Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-07
Market Quotations
WHEAT WEAKENS
UNDER PRESSURE
report Ihat Greece Had Joined the
Allies Caused Trouble in
Prices.

Chicago. Sept. Reports that
greece had Joined the Anglo-French
allies put wheat under selling pressure
today. and caused a Weakening Of
prices. Opening quotations here,
which ranged from 1c to 124c lower
with December at 1921 to 153 and
May al 1.53$4 to 1.54. were followed by
a substantial further decline.
Lack of confirmation for reports
ABOUT Greece led afterward to some
thing of recovery, and so too did
word of Bulgarian successes against
Rumania. The close was nervous, a c
TO lasc net lower, with December at
1.5324 and May at 1855.
rally ensued in corn when wheat
showed disposition to react in favor
of the bulls. The close was unsettled
at sc decline to a like advance, as
compared with yesterdays finish
Corn weakened with wheat most of
the selling came from pit SPECTATORS
After opening unchanged to Is c lower,
the market underwent a moderate adj
ditional setback.
Oats sympathized with the depres-
sion in other cereals.
Selling by packers carried provis-
ions dOwngrade. There seemed to be
no demand whatever for pork.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Sept. Wheat: No. 2 red,
1901. 53%; No. 2 red. 14901.521a;
No. ? hard. 1.54as @1.56; No. hard,
1921 Q1.54 Il.
Corn: No. ? yellow, $3.50 @ssc; No. 4
yellow, 86QS7c; No. 4 white, S5@S6c.
Oats: No. 3 white, 463s G4712c;
standard. 4764Sc.
Rye: No. 2. 1922; barley, 80@1.10;
timothy. 3.75Q475.
Glover, 11.0001400; pork, 27.65;
lard, 14.47: ribs, 13.35Q14.75.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, Sept. 7.-Butter. unchanged.
Eggs, higher; receipts, 6,605 cases;
firsts, 2602612c; ordinary f1rsts, 2412
q Csc; at mark, cases included, 20@26c.
Potatoes. lower; receipts, 35 cars;
Jersey cobblers. 140@I45; Jersey
mountains, 1.35Q140; Jersey giants,
12501.30; Minnesota Ohios, l0001-25.
Poultry, alive, higher; fowls, 1613c;
springs, 1S1ac.
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool. Sept. Wheat: No. 1
Manitoba, las, I'D; No. 2, 14s, 10d;
No. 8. las. Sd No. 2 red western win
ter, las, 10d.
Corn: American mixed. los, 612d.
Kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 7.-Butter,
eggs and poultry unchanged
ST. Louis Provisions.
ST. Louis, Sept. Poultry, butter
and eggs, unchanged.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Sept. Wheat: No. 2
hard 1500158; No. 2 red 1.54@ $50.
Corn: No mixed S50S51a; No. 2
white S568515; No ? yellow S50S6.
Oats: No. 2 white 47150481a; No. 2
mixed 45047.
Omaha Grain.
Omaha. Sept. Wheat: No. 2 hard
corn: No. white S2A QS2a; No. q
yellow 824 q 821a; No. 2. STA @81A.
Oats: No. white 4424 GAS.
New York Provisions.
New York, Sept. Butter, steady;
receipts 13,067; creamery extras 33A
Q3312; firsts 3112 @33; seconds 291s
031.
Eggs. firm; receipts 1928; fresh
gathered, extra fine. 1896; extra
frsts 34d SAY; firsts 34@34R.
Cheese. firm; receipts 1882; state
fresh specials 1884 019; ditto average
fancy 1872.
Live poultry. steady; hroilers 81;
fowls 1879; turkeys 1920; dressed, |
strong; chickens 25631; fowls TO |
%; turkeys 27035.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. Wheat: |
September 1901; December 1.58A q |
1-5812.
No. l hard 1879; No. 1 northern
161@16412; No. 2 northern 1870 |
1921
Corn: No. 3 yellow 84@s4.
Oats; No. white Asa 0451a.
Flax, 2.0202O51a.