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

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4OS Main. Telephone No. 1901
CHICAGO, April 24.-Wheat-A
better feeling existed toward all COM
modities this morning. The action Of
the New York stock market before
opening created decided change
in sentiment here. Except for a
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 a fair
decrease since last week and the
total is now about 2OOOO,O0O in excess
of that of a year ago. Export clear
ances continue to be heavy and sea-
board advices 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 II cent higher than Saturday.
Sharp breaks are likely to be encoun-
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
! statistically 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
| creased acreage brought some liqui-
dalton early today while shorts and
commission houses were the best
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 IS at 113h ;
July and September were each up y
at 1888 and lily 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 70
at 1885; July showed an advance OF
rs at 7614 and September remained
unchanged at 76.
The oats market was irregular and
active. May WIS unchanged at 441k :
a good demand for the July outpu,
forced the price up Is at 42as. Sep
TENDER on the other hand, was down
n at SO.
Provisions were unchanged.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.
403 Main. Telephone Mo. 1901
Hogs, 10000; cattle. $500: sheep
", ZOO: wheat, 3S4; corn. 2S6; oats
SIS.
cIearances.
Wheat and flour. 1,172,000; corn
325, 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.
red, $1.19@119H; No. red. s1.15@
lit; No. 2 hard, s1.14A @1.15A; No.
i3 hard. s109@1.13; No. 3 spring
s110% @1.13.
! Corn-No. yellow, T6ls orc; No.
3 yellow. TAN ORC; No. yellow, TAN
ORC; No. yellow, 72Asc; No. 6 vel.
low. 7oQ71c; No. white. 76Ac; No.
3 white, 75A @76c; No. white,
721kc: No. mixed, 76@774c: No. 3
mixed, 74075Ac; No. mixed. 72k@
74c; No mixed, 70@71c.
Oats-No. white. 43A 944c; No
white, 42@43hc; standard. AN q
| 45Ac.
| Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, Ill, April 24.-Corn-Mar.
ket unchanged. 1sc lower. No. 2
white, 74kc; No. white, 73hc; No.
white, 71k@72c; No. 2 yellow,
74Ac; No. 8 yellow. 73@7SAc: No. 4
yellow, 1k@72c: No. 5 yellow, 70h
I @71c; No. 6 yellow. 6Sh @69c; No.
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