The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-24
Late Market Quotation
| Long Commission Co. Grain Letter.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.

Furnished by Long Commission 20,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1O0-]
CHICAGO, April 24.-Wheat--A
better feeling existed toward all COM
modities this morning. The action 81
the New York stock market before
opening created decided change
in sentiment here. Except for
temporary easiness right after the
opening on account of Northwest
being weaker at the opening, wheat
has been strong throughout the day.
Commission houses bought the de-
ferred futures on account of renewed
complaints from soft wheat states,
and cash interests have been buyers
of May. presumably removing hedges.
The visible supply showed only fair
decrease since last week and the
total is now about 20.00O,e00 in excess
of that of year ago Export clear
ances continue to be heavy and sea-
board aovices that demand shows i'm
provement-
Corn-Corn was easy early, but
locals pressed the selling side too
vigorously and found little for sale
when wheat turned strong. Cash corn
followed the future market and was
about n cent higher than Saturday.
Sharp breaks are likely to be encoun-
tered and also sharp bulges are likely
to create selling movement from
country, but corn around present
prices, Is not high and does not en-
courage short selling on the breaks.
Oats-Oats are in stronger position
statisIica1ly than corn or wheat. The
total visible is now only about half
that Of year ago. Favorable crop
reports and the expectation OF an in
sod frrr.t
dalton early today while shorts and
buyers.
Grain Review.
CHICAGO, April 24-Wheat prices
had a slight advance today. The
trade believed the war clouds clear
ing up. The crop situation came to
the fore as an influence on the mar
ket Commission men did much buy
ing today. May was up 20 at 1l37s !;
July and September were each up Il
at 1885 and 111A respectively.
Corn followed the wheat trend al
though the market was inactive. The
market opened higher but developed
an easy tone later. May was up Is
at 7JN: July showed an advance OF
IN at 76A and September remained
unchanged at 76.
The oats market was irregular and
active. May WIS unchanged at Az:
a good demand for the July output
forced the price up q at 42ss- Sep
TENDER on the other hand, was down
u at 80.
Provisions were unchanged
CHICAGO Estimates for Tomorrow.
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400 Main. Telephone No. 10o.l
Hogs, 1900; cattle, $500; sheep.
70. 600; wheat, 3s4; corn, 2Se; oats.
SIS.
CIearances
Wheat and flour. 1,172,000; corn.
s25. 900; oats, 100000.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis. $50 cars; Duluth, "a
cars: Winnipeg. ss5 cars, two days.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, April 24.-Wheat-No. 2
red, s1.1991191s: No. red s1.159
III: No. hard, s1.14A @115A; No.
g hard. s10s0I13; No. 3 spring,
s1.107s GLIB.
COrn-No- yellow, 1913 Qdfcs no
3 yellow. 74a. @77c; No. yellow, "A
ORC: No. 5 yellow, 721sc; No. yell
low, 7O971c: No. 2 white, 76Ac: No.
g white, 75A 976o; No. I white,
72hc: No. 2 mixed, 76Q77kc; No. 8
mixed. 74675Ac: No. 4 mixed. 7231 q
74c: No. 6 mixed, 70G71c-
Oats-No. 3 white. 43k 944c; No
4 white, 42@431sc; standard, Az @
45Ac.
Peoria GRAIN
PEORIA, Ill, April 24.-Corn-Mar-
ket unchanged. &c lower. No. 2
white. 741zc; No. 3 white, 73Ac; No.
a white, 71k arc: No. 2 yellow,
T4Ac; No. yellow, 739 73Ac: No a
yellow. 71k@72c; No. yellow, 702
@71c: No. yellow, 6sa 96sc; No.