Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
Market Quotations
BEARS MAKE USE
OF CREEK CRISIS
Fear That Some Hitch Would Prevent
Strike Being Settled Was Also
Wheat Factor.

Chicago. Sept. Later a decided
reaction took place owing largely TO
nervousness on the part of many trad
ers that some hitch in congress would
prevent the settlement of the strike.
The bears made much also of reports
that the king OF Greece had abdicated
and that Greece would fight on the
side OF the Anglo-French allies. The
close was unsettled 11ac to 25sc net
. lower, with September at 1.40& and
December at 1.43s4 to LA.
Corn, like wheat, strengthened on
account OF the improved outlook for
a settlement OF the strike After
opening u lower to IL advance, the
market scored moderate general gains
Oats duplicated the action of corn.
There was little pressure to SELL
When wheat subsequently turned
down grade the corn market also be-
came heavy. Prices closed nervous at
| 14c to 7sc net decline.
Provisions averaged higher, helped
| by the fact that deliveries on Septem-
Der contracts went into strong hands.
Likelihood that the railway strike
would be called off had a bullish eff
/ feet today on wheat. Active buying
sent prices rapidly upward almost as
soon as trading began
| Liverpool reports were bullish. The
| opening, which ranged from &c off
I TO 3$4 C advance, with September at
1.4314 TO 1.46 and December at 146A
/ to 1.471A. was followed by substantial
additional gains.
Chicago Grain.
4 Chicago, Sept. Wheat: No. 2 red
1.43G1.433s; No. 8 red 143; No. 2 hard
1.4612; No. hard 1874 01.3SA.
/ Corn: No. 2 yellow S60S6Ac; No. 4
I yellow and No. white nominal
/ Oats: No. 3 white 44A case; stand
ard 456451a.
Rye: No. 2. 1.151a. Barley S5@1.o6,
Timothy 4.000475.
| Glover 11.O0614.0O Pork 27.S5. Lard
| 1920. Ribs 14.0501460.
Chicago Provisions.
! Chicago. Sept. 1.-Butter firm
creamery 26@31Ac. Eggs receipts
/ 1881 cases: unchanged. Potatoes
/ higher; receipts 35 cars; Jersey cob
| blers 1.75@1.90; Jersey giants 100
| $50; Minnesota Ohios 1.4501.50.
Poultry alive lower; fowls 15@1Sc;
springs 20021c.
! Omaha Grain.
Omaha. Sept. Wheat 2 hard,
1.4Od1.43
Corn-No. . white. 7Ss4 arse; No. 2
yellow, 7967912c; No. ,. 1872 @7Sa4c c.
| Oats-NO. 8 white. 42@4212c.
New York Provisions.
| New York, Sept. Cheese, firm !;
| receipts, S,440; state whole milk flats,
| fresh specials, 1872 01SAc; do, aver
| age fancy. 1S14c.
Live poultry, weak; no prices set
: tied; dressed western chickens. 25@
31c; fowls, ia 23c; turkeys, ESQ 35c.
Peoria Grain.
/ Peoria, Ill, Sept. 1.-Corn-No. l
white. S31zc; No. . yellow, 831a q sac;
/ No. , mixed, S31ac.
Oats-No. ? white, ALA @45Ac.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas Cit. Sept. Wheat: No.
hard 1.4161.50; No. red 1.4701.52.
Corn: No. ? mixed SO0811ac; No.
white s1@ ne; No. yellow SIC.
Oats: No. white Acc; No. mixed
46d4Sc.
Rye 1.16@117. Hay steady.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Sept. Wheat: Sep
TENDER 1919; December 1.4814 a
1872.
Corn: No. yellow S6dS7c.
Oats; NO. 8 white 4314 @24c. Flax
2.O7@211.
Liverpool Grain.
Liverpool. Sept. Wheat: No.
Manitoba las, Id; No. 2 red western
| winter las, sd.
Corn: American mixed los, Sd.
Kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 1.-Butter
creamery Csc; firsts 26c; seconds Csc;
packing Csc.
Eggs firsts 27c.
Poultry hens 155c; rosters lie;
| broilers zoe.
New York Provisions.
! New York, Sept. butter: easier
receipts S,440; creamery extras 1914 q
331k firsts 3115 933c; seconds 291231c
Eggs: easier; receipts 9,347; fresh
gathered extra fine 1896; extra f1rsts
3IG3c; firsts $1,000.
Raw sugar steady; centrifugal 4.S9
molasses Alp: refined steady; fine
! granulated 7.0O07.25.