Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-08
T0day'@ Market Quotations
STRENGTH TRAILS
BETTER REPORTS
Wheat Develops Firmness at Noticea.
BILE Gains in Cables of Liverpool
Quotes.

Chicago, Feb. 8.-Strength developed
IN the wheat market today owing to
comparative firmness of Liverpool
quotations despite yesterdays severe
break in values on this side of the At
iantic. A reversal of cargoes in Great
britain were said to be still made
quate to meet requirements. Small
ness OF domestic receipts in the north
west, where an increase had been ex-
/ pected, was factor also against the
bears.
reports that the Greek government
was attempting TO purchase 100000
/ pushels led subsequently to further
| gains. It was said also that today's
cash sales here for the seaboard
amounted to more than 100000 bush
els. The close was unsettled, 1902
to rs 0212c net higher, with May at
1904 Q1.303s and July at 1928.
After opening 1sQAc off to sc up,
with May at 1.2S to 1881 and July at
1.2O& to 1.21, the market here under
went a moderate sag and then scored
decided upturn all around.
Favorable weather eased corn.
Prices rallied. however, when wheat
showed strength. The opening, which
ranged form 1s@Ac decline to like
advance, was followed by moderate
general gains.
Additional gains were made later in
consequence Of seaboard reports that
Europeans were after corn, and especi-
ally representatives of Holland, Den
mark and Sweden The close was ner-
vous at 1A61A613sc net advance.
Oats were governed by the action of
corn Shorts covered freely after up
turns began.
Liquidating sales caused a sharp
break in the price of pork. Lard and
ribs held fairly steady
Chicago Grain.
. Chicago, Feb. S.-Wheat: No. 2 red
. 1874; No. 3 red 271h@1.2S1a; No. .
hard. nominal; No. 3 hard 1880
1881
Corn: No. . yellow, nominal; No. 4
yellow 7167112; No. white 70120
. II.
Oats: No. 3 white 46A G47& !;
standard 4SA @49R; rye, nominal;
barley 6SQS0; timothy 5.50@S,00; clo-
yer 1O0O6S15O; pork 19,25G2O.25;
, lard 9.S5; ribs 10.3761O.S7.
Chicago Provisions.
} Chicago, Ill, Feb. SHUTTER: Firm
creamery, 2312tbSO1ac.
Eggs: Lower; receipts, 3,7S2 cases
; frsts, 2612c; ordinary tirsts, 2512c;
at mark cases included, 24025hc.
Potatoes: Receipts, 81 cars; I'M
, changed.
Poultry: Alive unchanged.
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool, Feb S.-Wheat: No
hard winter, new, 13s Az d; No.
/ northern Duluth, not quoted.
New York Provisions.
1 New York, Feb. S.-Butter, steady;
! receipts 1896; creamery extras 321a q
, 80; creamery firsts 271A@3112; sec.
5 onds 25027.
Eggs, unsettled; receipts 1925
) fresh gathered extra fine 31032; eX
ira tfrsts 2903O; firsts 27@2S; sec
onds 24@26.
3 Cheese, steady; receipts 2,461; state
/ whole milk fats held specials $50
1 1914; ditto average fancy IS; ditto
5 current make specials 17A; ditto aver
/ age run 1712.
2 Live poultry, unsettled; dressed
. firm; fresh killed chickens 1872 OPT
5 fowls a0191a; turkeys IS.
i kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City, Mo, Feb. S.-Butter
/ Creamery, 31c; frsts, 29c; seconds
5 PC; packing, 1890.
q Eggs: F'irsts, 2912; seconds, 29c
1 poultry; hens, 1412c; turkeys, zoe
5 springs, 1Sc.
Z Peoria Grain.
5 Peoria, Ill, Feb. S.-Corn-No.
: white, 6612c; No. 4 elbow, 7013c; No,
mixed, zoe.
Oats-No. white, 474C.
st. LOuis Provisions.
st. Louis. Feb. S.-Poultry I'm
+ changed except turkeys l212Q2lc.
Z Butter unchanged. Eggs CSC.
q Kansas City Grain.
: Kansas City, Feb. S.-Wheat: No.
q hard 1.2101.30: No. 2 red 1.2SG1.33.
). Corn: No. mixed 6815 @6s2c; Nc
q 2 white 71@12c; No. yellow 10 2t
q Oats: No. 2 white 50Q52c; No.
k mixed 47@4S12c.
# Rye 93Q9fc. Hay unchanged.
% New York Sugar.
d New York, Feb. S.-Raw sugar
j. steady; centrifugal 4S3@486; molas
"a ses 4.06G409; refined, steady.