The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-05
Late Market Quotations

buyinr &c May and selling Of July by
leash interests. The former was
stronger than the deferred deliveries
Throughout the morning. aitnou3n
crop news from the winter wheat ter
lritory especially from that In which
soft wheat is raised. indicated that
1.-THE outlook was unfavOrable. the
lSanta Fee railroad weekly crop report
complained further of lack OF Wols-
iture in the southwest and stated tnat
recent sharp variations In tempeIA-
lures were likely. to damage the grow
ling crop In Illinois and MISSOURI.
While it is quite impossible 70 fore
Icast the action Of war market, tne
faction OF May wheat today would &eau
to the inference that It Is being ac-
formulated, either against immeoiate
improvement in the demand or antlca-
Ipated shortage. Z.
| Corn-Corn gave good account y.
Itself, holding steadier than wheat anu
lrallying quickly from minor breaks.
After an early decline It recoVeieu "
better than 81 90 and held the advance
we'll. Shippers withdrew from the
cash market early, but Industrial buy
ers were in evidence and The OASIS
was unchanged from las. week: Elk.
port inquiry was again reported. ana
buying by houses that usually act 10.
1.-THE seaboard indicated that some OF
the foreign business was being WORK
ed. Foreign news Is bullish.
Oats-Oats were strong with corn.
| .rhe spot market held steady at ABOUT
the same basis compared with the
May, that prevailed last week. East
| ern shippers were in the market en-
lcouraging the belief that the car sit-
luation has slightly improved. The po-
ilitical situation is regarded as not
bearish on oats.
Grain Review. !.
/ limited Press Leased Wire service!
CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Trade In wheat
was small and the market nervous, a
disposition to wait until the political
situation clears being evident. May
wheat opened up and remained I'M
changed at 1853. July opened up 2,
later losing 2A to 147A. September
opened UP 1A, later declining a 70
1877. ~.
favorable Argentine weather was
responsible. May opened up y an1
gained 1h, going to 1OOh. July
opened up X. later gaining In 70
l9SA. ~.
Oats were strong at the start; bu;
developed weakness with Wheas {
May opened up X. subsequently los-
ing Y to 54A- July opened UP %
but later declined " to 53M.
Proy.s.ons ruled trim but quiet.
ch,eaoo Estim ates for Tomorrow.
lIFurntshed by Long Commission CO..
! 403 Main. Telephone No. 350-36l.l
Hogs. $4,000; cattle, 5000; sheep
4 & 600: wheat. 20: corn. z7b: oats: Be
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, corn, oats, withheld.
cIearaness.
Wheat and flour. 655,GG0; corr
239, 600; oats. $4,000.
/ Northwest Wheat Receipts.
/ Minneapolis, 81 cars; Duluth,
/ cars; Winnipeg, 224 cars.
] Chicago casn Grain.
| CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Wheat-No.
lred, s1.65h: No. hard, $1.7491.75:
No. 8 hard. s1.69A0 Oil; No. 8
spring, $1.71@1.74.
oCrn-No. 2 yellow. $1.00: No. :
yellow, sScQ$100; No. S yellow, $50,
97c; No. white. 9s1ac@$1.00; No. 4
white. s6@9s1hc; No. white. $50
E96c; No. white, 93hc; No. mixed
ie91xc; No. mixed, 9S@99Ac: No. 4
mixed. 96099c; No mixed, eec; NO
Is mixed, 93c.
4 white, 54Q54Ac; standard. $40
55kc.
i [Furnished by Long Commission Col
i KANSAS CITY, Feb. 5.-Wheat-
'lNo. hard, new, $1.75@I77: No. :
hard, new. .sI.73G1.75: No. A hard
new. $1.6s91.72; No. red. new
sl.73; No. 8 red, new. $1.67h; No. 4
red, new, $i.57G1.6S.
Corn-No. 2, 97c; No. 3. 96h 097c;
No. 4, 96hc; No. yellow. $50
Iss1ac; No. white, 97h0s8c; No. .
oats-No. 2, 5s@57Ac: No. 3. $40
l551ac; No. white. 5705sc; No. 3
white. 5605fc; No. 4 white. SEC.
st. Louis Cash Grain.
FURNISHED by Long Commission Co..
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 5.-wheat-
NO. 2 red, new, $3.50; No. red, new
is1.72; No. hard old, $1.7701.82.
i Corn-No 2. CSC: Nc. g, nc;
No. 8 yellow, s7@sSc; No. white
$1,000 .ooH: No. 3 white. 9S14 @
99hc.
| oats-No. 2, 54Ac; No. 3. 531kc;
standard. 55655Hc; No. 3 white
ts4k@55c; No. 4 white. 54hc.
! Peoria Grain.
] PEORIA. H.. Feb. 5.-Corn-Mar
ket 2Q31kc higher. No. 8 white, SO
l9s91ac; No. yellow, 9Sh@9shc;
No. 4 yellow, 97@98c; No. yellow
l93k194c; No. mixed, 98199hc:
No mixed, 97997hc.
Oats--Market 101hc higher. No
Ia white. 53153Ac; standard, 53Ac.
Chicago Live stock-cIose.
# furnished by Long Commission Co.
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