Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-17
WHEAT SETBACK
PLAINLY SHOWN
Reported Seizure of German Vessels
by Brazilian Government Cause
OF Decline.


wheat. Confirmation, however, was
lacking. Enlarged shipments from
Australia and Argentina acted as a
further handicap on the bulls. Open
ing prices, which ranged from &c to
l sc lower, with May at Ito to 1.101a
and July at 1.0SA to 1857; were fol-
lowed by slight rally but then a ma
terial decline.
Gossip was current that most of the
German boats said to have been
seized were likely to be used in the
transportation of grain. Dispatches
from Berne, Switzerland, telling of an
EFFORT for a separate peace between
Turkey and the Anglo-French allies
led to additional weakness of prices.
The close was heavy 21sc to 81 @33sc
net lower with May at 10S@1.0S1s and
July at 1.06B@Ac.
Corn gave way under heavy selling
in sympathy with the weakness Of
wheat. After opening shade to 1ac
lower, the market reacted little and
later suffered substantial decline.
Commission houses were on the
selling side throughout most of the
day. Prices closed weak atAc to IA
Disc net decline.
Oats reflected the course of other
cereals.
Lower prices on hogs weakened
pork and ribs Lard continued to show
strength, the consequence of usual de-
mand for greases.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, March 17.-Wheat-No.
he'd, nominal; No. red, 1885; No.
hard, 1.103s; No. hard, 1.06@106&.
Corn-No 2 yellow, nominal; No 4
yellow, 7OA @711ac; No. 4 white, 7OA
@7O12c
Oats-No. white, 43G45c; stand
ard, Acc.
Rye. nominal.
Barley, 61@76c.
Timothy, 450@7.00
Glover, $10.OO01S75.
| Pork, 21.50@22.S0.
Lard, 1890.
Ribs, 11.25@11.75.
! Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, March 17.-Butter. firm:
creamery, 3O@3512c; eggs, lower; re-
ceipts, 1853 cases; frsts, 1910; ordi-
nary firsts, 1SAc; at mark cases in
Guided, 1S@19c.
Potatoes; Receipts, So cars; I'M
changed. Poultry, alive; lower
fowls, 161ac; springs, 1Sc.
Kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City, March 17.-Butter, eggs
and poultry, unchanged.
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool March 17-Wheat: No.
Manitoba, las; No. 2, 13s Tod: No 8
13s, Id; No. 2 hard winter, Us, Sd.
/ Corn: American mixed. los, SID.
New York Provisions.
| New York, March 17.-Butter: firm
receipts 1888; creamery extras 371a@
Csc; firsts 36@37c; seconds $50
3512c.
Eggs: weak; receipts 21,634; fresf
gathered. extras 221a@231ac; extra
f1rsts &c; frsts 21@21hc; seconds
20@20ac.
Cheese: firm; receipts 1924; stat
held specials 18Ac; ditto average fan
cy 18c; ditto current make averag.
run TX OTIS; Wisconsin Twins
held 18@18Ac.
Live poultry weaker; chickens tic
broilers &c; fowls 1919 turkey
2Sc.
Dressed quiet; chickens coarse ant
STACEY 1919; fowls 141z@19; tur
keys 26@30c.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, March 17.-Wheat: Nc
hard, 1.03@111; No. red, 1050111
Corn: No. mixed, 6S1a @69c; No.
white, 69069hc; No. yellow, toy
Tic.
Oats: No. white, 45046c; No.
mixed, 40042c.
Rye, SIC.
Hay, unchanged.
st. Louis Provisions.
ST. Louis, March 17.-Butter, poultr,
unchanged. Eggs, 1712c.
New York Sugar.
i, New York, March 17.-Raw suga
firm; centrifugal 5S9; molasses 5.12
refined firm.
= Omaha Grain.
Omaha, March 17.-Wheat-No.
. hard, 1.0401.04.
Corn-No. 3 white, 661a-67c.
No. yellow, 67& G68Ac; No.
= 66h@67c.
Oats-No. white, Ala @42Ac.
Toledo Grain.
Toledo, March II. - Glover seet
4 prime cash, 1175; March, 1l.45; Apr
$780, October, $50.
Afc;I,a prsr.a casI, March q An