 41hc.
Chicago Seed Market.
CHICAGO, H.. Dec. 13.-Rye-No. 2
Es5Ac
Parley-s1@Toc.
Timothy-$5. 009S.0o.
Clover310. 0o@1s 90.
st. Louis Hay.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14.-Market un
changed: receipts at st. Louis, II
cars: at East st. Louis, 10 cars. Choice
timothy, s1s 0o11s. so; No. / timothy
SIS. 5o117. so; No. 2 timothy, ! 12. OF
ais 90: No. timothy, So 0911 90
Omaha Butter Market.
rUnited Press Leased Wire Servfce]
OMAHA. Nebr.. Dec. 15.-Butter
all sales, 80 cents.
Chicago 1.-Two stock.
fUnfted Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The hog mar
, ket closed fairly active at the opening
prices. in spite OF receipts 5000
heavier than the earlier estimates
Estimated for tomorrow $4,000.
The cattle market closed steady tt
a shade lower The top was $11.
The sheep market closed steady te
1Oc lower than yesterdays average
Top prices for sheep $3.50; lambs
$3.50.
Chicago 1.-Two Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15-Hog receipts
81 900; market steady, SC lower
Mixed and butchers. s6.e5m6.75; good
heavy. s62596.65; rough heavy, $6.2;
| @s.35; light $5s5@G.55; pigs. $4,000
zoo.