The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-21
Late Market Quotations

Long Commission Co. Grain Letter.
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4 CHICAGO, March 21.-Wheat. The
wheat market has met great deal of
opposition on every little bulge today.
bearish rhmors being plentiful but
VERY hard to substantiate. The most
important news item; namely, mod
crate improvement In the car situa.
ton, received only passing notice The
lselling appears to be based entirely on
the approach of spring and the hope
that political complications will, In
some way. make more wheat. The out
Hook is strong. because there is not
enough wheat to go around.
Corn-Corn was easier, largely be
cause OF decline In wheat. Offerings
on the declines were well absorbed by
recent sellers for profits and by houses
who usually act for the seaboard. A
icargo was reported sold for exports.
There was more general inquiry for
ispot corn, probably due to better car
situation. Efforts to dislodge import
ant lines have so far been decidedly
unsuccessful.
| Oats-Oats have very few friends in
4
today was, therefore. highly satisfac-
tory to the pit element. who pressed
the short side with too much enthus-
iasm. The cash situation which is
gradually absorbing country elevator
stocks, and the big holdings credited to
export account are likely to make the
hear position more and more uncom-
Portable.
Grain Review
| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
| CHICAGO, March 21.-Nervousness
caused by the unsettled international
situation coupled with renewed peace
intimations from neutral European
sources continued to be felt in the
grain market today. All futures
showed slight declines at the open
ing and suffered further losses.
| May wheat opened dewn n. subse-
Quently falling off an additional 2k
points to 1874. July dropped Is at
the opening and later declined 1A
to 1854. September was down Y at
the opening and lost liz points to
143h.
Corn was sympathetic. though
frmer. May opened down Is and de
clined later one point to Ill. July
opened down Is. subsequently losing
u to 109ss; September opened down
u, later declining Is to 108M.
| Oats were slightly lower with
major grains. May opened unchanged.
but subsequently declined ss to 5SA:
July opened down 70, later declined
% to 561s.
Provisions were irregular.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
/, Furnished by Long Commission Co,
Hogs, $4,000; cattle, 5000; sheep,
100.
/ Liverpool Close.
i Wheat. corn. oats, withheld.
/ cIearanees.
Wheat and flour, $4,000; corn,
l195.0OO; oats, 341 900.
Northwest Wheat Receipts.
| Minneapolis, % cars; Duluth, 13
cars; Winnipeg, pa cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, March 21.-Wheat-No.
Corn~No. 2 yellow, s1.12A@114;
No. 8 yellow, $1.11k@1.13A; No. 4
yellow, s1.10@1.12A; No. 5 yellow.
s1.0Sk@111; No. yellow, s1.0S;
NO. white. sI.12A OLA; No 4
white, $111@1.12; No. 2 mixed, Slip
t@1.131s; No. 3 mixed, s1.11@1I3;
mo. mixed, s1.10k @112; No. 5
mixed. s1.O91a; No. 6 mixed. $1.O6.
! Oats--No. 3 white, 60@62Ac; No.
4 white, 60@60Ac; standard, COZ q
is11Ac.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
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KANSAS CITY, March 21.-Wheat
mo. 2 hard, new, $1.99@2.01; No 8
hard, new, s1.97: No. hard. new.
.9s@1.95; No. red. new. 1880
I1.s8: No. 8 red, new, S1.88@1.96; No.
4 red, new, $1.99@2.01.
| Corn-No. 2, $1.15@1.17; No. 3.
s1.14k@115; No. 2 yellow. $1.16k;
No. 8 yellow, $1.16; No. white.
'-i oats-No. 2, s2@ssc; No. 3, $40
s2c; No. white, 64@64kc; No. 3
white. es063sc.
81. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
/ ST, LOUIS, Mo-. March 21.-Wheat
NO. 2 red, new, s2.o2@2.03; No. 3
.lred. new. $1s5@2.01; No. 2 hard.
old, $1.9s@2.04.
/ Corn-No. 2, $1.12@112h; No. 3,
s1.11h@1.12h; No. yellow, d.11h
Im1.12: No. 2 white, $1.13k; No. 3
white. $1.12@t.13.
i Oats-No. 2, 62kc; standard. 63A
@6sMc; No. 3 white, 63@63Asc; No.
4 white, 621h@ 63c
Chicago Live stock-ciose.
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CHICAGO, March 21.-Hog receipts
~ 900: market active. SC up. Mixed