Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-21
BULLS ENTER AT
LIVERPOOL WORD
Report of Urgent Demands by Foreign
Centers Proves Effective In Lift.
ing Wheat.

Chicago, Jan. 21-Wheat developed
strength today. influenced by reports
of an urgent demand at Liverpool and
by announcement that clearances from
Argentina and Australia continued to
be light. There were advices also that
the first time in six months the gov
eminent of Holland was negotiating
for American -four. Falling off In re-
ceipts northwest counted further
against the bears.
Predictions Of cold wave led sub
sequently to an additional upturn,
much Of the winter crop belt being
without adequate protection by snow
The market touched new high price
records for the 1915 crop and closed
strong at 1908 to SIC net advance,
with May 1924 and July 1851.
Tie opening, which ranged from Is
to sG1c higher, with May at 1.29s
and July at 1.22k@1N3s, was fol-
lowed by reaction but then by a
fresh apturn.
Corn hardened with wheat. At first,
however, free selling by commission
houses tended to depress the market.
After opening unchanged to Nc lower.
prices rallied and scored an advance
above yesterdays finish.
Later some Of the recent bull lead
ers were reinstating their lines. The
close was steady at NOS to 1@1bc
net advance.
Oats maintained a relatively firm
tone. The chief factor was the demand
from the seaboard.
Weakness in the hog market led to a
setback for provisions. Hog receipts
throughout the west were more than
double the total on the corresponding
day year ago.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Jan. 21-Wheat: No. 2
red 1872; No. red 1914 91271a; No.
hard 126a@12SA; No. hard
1854 Ql264.
Corn: No. . yellow 1872 No. 3 yell
low 720741a; No white 1904.
Oats: No. white 5O1a@511a;
standard 511a@52.
Rye, nominal; barley 6S@S0; timo-
thy 5.50@765; clover 100O@18.5O;
pork 19OO@20.00; lard 1O20@10.45;
ribs 1O.37Q10.72.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, Jan. 21-Butter, unchang
ed
Eggs, lower, receipts 2,070 cases;
frsts s9@29A; ordinary firsts ESQ
28$4; at mark, cases included, 24Q
291s. 4
Potatoes, higher; receipts 20 cars;
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Dakota white 956105; Minnesota and
Dakota Ohios 90@100.
Poultry, alive, lower; fowls 1412;
springs IA.
Kansas City Provisions.
Kansas City, Mo, Jan. -1.-Butter:
Creamery, Sic firsts, 29c; seconds,
zoe; packing, 19c.
Eggs: Firsts, 29c; seconds. zoe.
Poultry: Hens, lac; turkeys, lie;
springs, 13c.
New York Sugar.
New York, Jan. 21-Raw sugar,
firm; centrifugal ATT molasses 400;
refined, firm.
New York Provisions.
New York, Jan. 21.-Butter, steady;
receipts gill; creamery extras 80;
frsts 2S632; seconds 25h627h.
Eggs, weak; receipts 1856; fresh
gathered extra fine 32@33; extra firsts
3oG31; frsts 2S@2s; seconds $500
271a.
Cheese. firm; receipts 4S9; state
whole milk flats held specials 1870
1874: ditto average fancy 17A; ditto
current make specials 171a@TA;
ditto average run 16A @17A.
Dressed poultry, strong; freh kill
ed chickens 16k@27; fowls 14@19;
turkeys 26@27.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria. Jan. 21.-Corn-No white,
731hc; No. yellow, 74c; No. mix
ed, 7312c.
Oats-No white, SOC.
st. Louis Provisions.
ST. Louis, Mo, Jan. 21.-Poultry-
Unchanged, except chickens, lac.
Butter-Unchanged.