The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-01
Late Market Quotations

Furnished by Long Commission Co..
4O3 Main. Telephone No. 1901
CHICAGO. March 1.-Wheat-Dis-
quieting political and war news gave
the cash and exporters a chance to
buy some cheap wheat. While scat
tered spectators were selling out and
carrying prices well under last nights
figures, local cash interests bought
May and July, especially the former.
he buying of July was increased by
unfavorable crop news. A local sta
tistitian this morning published a bear
ism figure on farm reserves, but these
were not a factor when it was appar-
ent hat big sales of wheat and flour
were being made for export.
Corn-The strength in wheat coun-
teracted bearish farm reserve ngures
issued by three local authorities.
Covering Of short corn was a feature
when wheat market show strength.
The common known farm reserves
are of very low grade corn, including
much understandable corn and bear
ism reports concerning the Argentine
surplus are factors which are giving
the bears encouragement.
Oats-Oats showed Independent
strength. Pressure came largely from
local bears. Cash interests were on
the buying side. A big export bust
ness is reported, although no figures
have been given out.
Shows report of reserves on farms
Is al follows:
Corn-1,090 million bushels against
951 million bushels last year. OF
this, 93S million merchantable corn
and 252 million bushels unmerchant-
able, but with a feeding value that
makes it possible to use on farms.
Wheat reserves, 223 million bushels
against 1859 million bushels last year:
of this. 210 million bushels were mer-
charitable.
against 361 million bushels last year;
of this, SIS million bushels were mer-
charitable.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
4O3 Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, 10000; cattle, 5000; sheep,
10000: wheat, PIT; corn, 1877; oats,
1O4.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, 1 lower; corn, h@1 lower.
Ciearances.
Wheat and -four, S66,UOO; corn, 209,-
700; oats, 1915 600.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis. $50 cars; Duluth, lis
cars; Winnipeg, $40 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
CHICAGO, March 1.-Wheat-No. 2
red, s1.10@1.l4; No. 3 red, $I.lZ; No.
3 hard, $1.05A @I.OSA; No. 3 spring
s1.058 @I.O6A.
corn-No. 2 yellow. 75A @76c; No.
yellow, 7O@7OAc: No. 4 yellow, &c
@69hc; No. 5 yellow, 65@67c; No. 6
Tic; No. 4 white, 66@69c; No. 5 white
S3@6ic; No. 6 white, Gle; No. 2 mixed
Az; No. 3 mixed, 68h071c; NO. 4
64h@69c; No. s mixed, b.
65hc.
Oats-No. 3 white, 4oh @411ac; No.
I white. 3S@40Ac; standard. 400
St. Louis Cash Grain.
by Long Commission Co.,
4O3 Main. Telephone 40. 1901
81. LOUIS. Mo-, March Wheat
No. 2 red, new, $1.20W1.22; No. 3
ed. new, $1.0S@1.15.
Corn-No. 2, 73c; No. 3. zoe; No.
!, yellow, 731ac; No. 2 white, 1870 |
No. 3 white, 69W70c.
Oats-No. 2, Az @42c; No. 3.
No. 3 white, 42@43hc; No. 7
white, 41041Rc.
Peoria Grain. |,
PEORIA, ILL.,, March 1.-Corn-Mar- I
tet unchanged, &c higher. No. 5 vel
ow, 61Rc; No. 6 yellow. Coo; Nc. 5
mixed. 6O@62c; No. 6 mixed, soc.
Oats-Market IL higher. No. 3
White, Ale.
Chicago Seed Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Rye, No. g.
N0c.
Barley-60@ 7Oc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
Clover-$10.OO@ $4,000.