Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-11
WHEAT GAINS IN
STRENGTH TODAY
weak Start is Quickly Counter-Ba
aneed by Bullish Tendency OF
Foreign Cables.

chicago, Jan. 11.-Wheat develop
ed little strength today after a weak
start. Reports that foreigners were
/ selling appeared to be responsible for
the temporary setback. The bullish
/ character of the news from Europe,
however, led to a rally. 1t was said
Italy and Spain would be large i'm
porters, the European visible supply
/ showed a decided falling off, and a
fresh advance was announced in
4 freight rates from Argentina The
market, after opening sc off to sac
up, with May at 1.24lt to 1.25 and July
at liza to I1712, underwent a mod
crate decline, but then rose all around
to above yesterdays finish.
! Assertion later that Canadian wheat
being brought to Minneapolis was all
in bond for export had further bull
ish effect. So, too, did the fact that
shippers we're withdrawing wheat
io4li tltN oitOIS ItIt utopilS llle tlu-
barge against shipments to the sea-
board and that liberal export sales
were announced. The close was
strong. 112 to 1Bc net higher, with
May at 1867 and July at 11901.191s.
Corn displayed independent strength.
The opening, which ranged from 80
! Il to $50 p higher, was followed by
a slight reaction, and later a rally.
Subsequently there was gossip that
big export transactions, March ship
ment, were under way in Philadelphia.
The close was strong at 78@1 to Ia
IL c net advance
Oats gathered frmness from corn.
Commission, houses were active buy
ers. Smaller receipts Of hogs than
expected brought about an advance in
provisions Packers and carriers,
however, sold on the bulge.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Jan. 11-Wheat: No. 2 red
! 1851 @12614; No. 3 red 121A@
i1.241s: No. 2 hard 1211s@1215s; No.
hard 117@12O.
Corn: No. yellow, nominal: No
| yellow 7112@7212; No. ? white 72A
@7212.
Oats: No. white 4494 @46; stand
ard 4614@47.
Rye. No ., 90; barley G4@77; timo-
thy 6.006S.0O; clover 10.0O@1900;
pork 17.9O01S90; lard 10.12@1032;
ribs 10OOQ1O.47.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, Jan. 11.-Butter: easy,
creamery, 23@30c.
Eggs: higher; receipts, $3.50 cases;
frsts, 29014; ordinary firsts, ESQ Il :;
at mark cases included, 220 29C.
Potatoes: lower: receipts,37 cars:
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Dakota white, 100@1OS; Minnesota
and Dakota Ohios, 1.00@1.05,
Poultry: alive. lower; fowls, 1512c;
springs. 1512c; turkeys, 1Sc.
Kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 11.-Butter,
eggs and poultry unchanged.
Liverpool Grain.
5 Liverpool. Jan. Wheat-No. :
hard winter. new, rs 51ad.
Corn-Spot, American mixed, new
los Cd.
81. Louis Provisions.
st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 11.-Poultry I'M
2 changed except chickens lac; geese
10M12c.
Butter unchanged
Eggs, erase.
8 Kansas City Grain.
4 Kansas City Mo-. Jan. 11.-Wheat-
s No. 9 hard, 1140118; No. 2 red, 120@
1925.
4 Corn-No. mixed, zoe; No. white
4 zoe: No. > yellow, 7012 071c.
? Oats-No. white, 4312044c; No.
5 mixed. 39@40c.
I Rye, 9012@9Ic.
3 Hay, unchanged.
5 New York Sugar,
! New York, Jan. -Sugar-Centri'
4 fugal, 4330452; molasses, 3.56@3.75t
s refined, easy.
4 Peoria Grain.
Peoria Jan. 11.--Corn-No. 4 white
lie; No. 4 yellow, 71@7112c; No.
mixed 7034 ale,
: Oats-No. , white, 4412G445sc.
, New York Provisions.
New York, Jan. 1l.-Butter steady
receipts, 1926; creamery extras. 33c
frsts, 2S632c; seconds, 2512G2712c
Eggs unsettled< receipts, 1914
fresh gathered extra fine. 34@35; ex
ira firsts, 32G33c; frsts, 31@c
seconds, 2Sh@2912c.
Cheese steady; receipts, 2,257; stat
whole milk fats held specials, ia q
1Sc: do, average fancy. ia @17hc
do, current make specials, 17Gl72c
do. average fancy, 16k@164c.
Pressed poultry firm; fresh kille'
western chickens. 16d27c; fowls, 80
i17Rc; turkeys, 24d25c.
Live poultry unsettled.