The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-28
DAILY PRICES


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0s2c; fowls. 15h@2s3kc; ducks. Ia
@23c; live poultry, unsettled. Cheese,
quiet; state milk common to special,
201a@241ac, skins common to spe-
c;al, 13@21c.
Butter. Arm; receipts. $3.50; cream.
cry extras, 4134c; dairy tubs, 3SAc;
initiation creamery firsts, 32k@33c.
Eggs, firm; receipts. 1884; nearby
white fancy. 63@65c; nearby mixed
fancy, 47@51c; fresh. 46@51c.
ST. Louis Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-Hay-Four
days accommodations totaled 105 cars.
of which all hut about one dozen
were timothy or clover mixed: accur-
ate detail not obtained in time for
publication. East side inspection re-
port tardy. Most of the hay that ar
rived since last Friday consisted OF
contract deliveries, leaving little hay
of any variety OF open market to
compete for, and prices remained
steady and feeling firm all around.
Feeders showed some disposition to
hold off on the higher grades early.
in face OF accumulated receipts, but
full values were realized when 1T be-
came evident that there was not much
offered publicly.
Glover mixed, No. 2 at $14.50 to
SIS: No at 1850.
Timothy, No. at $13; No. 2 at S14
to $3.50; No. at $3.50 to SIS.
Glover, No. 2 at SIG; No. at $3.50.
Alfalfa, No. at 1850; No. 2 at
$40: No. to choice at $23.
Straw-Scarce and steady at SS to
$3.50 track and switched for wheat or
oats.
Chicago seed Market.
CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-Rye--No ?.
nominal; No. 3, $1.22@1.25.
Barley-S5c@$12
Timothy-s3.5O@5.50.
Clover--$12.00Q1700.
st. Louis Horses and Mules.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 27.-Horses--
The auction started late. owing to the
scarcity OF horses. and the market
was less brisk than II has been.
French and Italians maintained inspec-
lions and took readily ali decent
horses. Belgium will not be on the
market again until the first OF the
year. it Is reported.
Heavy draft, extra ....... .$15O@22O
Eastern chunks ........... 16O9165
Southern horses, good $50. 100Q14O
Southern horses, plain -. 1oQ 30
Southern horses, common 45@ TO
Choice saddlers ........... 1O0@20o
Plugs so %
Mules-Receipts are running much
lighter this week than last. Since the
close last week about 500 have ar
rived. against approximately $500,
which arrived week ago In the cor
responding time. A fairly good trade
usually occurs during the holiday
week here. and in view OF the mater.
tally light receipts, good prices should
prevail. Many mules we're held over
from the previous week and filled out
offerings in first hands, which would
otherwise have been very light.
16 to 1914 hands $l6OQZuo
10 to 15z hands ........... 17oQ2zo
ID to 14h hands ......... 5OQllO
13 to 1879 hands ........... 45W 70
Plugs ZoV -
Omaha Butter.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 2S.-Butter'
3s1s cents.
Cotton Seed Report.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Cotton
seed received at mills between Aug
ust / and November ! amounted to
2,297,233 tons; amount crushed dur.
ing that period 1,0s2.596 tons; and
still on hand at mills 1,227.T12 TONS
the census bureau reported today
Cotton seed products manufactured
during the three months period In
cluded:
Crude OIL 31s.250,235 pounds. cake
and meal 513,421 tons; hulls 261,lSa
tons. and linters 270,760 bales.
Refined cotton oil produced during
the quarter amounted to 194,37s.179
pounds; oil imported during the per
iod, amounted to 1,293,247 pounds;
exported 26,833,46S pounds.