Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-15
T@day'@ Market Quotations
WHEAT HELpEDBY
BETTER REPORTS.
Assertions That Export Business Has
Been tnderestimated Causes
Prices TO Rise.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Assertions that
export business done in the last few
days had been much underestimate
brought about display of strength in
wheat today notwithstanding weakness
at the start. The initial tendency to
sag resulted from scattered selling
and from the fact that temporarily the
pit demand seemed TO be more limited
than usual. The market rose swiftly,
however, when buying became some
what free. Opening prices, which
varied from the same as yesterdays
finish TO 1c lower, were followed by an
upturn that showed fair net gains all
around
Word Of fresh export transactions
caused further advance, although
late dispatches limited that the new
sales were not of any large amounts.
The close was firm 7s@1 to 11s@1Ac
net higher, with May at 1854 @1.2S3s
and July at 1.217s@12
Corn swayed with wheat Offerings
were light. After opening Is G4 to 4
q sc off the market scored substan-
tial general advance.
Announcement of some sales to Eu-
rope had a bullish effect The close
was firm at fs6A to 1Ac net advance.
Oats developed firmness owing to the
bulge in the value of other grain.
] Trade. though. lacked volume.
1s-T,. H.,
| holders acted as a weight on proVis-
| ions. Western hog receipts were much
| in excess OF the supply at the cores
ponding time last year
Chicago Grain.
| Chicago. Feb. -Wheat-No. ? red,
/ 1862 61.2912; No. 8 red, 1.251a @1.27;
No. hard 1881 G1.2SA; No. 8 hard,
I1.24%@L25A
/ Corn-No. 2 yellow nominal; No. 4
yellow, 71@72kc; No. white, TO
I731ac.
Oats-No. 3 white, ASH @471ac;
standard, 49@491ac.
/ Rye-No. ., 1.00@1.0112; barley, 81
/ a use; timothy, 5.5O@SOO; clover,
!10.O0@1S.75; pork. 19O0@20.25; lard,
go; ribs. 10.62d11.12.
/ Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, Feb. 15-Butter higher
creamery, 24G32c.
| Eggs, lower; receipts, 2,845 cases :;
frsts, 23hc; ordinary gfrsts, 221ac at
mark, cases included, 20G 2S12c.
+ Potatoes, lower; receipts, 80 cars !;
| Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Dakota white, 95@1.O; Minnesota and
| Dakota Ohios. 93d9Sc
Poultry alive, lower; fowls, 15c;
| springs, lie
| Kansas City Provisions.
| Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 15.-Butter,
eggs and poultry unchanged.
New York Provisions.
New York, Feb. 15.-Butter, firm
receipts, 9OS7; creamery extras, $40
341ac; frsts, 291a@331ac; seconds,
+ 2612 ib29c.
| Eggs, unsettled; receipts, 11,741 ;
fresh gathered extras. 27@2Sc; extra
firsts, 25@26c; firsts, 24G24hc; sec
onds, 22@23c
! Cheese, steady; receipts, 3,419;
state whole milk fats held colored
/ specials. 1S14c; do white, 1Sc; do col
ored average fancy, 1Sc; do white,
174; fats current make specials,
| 1713c; do average run, 17@17Ac.
! ST. LOuis Provisions.
ST. Louis, Feb 15.-Poultry and but
ter, unchanged.
Eggs, 211s.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 15-Wheat:
No. 2 hard 1.1S@12S; No. red 1880
LIS.
Corn: No. mixed 70; No. . white
20; No. yellow 72A @7212.
Oats: No. 2 white 4S@5O
Rye, SO.
Hay, unchanged.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Feb. 15.-Wheat: May
18TH; July, 1854; No. / hard, 1.34% ;
No. l northern, 1854 61.3214; No.
northern, 1.2414@1.2s%.
| Corn: No. 3 yellow, 76@77c.
| Oats: No. white, 45H G45Ac.
Flax, 2341s@2.3Sh.
Omaha Grain.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 15.-Wheat: No.
hard, 1.20@1.22.
Corn: No. 3 white, 6s1z 669c; No.
yellow, 69@691zc.
Oats No. 3 white, 45@4511c.
Toledo Grain.
Toledo Feb. 15..Clover seed, prime
cash and February, 1906; March, 124O;
April, 1880; October, S.571s.
Alsike prime cash and February and