The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-08
Late Market Quotations
Long Commission Co., Grain Letter.
Furnished by Long Commission Co,

CHICAGO, May S.--Wheat--Th6 ait
uation In the wheat market generally
regarded as bullish, and 1t took little
buying to advance prices above those
oil Saturday There was not, however,
broad enough demand to absorb the
offerings on the bulges. The expec-
tation OF bulish government report
checked the selling. Crop news was
bullish. complaints coming from hard
winter wheat territory OF lack Of mois.
ture and damage by insects. Pros.
poets ior the visible supply We're dis.
appointing in that a smaller decrease
was indicated than last year. The buy
Ing side on breaks appears advisable.
but while the market Is as nervous as
it has been OF late and promises to be
in the immediate future, would take
profits on bulges.
corn-Receipts OF corn today were
larger than generally expected and
long May corn by one OF the local bulls
gave the market an easier tone. Coun-
try offerings were more liberal and
planting is progressing rapidly. The
ground is In excellent condition, and
large acreage is indicated. Where
there is corn In the hands of farmers
a movement is expected within the
next two or three weeks although the
farmer generally is bullish and hold
ing for higher prices.
Oats-Oats were easier than Satur-
day. Crop conditions in general were
more favorable. Leading houses who
were long the May future were undo
ing the spread between that month
and July. If favorable weather condi-
lions it will be difficult to hold the de-
ferred futures at the present level Of
Grain Review.
CHICAGO, May 8.-Investment buy
ing and light offerings caused an .ad-
vance in wheat prices today. May
was up " at 1853, after higher
opening. July ruled fairly steady at
116. September was up u at 115ss
Commission houses unloaded corn.
sweeping away the early gains May
sold Il down at 76A;, July down 70
at 75ss and September down / cent
at 74%, all after slightly higher open
ings.
Oats seemed independent Of other
grains, fiuctuating under alternate
II bull and bear trades. In the
an 1t was lower, May selling at
July dI thu koCPlOAAbCA
divisions were dull and lower.
Government Report.
Winter wheat condition. S2.4 per
cent compared with 1873 April !, and
929 last year.
Ten year average, S7.5 per cent.
Indicating crop 499, 100000 bushels
against 1876. 900 900 bushels last year.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.,
4O3 Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, 1900; cattle, 5000; sheep,
10000; wheat "a; corn. 400; oats.
3S7.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, unchanged; corn, unchang-
ed
cIearances.
Wheat and flour, 1,554,000; corn,
5000; oats, 1,2O4,Oo0
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 3s2 cars; Duluth. 1S
cars; Winnipeg, 1855 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, May S.-Wheat-No. Q
red, Sis; No. 8 red. s1.14@1.15: No.
2 hard, S1.14A @1.17b; No. hard.
S1.13A @1.14.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, Tx 919c; No.
3 yellow, 74k@76c: No. 4 yellow.
1914 q TAG: No. yellow, Tic; No. s
yellow. 69@701ac: No. 2 white, ITO
77hc: No. white. 74c; No. white
TIC; No. 6 white, 6S@7oc: No. 2
mixed, 77@7sc; No. mixed, 1910
75Ac; No. mixed, 73@73Ac; No. 5
mixed, Tic; No 6 mixed, 69c.
Oats-No. white, 4412@451sc; No.
white. 431a944Asc; standard. 4s1a
| @49Ac.
St. Louis Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission CO.,
403 Main Telephone No 100.
ST LOUIS. Mo-, May S.-Wheat--
No. 2 red. new. s119@1.24; No. 3 red
new, s1.10Q119.
Corn-No 2. No white, 75kc; No.
3, 74a@75c; No. 3 yellow, 761ac; No.
white, 741ac.
oats-No. 2. 44c; No. 3. 429 43c;
No white, 441sQ451ac; No. white.
Ale.
peoria Sr1in.
PEORIA. H., May S.-Corn-Mar-
ket 40 1ac lower. No. white. 755s
No. white, 731kc: No. 2 yellow, 751k
@75%c: No. yellow. TAX 9741sc;
No. yellow, 73c: No. yellow.
71Ac;No. 2 mixed, 75kc: No. 3 mixed
74674hc; No. 4 mixed, 731ac.
Oats-Market unchanged. Nc low
er. No. 8 white, AZ II Q43Ac; No 4
white, 421a @42Ac, standard, 44c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, May S.-The hog mar
ket closed weak today, five cents IN
der the opening. Heavy receipts
caused slow selling among the trad
ers. Estimated receipts for Tuesday
were 10000. Tcp for hogs was $3.50
Cattle closed generally slow with
prices ten cents lower. Top for cat
tie was Sass.
Sheep. opening the strongest in
live stock, weakened towards the
close because OF dullness in trad