Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-28
BOOST FOLLOWS
A WEAK OPENING
Early Quotations Showed Dropping
Tendency in Wheat Market. But
Strength Comes Later.

Chicago, Sept. Notwithstanding
that wheat showed weakness at the
outset today. the market later deveI-
oped strength. Initial declines were
due to reports that Greece had finally
decided to enter rhe war and to op-
pose the Teutonic powers The bear
ish influence of this news, however,
was soon more than Offset by reports
that the drought in Argentina was
growing worse. Opening prices, which
ranged from Il c to 1c lower, with
December at 1.51A 10 1924 and May
at 1852 to 152A, were followed by an
upturn to well above yesterdays fin
ish.
Bears were handicapped by gossip
that although threshing in the north
west had been virtually completed the
movement from the interior was ex-
tremeiy light and that farmers SEEM
ed to have adopted a holding policy
despite urgent demand for -four. The
close was unsettled, 2Mc to 2%c net
higher with December and May both
at 1.547s.
Continued wet weather had a bullish
effect on corn. After opening Is off
10 i c up, the market scored gains all
around, especially in the September
delivery. Oats hardened with other
I cereals. Transactions were mostly
between pit traders.
Large lake charters counted in
favor of the bulls and so, too, did
Argentine damage reports. The close
was nervous at 1Ac to 11sc net ad-
vance
4 Changes in provisions prices were
4 cratic September pork was wanted
BY shorts, who were forced to bid up
the option to a new high record for
+ this season.
( Chicago Grain.
/ Chicago. Sept. 2s-Wheat: No.
red, I5661.5715; No. 3 red. 1872; No.
, hard, 1894 Q166; No. 3 hard, 1.57
Corn: No. ? yellow. ssh @89A; No.
4 yellow, sac; No. white, 8112 q
oats: No. 3 white, ASA q4714c;
standard, 470472c.
Rye: No. ?, nominal; barley, 100
ia; timothy, 3.5OQ 500; clover, II. 90
d140O; pork, $3.50; lard, 14.52; ribs,
14.52014.60.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago. Sept. 27.-Butter unchang-
ed Eggs, higher; receipts $3.50 cases;
firsts, 2903019c; ordinary for firsts
2S0 29c; at mark. cases included, y
/ 029c.
Potatoes lower; receipts As cars
Jerseys, 1.15Q1.35; Ohios. 1.1OQ 115;
Wisconsin white. 1.100l15.
Poultry alive, higher; fowls, lie;
springs, ice.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 28.-Wheat
No. , hard, 1.51q160; No. 2 red, 1-5(
also.
M . Dgixa1 "a 81 ri Sac. No
> white, S40 soc; No. 2 yellow, 84l2 q
S512c.
Oats: No. white, 461a @4624c; No
2 mixed. 45G Acc.
Rye, 1.20. Hay unchanged.
Peoria Grain.
! Peoria, Ill, Sept. 2S.-Corn: No.
l white sec; No yellow sec; No.
: oats: No. ? white 4614c; No.
/ mixed 4512c
Kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 2S.-Butter
; creamery. 32c; firsts, 2913c; seconds
, Csc; packing, 2415c.
Eggs, firsts. 29c.
Poultry hens, 161Rc; rOOsters, II u c
: broilers, PIC.
New York Provisions.
New York, Sept 2S.-Butter
J steady; receipts 1910: creamery ex
tras 35c: frsts 81 II G3413c; second
, 32033C.
Eggs: irregular; receipts 1915
/ cases: fresh gathered extra fine $50
I ! 3gc; extra f1rsts 36437c; irsts 3212
33c.
: Cheese: firm; receipts 6,463 boxes
! state whole milk flats, fresh specia
! 2O14 a 1ac; ditto average fancy zoe.
v1aJ a
dull: chickens 2O030c; fowls 17Q
! 2315c; turkeys 25@35c.
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