Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
FEfN MARKET CLOSES
FIRM IN ALL OPTIONS
!o-...ure of Buying Causes
prices to Advance After a
!, Rather Poor Start
.,x arrr WEATHER FORECAST

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~; = 'fS'ssss fS!ss. $ east
sEdss dsSsnsss rss' and 81
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CHICAGO. Aug. Q.
.,.u,,r. of the rains to get into Missouri
,srv material extent, where the crop IL III
s,,t,cai condition, was one OF the rae
80 that impaired strength to corn today
e0u..s,ns brief dip below yesterdays
Scio , .sr,v IN the session. The market was
.o s.s.s RESPONSIVE to buying than to selling
sv, s"rss AZ the large recent short sellers were
s.,s.s purchasers and several Of the longs
- aid out last week and early this
~~st resumed the buying side.
'rortlnued big premiums for the cash
.s,cls as compared with futures, also
ss,vsd 10 check selling. No. mixed in
4. sample crowd was $2.31h n 2.St,
s~s,,st S2,s1a2.33 yesterday and No.
s.iow sa's2h @233, compared with $2.S2h
Eaaa Yesterday. One authority said that
ssis was being paid in central Missouri
~ dsmand for the new crop is expected
b be heavy.
rhe market at Liverpool was dull and
s.s,er. The weather in Argentina gener-
sllv was clear and cooler. and efforts are
SAIne made to condition corn there. Ship
msnts from that country for the week
vsre estimated at 100000 bushels
Tha Chicago, Duluth, Toledo & St. Louis
srsin markets will be closed Saturday.
oats were firmer. with September gain
M a little on December because of pre-
Setions of light receipts here. There was
ro nressure of the new crop locally, and
-. South continued to outbid this market
a the territory where the grain Is mostly
Sor sale. Crop news continued favorable
The market at Liverpool was dull and
sausr on increasing stocks and decrease
Z h consumption No shipments were ex-
osetsd from Argentina for the week. In
ssntral Missouri SIC is being paid.
Trade in wheat was light. with prices
Armer. Light receipts and strength IN the
sash article were influences The Canadian
Northwest had widespread light rains. but
nay were counted as inadequate. Minne-
apolis reported business In -four quiet
Farmers maintained a firm stand. In cen.
tal Missouri s2.40 is being paid
September wheat ended at the top at $2.31
BID, after having been as low as $2.1s. which
was the final price Of yesterday. After
having sold one cent below yesterdays final
price, or at s1.15ss, December corn ad-
enced to s1.17N, closing at $1.17E @
ii7K; May low was eighteen cents beneath
yesterdays final quotation, or s1.13%, NOV
ihg up until 1t touched s1.15%, closing at
tliSN 01.15ss.
september's low was yesterdays last price
on oats 5S%c, closing around the top at
toKc; the bottom on December was NC
under the final Of yesterday. at 59%c. finish
Ing close to the best at 61@60Nc.
Lssdins futures ranged as follows:
* WHEAT Yes