The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-23

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17022c; geese. 1s@1sc; ANU,
chickens, zoe; turkeys, 23c, -
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Flour ma,
quiet, firm.
Pork market stronger. Mesa. II,
@34.O0. =.
Lard market steady. Middle .
spot, $17.46@17.50.
Sugar, raw, market easier c.,a
fugal test. S5.0205.52; MuscaysdaI
test. $4.50@4.62.
Sugar, refined, market quiet \
loaf, $40; crushed, $s.25: povda
H.35; granulated. $7.25@73o
Coffee Rio No. z on spot, 1oc.
Tallow market firm. City, I'D
country. liz @12c; special, lie.
Hay market quiet. No. !, SIN
Ito; No. 3. 70@S0c; clover, 5oGs5c)
Dressed poultry market quiet. n
keys, 20Q34c; chickens, 1907
fowls. 1T1k@24c; ducks. 1s@25c.
Live poultry market weak. Gee
17019c; ducks, 22c; fowls. 2A al
ROSTERS, 151sc; chickens, 2O@2sc
Cheese market steady. State "
common to special. 22@26Ac; ski
common to specials, 13@21c.
\ Butter market quiet. Receipts sd
Creamery extras. 431ac; dairy tui
30@43c; imitation creamery frsts,
0e21ac.
Egg market unsettled. Receipts
356; nearby white fancy, 4s9N}
nearby mixed fancy, 46@47c; fresh,
@4Sc.
q. Louis Hay and Straw.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 22.-Hay-Recet
OF rs cars included 81 timothy, I
clover mixed. s clover and alisl
High grade timothy and clover min
scarce and sought by local feeder
a arm basis; but movement N 4
dunn and common grades contin,
slow. with supplies thereof more y
ample, and while prices are sta1
the feeling remains weak. Glove
spar1ngiy offered. with No. / sn
selling readily at firm prices;
nary quality quiet and easy. Al
Il strong on good to choice q'lalibe
none OF such on market, however;
binary No. 2 and No. 3 continue
move slowly ut low down Pr
Glover mixed No. 2 at $13 to slu
ordinary No. / light mixed at sll
SIS; high No. to choice light mn
at $3.50; high No. heavy mixed
$3.50: timothy, ordinary No. 2 at
No. 2 at 1880: No. 2 at sl4; ~
at $3.50; good No. / at SIG; choice
SIT; No. 1 at SIG to SIT; alfalfa NJ
at SIS; No. 2 at SIS; No. l at Nv
S23: choice at $3.50 to "a.
Straw-Steady. Wheat at u
Horse and Mule Market
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. 22.-Horss
The trade has shown q marked
provement since last week ana q
ers claim the market is the best II
been in several months. Prices
higher on all kinds Of chunks
6rafters, with not nearly enough
such available. Southern classes
also selling better than usual
European trade is calling for
horses than can be supplied peas
are prepared to handle any NUN.
Prices are $3.50 to $40 for ltaiian
ers, S1s5 for 4-year-old artilleries
$40 for full aged stun. French
paying 3170 for cavalry types ana
to $3.50 for artilleries. ,o
Heavy draft, extra ........ s 1'oss
Eastern chunks ............ MA AZ;
Southern horses, good $500. "a "a
Southern horses, plain ...... o ~
Southern horses. common :. - W.
Mules--Runs are Of just mou,
volume and sellers are having no
BILE in disposing OF the arrivals.
are good on farm mules, mlners
mules for the sugar trade. Ineie
mot been a very broad call ioi :"
mules, which have been sel',ns,
for several weeks and 1t is p sas
trade IL about over for tine 80, :,
There is some demand TOT wal =
for the Italian government, lot ths
there is an order with one u ~
cal firms. but apparently II Is
atta ~ Inv mules for this 1oD.