The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-09
Late Market Quotations
Grain Review.

OF the northwest made and unInade
miilionaires in Chicago today.
Less than twenty-four hours after
the United States government had
published q crop report showing that
the wheat crop would be only about
three-fifths normal many fortunes
had been made in the Chicago wheat
pit and other fortunes wiped out
Big names were whispered In the pit
eight cents bushel over night
1t was reported that James Patten,
former wheat king. was among the
big winners and that the Armour
crowd" also won heavily. But most
| OF the money was made by small in
yestors who had played 8 bunch and
were holding wheat in piker lots.
The brokers, some OF whom took a
chance and went short, were caught.
A big Canadian firm which has sold
wheat heavily was mentioned among
the heavy losers.
The market however, was less ex-
cited over the jump than might have
been expected. Wheat had been
soaring for two weeks and the govern
ment report while considerable OF q
bomb shell, had been preceded by
little private crop estimates that had
kept things popping since August !.
After the initial jump in prices to-
day, things settled down to q steady
bull movement.
September. Opening up SIS at 139,
lowered around the 14G mark In the
first hours and then gradually In
creased by fractions, reaching 14lA
about noon. December six cents up
followed the trend OF September and
went to 1443s, gain OF Sx cents
over night. May dropped cents after
a gain OF tx at the >opening. but
rallied shortly and soon recovered
and later WAS quoted at 149&, .
gain OF eight cents
Corn was little affected by the
bullish trend in wheat, though gains
of a cent were recorded on the
opening. The market broke later
and prices declined. September was
down y at 84A; December UP Is at
TN; May down 1s at 7o3s.
Oats sold heavy at the start and
prices advanced sharply. Fractional
declines were made later, however.
when longs realized on the bulge.
September, down -. at NJ; De
cember down " at 47s1; May IN
changed at 50a.
Provisions were lower.
Chicago Estiamtes for Tomorrow.
furnished by Long Commission Co.
403 Main Telephone No. 100
1000; wheat. 31s; corn. LAB; oats.
sos.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat 2@6d higher; corn. h02d
higher.
Ciearanees-
Wheat and flour. 1884. 900; corn, 176.-
600; oats. $4,000.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 163 cars; Duluth, La
cars; Winnipeg, 1854 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-Wheat-No. 2
red, $1.44s @1.47A; No. 3 red. $1.42
@1.45%; No. hard. $1.42@1.43A;
No. 8 hard, S1.3s1k@1.n.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. S7A0S7Ac;
No. 8 yellow, s61z 0S7c; No. yellow.
85c: No. yellow, SIC; No. yellow,
7S@s1c; No. 2 white, 870S7hc No.
3 white. S6A@s7c; No. 4 white. "a
085c; No. 6 white, 78c: No. mixed.
80 70 got xC, No. y AAAASs, o~AS 49,
S mixed, SIC.
Oats-No. 3 white, 44@ 45c; No. 1
white, 43h@44Ac: STANDARD. 44x0
45Ac-
Kansas City Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main Telephone No. 1901
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 9--Wheat-
No 2 hard. sl.37@141; No. 3 hard,
e1.35l1.s9; No. 4 hard. $1.2s@1.33:
No. 3 red. $1.390145; No. 3 red,
s1.3701.4o; No. 4 red, $1.3291.37.
Corn-No. 2, S4A @S5c; No. 3, $50
SIC. No. 4. S2A oslo; No. yellow.
s3Gs5c; No. yellow, s39S4c; No. 2
white, S4h @s5c: No. 3 white. S3kc;
No. white, S3c.
oats-No. 2, 42@44c; No. 3, 400
43c: No. white. 459 45hc: No. 3
white, 43h 945c-
St. Louis Cash Grain.
furnished by Long Commission Co,
4o3 Main. Telephone No. 100.l
ST. LOUIS, NO, Aug. 9.-Wheat-
No. red, new. $1.42Q1so; No. 8
red. new. s1.4091.48; No. 2 hard. old,
$1.4291.4s.
NO. ySiloW, co sxSs 49, '~NS~' ~
@s6c; No white, s5c.
Oats-No. 2, Az Q43c: No. 3. 4o1a
042c; No. white, 44945c; stand
ard. 441s@45c; No. 8 white, 43z @
44hc.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA. ILL.,, Aug. 9.-Corn-Mar-
ket IL 02c higher. No. 3 white, SIC;
No. yellow, s51s9s61zc. No. 8 vel.
low. S5c; No. yellow, Sac: No. ;
yellow. 7s@s1c; No. 6 yellow, sog
sic; No. mixed, 79c.
Oats-Market h@1c higher. No. 2
white, 431sc; No. white, 42a@ 43c;
standard, 43Ac.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Hog receipts
&c. 600; market 10G15c higher. Mixed
and butchers, $9.40G 1910; good