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

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Lone Commission Co. 0raIn Letter.
Furnished by Long Commission Co.
4OS Main st. Telephone No. 350-3bl.l
CHICAGO, Feb. -Wheat-The
transportation problem II much talk.
ed about, but shows very little actual
Improvement ias yet. The trouble up.
pears to be not with the shipment OF
food stuffs destined abroad, or war ma
terial. but large quantities Of miscel-
|laneous merchandise. machinery. lum-
Der, etc, sold to private interests
abroad. for which car space Is not
available, due TO the fact that SO much
Iof the worlds tonnage has been COM
Wandered by foreign governments.
The only remedy would seem to be
the prompt unloading into temporary
shelter Of these thousands OF cars. now
being used for storage purposes. and
the consequent relief OF the cars to
handle foodstuffs and mupitiOns solo
to the foreign governments. which
can be promptly handled at the sea-
board, and also for the handling OF
normal supplies of foods and seeds for
domestic consumption. The speech OF
Lloyd George today was given q very
bearish Interpretation by an unthinK-
ing pit element. The fact remains,
however. that food destined for export
is promptly handled at the seaboard,
except for such congestion as Is caus-
ed by the miscellaneous merchandise
above referred to. An estimate on
the condition of the Kansas wheat
crop purports to come from the Kan
sas State Agricultural college and,
while 1t is probably too early to get
any definite line on the whole crop,
| the Indications at the present time are
not favorable for a large per acre
yield on the acreage sown last fall.
Corn-The almost entire absence
| from the market of some OF the indus
trial buyers has caused easiness, both
lin corn for future delivery and corn
ION SPOT. Corn in eastern cars, which
| can readily be forwarded, is bringing
very substantial premiums, SO that
corn of the same grade shows appar-
| entlv a wide range, whereas matter
of fact, It is the eastern car that'brinSs
the premium rather than the particu-
liar quality in the same grade. Some
| of the setback in the futures is prob
ably due to sympathy with wheat.
Fresh shipments from the country are
rather limited on account OF the car
situation.
Oats-The oats market has follow
ed other grains on downward scale.
but there Is nothing In the underlying
conditions to discourage holders OF
lthis cereal.
Provisions-New high prices tor live
ihogs during the last few days has en-
Icouraged considerable buying of pro
visions, but even SO. the market was
| a little lower today in sympathy with
grains.
Note-There will be no session OF
the Chicago Board OF Trade next Tues
day. Feb. ~. Primary election in I'LL
nois.
Chicago Estimates for Tomorrow.
lrFurnished by Long Commission Co.,
400 Main. Telephone No. 350-351.l
Hogs. 21,OO0; cattle. 600; sheep, h
coo; wheat, 101; corn. $50; oats. 246.
Liverpool Close.
Wheat, corn, oats, withheld.
ciearances.
Wheat and flour. 1,644.00o; corn.
$4,000; oats, 355,0O0.
+ Northwest Wheat Receipts.
\ minneapolis, LOV CATS, ONluCus .
cars; Winnipeg. 1872 cars.
Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Wheat-No. 2
hard, $18301.87; No. 3 hard, $1.79A:
No. 3 spring. s1.78ss.
Corn-No. yellow, $1.00A@ ";
yellow, 96@99Ac; No. 5 yellow, ESQ
~ n - w,
1 white, 97@99c: No. S white. 95Ac:
No. s white, 94c; No. 2 mixed.
s1.ooA; No. 8 mixed. 9shc@$1.00A;
No. 4 mixed, s6099c; No S mixed,
/ 95@951sc; No. mixed. 93096c.
Oats-No. 8 white, 57A @5sAc;
No. 4 white. 56A@57kc; standard,
57A Q59hc.
Kansas City Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
No. hard, new, 31.85A @1.Ss; No. 5
hard, new, $1.s4@l85h; No. 4 hard,
new, $1.so@1.s2; No. 2 red, new.
sLs4@1.ss; No. 3 red. new. $1.s10
1856; No. 4 red. new, $1.6s@1.84.
Corn-No. 2, 9809SAc; No. 3. 971t
@9sc;; No. 2 yellow, as11c; No. yell
low SoWSo12c, No. WAtos So12cs
No. 3 white, CSC.
Oats-No 2, 57@5sc: No. 3, SEQ
SIC; No. 2 white, 5805sc; No. :
white, SIC.
st. Louis Cash Grain.
Furnished by Long Commission Col
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb 23-Wheat-
No. 2 red. new. $1.9301.94; No 8
red. new, $1.s601.S9; No. hard, old
$199@2.041k.
Corn--No. 2. 99@s9kc: No. 8, ssA
@9SAc; No. yellow, 98A 099c; No.