The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-14

Sugar refined, market unss,.,.
Cut loaf, $3.50: crushed, s7.75: r.
dered, $685.; granulated, sS.76@7M
Coffee Rio No. 7 on spot, 1Oc.
Tallow market firm. City, 1,ul
country. 11.A @12c; special, l2c.
Hay market firm. No. /, $1.OoA1d
No. 3, 76@S0c; clover, s5@95c.
Dressed poultry market firm =
keys. 20@34c: chickens, lSA:'
fowls. tT14@24c: ducks, 1S@25c,
Live poultry market dull. O.
|17@19c; ducks. &c; fowls, 22asl
turkeys. 26c:: roosters, 1l551 1870; AZ
ems, 2l@2sc.
Cheese market firm. State \
common to special. 22@26c; AZ
common TO specials, 12@21c.
Butter market weak. Receipt
274. Creamery extras, 44hc; d,
tubs, 3O@43c; Imitation cre,n
flrsts. S1@32c.
Egg market easier Receipts II
Nearby white fancy, 4S049c; ne
mixed fancy, M ACC; fresh, IN
47c. 4
Omaha Butter.
limited Press Leased Wire Serv(
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 14.-Butta,
cents.
st. Louis Hay.
Past three days arrivals amour
IT, lat cars and included IS timou
81 clover mixed, prairie, I CID
epd Z alfalfa. Prices for timd
and clover mixed were well nj
tined; demand for medium and
binary grades was free, and fell
was quite firm on these; but 4
grades inclined to move slowly
their relatively higher value becs1
OF increased offerings of the med
and ordinary qualities. Prairie q
ing1y offered; inquiry for highN
showed some improvement and
hket ON such was Quotably firm,
medium and common grades rem,
ed dull and weak. Clover Of
quality also arm. though SLOW
easy on No. 2 and off grade ala
OF high No. and No. ! to chd
grades sold full 81 per ton above
best prices, but nothing sought
tho way OF medium and Oh Gun
and no Improvement to note on
ter. Sales: Cl0ver-mixed-l car
2 heavy mixed at t13, do. At Sls
2 No. 2 medium TO ught-miIed at
9 No. / do. do. 1t $14.50, one
to this side; car No. l heavy mn
at Sl4.5O east side, 4 cars No. Y
mixed 1t SIS. this side del 70
side: 3 high No., / do. at $lb.SO.
switched. one to this side; aiso 1
part No. heavy mixed at III
part No. 8 timothy at $l2.5O ~
thy-l car poor thrashed at way
Ino.grade at $iI, car and Two
of cars No. 3 at $1S, 3 good NJ
at 1880, 1 car No. at slaos
No. Q at SIS. two east side;
No. 2 and scant No. ! at sle.av,
and del. to- this side; 4 cars ~
at SIC do. do, 2 cars high NO.
choice at SIT, this side. pran
Part car common No. at III, :
good No. 2,,.at $12, part car 90
at $12. 50-quote No. / at slo ~
Cloyer-2 cars No. 2 at S15, inns
east side: ! car good No. ,s =.
east side; J. car No. l iargs,oA,,
s17 del. Alfalfa cars NO
$3.50. / car choice at va. :,
Straw-Steady; demand -
sales: car wheat at So =. y.
cars do. at 1925 e. trk.; e%'
a. $3.50 this side, one swi'cnea
Cotton Report.
TUnited Press Leased WIRE 0e not1
wASHINGToN, Feb. 14G
excfusiye OF hnters consumes ~
January. amounted to eOS,1ol Iu
bales, against b4G0sn con n,,ra.a
January, 1916, the census pu
~ thss amount 352,5sS bales
consumed in cotton growing
AGAINST 29S,0sS in 1915. LAW
IJnters consumed during s 20.
amounted to 1916 bales, again''
941 in 1916. d
Cotton held in consuming ,ss,.s
lishments January 81, ani III.
2. 3O4 1856 bales as compare oni
"a 9o9 on January 81, 1915, o.
nnbifc storage and compr esses All
Son .hales against 4,534,949 IN
Cotton imported during the
amounted to 3S, 46S bales asa IS
$50 In January, 1916, eApy ,nS
Guiding linters) 600.67s r'inhms
against 539, 415 In 1916. ,,-,ns
Cotton spindles active az auin ~.
month numbered 33.OoS.eos
al sA6.65S in January. 1910.