The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-30
Late Market Quotations

Long Commission Co. Grain Letter.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.
403 Main st. Telephone No. 350.351.
/ CHICAGO. April 30.-Wheat-Re
stricted trade and unfavorable weather
Tor seeding in the northwest and In
Canada were given as the causes FOL
q violent upturn in wheat early. The
mrket however, failed to hold the gain
and around midday was little changed
from Saturdays close. Statisticians
are busy figuring out liberal supply
for the remainder of this crop year
but meantime, supplies are low and de.
| creasing rapidly. The prospect for
the United States visible for the last
week is for decrease Of about four
million bushels. The present cash sit
uation and the crop outlook do not IA
! vor the short seller.
Corn-While corn did not fully spm-
pathize with the early bulge in wheat
It was we'll supported by the May de-
livery when other grains broke. Pre-
mlums for cash corn in the spot mar
ket We're quoted lie lower but all good
grades are selling from to 10 cents
over May. Receipts over Sunday were
larger, but not heavy. being little more
than local requirements. 1t will take
a run Of corn to break the market.
Oats-Seaboard interests were cred
tied with buying oats and their wants
We're well supplied by local longs. The
trade is anticipating liberal deliveries
on May contracts tomorrow. but we'll
informed cash interests believe deliv-
cries will be disappointing to the
bears. Oats appear to be selling at
q
grains.
Grain Review
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
CHICAGO, April 3O.-The wheat
pit opened with a strong undertone
today, prices being slightly up. News
was bearish, but no one cared to sell
and prices advanced. Later the mar
ket broke, forcing prices down below
Saturdays close. May wheat opened
up 111, later declining to 274. July
opened W 3, but lost Az on the break,
going to 22414. September opened up
1, later declined 31a to 1881.
Corn was weak at the start. There
was no outside trade of consequence
and locals were bearish. forcing a fur.
Their decline. May opened down ",
later gained n to 149A; July opened
down " and later lost lA. going to
143%. September opened down / and
declined an additional Il to 1876.
Oats gained sharply at the opening
and lost still more later. May opened
up 11a and declined 17s to 621s. July
opened UP 2is and declined 2a to
65. September opened up " and
later lost Ia to $685..
Provisions were easy, pork show
ing slight gains, while lard and ribs
dropped after the opening.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co.,
403 Main. Telephone No. 35O-351.l
Hogs, $1,000; cattle. 1000; shee2,
10000; wheat, 100; corn, 200; oats.
It's.
ciearances.
Wheat and flour, 1,O67O91; corn,
$4,000; oats, 100000.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, $50 cars; Duluth, 10
cars; Winnipeg, 433 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, April 30.-Wheat-No. !
4 red, No. hard, $3.50.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, s15sN @1.60: |
No. 3 yellow. s157hs@160; No.
yellow, s1.56A No. yellow, s1.56:
No. white, $685. @1.62; No 3
white. s1.58@1.61; No. 2 mixed,
s1.5SA @1.59k; No. 3 mixed, $1.57A |
@1.58k; No. mixed, s1.57A @15s.
Oats-No. white, 70A @71kc;
No. 4 white. 67069ac; standard,
70A orc.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission CO.
KANSAS CITY, April 30.-Wheat
No. 2 hard, old, s2.96@3.15; No. 9
hard. old. s2.93@313: No. red, old,
s3.05@3.15; No. 8 red, old, $3.50
BIO.
corn-No. 2. s1.55@1.55A; No. 8,
s1.54@155; No. 2 yellow. $1.56; No.
3 yellow, s1.54@1.55; No. 2 white,
s16S@1.72; No. 3 white, s1.66@1.69.
Oats-No. 2. 73@74c; No. 8, 100
73c; No. 2 white, TIC; No. white,
75c.
Peoria Grain.
PEORIA, ILL.,. April 3O.-Corn-
Market unchanged, &c lower. No 2
white. s1.61A; No. i yellow. s1.5s1a
01.60; No. 2 yellow. No 2 mixed,
No. 3 yellow, 1851;
No. 8 mixed, $1.5s
Oats-Market a@1c lower. No. 2 L