The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-18
Late Market Quotations


4O3 Main st. Phone 1901
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-Wheat-Some
OF the best crop experts, both Ameri-
can and Canadian, contradictions OF the
official statement Of yesterday, claim
ing only slight damage to their crop.
Men reporting to local houses, sent
bullish summaries of conditions in
both Manitoba and Saskatchewan and
these combined with continued good
export buying to give the market here
a strong undertone. Stocks Of wheat
are not accommodating as they should
be at this time OF the year and the
anticipated shortage which made our
early quick advance, Is already be-
ginning to make itself actively felt In
the inability of cash handlers, both
shippers and millers. to secure sup
plies.
Corn Strength in wheat and bull
ish reports from the greater part Of
the corn belt, brought fresh outside
buying and urgent short covering.
The result was very sharp advance
in the new crop deliveries. Although
a considerable amount of damage by
heat and drouth was acknowledged
in the southwest, it Is, just now be-
coming apparent that a good deal OF
corn in the best part Of the belt
failed to fruitify on account of killed
tassels. The September government
report is expected to show consid-
cradle decline from the August first
condition and it will probably not be
we'll to sell corn short until this re-
port is out of the way.
Oats-Strength In oats was partly
due to sympathy with other grains,
but more probably to a report issued
by B. w. Snow, claiming that . very
large reduction in the estimated yield
may be expected on account OF high
err temperatures when oats were In
bloom and in the milk. There Is ma
terial reduction iR the crop.
Grain Review.
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-Wheat jumped
from 3A cents to Az cents in the
Chicago grain market today. Bulltsh
Canadian advices and reports OF
short French crop sent shorts hurry
ing to cover. September was up over
the opening at IN al 143A: Decem-
Der up 81 at 147h, and May up "a
at 1904.
Corn opened strong and made fur-
Their gains on the strength In wheat.
Continued dry weather in the south
west prompted considerable buying.
was up y at 84A; Decem-
Der up 19s at 1914; and May up 1A
at 761z.
Oats were higher on strong trading
at the opening. Gains In the other
grains were responsible for further
Increase in values. September was
up q at AN; December up at 473s,
and May up * at sos.
Provisions were higher en- a strong
hog market and strength in wheat.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
r FURNISHED by Long Commiss ion Co.,
40S Main. Telephone No. 1901
Hogs, $4,000; cattle, 500; sheep. g.
600; wheat. 1873; corn, 127; oats. $50.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, unchanged, lower; corn,
unchanged. y lower.
clearanees. 'is
Wheat and flour, 1.116,O00; corn.
10000; oats, 100000. Il
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, 22S cars; Duluth. Sc
cars; Winnipeg, 1872 cars.
SUISaSV Saou N'S'ss
CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-Wheat-No. 2
red, $1.45@1.47; No. 3 red. $1.40@
i. 4OX; No. hard. $1.44h@1.47h:
No. hard. $1.43A01.46.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, 8Sh@89A.c;
No. 8 yellow, SIC; No. 4 yellow, s5c,
No. 6 yellow. SOC; No. 2 white. sSh
089c; No. 8, white, S71tc: No. white
s7c; No. 2 mixed, 87@s8hc; No. 3
mixed, 86hc; No. 4 mixed. SAG
No. 6 mixed, 76c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 43h@44Nc; No.
1 white. 4s@44Ac: standard. 44@
44Ac.
st. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Co,
403 Main. Telephone No. 1901
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 1S.-Wheat-
No. 2 red, new, s1.51@ 1.56; No. 8
red, new, $1.4601.51; No. hard. old.
s1.46@1 ".
Corn-No. 2, s5hc: No. 3. SIC; No.
: yellow S6hc: No 2 white, IS NC;