The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-01

Long Commission co. Grain IexKeF.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.
403 Main St. Tel 11o-l
CHICAGO. May 1--Wheat-DeH-
veries OF wheat on May contracts had
an effect contrary TO general ezpecta-
tons and this delivery gained on the
deferred futures although the latter
was strong. TIE advance was cause1
by sharp decrease In stocks and by
unreasonable weather in the north
west Trade was broader than re-
Gently. Commission houses were fair
" active buyers early In the day Lo-
cal professionals were also good buy
ers on the bulge. A fair decrease oc-
CURED In the visible supply last
week. No increase OF moment oc-
CURED except on the lakes The re-
duction In acreage in the northwest IS
over ten per cent in both winter and
spring wheat
Corn-Most Of the deliveries on
May contracts were OF No corn
which was readily absorbed by the
leading bull interest and further buy
ing. Weather conditions fn the north
ern part of the belt are For late plant
ing Local stocks show a heavy 70
duction for the week
Oa:s-Del.veries OF oats were dis
appointing and were promptly stopped
by cash houses. Cash Interests also
bought the May and sold the deferred
futures. It is said thst the cash In
terests have bought the May and sold
the July and are accepting the oats
on May contracts and shipping them
to the seaboard Both domestic ann
export demand keep fairly good
Grain Review.
CHICAGO, May The wheat mar
ket doomed today all futures show
ing gains with May wheat up ~
cents over the opening. Unfavorable
weather and strong outside markets
caused bull raids which drove the
shorts to cover. The price for May
wheat was 116&: July was up i y at
1177s; September up y at 117s-
Light offerings caused sharp up
turn In corn. There was some sell
ing against tndemnities around top
prices which checked the advance
May corn was up Y at TN; July
down y at tn; September up y
at "a.
Oats were nervous at the opening
and didn't improve much later. May
oats was up - az 451s; July down y
at 431a; September unchanged at 40
Provisions were higher because Of
heavy buying
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
413 Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, 1900; cattle. 1000; sheep,
1900; wheat. 2o2: corn, ss1; oats.
25s.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, unchanged: corn. unchang.
ed
ciearanees-
Wheat and -four. $1,000; corn.
none; oats. $50. 900.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 423 cars; Duluth. II
cars; Winnipeg, .04 cars
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, May 1.-Wheat-No. 2.
red. s12zG1.23; No. red. s1.12H;
No. hard. sI.1sG1.201z: No. 8 hard,
SI149115h: No. 3 spring. s1.13-
Corn-No. yellow, 76177ac; No.
yellow. 7z1zG7sc; No. yellow.
72h 973c; No. s yellow. Tic; No. 2
white. 7s597sAc: No white. rs
477c: No. 4 white, 74jz G75zc; No.
5 white. Tic; No. s white, 7O073c;
No. MIXED, 7s97s11c; No. 8 mixed.
769T7Ac; No. 4 mixed. 74A475c;
No. mixed. 72c: No. mixed. $50
7sc.
oats-No. white. 44A645hc; No.
white. 43944Ac; standard. 461sg
46Ac..
Kansas City Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co,
4o3 Main Telephone No. 1901
KANSAS CITY, May 1.-Wheat-
No. hard, s1.1091.17; No. hard,
s1.0991.1z; No. 4 hard, $1.03G1.0s:
No. red, s1.154L1s; No 8 red,
s1.0s91.17; No. red, s7c9$1.os.
Corn-No. 2. .7lh972c; No. 3, II
471hc; No. 2 yellow, 73c; No. s yel-
low, 72072hc; No. white, 71lA1
72c; No 3 white, 71@71kc.
Oats-No. 2. 40041c; No. 3, $50
Sec; No. 2 white, z3k944c; No. 8
white. 41@43c.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, Ill. May 1-Corn-Mar-
ket AG1Ac higher No 3 white,
75Ac; No. 2 yellow. 7sAc: No. 8 yell
low, 759751zc; No. yellow, 1910
74Ac: No. yellow. 72c: No. 8 mixed
74h 975c; No. 4 mixed. 74c.
Oats-Market 1s9Ac higher. No.
3 white. 4sA943%c; No. 4 white,
42Z 943c.